• cadmovie833 – Annotation Tips and Tricks Part 7

    Data Stamp. The Data Stamp object is used to display information about your file. For example, you can use it to record the date, time, filename, and so on.

  • cadmovie832 – Annotation Tips and Tricks Part 6

    Room Name Simple. Generally, if you want to put a room name in the space you would use the space object to do this. However, if you just need a very simple rename you can use the Room Name Simple tool from the dims/notes toolset.

  • cadmovie831 – Annotation Tips and Tricks Part 5

    ID Label Tool. The ID Label tool has been around for several versions of Vectorworks. You use this tool to assign ID labels to symbols and plug-in objects.

  • cadmovie830 – Annotation Tips and Tricks Part 4

    North Arrow.  The North Arrow tool creates a North arrow object to indicate the North direction on your plans. You can change the scale of the North arrow, you can choose the configuration you want and you can choose to have the graphics filled or unfilled.

  • cadmovie828 – Annotation Tips and Tricks Part 2

    Callout tool. You can assign test styles to annotation objects by dragging and dropping the text style from the Resource Browser to the annotation objects. You should be able to assign text styles to callouts in the callout preferences.

  • cadmovie827 – Annotation Tips and Tricks Part 1

    Text Styles. Most drawings require text so it’s important that you are able to create and edit text easily. Creating text is reasonably straightforward. There is only one tool for creating and editing text, but there are a few options.

  • SST_1207 Annotation Tips and Tricks

    We create drawings so that we can communicate our design with others. Annotation is then a fundamental part of our drawings. Annotation is more than just text, it also includes dimensioning tools, systems of labeling and title blocks, and much more.

  • SST_1110 – What’s New in Vectorworks 2012

    You may not want to upgrade, you may not be able to afford to upgrade, but I still think you should read about what is new in Vectorworks 2012. There are several important changes to 3D modeling that will change the way you think about 3D modeling. Amongst them are…