In April 2011, the Vector-workout Subscription webinars will be looking at productivity techniques. I believe that if you make sure you are using these techniques, you can save a lot of time. If you are not using these techniques you are loosing over thirty minutes every day (over two hours…
This month, I am running online webinars on how to get started with a project quickly in Vectorworks. I have been asked to show how to get started. The project I will be looking at will be a domestic project, but you could easily apply these techniques to commercial projects….
I had a question yesterday form a friend about showing thick lines in Vectorworks. When you draw objects in Vectorworks, you use the line weights you want for printing. But the challenge can be that what looks good on paper, does not look good on the screen. Normally, this is…
This movie shows how the new planar graphics in Vectorworks 2011 helps out with 3D modeling.
Planar graphics was introduced in Vectorworks 2010, but they were not very powerful. Now, in Vectorworks 2011, they are really powerful. This movie is a quick introduction to the concept of planar graphics.
This movie introduces you to the new concept of text styles in Vectorworks 2011.
I have used this so often, I forget that clients do not know how to use this trick. I used this the other day and my clients wanted to know what it was for.
This is a trick you can do with the Protrusion/Cutout tool to speed up your 3D modeling of complex shapes.
You can use the fillet tool to edit one corner of a polygon, but you can also use it to edit all the corners at once.
I have been helping a friend with setting up the User Folder. I noticed as I helped him, that several of his old library files had not been converted to Vectorworks 2010. This happens to me every time I update my version of Vectorworks. There is a solutions though, Vectorworks…