Vectorworks works really well, but if you edit the workspace, and customise the arrangement of the tools and menus you can work faster. Making these changes can save you several minutes a day and it can also make it more pleasant to use. Maybe you could save yourself 5 mins…
Vectorworks has hundreds of tools and commands, and they have all been set out in the interface, or Workspace as it’s called, and they have been set out to suit most situations.
I had an interesting challenge today, I had a few hundred spot levels that were at the wrong height. Due to importing a DXF file and scaling, the stake objects were out by a factor of 10. I had to select each stake object and multiply the height of the…
Workspaces – Tool Palettes – You can change the tools you have on the palettes. Get rid of the tools you do not use, make the tools you do use easier to get to. Add hot keys for fast access to tools.
Workspaces – Menus – You can change the way Vectorworks appears. Get rid of the commands you do not use, make the commands you do use easier to get to. Add keyboard shortcuts.
There are many plug-ins that i have created and can be downloaded. This epodcast covers all the tools and how to install them.
Use The Right Mouse Button. If you have a one button mouse, throw it away. A two button mouse with a scroll wheel is the way to go. There are so many commands and setting you can access with the right mouse click. Start using it now.
Customize Vectorworks – Edit the Workspace. Editing the workspace is the first step in customizing Vectorworks. This is where you can remove tools and commands you do not use, and make other tools and commands easier to find.
You might think that the Plug-ins that come with Vectorworks are locked. It’s true that you can’t see the computer code and change it, but there is still a lot you can edit.
There is a way to get the tools to work for you when you do not have the ability to edit the script or parameters.