In this meeting we continued our series on getting started with Vectorworks Landmark. An important part of creating a landscape plan is creating plants. In Vectorworks 2013, the plant preferences have been changed. There are now two dialogue boxes that control plant settings. The new settings with the two dialogue…
This is the movie from the morning session of the landmark special interest group. We looked at starting a project from the beginning by importing a DXF/DWG file. We looked at the options for importing this type of file and then we created the other layers that we needed, and…
Importing Sketchup Files – There web sites where you can find 1000’s of Sketchup files for furniture, cars, people and so on. You can import these into Vectorworks.
Importing Shape Files – Shape files are geo-referenced (referenced to the earth) so they know where they are in the world. You can import these into Vectorworks.
Exporting DXF File From a Design Layer – There are often times when you need to export your work to a consultant so they can work on it. You will have to decide what you want to export, as there are several options.
Importing DXF Files – There are often times when you need to import a file from a consultant. Your consultants may be using a program other than VectorWorks, so you may have to share information in a form that both your CAD program and your consultant’s program understands.
Importing PDF Files – Vectorworks can import single or multi-page PDF files. Depending how the PDF files are made, you can span to them and extrude directly from the PDF.
This is the movie from the first session Landmark Special Interest Group, August 2012. We are looking at starting a project from the beginning, looking at how to get started.
Recent versions of Vectorworks allow you to drag and drop images, PDF’s, and DXF/DWG files. This can speed up the importing process.
Introduction. Referencing is where you link one file to your current Vectorworks file. There are several options with referencing. You can reference an image file, a PDF, or another Vectorworks drawing.