cadmovie364 – Editing Vectorworks Plug-ins Part 4
Editing the script of the Brace Object to add the bracing you want.
Editing the script of the Brace Object to add the bracing you want.
When you start to use Vectorworks, you see all the tools and then you start to use them. You often wonder why the tools are made that way and what can you do change the tools.
Editing the parameters on the Brace Object.
Editing the Default class for a Plug-in.
Did you know you can make your own custom tools. It’s rather easy if you know how…
VectorWorks works really well, but if you edit the workspace, and customise the arrangement of the tools and menus you can work faster and happier. We will learn how to edit the workspace and add commands to the right mouse button.
The most simple tools to create are the Custom Selection and the Custom Tool/Attribute tools. They are really easy to make and can be edited easily to suit you.
VectorScript can be used to make relatively simple commands such as drawing a line of a particular line style. VectorScript can also be used to create complex things like Julian Carr’s Windoor manager. An example of a local object is the Height to Boundary Object. This object will create a…
As well as customizing your menus, you can also customize your tool palettes. If you remove the tools that you do not use, and you make the tools you do use easy to find, you will become faster at Vectorworks, and you will also enjoy using it more.
Contextual menus appear when you right-mouse click on an object, or when you right-mouse click on the drawing area away from the objects. If you are using a one-button Macintosh mouse, use Control+click. Edit the context menus the same as you would the other menus, but add stuff that you…