In this session, we worked with Record Formats, including how to create a new Record Format resource, how to create a worksheet that reports the records, and how to create a schedule from the reported records, as well as how to modify a data tag to work with our Record Format resource.
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Getting Started Special Interest Group April 2020
In this session, we discussed how to use the Create Roof command, including how to handle some complex roofs and roofing problems, covered the Publish command, along with noting revisions, and reviewed how to use Multiple View Panes.
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In this session, we covered using a library file, keeping a template file, and the benefits of using the Purge command.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group February 2020
In this session, we covered all of the snaps on the snapping palette and their settings.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group January 2020
In this session, we covered a methodology for existing, demo, and proposed walls. We also looked at solutions to wall joint problems and reviewed the Wall Join and Component Join tools.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group November 2019
In this session, we talked about getting organized in Vectorworks, using classes, the annotation window, the Data Tag tool and IFC data records to your advantage.
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In this session, we talked about upgrading from one year to the next, discussed the importance of saving your favorite resources to a single library folder or template file, and demonstrated how to place custom tools in a palette for quick access.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group September 2019
In this session, we explained the differences between the Layer plane, Screen plane, and Working plane, before discussing the benefits of Auto Hybrids, working with Massing Models, creating Section viewports from a Clip Cube view, where to find the Custom Stair tool, and how to set default settings for a tool.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group August 2019
In this session, we showed how to modify a wall set up for stories to work with the Layer Elevation, introduced cut and fill, covered the benefits of using class filters, and quickly highlighted the Data Tag tool.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group July 2019
In this session, we covered how to set the Horizontal and Vertical settings to 1:1 under Page Setup, discussed the benefits of setting up Vectorworks with one drawing per sheet, talked about putting notes on the Design Layer versus the viewport’s Annotation window, demonstrated how to sort objects by location for reports, and went over how to use the Callout tool, Keynotes and the Notes Manager.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group June 2019
In this session, we covered how to customize markers (such as the arrowhead) and set the customized markers as the defaults in the Callout tool. We also demonstrated how to change the 2D graphics and notes in the Stair tool, how to use the Redline tool, and how to download and use the Library file from my archoncad.com website.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group May 2019
In this session, we went through the steps I use to edit a plant image in Adobe Photoshop and how that can help you create a better image prop in Vectorworks. We also covered templates (what should be in it and how to make one) and how a template, your Favorites, and Libraries work together.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group April 2019
In this session, we discussed ways of adding a tile texture to a bathroom wall, created a stepped wall by using a 3D object on a different design layer and the Fit Walls to Objects command, and used image props to create artwork for adding some realism to project renderings.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group February 2019
In this session, we covered template files, including saving door and window settings and using the Eyedropper tool to save the default settings of your favourite tools.
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In this session, we talked about successfully using a rotated plan with plant tags and the Call Out tool, using the Data Tag tool, using the Align/Distribute Leader Lines command, and using classes, particularly when doing drawings for demolitions and additions.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group December 2018
There are times to draw the annotations on the design layer and times to draw them in the viewport. In this session, we talked about getting organized in Vectorworks, using classes, the annotation window, the Data Tag tool and IFC data records to your advantage.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group November 2018

In this session, we talked about what information to put in a viewport annotation window, showed how to use the Detail-Callout Marker tool, how to create a roof and work with intersecting roofs, and how to use Vectorworks from a SketchUp point of view, and demonstrated drawing from one Multiple View Pane to another.
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In this session, we covered tracing a PDF and working with existing, demolished, and proposed walls and doors for a renovation project.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group September 2018

In this session, we talked about some things that are new in Vectorworks 2019, including how to filter the class list, how to control every 2D view of a symbol (not only the top view), and how to turn a Clip Cube view into a viewport.
Continue readingGetting Started Special Interest Group July 2018

In this session, we covered basic principles you need to apply in building a project template file and how to import and use site plan and floor plan PDFs.
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