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  • Vectorworks Tip #085 – Windows – Window Settings

    • May 20, 2014
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    Windows, like doors, can be placed in a wall and like the doors, the first thing you should do it to check the preferences for the windows to make sure that the window you place has the settings you want. If you do this first, you will find that the…

  • Vectorworks Tip #083 – 3D Modelling – Taper Face tool

    • May 15, 2014
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    • jonathan

    In the past, you would have to make an oversized object in order to cut a portion away. With the Taper Face tool, you can create the object and then taper the edges that you want. I think this is a much faster way of editing your 3D models.

  • Vectorworks Tip #082 – Visualization – Fine Tune Camera

    • May 14, 2014
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    • jonathan

    Once you have the camera selected, you can use the Object Info palette to Fine Tune the Camera. This opens a dialog box where you can change the height, angle and position of the camera. When you adjust the camera, the view updates so that you can see the changes.

  • podcast 177 – Wall Styles

    • May 12, 2014
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    • jonathan

    Some users question my use of Wall Styles. They tell me “surely it’s quicker to make walls unstyled; it saves all that messing around with the dialog box.” Wall styles are for making sure that your walls are created consistently, ensuring that wall thickness, wall height and classes are consistently…

  • Vectorworks Tip #080 – Walls – Wall Placement Mode

    • May 9, 2014
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    A lot of people don’t use this mode for placing walls, but it is extremely useful as it allows you to place the wall by using structural component of the wall rather than using the exterior or interior cladding of the wall. Many architects and designers like to place the…

  • Vectorworks Tip #079 – 3D Modelling – Twist Tool

    • May 8, 2014
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    • jonathan

    This is a great tool for twisting your 3D objects. There are other ways to make a twisted object, but there aren’t any other ways to twist an existing object. This tool makes it so quick and easy to change your objects. Check out these Special Interest Groups on 3D…

  • Vectorworks Tip #078 – Visualization Palette – Activate Cameras

    • May 7, 2014
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    • jonathan

    The Visualization palette shows all the cameras in the design layers. This allows you to activate (or select) the cameras. If you activate a camera, it’s the same as double clicking on the camera, so it sets the view for you. This means that you can use this like a…

  • Vectorworks Tip #077 – Doors/Windows – Ceiling Class

    • May 6, 2014
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    Doors have a class for the Reflected Ceiling Plan. This class is used to show the wall line above the door. Sometimes, when you place a door, you still see the line where a wall was. Often this is the class called Ceiling-Main. When you turn this class off the…

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