Users in this session wanted to look at how to control the attributes of the objects the drawing. The short answer is that you have to use the Attributes palette. But there are several options on the Attributes palette, which you have to understand in order to use it effectively. If you…
In this session we looked at creating a hatch, tiling, applying the hatch and tile to a hardscape, using a stir as a site modifier and the resources for leaning how to control stairs.
In this session we started to look at how to control 2D graphics on elevations. This session followed on from the recent epodcast that looked at the ability to use the 2D graphics from the classes to give the elevations hatching it would be live to the 3-D model.
For a long time we wanted to have the ability to automatically hatch our elevations. There are several workarounds, but no one had yet figured out away to make the hatching on our are elevations automatic.
Custom Line Types – Some people have complained that Vectorworks does not have enough choice over line styles. The new custom line styles in Vectorworks 2013 will allow you to create your own line styles with graphics or text as part of the line.
Creating Tiles – When you create a tile, you draw the object that you want to repeat, and you can see how it relates to the rest of the tile.
Applying Tiles – Use the Resource Browser or the Attributes Palette to apply tiles.
Tiles – A Tile is a repeatable graphic, like a hatch. But, it is much more graphic than a hatch, and easier to edit.
Object Opacity – Object opacity is the ability to make an object transparent. For an elevation like this we could draw shadows for the building and make them transparent.
Attribute/Mapping tool. – This is the tool you use to change the position and scaling of images and gradients.