• Vectorworks 2019 Courses Now Available

    I am pleased to announce that I have completely updated and expanded courses for Vectorworks 2019: Foundation Course BIM (Building Information Model) Foundation Course The purpose of this course is to teach you the basic concepts of Vectorworks. It is tempting to try to avoid these basic concepts, but these are the…

  • SST_1603 – Alterations and Additions

    DRAFT- In this manual are going to cover setting up an Alteration and Addition project. I sometimes call these renovation projects, but as someone recently pointed out, renovation suggests repairing. This manual is really about setting up an existing building which we can then amend to suit. We will start…

  • SST_1601 – Outdoor Lighting

    Rendering is a fun art of using Vectorworks and in the past we have covered lighting (1502), but we covered it from the point of view of interior and architectural lighting. This manual is about exterior lighting, which suggests that we should be looking at nighttime lighting for architectural and…

  • SST_1507 – Site Modifiers in Vectorworks

    In the previous month we looked at creating a site model, which is great but we will need to modify the site. That is what this manual is all about, Site Modifiers. A Site Modifier is a  specific object for changing a site model.  A Site modifier can be a range…

  • SST_1506 – Site Modeling in Vectorworks

    A site model is a way of looking at 3D data (spot levels or contours) in a way that allows you to see complex 3D models and 2D representations. VectorWorks uses the 3D information to create the models based on the data to help you understand the 2D and 3D…

  • Interactive Workshops June 2015 (1506) – Site Modeling

    A site model is a way of looking at 3D data (spot levels or contours) in a way that allows you to see complex 3D models and 2D representations. Vectorworks uses the 3D information to create the models based on the data to help you understand the 2D and 3D…

  • How to Find and Download a Manual from This Website

    The site contains over 80 manuals that are created in the PDF form for you to read either online or off-line. If you want to read the manuals off-line you will have to download them and save them to your computer or mobile device.

  • Archoncad books in the Kindle Store

    I have been working to catch up with my manuals on the Amazon Kindle store. I have been creating new covers for the Kindle books. If you are a subscriber then you do not need to buy the Kindle version, you already have access to these manuals on this website. Your…