Like the Add Surface command, you can access this from the Modify menu or from the contextual menu. As with the Add Surface command, I prefer to access this from the contextual menu (right-click). Use this command to subtract a shape from the base shape. With this command, the stacking order…
Subtract Solid is like the opposite of Add Solid. Instead of joining to solid objects together, this command will use one object to subtract from the other. So the technique is to make sure you create the base object, then create the subtracting object, and then subtract it from the…
Check the spelling of your Callouts. When you select text, you can use the right-click to choose Check Spelling, but this does not work if you select a callout. You might think that that will stop you from checking the spelling in a callout note. If you select a callout…
You can access this command from the Modify menu or from the contextual menu. I prefer to access this from the contextual menu because that makes it quick. Use this command to add two or more shapes together to create a complex shape. In my experience, this is the fastest way…
I have recently been working on a lot of 2D detailing with Vectorworks. One of the issues that I came up against was the look of plaster. The person who drew this plasterwork originally had a very nice style for drawing a wiggly line. I am editing these areas of…
Massing Models can show shadows based on a Document Preference called Plan Shadows. You can also set the option on your plants to use the same shadows so that massing models and plants all show the same shadow direction, graphic style and size.
This is where you take two or more three-dimensional objects and you join them together. The strategy with 3D modelling is to break your object up into simple, manageable chunks, then use Add Solids to join them together. In this image you can see that I created several different colored…
If you ever need to create text that follows a curving path, use this command from the Text menu. As well as creating 2D text that follows a curving path, this command will also create 3D text that follows the path.
This is a great way of creating utility scripts in your files. This command will create a custom script that can control the text, symbols, layers, classes, snaps, etc. To set up the utility script for your snaps, set the snaps you want first, then go to the menu bar…
I have been working on a project that requires quite a bit of 3D modelling. To make this quicker, I use a combination of Add Solid, Subtract Solid and Intersect Solid. Using these tools makes it extremely quick to model this complex situation. Somebody asked me why do I use these particular…