• PenUltimate

    So this application is good enough for Evernote to buy, is it good enough for us to use? The answer is sure, it is a great application. But what is the application for? The answer is that this application is used as a replacement for a notebook or sketchbook. Its…

  • Speed up your Typing on your iPad and iPhone

    The steps in this blog are the same whether you are using an iPhone or iPad. You do have to be using iOS 5.  this means that the steps are not available on iPhone 3G, but they are available on iPhone 3GS or better.

  • SST_1204 Industry Foundation Classes

    IFC stands for Industry Foundation Classes. The classes referred to in IFC have nothing to do with classes and Vectorworks.

  • Simplifying Polygons in Vectorworks

    With so many vertices the polygon from inner boundary works very slowly because it has so much to calculate. It would be nice if Vectorworks had a simplify polygon command. There is a simplify 3-D polygon but this does not have an effect on 2-D polys.

  • I’m Constantly Surprised by Vectorworks

      I’m constantly surprised at what Vectorworks is able to achieve. There seems to be nothing that Vectorworks cannot do. A few months ago i blogged about a case study that Nemetschek Vectorworks had produced on one of my clients (icebreaker). They have really taken to Vectorworks (and my training)…

  • Repetition is Important When Learning Vectorworks

    Prior to running my Vectorworks courses online, I used to run them in a classroom. At the time it seemed like the best thing that I could do. I was aware at the time that repetition was important, and the way the courses were structured, it allowed time for the…

  • Feedback on Special Interest Groups for Landmark

    Thanks again for creating the VW Landmark Special Interest Group.  I think yesterday’s session on plant symbols was very helpful, especially since I’m just about to embark on creating my own set of 2d symbols.  I’m definitely going to use classes to control the graphics, but keep them to a…

  • Icebreaker Breaks New Ground

    I was really pleased to see this case study about Icebreaker. Icebreaker has been a client of mine for some time, and so I was really pleasing to see Vectorworks do a case study about how they have implemented the training I have completed with them. The case study is…

  • Using Evernote

    I use a program called Evernote. This is a great little program. I use it to collect together notes. For example when I am teaching my online webinars, users quite often suggest things that would be useful. Now, I could keep a notepad next to my desk, but I find…

  • Vectorworks Architect Online Test

    When you employ staff, wouldn’t it be nice to know that the new employee has a good level of Vectorworks skill? When you think about training your staff, wouldn’t it be great to know where the training was needed?