It is tempting to think that if we covered the design of the kitchen, that would be enough. But also like to show you how you can use Vectorworks for creating more of an interior design that showed details of the kitchen, how the kitchen connects to other rooms, demolition,…
Conclusion – There is no doubt in my mind that using a Building Information Modelling workflow is by far the most productive way of creating drawings. As you can see from this manual, there are several speed advantages in building the 3D model. Initially, you might find that it is slightly…
Creating A Detail – Vectorworks has the ability to link viewports to detail references. This will allow you to create a detail reference in one location and link it to a viewport in a different location. When you update the 3D model the section will update, and the detail will also…
Creating A Section – It is now time to complete the drawings. If you are used to a 2D only workflow, you may not be used to using viewports and sheet layers to create your drawings. We have already set up one sheet layer and created several viewports but these might…
Adding Furniture – Vectorworks comes with several furniture objects that you could use to populate your design. For this example I am only going to place a table and chairs, but you may want to place other furniture objects such as base cabinets, utility cabinets, handrails, et cetera.
Adding Additional Walls – I keep coming back to it, as one of the key features of this way of drawing is the ability to update the design layer and see the changes on the viewports. At this point you may have had a discussion with your client or you may…
Creating A Slab – In this exercise we use the plan to quickly create a slab.
Creating A Title Block – Now that we have arranged the viewports on a sheet layer, we can add a title block. There are two tools that we can use for this: Sheet Border or VAA Title Block. If you are using the NZ/Aust version of Vectorworks, use the VAA Title…
Creating A Perspective View – You can use your 3D model to create as many plans, sections, elevations, and perspectives views that you require. To create a Perspective view it is easier if you use the Renderworks Camera tool to do it.
Creating Drawings – Now that we have some of the information, we can create drawings using viewports and sheet layers to show the live elevation from our model. You do not have to wait until the model is complete before you create your drawings. Viewports let you take a view of…