• Vectorworks 2019 Courses Now Available

    I am pleased to announce that I have completely updated and expanded courses for Vectorworks 2019: Foundation Course BIM (Building Information Model) Foundation Course The purpose of this course is to teach you the basic concepts of Vectorworks. It is tempting to try to avoid these basic concepts, but these are the…

  • Interactive Workshops September 2018 – CameraMatch

    CameraMatch is a huge timesaver. First, CameraMatch saves the time that it would take you to model the existing surroundings. Second, CameraMatch saves you the time it would take to match your current view to a photograph. Many people think that they should only use CameraMatch for large projects. I…

  • Vectorworks Tips 460 – Class Tags

    One of the new techniques with class filtering (see Vectorworks Tips 459) is the ability to add tags to classes. You can add more than one tag to a class so that you can choose to have the class appear in more than one filter.

  • Landscape Special Interest Group August 2018 AM

    In this session, we looked at changing the graphic attributes of hardscapes and how to control their elevation, including the difference between project and layer elevations.

  • Vectorworks Tips 459 – Class Filters

    Vectorworks 2019 has a new technique for controlling long lists of classes. You can now filter the list based on the names, visibility, or tags that you have assigned to the classes. Filters are managed through the Organization dialog box or the Navigation palette.  

  • 3D Modeling Special Interest Group – August 2018

      In this session, we discussed how to handle a complex model—both principles and practical examples—and how to streamline symbol placement and insertion points.

  • Architect Special Interest Group August 2018 (am)

    In this session, we discussed working with layer and class visibilities, speeding up publishing by using VSS Cloud Services, speeding up workflows by using Saved Views, joining collinear walls, remedying a bad file, and selecting files when adding an issue or revision.

  • Vectorworks Foundation Course 2019

    Released last week, Vectorworks 2019 has some powerful new features. To get the best from it, you should really be completing some form of foundation training. We are pleased to announce the completion of our Foundation course for Vectorworks 2019. This is a completely new and updated course that shows the best…

  • SST_1809 – Camera Match

    CameraMatch CameraMatch is a huge timesaver. First, CameraMatch saves the time that it would take you to model the existing surroundings. Second, CameraMatch saves you the time it would take to match your current view to a photograph. Many people think that they should only use CameraMatch for large projects….