• Landscape Special Interest Group December (pm) 2015

    Topics Covered: Utility Menu / Workspace Editor   1:23 Customize (context) menus   1:58 Create New Plant   3:16 Get Plant Data -> Plant Database   3:24 Edit Plant (2D Graphics: Classes and Graphic Attributes)   9:07 Rotate Tool   12:39 Select Similar Tool   14:41 Add Surface   14:50 3D…

  • Vectorworks Tip 341 – Align and Distribute Command

    This command in on the Modify menu. It is designed to allow you to align or distribute selected objects. This means that you have to select the objects before you use the command.

  • Vectorworks Tip 304 – Drawing a Line to a Bearing

    Normally Vectorworks measures the angle of an object from the horizontal. But there are times where you need to draw a line using survey angles. You can set a line to a bearing by using N and E with the bearing angle. Vectorworks will convert the bearing to the correct…

  • Landmark_073 Special Interest Group May (pm) 2015

    This session looked at creating a custom sheet border (Title Block). We started with a simple custom title block for the sheep border. We looked at the options on the object info palette to edit the border, edit the scale of the title block, edit the text on the title…

  • Landmark_SIG_073 Special Interest Group May (pm) 2015

    In this session we built a custom title block that would work with the Sheet Border tool. The easiest way to do this is to is to start with the Sheet Border tool, choose the title block symbol that is the closest to your preferred title block, then use the…

  • Architect_067 Architect Special Interest Group April 2015(am)

    This session focussed on when to make a break from the 3D model to 2D drawings. The discussion started as we were discussing what to cover in this session. It was a great example of needing to be at the session to get the best from it. We did start…

  • Podcast 214 – Test Yourself Exercise – 6

    The purpose of chapter 6 is to have an exercise that brings together many of the drawing tools and techniques that you need into one exercise. This exercise is designed to reinforce the flow of tools from start to finish. It will use techniques that you have learned in chapters…

  • Podcast 211 – Test Yourself Exercise – 4

    I am the author of the Vectorworks Essentials Tutorial Manual. I was recently talking to a university tutor that uses this manual with the students. They wanted an exercise that would extend the students’ knowledge of basic tools and commands. At the end of the fourth chapter of this manual the students should…

  • Podcast 209 – Test Yourself Exercise – 3

    I am the author of the Vectorworks Essentials Tutorial Manual. I was recently talking to a university tutor that uses this manual with the students. They wanted an exercise that would extend the students’ knowledge of basic tools and commands. At the end of the third chapter of this manual the students…

  • Podcast 208 – Test Yourself Exercise – 2

    I am the author of the Vectorworks Essentials Tutorial Manual. I was recently talking to a university tutor that uses this manual with the students. At the end of the second chapter of this manual the students should be able to draw simple objects and extrude them to create an…