Productivity Techniques – Part 11
Eye Dropper – If you need to copy the attributes from one object to another then use this tool. It can copy the line weight, line style etc.
Eye Dropper – If you need to copy the attributes from one object to another then use this tool. It can copy the line weight, line style etc.
Reshape Tool – This tool is used for so many things. You can reshape a polygon, sure, that is what this tool is for. You can use the Reshape tool to reshape more than one object.
Zoom With the Scroll Wheel – Zooming in and out is much easier with the scroll wheel on your mouse.
Drag A Copy – This is a very fast way to copy objects. With this method you create the copy and drag the object to the correct location. This method is easy and fast.
Set Your Preferences – The preferences in VectorWorks can be set to suit you. There are several preferences you can choose.
Use The Right Mouse Button – If you have a one button mouse, throw it away. A two button mouse with a scroll wheel is the way to go.
Customise VectorWorks To Make It Faster – I’m a great fan of customizing VectorWorks. I believe that customizing VectorWorks will make it faster for you.
Tool Bar Shortcuts and Quick Preferences – While we are talking about the Tool bar, there are keyboard shortcuts, hot keys really, to change you mode bar options.
Selection tool – It may seem strange to have this one in the list. After all, don’t we all use the selection tool?
Draw With Objects – If you draw with objects (rectangles, polygons circles and so on) you will be quicker.