If you use a lot of classes, like I do, then it can be had to remember the names of the all the classes, so when you want to turn some of the classes off, you find it hard to locate the classes on the Navigation palette. I don’t bother…
When you set up your wall styles, make sure that you use your wall components to connect and control the slabs. This movie shows you how they connect if you set up the wall and slab styles; it does not show you how to set up the walls and slab…
This is the opposite of the wall projection. It allows you to make a recess in a wall.
Vectorworks has a working planes palette that you can access from the Window > Palettes menu. This palette can be used to save, delete and activate working planes. But you don’t have to use this palette. You can access and recall all the working planes from the Active Plane menu.
Area Lights are very powerful in creating a lighting scene. When photographers want to fill an area of light, they use a large reflector, or a flash with a large disperser on it. An area light can do the same thing for your scene. Have a look at the two…
This allows you to connect the Record Format to a text object in a symbol. I use this to create symbols that have heights, steel sizes and code numbers.
Sometimes you need to add a 3D part to your walls. That is when you should use the Wall Projection from the AEC menu. This allows you to add 3D models to the wall, but it still acts like a wall. If you insert a door or window, it can…
There are now several files with Vectorworks image props from my friends at OzBreed. OzBreed specialise in improved varieties that are tougher, more uniform and often need less maintanence and water, striving to provide better plants for landscape professionals and home owners alike. Check out the Vectorworks plants here…
Sometimes you need to add a 3D part to your walls. An example of this might be a fireplace or chimney. This is when you should use the Wall Projection from the AEC menu. This command allows you to add 3D models to the wall, but it still acts like…
You can choose to use Screen Plane only, Layer Plane (Working Plane) only, or both. This is a Document Preference which means that you can have different settings for each document depending what you are trying to achieve.