One of the new features with Vectorworks 2015 is the ability to link a class to a Text Style. This gives you a similar control to controlling the graphic style of objects with a class. When you assign your text to a class it will automatically use the text style…
Vectorworks 2015 have made some subtle changes to the annotation tools like callouts, drawing labels, elevation benchmarks and dimensions. Taken individually, each of these changes is minor, but they will remove many of your frustrations when dealing with these objects. The elevation benchmark for example now has an offset mode…
If you use the Format Text dialog box, you will find there is a Save button on the dialog box. Saving your text style allows you to reuse the same style anywhere in your document. Also, your text style is a resource which you can then share to other files…
Vectorworks has worked hard on implementing text improvements for Vectorworks 2015. These improvements include control over text tracking, variable tab settings and using classes to control text size. These changes may seem small, but they will improve your productivity.
The quickest way to control your text is to use the Format Text… command from the text menu. This command is so much faster because it opens a dialog box allowing you to change the font, size, style, justification, etc. all in one dialogue box. If you try to use…
If you need to find a word or phrase in your file and edit it, this command will do that. It will find single instances of the word, or can replace all occurrences in the entire file. This is a great way to update your drawings.
I sometimes spell words wrong, and sometimes I just type them wrong. Vectorworks has a check spelling command on the text menu but the quick way is to use the contextual menu (right-click).
You can use the Text Along a Path command to add curved text to a curved wall. You can also use this to Extrude Text.
Editing text – The easiest way to edit text is use the 2D selection tool.
Find/Replace Text – This command can be used to look for a word or a phrase in your file and replace it with another word or phrase. It’s really useful if the client has changed a finish that you have put all over the drawings, of it the engineer makes a…