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With VectorWorks 2008, you can rotate some objects just by using the 2D selection tool. It only works with a few objects, but this movie shows you how this works.

This may seem like a small reason to upgrade, but it’s surprising how quickly I have gotten used to this. When you edit a symbol, group, or other object, you get an orange border and a large orange button that you click on to exit. If you edit a symbol,…

I really like the new Floating Display Bar, sometimes called the Heads Up Display (HUD):It’s easy to find because it’s right where you are drawing.It tries to show the most useful fields first. It’s customisable. On the Mode Bar, or tool bar, there is an arrow pointing to the right….

VectorWorks 2008 looks like it is much more flexible than any of the previous versions of VectorWorks. If you are like me, you like to change the workspace, the tool hot keys and the keyboard shortcuts. Now we can change the view bar.  The standard view bar works well if…

VectorWorks 2008 looks like it is much more flexible than any of the previous versions of VectorWorks. If you are like me, you like to change the workspace, the tool hot keys and the keyboard shortcuts. Now we can change the view bar.  The standard view bar works well if…

You can set a border for a site model easily in VectorWorks 12.5 and 2008.Create a site model. Trace over the site boundary, or some other shape that you want to use as a boundary.Cut the shape that you want to use.Select the Site model. Go to the Menu Bar.Choose…

I’ve never been that concerned with a printout of my keyboard shortcuts, but i know a lot of other people really want a printout of the keyboard shortcuts. When you edit your workspace in VectorWorks 2008 there is an export button that will export your complete workspace to a text…

There have been many times when I’ve wanted to use a layer link that I could crop. VectorWorks 12 does not allow you to crop the layer link, so everything on the linked layers appears. I often have things that I wish I could hide, I could use classes to…

a much asked-for tool in VectorWorks 2008 is Move Point to Point. Many of my clients that have moved from AutoCAD have asked me where this tool is. In the past there was a free tool available fromhttp://www.vectordepot.combut now this tool is part of VectorWorks. If you select something that…

As well as being able to draw the walls in 3D, you can also insert windows and doors into the walls in a 3D view. Start with a 3D View. Select the door object.Move near a wall.Click once to place the door. Click once to finish placing the door. This…