• Interactive Workshops July 2020 – Space Objects

    Space objects are a powerful part of Vectorworks and they are an important conceptual model of BIM (Building Information Modeling). The space objects are not just a 2D or 3D object, they also carry information about the room name, the required area, the volume, finishing information, etc. Spaces in Vectorworks…

  • Interactive Workshops May 2020 – Railing and Fences

    There are a couple of tools that can be used for railing and fencing, so we will look at the differences in the tools and look at the strategies for using them. Check out the knowledgebase article that goes with this session…

  • Interactive Workshops April 2020 – Site Modeling

    Site modeling should really be easier. I use simple strategies so that I can build a site model without too many problems. there are some dos and don’ts for site modeling. Provided that you do not break these rules, you should find modeling is reasonably straightforward. Site models take three-dimensional…

  • Interactive Workshops March 2020 – Customising Vectorworks

    Once you start to issue drawings and you start making changes to those drawings to will have to track the changes to them. This is known as revisions. Vectorworks has tools and techniques typically designed to track and report your revisions. In this session, we looked at these tools and…

  • Interactive Workshops February 2020

    Once you start to issue drawings and you start making changes to those drawings to will have to track the changes to them. This is known as revisions. Vectorworks has tools and techniques typically designed to track and report your revisions. In this session, we looked at these tools and…

  • Interactive Workshops January 2020

    There are several techniques that I use to control and manage my drawings. In this article we will be covering saved views (including a brief look at layers and classes), controlling classes and layers in viewports, controlling visibilities on drawings, and multiple view panes.

  • Vectorworks Tips 454 – Workflows – Create Objects From Shapes

    Your workflow is the way that you work, the way that you use a tool/technique and then move onto the next tool/technique. As Vectorworks changes and updates every year you need to keep an eye on your workflows to ensure that you are using the latest and most efficient methods….

  • Vectorworks Tips 453 – Workflows – Creating Symbols For Efficiency

    Most users are able to create symbols, and all users should be able to use symbols. Symbols are relatively small repeatable objects, and most Vectorworks users use symbols to speed up the drawing process. There are two workflows for using symbols: a quick workflow versus an inefficient workflow. Some users…

  • Vectorworks Tips 452 – Workflows – Title Blocks

    Your workflow is the way that you work, the way that you use a tool or technique and then move on to the next tool or technique. As Vectorworks changes and updates every year, you need to keep an eye on your workflows to ensure that you are using the…

  • Drawing Checklist

    I recently worked on a project that needed a building consent. I thought that I had checked through everything that was needed. What I really needed was a checklist for each drawing, but I didn’t have one. Don’t worry! We are in the process of developing a checklist now, and…