The custom stair tool is not part of the default workspace, you have to edit yourself from the legacy category. The custom stair tool is very flexible and is designed to be used like a kit of parts. In this tip will just look at a simple straight stair, but…
Chicago Bean (Cloud Gate) Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor, that is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. this culture has been used by Vectorworks as the icon for the Vectorworks design summit being…
Sunscreen In this exercise we want to create a curving sunscreen. This exercise uses subdivisions modelling along with some standard 3D modelling (subtract solid) to give the desired result.
Creating a Bath In this exercise we going to create a bath. This exercise comes from one of the 3D modelling special interest groups where the user wanted to create an egg shaped bath to make some specific dimensions. One way of creating this bath is to use cross sections…
Creating a Bollard I often use this bollard object as an introduction to 3D modelling because it is reasonably simple yet uses several 3D modelling concepts. If you have seen my Vectorworks Essentials Tutorial manual you will have completed this exercise using three extruded rectangles. In this exercise I would…
Creating a Shade Sail Now that we have looked at these modes in detail, it will be useful to look at how to create an actual object by using the various modes. Subdivision modelling is extremely powerful and it might seem strange that we only use one tool to do…
Controlling Subdivision Surfaces The basic concept of a subdivision surface is the cage. This cage controls the extent of your subdivision surface and it has all the controls to allow you to manipulate it. If your subdivision object is not selected it will not have the cage visible. As soon…
Edge Extend Mode This mode works mainly with flat subdivision primitives such as the square, circle, ring, et cetera.
Face Hole Mode This mode will remove a portion of your subdivision face.
Face Split Mode There are times when you are using your subdivision surface where you want to control just a small part of the face. That’s what this mode is for, it allows you to split up the face into smaller parts.