Here is a trick I have been using a lot lately. Often when you’re working in VectorWorks you want to edit the plug-ins, edit the defaults libraries, edit templates and so on. All these things require you to find the VectorWorks folder. If you don’t know a shortcut, you have…
It’s been a busy week this week, so I haven’t had a lot of time to think about what to say. I’ve been helping a client with interiorCAD for the last two weeks. I’ve been on site with the staff for about 1 ½ hrs every day and now we…
Some of you might know that as well as writing manuals and blogs, I also provide VectorWorks training and support for my clients and I run the VectorWorks User Group in New Zealand. How valuable is this support? I was recently chatting to an overseas client on the internet. He…
Firstly, never import a dxf file into an existing drawing… Then, when you import a dxf file and you can’t get the scale right, find an object that you know the size of, something with a dimension on it. Measure that object after importing. Select All From the Menu Bar…
I had a phone call yesterday from a friend of mine. He was having trouble with the compose command. He’s tracing over the site plan with lines then filleting the corners and composing the shape. I suggested to him that it would be a lot easier to use the Polygon…
If you have just started with VectorWorks The next step for you is to practice VectorWorks every day. You learn VectorWorks by practicing it. I wish there was a magic way to learn, but there is not. Practice is the best thing that you can do. If you have the…
What Are Preferences?Preferences in VectorWorks are user choices that can change the way that VectorWorks appears to work, can change the way that drawings appear and can control some of the keyboard shortcuts. There are two sorts of Preferences in VectorWorks, VectorWorks Preferences that affect all the files and Document…
I am just putting the finishing touches on the revised VectorWorks Architect manual for version 12. You may think that it’s just an update of the old manual, but no, the manual has been substantially re-written. The manual has a new structure and covers topics in the order that you…
There seems to be a problem with printing from VectorWorks 12 to a Canon BJC5500. The only solution at the moment is to save your files as VectorWorks 11 format or print your files to PDF and then print them from Adobe Acrobat to the BJC5500… NNA are aware of…