Learning VectorWorks 9.0
by Greg Bowden (74 pages)
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The tutorials have been developed for VectorWorks 9.0 on the Windows and Macintosh systems as single or multi-user versions. Support files that provide all the sample animations and resources required to complete the activities are included with the product.
The tutorials cover the basics of VectorWorks including using the Drawing Tools, grids and scales, the Wall Tool and floor plans, Library symbols, dimensions, using layers, working with 3-D objects, creating roofs, edits and attributes, and creating detailed designs |
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Contents |
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Chapter 1: Using the Drawing Tools (14 pages) |
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Chapter 2: Adding Text to Drawings (15 pages) |
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Chapter 3: Using Grids and Scales (16 pages) |
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Chapter 4: The Wall Tool and Floorplans (18 pages) |
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Chapter 5: Using Library Symbols (17 pages) |
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Chapter 6: Dimensions (22 pages) |
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Chapter 7: Using Layers (14 pages) |
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Chapter 8: Working With 3-D Objects (18 pages) |
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Chapter 9: Creating Roofs (12 pages) |
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Chapter 10: Edits and Attributes (14 pages) |
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Chapter 11: Creating Detailed Designs (22 pages) |
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VectorWorks 9.0 Chapter Descriptions
Chapter 1: Using the Drawing Tools
This chapter introduces the VectorWorks screen and palettes. It covers the use of basic tools such as line, rectangle, arc and oval tools along with object attributes such as fill and line attributes to produce simple designs such as:
Chapter 2: Adding Text to Designs
Demonstrates how to add text to designs, how to format the text and how to alter its colour and background to produce a design like:
Chapter 3: Using Grids and Scales
Demonstrates how to set a scale for a design, how to set a grid and snaps to that grid, rotate grids, grouping objects, copying objects, etc. to produce a design such as:
Chapter 4: The Wall Tool and Floorplans
Demonstrates how to use the wall tool to create floorplan designs. Other tools used include the Chamfer tools, converting polygons to walls and adding text to produce a floorplan similar to:
Chapter 5: Using Library Symbols
Demonstrates how to create and edit library symbols,
and how to use VectorWorks' predrawn library symbols.
Chapter 6: Dimensions
Demonstrates how to set dimensions, including Linear Dimensions, Angular Dimensions, Radical Dimensions, Diameter Dimensions and Circle Centre to produce the following design:
Chapter 7: Layers
Iintroduces the concept of layers. It covers skills like adding layers, looking at objects in layers, changing the stacking order of layers, etc. to create designs such as:
Chapter 8: Working With 3-D Objects
Iintroduces the concept of extruding to create three dimensional shapes such as:
Chapter 9: Creating Roofs
Demonstrates how to add roofs to floorplans. The Create Roof from Walls command is used to create the roof, for example:
Chapter 10: Edits and Attributes
This chapter looks at the various editing tools that VectorWorks offers, for example, the Mirror tools, Reshaping Objects, Duplicating Objects Along a Path, Trimming and Clipping Objects, Splitting Lines and Hatches to produce designs such as:
Chapter 11: Creating Detailed Designs
This chapter demonstrates how to create a detailed design. This
involves setting a scale, units and grid, creating walls, using
layers, inserting library symbols, adding dimensions and labels,
etc. to produce:
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