FAQ

  • cadmovie806 – Export a Worksheet to the User Folder

    • March 27, 2012
      • cadmovie
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      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    When you have created a worksheet, it is then possible to export the worksheet to your user folder. This will allow you to use this new worksheet on every project.

  • SST_0912 – Importing and Exporting DXF/DWG Files

    • December 30, 2009
      • PDF manuals
      • Public Posts
      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    We often have to work with consultants and clients that do not use Vectorworks. DXF or DWG (AutoCAD) is usually the best way to do this. It will allow the you to use their information in Vectorworks, or it will allow them to import your work.

  • cadmovie434 – Importing and Exporting DXF/DWG Files Part 8

      • cadmovie
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      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    Exporting a 3D Model. DXF/DWG does not understand a hybrid object. So when you export, you have to choose to export the 2D parts of the file, or export the 3D parts of the file. You can not export both (easily).

  • Share Files on line

    • July 14, 2009
      • business
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      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    I’ve just been chatting with a friend of mine in the UK. He was talking about sharing files with other architects and it reminded me to tell him about an application one of my clients showed me, dropbox. Dropbox is an application that allows you to share files across your…

  • Help! I can’t Print to PDF!

    • July 9, 2009
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      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    One of my clients just phoned up in a panic. They were trying to print a job to PDF. All the drawings except for one printed without the text boxes. I thought it might be a font problem, so I suggested a change to Arial (always a fallback font). “had…

  • epodcast060 – Export to Google Earth

    • June 29, 2008
      • epodcast
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    • jonathan

    Export to Google Earth. If you ever wanted to send your file to your clients to look at, try this method. You can send your clients a version of your file that they can open with Google Earth (a free program).

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