• WinDoor Numbers windows in Vectorworks

    I have just finished my cadsupportonline user group manual on windoor. This 3rd party plug-in for VectorWorks is well worth the money you have to pay for it. One thing that I really like about windoor is the ability to number the windows and doors. The window numbers are not…

  • Macintosh Leopard and VectorWorks Quickview

    I’ve just installed VectorWorks on my new macintosh and i noticed that the VectorWorks files show you a preview of the file before you open it. It’s really odd to see the rendered view of the project in the finder. This is a real advantage. You can see the plan…

  • VectorWorks 2008 updated

    One of the new features of VectorWorks 2008 is the ability to keep it up to date. On the About VectorWorks screen is a button now to check for updates. On a Macintosh you should :Go to the Menu BarChoose VectorWorks > About VectorWorks… On a Windows machine you should:Go…

  • Environmentally Friendly VectorWorks Support

    I have been helping several of my clients over the internet now, ant it just occurred to me that this is one of the best ways to provide environmentally friendly support. If you ask a consultant to visit you for support, they might have to drive 30 minutes for more…

  • cadsupportonline user group topics 2008 for Vectorworks

    I have just finished the cadsupportonline user group notes for January 2008. The user group notes are much more like a manual than notes, so from now on I’ll be referring  the notes as a manual, or monthly manual. The January manual covers 30 productivity tricks that you should be…

  • Back at Work?

    I know it looks like I’ve been on holiday. The truth is that I’ve been working on manuals fir the VectorWorks 2008 upgrade and I’ve been busy doing that, and the user group manual for January 2008. I did take a  day off work yesterday to indulge myself and family….

  • Landscape Tutorial Manual for Vectorworks now shipping!

    6tth January 2008 (Napier) Archoncad announce that the Landscape Tutorial Manual for VectorWorks 2008 is now shipping. This is the long awaited upgrade to the successful landscape tutorial manual for VectorWorks 12. for more information please visit:www.archoncad.com

  • Drawing by hand, or drawing with the computer?

    I’m working on a quick concept drawing for a client and they had some minor comments. Move this, add windows here, move this over there… you know how it goes. It took me about 15 minutes to make the changes, update the plans, elevations and 3D views, then email it…

  • VectorWorks 2008 updated

    One of the new features of VectorWorks 2008 is the ability to keep it up to date. On the About VectorWorks screen is a button now to check for updates.  On a Macintosh you should : Go to the Menu Bar Choose VectorWorks > About VectorWorks… On a Windows machine…