In this session, we looked at how to use a Heliodon and the Renderworks Camera, how to get the most out of your SmartCursor and Snapping features, how to change your default colors in the Attributes palette, as well as discussing some advanced Snapping techniques and the benefits of using……...
+In this session we looked at the problem of scanning a large drawing and getting it into Vectorworks. The answer is to use Photoshop to photomerge the smaller scans into a large scan, then import that into Vectoworks. There is an extended podcast that covers this. Then we looked at…
The Tangent Snap is really useful when you need an object that starts or stops at a tangent to circle or arc. This snap is the only way to ensure that your object is tangential. You can find more information about this and other snaps on the Guide to Productivity.
Snaps – Snap to Distance. Use this snap when you want to snap to a percentage along an object. You can find more information about this and other snaps on the Guide to Productivity.
Learning to use the Smart Cursor is fundamental to learning to use Vectorworks effectively. The Smart Cursor allows you to find adjacent points to line up with, it allows you to find the point between two other points on screen and it has several other options which can really speed up your…
Snap to Object is one of the snaps that you absolutely must turn on if you want to draw accurately in Vectorworks. If you do not activate this snap, you cannot draw accurately relative to other objects and you will not be able to dimension accurately. If you double-click on…
Constrain Tangent – The is really useful for making sure that you are drawing tangent to an arc or circle. When you need it, there is no substitute for this. There are not options, the constraint is either turned on or off.
Smart Edge – When you need to be parallel to objects, or offset from a line or polygon, this is the constraint to use.
Snap To Distance – The Snap to Distance constraint has options that can be changed.
Smart Points – The Smart Points are really useful and it is one of the constraints that you should keep on all the time.