FAQ

  • epodcast045 – Objects from Polyline…

    • September 29, 2007
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    • jonathan

    There is a command called Objects from Polyline… This command is really useful for a many reasons. Watch this to see why I use this comamnd so often.

  • cadmovie038 – What can VectorScript Do?

    • June 28, 2007
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    • jonathan

    VectorScript can be used to make relatively simple commands such as drawing a line of a particular line style. VectorScript can also be used to create complex things like Julian Carr’s Windoor manager. An example of a local object is the Height to Boundary Object. This object will create a…

  • cadmovie037 – Customizing Tool Palettes

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    • jonathan

    As well as customizing your menus, you can also customize your tool palettes. If you remove the tools that you do not use, and you make the tools you do use easy to find, you will become faster at Vectorworks, and you will also enjoy using it more.

  • cadmovie036 – Contextural Menus

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    • jonathan

    Contextual menus appear when you right-mouse click on an object, or when you right-mouse click on the drawing area away from the objects. If you are using a one-button Macintosh mouse, use Control+click. Edit the context menus the same as you would the other menus, but add stuff that you…

  • cadmovie035 – Making Menus Easier to Read

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    • jonathan

    To make menus easier to read you should add a separator to your menus. The separator allows you to divide your menu into readable chunks.

  • cadmovie034 – Removing a Menu or Command

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    • jonathan

    Your workspace might have several commands that you do not want to use. You can remove any commands that are no longer useful.

  • cadmovie033 – Adding a Keyboard Shortcut

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    • jonathan

    If you add a keyboard shortcut to your menu items, you can then usual keyboard to activate the command. This makes a lot quicker to activate regularly used commands.

  • Tip: The Right Mouse Button

    • February 12, 2006
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      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    I have been teaching a lot lately and one of the issues that I’ve noticed is how much faster you can draw if you add frequently used commands to the right-mouse click (ctrl-click if you only have one button).

  • What Are Preferences?

    • October 2, 2005
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      • Vectorworks
    • jonathan

    Preferences in VectorWorks are user choices that can change the way that VectorWorks appears to work, can change the way that drawings appear and can control some of the keyboard shortcuts.There are two sorts of Preferences in VectorWorks, VectorWorks Preferences that affect all the files and Document Preferences that control…

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