If you going to create recession planes for your site model so that you can see the restrictions on your site in 3-D, make sure you place stake objects at the point where the surveyor has taken on the measurements. This will improve the reliability and accuracy of your recession…
Adding Spot Levels Using Stake Objects – You can use the Stake object, or 3D loci to create additional data for the site model. This is useful for placing points that match the survey information.
Grid Entry Method – A common way to survey a site is to use a grid. With this method, set up a regular grid for northings and eastings. It is important that the grid is consistent as Vectorworks assumes that you have regular spacings. It is also important to understand…
Importing Survey Data – You can import data from a surveyor. The data needs to be provided in the correct format. The data can include the point number, and it has to include the X-direction (Easting), the Y-direction (Northing), and the Elevation. The file has to be a text document,…
Creating 3D Information using Polygons – If you have an image file that has been imported, you cannot directly use the image file, but there is a command that will turn polygons into 3D data that we can use. This exercise will show you how to use that command. If…
Importing A PDF – Importing the PDF file is similar to importing an image file, but it can have some advantages. Depending on the way that the PDF was created, you may be able to snap to points and lines in the PDF file. This makes it easier to trace over…
Importing An Image – There are times where you can find an image of the contours for your site. You can import this image and you it to trace over.
Intermediate Tip – This mode allows you to add extra frame to the curtain wall. The new frames do not have to follow any of the other rules for the frame settings. In this image you can see that I didn’t even make the frame vertical.
Intermediate Tip – This is a Landmark only command. It will try to calculate a 3D pad that has equal volumes of cut and fill.
Intermediate Tip – Pathway mode – With this mode you are setting the centerline of a path. This mode makes it easy to create paths with a consistent width.