This is a great tool for placing repetitive objects like joists, purlins and weatherboards. The tick with this tool is to create your symbols with the correct orientation, then store the symbols in the correct folder.
This palette was a fantastic improvement in VectorWorks 12. It allows you to change visibility of layers and classes, change view options for design layers, classes, sheet layers viewports and saved views, create, edit and design layers, classes, sheet layers viewports and saved views.
This technique is a function of the smart points constraint. It allows you to set a temporary datum (floating datum), then measure from this datum. After you have used the datum, it goes away. That is why I say that this is a temporary datum. It’s only good for one…
The constraints (snaps) must be used if you want to snap to an object or use the smart points. There are 8 constraints (snaps) that can use used. I tend to use these 4 all the time. They give me enough control without doing too much.
A template file is a starter file. It is the file you use to get started on a project. Ideally, your template file would include standard layers, classes and some common symbols like your tile block. It should be setup with the correct page, and it might even have common…
Nearly every tool as preferences for the tools. If you select a tool, say a door, then edit the preferences for the door, every door you place in the drawing will be the same. This can save you a lot of aggravation, it will save you a lot of time…
The preferences in VectorWorks can be set to suit you the user. Some people find it faster to click and drag to draw an object. I find it easier to click to start, then click to finish. This is a preference we can choose.
For lining up text, lining up symbols, or distributing things. I use this command. You select the items you want to use, then choose the command from the Modify Menu.
I think it is magic when I use this command. This command will turn your polygon, polyline or any closed object into another object. If you VectorWorks Landmark you can use this command to make roads, hardscapes, landscape walls and many other landscape features.
If you need to copy the attributes from one object to another then use this tool. It can copy the line weight, line style or all the attributes from one object to another.