In this session we looked at how to add an image prop to a plant, how to create a plant, how to create and edit a custom workspace, how the plants connect to the Vectorworks plants database, how to use the Plants Database, and a quick introduction to using record…
In this session we mainly looked at creating 3D data for plants. We looked at photoshop for tidying up a plant image for use as an image prop and we looked at some resources available on the Internet and how you could use those for your plant 3D data.
In the session we looked at what’s new in Vectorworks 2017, concentrating on the plant definition and spacing. We also looked at using subdivision modelling to create a shade sail.
Plant Tool Changes – There are a few powerful changes to plants. Spacing is a lot more flexible.
In this session we looked at what is new in Vectorworks 2017 in relation to plants and fences.
Topics covered: 00:20 Attaching non-graphic information to objects (record formats) 00:56 using text along the path to create takes in 2-D and 3-D, using a polyline then reshaping the polyline with the reshaped tool 09:29 modified by record command allows you to edit objects based on record information…
Topics Covered: 00:40 Ozbreed Plants website 01:43 download the plants from the website 02:14 two sorts of image file to open, higher resolution and low-resolution 03:29 find the image props in the resource browser 04:20 import the image prop into a current file 04:56…
Topics Covered: 00:30 Worksheet basics 00:51 plant schedules are worksheets 06:43 placing a worksheet from the library 08:30 locating a plant in the Resource Browser 09:10 placing plants 09:30 plant settings 09:35 edit plot definition (data) 11:37 connection of plants to the plant database 12:00…
Topics Covered: 00:00 site modelling 03:04 polyline and polygon smoothing 06:59 creating a site model 08:32 rendering options 13:04 default content (plants) 18:49 image prop plants 20:40 VB visual plant objects 24:00 plant default settings 30:11 solar studies 33:58 massing…
Topics Covered: 0:00 existing tree tool 06:35 editing the 3-D object for the existing tree tool 16:13 VSS resources – image props 19:02 VBvisual plant 23:51 cannot use VB visual plants tool as part of the existing tree 26:50 where the VB visual plants are stored 34:48 …