Classes with area lights. Be very careful about the classes that you use when you make Area lights. The easiest way to do this is to make sure that the first object you create for the area light is on the None class. After you have made the Area light,…
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…
Directional Light – The directional light is like the sun, it gives an even intensity of light over the scene from a specific direction. You can use the OIP to change the Azimuth (direction) and Elevation (height). This light does not have to be located near the model because, like…
Edit Camera in Viewport. This is a reason that using a camera to make a viewport is so useful. You can edit the camera (which takes you back to the design layer) which updates the view in the viewport.
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.
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…
The Visualization palette allows you to edit the lights directly from the palette. Right click on the light in the Visualization palette, then choose Edit… This will open the settings where you can edit the light. This means that you do not need to changes layers or classes to look…
The Visualization Palette shows all the lights in the current view. This allows you to select any lights in the current view. You can also use the Force Select command to force Vectorworks to change layers and classes so that your light can be selected.
The heliodon is designed to create a sun. With the heliodon you set the latitude and longitude (or you select the city) then set the day and time. Vectorworks will then calculate the correct angle of the sun. You can edit the time of day by typing in the time, or…
Camera Match is a huge timesaver. Firstly, Camera Match saves the time that it would take to model the existing surroundings. Secondly, Camera Match saves the time it would take to match your current view to a photograph.