• Vectorworks Tip #005 – Selection Tool – Marquee Shapes

    The Selection tool has a mode group that allows you to choose the shape of the selection marquee. Changing the shape of the selection marquee can speed you up or slow you down depending on what you are working on.

  • Vectorworks Tip #001 – Selection Tool

     One of the first things you should learn how to do is to control the Selection tool. I know it sounds like a basic tool, and it is, but it is also very useful and has a lot of subtlety.

  • cadmovie1020 – Basic Editing Tools – Part 30

    Simplify Ploys – This is a new command in Vectorworks 2014. It will simplify the vertices on the polygon while leaving the shape intact. A dialog box will open for you to choose how much you want this polygon to be simplified. This command is extremely useful for large site…

  • cadmovie1018 – Basic Editing Tools – Part 28

    Line into Segments – Another Drafting Aid command is the Line into Segments. This command will place Loci on your line, or break your line into segments, or both. When you use this command a dialog box will open for you to input your choices.

  • cadmovie1017 – Basic Editing Tools – Part 27

    Arc into Segments – Under the Modify menu is a Drafting Aids sub menu. This menu contains several useful utilities. You will not use these all the time but it is a good idea to practice these so that you remember where they are when you need them.