Presentation of Vectorworks, history, functionality.

From vector to DAO and CAD
From 2D to 3D
Native format .VWX
Presentation of the main import and export formats (not exhaustive)
– DWG and DXF
– PDF and DWF
– JEPG and PNG
Bitmap vs vector

Interface presentation:
– Visualization
bar – Modes
bar – Menu bar
– Drawing kits
– Attractiveness palette
– Graphic attributes
palette
– Object info palette – Resources
– Additional panels
– Saving the workspace

The graphics space:
– Page, page configuration
– Rulers, units and scale
– Default origin and configurable origins
– Gridlines and grid configuration
Navigate in the graphics space:
– Pan and zoom

The selection tool The selection
modes
The similar selection tool
Notion of attributes

The coordinates
The abscissa and the ordinate
Absolute and relative
coordinates Cartesian
coordinates Polar coordinates

Attractants
Understand the interest of drawing aids tools
Grid magnetism Snap
to objects
Constraint angle Snap
to intersections
Points of attraction
Attach at a distance
Attach to surfaces
Tangent
Set up drawing assistance tools

2D drawing
Line and double line
tool, Rectangle tool, rounded rectangle options
, Single line polygon tool, double line polygon tool, regular polygon,
Polyline and freehand
tool options, Arc tool options ; Options
Tool circle and ellipse options
Triangle Tool Options

Workshops: Each drawing tool is the subject of a practical workshop

Fill
color Outline color
The different types of color palettes
Hatching, gradients, screens, ect.
Opacity Line
thickness
Arrows
The attribute editing tool

Move / copy – notions of networks
Equidistant contour / offset
Scaling
Deformation
Rotation
Mirror
Combination
join Extension join
Split
Cut
Fillet and chamfer
Cut
Compose several objects or decompose an object
Boolean operations and the importance of the hierarchy of objects:
– Addition
– Subtraction
– Intersection

Workshop: creation and transformation of different basic objects, handling and manipulation

The text tool Text
formatting Text
formatting attributes
Creating and modifying a text style
Changing the case Text
editing function
Text on path
Use the « Object Info » panel
Text vectorization

Workshop: annotate the drawing of a house

The different types of dimensions:
– Projected dimension
– Diagonal dimension
– Level
dimension – Diametral dimension
– Axes
– Angular
dimension
– Arc length dimension – Precision window
Characteristics of dimensions:
– Associativity
– Control handles
– Object info
– Precision of dimensions Dimensioning
standards
Text styles and dimensions Dimensioning
assistance tools:
– Base line
dimensioning – Continuous
dimensioning – Automatic dimensioning

Workshop: dimension the drawing of a house