Non-Blocking Rendering – I have several projects with high quality rendered viewports. When I want to render these viewports Vectorworks locks up and I cannot do anything until they are finished. Non-blocking rendering allows me to carry on working while these viewports are being rendered.
Inset Dormers and Skylights into Roof Faces – From long time has been recommended that you keep a roof together for as long as possible in case you need to insert skylights or dormer windows.
Windows Explorer Preview – On the Macintosh you have been able to see a preview of the contents in the Vectorworks file before you open it.
Images in Worksheet cells – This is a technique I have been waiting a long time for. This is the ability for the worksheet to display images based on the selection criteria in the worksheet. For example, a picture of every Plant for the Plant counting worksheet. Or another example would…
Clip Cube – The Clip Cube is a new navigation feature in Vectorworks 2013. If you have a large project, for example an urban design project, when you create an isometric or perspective view, you sometimes have too much information.
New Perspective View and Walkthrough – When you change to a perspective view you have a crop object around the perspective view. In Vectorworks 2013 there is now an ability to turn this crop on or off. The walk-through tool has also changed. It used to be very difficult for people…
Hyperlinks – Hyperlinks are a new annotation object in Vectorworks 2013, and they appear in the Dims and Notes toolset. A hyperlink can be used to create a link from a part of your drawing to a saved view, sheet layer, document, folder, or website.
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.
Collapsible (Hierarchal )Classes – I am a fan of using lots of classes. Layers are where things are, so you tend to have layers for stories of the building or for structuring the file. Classes are what things are. This means that you have classes to differentiate different parts of the…
Detail Viewport – I have been waiting for this for a long time. In previous versions there wasn’t a viewport that you could use for this. What this new viewport concept will do is to take a portion of your design layout and place it on a sheet layer.