epodcast093 – Working Planes Palette
The working planes palette. If you want to use working planes this will be useful. In Vectorworks 2009 working planes were easier to use, in 2010 they are much easier.
The working planes palette. If you want to use working planes this will be useful. In Vectorworks 2009 working planes were easier to use, in 2010 they are much easier.
You use working planes in 3D to help you draw objects in 3D. They used to be really complex. This new way will make them more understandable, and more useful.
In Vectorworks 2009, they improved snapping in 2D, where you can easily see the centers, mid-points on edges and so on. Now Vectorworks have improved the 3D snapping in the same way.
Vectorworks put on a webinar today showing 10 top tips for Vectorworks 2010: Tips and tricks from our industry specialists at Nemetschek North America.
Vectorworks has several 3D primitive tools to create quick 3D polygons, cylinders and so on.
I have just finished my online user group, which I call Short Sharp Training (monthly). This month we looked at the Camera Match Plug-in from Matt Panzer (http://www.panzercad.com) This is a fantastic addition to Vectorworks, it will let you combine a photo and a 3D model in a very short…
This is another of the small improvements NNA have made to Vectorworks 2010 that I didnt see the advantage of. It really is a small thing, the ability to see and control the Bottom Z of an extruded object, but I think many users will find this really helpful and…
The unified view looks a lot like the the Stacked Layers view in earlier versions of Vectorworks. After all, it has the same icon. Do not be fooled, this is a big improvement in dealing with your building.
Working Planes in 3D Modeling
The chain extrude tool makes a really quick job of adding a canopy to building. Watch this movie to see how it works.