Extruding a rectangle to form a block is OK as far as it goes, but to make complex shapes in 3D you need to be able to add solid objects together and also subtract one from the other. Solid Modelling allows us to add extrusions together and it allows us…
A tapered extrude is good where you want the shape to be the same but tapered along its length.
A Multiple Extrude is quite different from the standard extrusion. If you select 2 shapes and choose extrude, you end up with the two shapes extruded, like a group extruded. A Multiple Extrude is used to create 3D forms that change shape from one end to the other, or change…
The first rule of extrusions as that extrusions always come out of the screen at you. This means that you have to be aware of the view that you are in before you choose the extrude command.
When you place a door, a window or a windoor object, you have the option to put in the height and width of the object. That is you get the change to put in the 3D dimensions of the window or door.
It’s important to understand how to set a your files to make 3D easy for you. If you use your existing default file it will probably be set up for just 2D use. While this does not stop you creating 3D elements in it. 3D elements can be created in…
This podcast shows you how to make grey see through people for renderings using image props.
Once a roof is created you can edit parameters of the roof, roof plane by roof plane if you want, or the entire roof. We are going to create a gable roof using the standard roof command, and some simple editing.
This movie shows you how to make a split gable roof.
A good friend was wondering if it was easy to make 3D details in VectorWorks. I used to this is all the time for small details that would be easier to understand as a 3D view.