If you need to cut or split objects, you will find the Split Tool ideal. It can split objects or it can trim them. There are three modes. The first mode is used to split an object and it works best with linear objects like walls, lines, etc. The second…
When you’re creating landscape areas, Vectorworks tends to draw these as if they were projected down onto a flat plane. In reality, the site may be sloping, so the area of the site is actually greater than the plan area shown on the drawings. The difference between the plan area…
I have been doing some research on building construction and documentation and I came across this great book “Building Construction Handbook.” This book has been designed to show you from the very basic conceptual principles through to drawing coordination and detailing.
When you export DXF/DWG files, you should check to see what you had exported from Vectorworks. What you need is a DXF/DWG file viewer. DraftSight is a free viewer that lets professional CAD users, students and educators create, edit and view DWG files. DraftSight runs on Windows, Mac and Linux….
It’s tempting to upgrade your Operating System (OS) when a new version comes out. However, there are some problems when you choose to upgrade. The first question you should ask yourself is “do I really need to upgrade my operating system?” Â Quite often, you will find that upgrading your operating…
When you insert many of the standard Vectorworks objects, they automatically assign themselves to particular classes. If you don’t want this to happen you have to turn off Auto Classing. If you tun on Auto Classing, all of your standard Vectorworks objects will be assigned to their standard classes.
This is a Vectorworks Preference, which means it applies to all files. You will find this preference on the Session tab in the Vectorworks Preferences. If you activate Use Sound, every time you move near a clickable point you will hear a click from your computer. Some people find this…
When you try to share files with another user, you are likely try to e-mail the files to them. But there is a limit to the size of the files you can e-mail, usually about 5 MB. One of the ways of sharing very large files is to use an…
This is another command from the contextual menu. This command makes it really fast to mirror an object vertically. Because you can use this from the contextual menu, you don’t have to select the object, just right-click on it and choose the command.
This is a command from the contextual menu. It makes it really fast to mirror an object. Because you can use this from the contextual menu, you don’t have to select the object, just right-click on it and choose the command.