Beginner Tip – The first mode on the Tool bar allows you to move a vertex. You would use this if you wanted to change just one part of a polygon or polyline. This can be used on more than just polygons and polylines, it can be used on all…
If you have to edit wall locations, this technique is fast and accurate. It uses the Move by Points tool. This tool seems to be forgotten by many users, maybe because they don’t know it is there, they don’t know when to use it, or how to use it.
Vectorworks has always been very good at editing the objects you draw. In this post I would like to look at editing wall locations, using Associative Dimensioning.
Duplicate Along a Path – This isn’t really a 3D command, but it is often used with 3D objects. You use this command to copy planar or 3D objects along a path object.
Split Tool – This tool is often overlooked as a 3D modeling tool, but it is extremely useful for cutting your objects in 3D. The angle of your view is important as the split tool cuts perpendicular to the plane of the view.
Creating These exercises are designed to teach you how to use the basic tools in Vectorworks. Some people think of these exercises are too simple for them, so they don’t complete them. This is a mistake. These exercises are designed to show you the different options that are available in…
Moving dimensions, using the 2D selection tool and using nudge.
Viewport Editing Tricks. this podcast will show you some tricks to speed up editing viewports.