Vectorworks Design Series 2009

Vectorworks Design Series Users Guide

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Table of ContentsPreface ........................................................................................................................................................ixNew Features.......................................................................................................................................................... ix Learning Vectorworks ........................................................................................................................................... xvi Technical Support ................................................................................................................................................xviii

1 Getting Started ..........................................................................................................................................1Structuring the Drawing File.....................................................................................................................................1 The Setup Commands .............................................................................................................................................2 Vectorworks Architect and Landmark Classes ......................................................................................................14 Mapping Classes and Layers.................................................................................................................................16 The Task Manager.................................................................................................................................................17 Universe Assignment in Spotlight ..........................................................................................................................20 Machine Design Drawing Setup.............................................................................................................................21 Setting Global and Default Attributes.....................................................................................................................23 Creating Custom Modification Scripts....................................................................................................................23 Libraries .................................................................................................................................................................25 Exporting Resources..............................................................................................................................................25 Workgroup Folders ................................................................................................................................................27

2 Space Planning and Programming........................................................................................................29Space Planning......................................................................................................................................................29 Programming Studies ............................................................................................................................................51

3 Creating Architectural Drawings............................................................................................................59Creating Walls in Architect.....................................................................................................................................59 Creating Columns and Pilasters in Architect..........................................................................................................71 Adding Roof Accessories.......................................................................................................................................77 Framing..................................................................................................................................................................80 Inserting Ceiling Grid Objects ..............................................................................................................................100

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4 Creating Architectural Elements..........................................................................................................101Inserting Windows................................................................................................................................................101 Inserting Doors.....................................................................................................................................................111 Creating a Window or Door Symbol.....................................................................................................................123 Inserting Stairs .....................................................................................................................................................123 Inserting Cabinets ................................................................................................................................................137 Using Style Classes .............................................................................................................................................143

5 Adding MEP Information to the Design...............................................................................................147Plumbing and Piping Objects...............................................................................................................................147 HVAC ...................................................................................................................................................................147 Electrical and Communication Circuiting .............................................................................................................148 Sizing Calculators ................................................................................................................................................153 Panel Scheduling and Diagramming....................................................................................................................157

6 Site Modeling.........................................................................................................................................161Sitework Overview ...............................................................................................................................................161 Site Model Source Data .......................................................................................................................................161 Creating the Site Model .......................................................................................................................................167 Setting Site Model Properties ..............................................................................................................................174

7 Modifying the Site Model ......................................................................................................................179Modifying the Site Model......................................................................................................................................179 Drawing Property Lines........................................................................................................................................206 Analyzing the Site Model .....................................................................................................................................210 Obtaining Site Model Data ...................................................................................................................................214

8 Planting and Irrigation Design .............................................................................................................219Adding Plants to the Design.................................................................................................................................219 Defining Plants.....................................................................................................................................................225 The Plant Database .............................................................................................................................................239 Plant Graphics .....................................................................................................................................................249

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Irrigation ...............................................................................................................................................................256

9 Lighting Positions and Labels .............................................................................................................261Light Plot Structure ..............................................................................................................................................261 Adding Lighting Positions.....................................................................................................................................262 Lighting Position Properties .................................................................................................................................264 Setting Up Instrument Label Legends..................................................................................................................266

10 Creating and Editing Instruments......................................................................................................273Adding Lighting Instruments ................................................................................................................................273 Lighting Instrument Properties .............................................................................................................................276 Aligning Instruments ............................................................................................................................................279 Editing Instruments and Objects ..........................................................................................................................280 Using Circuit Tools...............................................................................................................................................289 Focusing Instruments...........................................................................................................................................291 Obtaining Photometric Data.................................................................................................................................293

11 Adding Accessories and Objects ......................................................................................................299Adding Accessories .............................................................................................................................................299 Placing Stage Objects on the Light Plot...............................................................................................................301

12 Paperwork and Schedules..................................................................................................................309Creating a Key to Instrumentation .......................................................................................................................309 Generating Paperwork .........................................................................................................................................310 Reviewing Generated Paperwork ........................................................................................................................317 Creating Hanging Cards ......................................................................................................................................318

13 Visualizing the Lighting Design .........................................................................................................321Inserting Gobo Projections...................................................................................................................................321 Showing Gobo Projections...................................................................................................................................324 Managing Scenes ................................................................................................................................................326 Animating Scenes ................................................................................................................................................327

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14 Drafting and Design Aids ...................................................................................................................333Creating 3D Objects from 2D Objects..................................................................................................................333 Creating Multiple Views Using Viewports ............................................................................................................334 Spring Calculator .................................................................................................................................................336 Belt Length Calculator..........................................................................................................................................337 Chain Length Calculator ......................................................................................................................................338 Control Values for Keys .......................................................................................................................................340 Shaft Analysis ......................................................................................................................................................342 Centroid ...............................................................................................................................................................343 Conversion Factors..............................................................................................................................................344 Solution of Triangles ............................................................................................................................................344 3D Properties .......................................................................................................................................................345 Simple Beam........................................................................................................................................................347 Simple Beam Analysis .........................................................................................................................................351 Simple Beam Calculator ......................................................................................................................................352 Cam Design .........................................................................................................................................................354 Geneva Mechanism .............................................................................................................................................360

15 Drawing Notation.................................................................................................................................363Error/Revision Management Using Redlines .......................................................................................................363 Creating Drawing Borders....................................................................................................................................369 Construction Documents......................................................................................................................................375 Using Notation Objects ........................................................................................................................................384 Using Notation Bubbles .......................................................................................................................................388 Creating a Bill of Materials ...................................................................................................................................393 Creating a Parts List ............................................................................................................................................393 Dimensioning and Tolerancing ............................................................................................................................394

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16 Managing Project Information............................................................................................................401Records and Schedules.......................................................................................................................................401 ID Label Tool........................................................................................................................................................411 Working with Project Preference Sets .................................................................................................................417 Notes Management..............................................................................................................................................419 The Issue Manager ..............................................................................................................................................442 Batch Printing.......................................................................................................................................................446

17 Managing Drawing Graphics..............................................................................................................451Adding Fills to Drawings ......................................................................................................................................451 Drawing Enhancements.......................................................................................................................................456

18 Creating Drawing Views .....................................................................................................................481Navigating Within Drawings .................................................................................................................................481 Changing an Objects Class or Layer Visibility ....................................................................................................486 Rotating the Plan .................................................................................................................................................489 Presenting Drawings with Design Layer Viewports .............................................................................................490 Creating Section Views........................................................................................................................................507 Stacking Layers ...................................................................................................................................................524 Creating a Model View.........................................................................................................................................526

19 Importing and Exporting Files ...........................................................................................................529Drag and Drop Importing .....................................................................................................................................529 PDF Interoperability .............................................................................................................................................530 IFC Format Interoperability ..................................................................................................................................538 Importing in SketchUp Format .............................................................................................................................547 Importing and Exporting in 3ds Format................................................................................................................550 Exporting in KML Format .....................................................................................................................................554 Importing in Shapefile Format..............................................................................................................................556 Exporting in Shapefile Format..............................................................................................................................557 World File Support ...............................................................................................................................................559 Exporting for DOE-2 Requirements .....................................................................................................................559

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| Table of Contents Spotlight Export and Import .................................................................................................................................562 Importing in PartSpec Format ..............................................................................................................................567 Referencing Imported Images..............................................................................................................................568

A Advanced Topics ..................................................................................................................................571Creating Custom ID Label Symbols.....................................................................................................................571 Creating a Custom Title Block in the Design Series ............................................................................................577 Notes Manager Database Format........................................................................................................................578 Migrating from Previous Versions ........................................................................................................................580 Creating Custom Electrical and Communication Symbols...................................................................................580 Creating Custom Path Objects ............................................................................................................................585 Plant ID Codes.....................................................................................................................................................588 Plant Database Field Mapping.............................................................................................................................589 Instrument and Accessory Specifications ............................................................................................................590 Customizing Photometric Threshold Colors.........................................................................................................593 Data Transfer Between Spotlight and Older Lightwright Versions.......................................................................595 Customizing Size Settings for Plug-in Objects.....................................................................................................601 Adding User-defined Information to Commands..................................................................................................603

B Resources .............................................................................................................................................609Vectorworks Design Series Libraries ...................................................................................................................609 Vectorworks Design Series Default Resources ...................................................................................................615 Reserved Names .................................................................................................................................................616 Menus and Tool Sets ...........................................................................................................................................616

C Standards ..............................................................................................................................................635Layer, Class, and Viewport Standards.................................................................................................................635 Auto-classing Objects ..........................................................................................................................................639 Class Standards...................................................................................................................................................642 Project Preference Sets .......................................................................................................................................643

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D Drawing Techniques.............................................................................................................................645Importing Manual Sketches .................................................................................................................................645 Special Wall Joins................................................................................................................................................646 Vectorworks Machine Design ..............................................................................................................................647

Index .......................................................................................................................................................653

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PrefaceWelcometotheVectorworksDesignSeries,acompletedesignandproductionmanagementsystemforarchitects, landscapearchitects,lightingdesigners,andmechanicalengineers.TheVectorworksDesignSeriesincludesthe followingVectorworksproducts:Architect,Landmark,Spotlight,MachineDesign,andDesigner.

New FeaturesProduct: Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, and Machine DesignThisreleaseincludesmanynewfeaturesandsignificantenhancementstoVectorworksArchitect,Landmark, Spotlight,MachineDesign,andthestandardworkspaces,asdescribedinthefollowingsections. Thefollowingtablecontainsalistofnewandimprovedfeaturesforthisrelease,andindicatesthesectionwherethe functionalityisdocumentedandtheproducttowhichthefeatureapplies.

FeatureContextsensitivehelp

PurposeTheVectorworkshelpsystemhasbeen updatedtoreflectversion2009 functionality.Inaddition,helpisnow availabledirectlyfromVectorworks dialogboxesbypressingF1on MacintoshandWindows,andFn+F1 onthenewerMacintoshaluminum keyboards.AnewPDFbuttonopensa PDFoftheassociatedhelpsection. VectorworksSpotlightcan automaticallyassignuniverseand dimmercombinations Theoriginalfolderhierarchycanbe preservedduringresourceexport

LocationNotapplicable

ProductArchitect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design

Automaticuniverse assignment Resourceimprovements

UniverseAssignmentin Spotlightonpage 20 ExportingResourceson page 25

Spotlight

Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design Architect

Spaceobjectimprovements

Changedvariousfieldnamesto maketheterminologyforspace objectparametersmoreconsistent. Addedseveralpredefinedlistsfor spaceanddepartmentnames, whichcanbecustomizedtosupport differentnamingstandards. AddedaCustomautoboundary optiontoprovidemoreusercontrol overthewaytheboundaryis displayedandhowtheareais calculated.

SpacePropertieson page 32,UsingStandard ListsofSpaceNamesand OccupantOrganizations onpage 35,andDefining aCustomAutoboundary foraSpaceonpage 38

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| PrefacePurposeYoucannowdrawnonsymmetrical columns/pilasters;the3Darchitectural componentcannowberenderedusing anyavailablestyleclassinthe document;the3Dstructural componentvisibilitycannowbeset usingstandardstyleclassesorany styleclassinthedocument;the column/pilastercanbeexportedtoIFC formatforexchangewithstructural analysisprograms Newoptionsallowthetopsofrafters, purlins,trimmers,andhipsand valleystobesettomatchthebottomof theroof,andpurlinscannowrotateto matchtheroofslope Thedifferenttypesofframingmember objectshavebeenconsolidated,with manynewoptionsadded,forIFC compatibilityaswellasgreater flexibilitywhencreatingaframing model Specifyflexiblepropertyandattribute setsforfloorjoistsandperimeter framingelements Stairscontainmanymoreparameters forimproved2Dand3Dappearance. Woodandsteelstairswithsteel channelstringerscannowbecreated, andhandrail/guardrailusageismuch moreflexible. SitemodifierscreatedwiththeSite Modifiertoolcannowapplytoeither theexistingorproposedsitemodel Cutandfillcalculationsareeasily updatedbyclickinganewbuttonin theObjectInfopalette.Cutandfill calculationshavebeenimproved,and nowuseParasolidmodeling technologyforaccuracyandreliability. Theroofgeometryofamassingmodel canbecustomized

FeatureColumnandpilaster improvements

LocationCreatingColumnsand PilastersinArchitecton page 71

ProductArchitect

Roofframermiscellaneous improvements

FramingaRoofon page 81

Architect

Framingmemberobject improvements

CreatingFraming Membersonpage 89

Architect, Landmark

ImprovementsinCreate JoistfromPolycommand Stairimprovements

FramingaFlooron page 92 InsertingStairson page 123

Architect

Architect

Sitemodifiersapplicableto existingsitemodels Sitemodelcutandfill

ModifyingtheSite Modelonpage 179 CreatingaGradingArea onpage 183

Architect, Landmark Architect, Landmark

Customroofinmassing models

CreatingaMassing Modelonpage 185

Architect, Landmark

New Features | FeatureHardscapeobject improvement

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PurposeYoucannowspecifyapriceperunit forthemainhardscapeandborder materialsintheObjectInfopaletteof theHardscapeobject,forusein worksheets Planttagdefinitionandplacementis muchmoreflexible,improvingthe appearanceofplantingplans Anewtoolcreateslargeareasof definedplants,withoutdisplaying individualplantsymbols.Areaand plantcountsarereported,andcanbe includedinplantingplans. Multipledatafieldsofaninstrument canbeautomaticallymodifiedand incremented;theincrementcanbe basedonchannelnumber Allowsuserstohavebotha2D lightingplanandamodelviewwith uniquerotationangles,fromthesame Spotlightgeometry Providesanew3Dtappedholeobject andalsoaddspipetapstothelistof availablesizes Nuts,washers,andlockwasherscan nowbeaddedtoJbolts

LocationEditingtheHardscape ObjectSettingson page 203

ProductLandmark

Planttagimprovements

PlantTagAppearanceon page 225 CreatingLandscape Areasonpage 249

Landmark

Landscapeareas

Landmark

NumberInstruments commandexpanded

NumberingInstruments Manuallyonpage 285

Spotlight

NewCreatePlotandModel Viewcommand

CreatingPlotandModel Viewsonpage 329

Spotlight

3Dtappedholeobject

Availableinthe VectorWorkshelpsystem

Machine Design

ImprovedJboltobject


Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design Machine Design

Woodscrewobjects

Providesnew2Dand3Dwoodscrew objects


Improved3Dbevelgear object

3Dbevelgearscannowbedrawnwith teeth,andaspiralanglecannowbe specifiedforspiralbevelgears Forthreadedshafts,choosebetween standardinchormetricthreads,or customthreads;additionalthread parameterscanbespecifiedfor custom,Acme,orbearinglocknut threads


Threadedshaftsegment improvements


Machine Design

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| PrefacePurposePlacesapolylineintheshapeofeach unfoldedsurfaceintheactivelayer; eachpolylinehasthesameclassand attributesastheoriginalobject.The commandworksonlyondevelopable NURBSsurfacesorCSGsolidsthat representdevelopablesurfaces. OpensareferencedfilefromtheOpen commandontheNavigationpalette menu.ReferencedPDFandimagefiles canalsobeopenedfromtheOpen commandonthenavigationcontext menu. Providesaneasywayofcreatingan objectmatchinganobjectthatis alreadyinthedrawing.Theassociated tool,toolmode,andobjectattributes andparametersareautomaticallyset. TheVisibilitytoolchangesthe visibilityofanobjectslayerorclass. Rapidchangescanalsobemadetoa fileslayerandclassvisibilities. Whileeditingadesignlayerviewport, youcanaccessthedesignlayerthatis shownintheviewporttomake changes.AnewReturntoViewport buttonreturnstotheviewportwhen theeditiscomplete.(Availablefor nonreferenceddesignlayerviewports only.) TheEyedroppertoolcannowtransfer attributesfromonedesignlayer viewporttoanother

FeatureUnfoldSurfacescommand

LocationUnfoldingSurfaceson page 479

ProductArchitect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design

OpenreferenceNavigation palettecommand

NavigatingWithin Drawingsonpage 481, ImportingPDFFileson page 530,and ReferencingImported Imagesonpage 568 CreatingSimilarObjects onpage 473andSetting GlobalandDefault Attributesonpage 23 ChanginganObjects ClassorLayerVisibility onpage 486

Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design

Creatingsimilarobjects

NewVisibilitytool

Navigatebacktodesign layerviewportfromdesign layer

EditingaDesignLayer DisplayedinaDesign LayerViewporton page 500

Eyedroppersupportfor designlayerviewport attributes

ChangingtheLayer PropertiesofDesignLayer Viewportsonpage 502 andChangingtheClass PropertiesofDesignLayer Viewportsonpage 505 DragandDrop Importingonpage 529

Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design

Draganddropimport

Draganddropimportisnowavailable formostimportablefileformats; simplydragafileintoanopen Vectorworksfiletoimportthecontents

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PurposeVectorworksDesignSeriesusershave theabilitytosnaptothe2Dobjectsin animportedPDFfile,sothatPDF objectscanbeincorporatedintouser drawings Ifasheetlayerviewportcontainsa designlayerviewportforwhichlayer orclassoverrideshavebeenset,you canselectanewoptiontousethose overrides,ignoringanylayerorclass overridesthatmaybesetforthesheet layerviewport

LocationSnappingtoImported PDFFilesonpage 531

ProductArchitect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design

Retaindesignlayerviewport overridesinsheetlayers

ChangingtheLayer PropertiesofSheetLayer Viewportsonpage 667 andChangingtheClass PropertiesofSheetLayer Viewportsonpage 670in theVectorworks FundamentalsUsers Guide AutomatedImportand ExporttoLightwrighton page 565

AutomaticLightwright import/export

DataexchangebetweenVectorworks Spotlight2009andLightwright5can nowbeautomated;editsmadeinone applicationaretransferred automaticallytotheother Anumberoffileswererenamedor reorganized;anindexoflibrariesis locatedin[Vectorworks]\Libraries\ VW2009LibrariesIndex.xls(details providedinNewFeatureson page xiiiintheVectorworks FundamentalsUsersGuide) Thefollowingdefaultcontentis availableforstairs: newImperialcommercialstairs metricstairs stringerprofilesforstairs

Spotlight

Contentreorganization

VectorworksDesign SeriesLibrarieson page 609,and VectorworksDesign SeriesDefaultResources onpage 615 VectorworksDesign SeriesLibrarieson page 609and VectorworksDesign SeriesDefaultResources onpage 615 VectorworksDesign SeriesLibrarieson page 609

Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design

Stairdefaultcontent

Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design Architect, Landmark, Spotlight

Lightfixturelibraries

Lightfixturelibrariesnowinclude: Anew3Dlightfixturelibraryfor architecturedesign Anew3Dlightfixturelibraryfor landscape/sitedesign

Moldingprofileslibrary

Anewlibraryincludes1200molding profilesfromCopperBeechMillwork

VectorworksDesign SeriesLibrarieson page 609

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| PrefacePurposeWindowanddoorlibrariesnow include: LoewenAnewwindowlibrary containing480windowsandanew doorlibrarycontaining98doors WeatherShieldAnewwindow librarycontaining834windowsand anewdoorlibrarycontaining174 doors

FeatureWindowanddoorlibraries

LocationVectorworksDesign SeriesLibrarieson page 609

ProductArchitect

AgaandRayburnrange library

Anewhybridsymbollibraryincludes 34rangesfromAgaand30ranges fromRayburnfromtheUKproduct line Themetricwallstyleslibrarynow includesadditionalUnitedKingdom wallstyles Twonewlibrariesnowinclude: Landscapeandhardscapestipple patterns Hybridsymbolsforresidential landscapedesignplans(suchas arbors,patiofurniture,grills, benches,pools,firepits,and fireplaces)

VectorworksDesign SeriesLibrarieson page 609 VectorworksDesign SeriesLibrarieson page 609 VectorworksDesign SeriesLibrarieson page 609

Architect

Wallstylelibrary

Architect

Landscapeobjectand stippleslibrary

Landmark

Lightingsymbollibraries

Newlightingsymbollibrariesinclude: ColorKinetics14newsymbols JamesThomas12newsymbols Improvedlightingsymbollibraries include: ClayPaky12newsymbols Coemar30newsymbols HighEnd8newsymbols Martin6newsymbols Selecon26newsymbols Varilite7newsymbols

VectorworksDesign SeriesLibrarieson page 609

Spotlight

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PurposeNewaudiosymbollibrariesinclude: AtlasSound33newsymbols EAWAudio107newsymbols d&BAudio34newsymbols MeyerSoundLaboratories46new symbols

LocationVectorworksDesign SeriesLibrarieson page 609

ProductSpotlight

Trusslibraries

Newlibrariesof250JamesThomas trussesinclude:straighttrusses, circulartrusses,towerassemblies,and lightinginstrumentracks Anewlibraryofgenericbanquet furnituresymbolsincludes15tables and6chairs Manyadditionaltextureddoor hardwaresymbolsareavailableas defaultcontent Framingmemberstructuralprofiles arenowavailableasdefaultcontent Forareferenceddesignlayer viewport,whenthereferencetothe sourcedocumentisdeleted,youhave theoptiontokeepthereferenced layersandresourcesinthetarget document.Theprocesshasbeen improvedsothatifaresourceinthe referenceddocumentisthesameasa resourceinthetargetdocument,itwill notbeimported. Forareferenceddesignlayer viewport,dashstylesusedby referencedobjectsorresourcesinthe sourcefilearenolongerimportedinto thetargetfile Whenauserattemptstoopenafile thatanotheruseralreadyhasopen,an alertdisplaysthenameoftheuser whohasthefileopenandwhereitis open;additionalinformationaboutthe filecanbedisplayed,includingits path,whenitwasopened,andhow longithasbeenopen

VectorworksDesign SeriesLibrarieson page 609 VectorworksDesign SeriesLibrarieson page 609 VectorworksDesign SeriesDefaultResources onpage 615 VectorworksDesign SeriesDefaultResources onpage 615 Notapplicable

Spotlight

Banquetfurniturelibrary

Spotlight

Doorhardwaredefault content Framingmemberdefault content Deletedreferencesnolonger createduplicateresources

Architect, Landmark, Spotlight Architect

Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design

Truereferencingofdash stylesindesignlayer viewports

Notapplicable

Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design

Lockedfilealert

Notapplicable

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Learning VectorworksThereareanumberofwaystolearnhowtouseVectorworks,includingbothonlinehelpandPDFs,trainingCDs,and bothonlineandclassroomtraining.

Users Guides ThisguideistheVectorworksDesignSeriesUsersGuide,whichdescribesthefeaturesintheVectorworks Architect,Landmark,Spotlight,MachineDesign,andDesignerproducts.Itisdesignedforuserswhohave purchasedoneormoreDesignSeriesproducts. TheVectorworksFundamentalsUsersGuideisacomprehensivereferenceforallVectorworksusersdescribing thecoretools,commands,andfeaturesintheVectorworksFundamentalsproduct.Theguidealsodescribesthe presentationcapabilitiesofRenderworks,foruserswhopurchasedRenderworks. Thefollowingtabledescribestheconventionsusedintheguides.Allinstructionsintheguidesarebasedon clickclickdrawing.

Convention(Macintosh) (Windows) boldtext blueindentedtext click doubleclick rightclick Shiftclick clickclick clickdrag Control+letterkey select

MeaningMacintoshspecificinstruction Windowsspecificinstruction Indicatesaspecificbutton,command,class,orexplicitlynameditem Indicatesanote,tip,orwarning Clickthemousebuttonandrelease.LeftbuttonalwaysimpliedinWindows. Clicktwotimesquicklyonthemousebuttonandrelease Clickwiththerightmousebuttonandrelease;ontheMacintosh,holddowntheCtrlkey whileclickingthemouse HolddowntheShiftkeyandclick Clickthemousebuttononceandrelease.Movethecursortothedesiredlocationandclick again.ThisisthedefaultdrawingpreferenceforVectorworksatinstallation. Clickoncewiththemousebuttonanddonotrelease.Drag(move)thecursortoadesired locationandthenrelease. HolddowntheCtrlkeyandpressthespecifiedkey Clickonanobjectwiththemouse,orclickdragoveranobjectwithmarqueeselection,to highlightit.Theobjectishighlighted,and/orhandlesdisplayontheobjecttoindicatethat itiscurrentlyactive.Thistermalsoreferstoexecutingmenucommands. AmenucommandaccessedbyaCtrlclick(Macintosh)orrightclick(Windows)

Contextmenu

Vectorworks Help SystemThehelpsystemallowsquickaccesstocomprehensivereferenceinformationaboutVectorworks.Programcommands, tools,anddialogboxesarelinkedtotheappropriatehelptopic,providinginstantinformation. Thehelpsystemalsoofferslinkstorelatedtopics,allowsfulltextsearches,andcontainsanindexandtableofcontents totopicsacrossallproducts.

Learning Vectorworks |TheVectorworkshelpsystemincludesthefollowingvolumes:

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Welcome:InstructionsforusingthehelpsystemwithinVectorworks VectorworksFundamentals:ContextsensitiveonlineversionoftheVectorworksFundamentalsUsersGuide DesignSeries:ContextsensitiveonlineversionoftheVectorworksDesignSeriesUsersGuide VectorScriptLanguageGuide:DescriptionoftheVectorScriptlanguage,whichcanbeusedtoautomateroutine tasks AdditionalDocumentation:ProvideslinkstocompleteuserguidePDFs,theVectorScriptLanguageGuide,and otherhelpfullinks ToaccesstheHelpsystem,selectHelp>VectorworksHelpfromwithinVectorworks.InthehelpsystemTableof Contents,opentheWelcomebookforcompleteinstructionsonhowtousethesystem. Thefirsttimethehelpsystemopens,thereisaslightdelayasthenavigationandtopicsareinitiated.When consultingthehelpfrequently,keepingthehelpfileopenisrecommended. Thereleaseofversion3oftheFirefoxbrowserchangedsomesecuritysettings,blockingJavaScriptactionsfrom withinthehelpsystem.YouwillstillbeabletoaccesscontextsensitivehelpusingFirefox3.0;however,all navigationwithinthehelpsystemhasbeendisabled.Toworkaroundthisproblem,youcanlaunchthehelp systemfromoutsideofVectorworksbydoubleclickingontheindex.htmlfilein[Vectorworks]\VWHelp.Using aFirefoxversionotherthan3.0isrecommendedforthemoment.

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Getting StartedStructuring the Drawing FileProduct: Architect and Landmark

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ThissectiondescribeshowtosetupadrawingaccordingtoArchitectandLandmarkstandards,aswellasspecify defaultpreferencesandoptionsandperformmiscellaneousfunctionsinthevariousDesignSeriesproducts.

TheSetupcommandsautomaticallycreatethenecessarystructureforacompletedrawingbasedoneitherArchitect/ Landmarkstandardsorcustomfilesetuprequirements. VersionsofVectorworksArchitectandLandmarkpriorto11reliedonlayers,classes,andviews(calledsheets)to createthenecessaryfilestructure.Sinceversion11,thestandardsarecenteredaroundtheconceptofdesignlayers(for drawinganddesign),classes,andviewportsonsheetlayers(forfinaldrawingpresentationandprinting).TheSetup commandsautomaticallyprovidethenecessaryvisibilitysettings,aswellasdesignlayer,sheetlayer,class,and viewportstructure,forcreatingacompletefilebasedonstandards.SeeOrganizingtheDrawingonpage 93and PresentingDrawingswithSheetLayerViewportsonpage 653intheVectorworksFundamentalsUsersGuide. TheSetupcommandscreatethefilestructurenecessarytofittheproject;asmallproject(suchasaresidentialgarden) requiresasmallersetoflayersandclassesthanalarger,morecomplexproject. ForVectorworksArchitect,UnitedKingdomdrawingstandardsareavailablethroughtheOrganizationdialog boxforclasses,layers,sheetlayers,viewports,andsavedviews.However,onlyclasses,layers,andsheetlayers canbeimportedfromanotherdocument.

Layers, Classes, and ViewportsProduct: Architect and LandmarkTheVectorworksArchitectandLandmarkstandardstakeadvantageoflayerandclasscharacteristics.

Class CharacteristicsProduct: Architect and LandmarkDrawingobjectsareassignedtoclasses;aclassisanattributeofanobject.Classesapplytotheentirefileandcontrol thevisibilityofobjects.Classescanbesettobevisible,invisible,orgrayedwhentheyareinactive.Complexobjects, suchassymbolsorpluginobjects,maycontainmorethanoneclass;differentpartsoftheobjectcanbehiddenor shown.Classescanalsobeusedtoassigngraphicalattributesandtexturestoobjects. ManypluginobjectsthatareincludedwithVectorworksArchitectandLandmarkaresetwithpreassignedclasses. TheappropriateclassesarecreatedbytheSetupcommandsandbycertainothercommands(seeVectorworks ArchitectandLandmarkClassesonpage 14).TheuseofautoclassingisdeterminedwiththeStandardNaming setupcommand.Formoreinformation,seeImportingDrawingStructurefromStandardsorOtherFilesonpage 96 andManagingClassesonpage 108intheVectorworksFundamentalsUsersGuide.

Layer and Viewport CharacteristicsProduct: Architect and LandmarkAVectorworkslayerisanamedcontainerthatholdsitems.Vectorworksusestwotypesoflayers:designlayersand sheetlayers.Designlayersareusedfordrawingandmodelingtheelementsofaproject.Sheetlayersarecreatedfor thepresentationofafinalizeddrawing,andcancontainviewports,titleblocks,notes,andotherannotations.A viewport,locatedonasheetlayer,isaparticularcombinationofvisible,grayed,and/orhiddendesignlayersand classes. Layershavecertaincharacteristicsthatareusedwhendrawingandstructuringfiles:

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| Chapter 1: Getting Started DesignlayerscanautomaticallysetdefaultZvaluesforobjectstheycontain.Theycreatenaturalstructural divisionswithinadrawingforobjectsondifferentfloorsordifferentverticallocationswithinafloor. Designlayerscanbevisible,invisible,orgrayed.SheetlayersarealwayssettoActiveOnly. Designlayers,aswellasviewports,canbedisplayedatdifferentdrawingscales,forthedisplayofallaspectsofa drawingplanfromthesitemodeltodetails. Designlayers,aswellasviewports,canhavedifferent3Dviews.AbuildingcanbeviewedinPlanviewinone viewportandinanelevationorperspectiveviewinanother. Layerscanbecontainedindifferentfilesandsharedusingworkgroupreferencing.

DrawingssetupwiththeSetupcommandscontainbothdesignlayersandsheetlayerswithviewports.Aprojectfile contains,ataminimum,designlayersforeverylevel,aswellasanumberofviewportsonsheetlayers.

The Setup CommandsProduct: Architect and LandmarkTheSetupcommandscreateafilethatadherestopredefinedVectorworksArchitect/Landmarkstandards,or alternatively,touserdefinedstandards.Runningthesecommandsinaprojectfileensuresthatthedesiredstructureis inplace.Eachcommandcanberunineitheraneworexistingfile;theModelSetupcommandmustberunpriorto usingtheCreateStandardViewportscommand. WhenafileissetupwiththeModelSetupandtheCreateStandardViewportscommands,theappropriateclasses andlayersarecreatedautomatically.Thenumberandtypesoflayersandclassescreateddependonthesetup selections.DesignlayersarecreatedbytheModelSetupcommandandbeginwithMod(modellayers,sincethisis wherethemodelisdesigned).TheCreateStandardViewportscommandcreatestheappropriateviewportsandsheet layersfortheviewports(beginningwithSheet),alongwiththeappropriateclassesiftheyarenotalreadyinthefile. TheStandardNamingcommandestablishesorchangesthenamingconventionsusedfortheseclasses,designlayers, sheetlayers,andviewportsorsavedviews. WhenusingVectorworksLandmarkstandards,landscapesiteplansarecomposedofsharedmodelinformationon fourlayers: ModSiteArchcontainsanybuildingsorotherimprovements ModSiteCivilcontainstopographicandsurveyinformation ModSiteDTMDatacontainstheDTMoutput ModSiteLandscapecontainstreeandplantingdata InordertousetheTaskManager,thefilemustbesetupwiththeModelSetupand/orCreateStandard Viewportscommands.SeeTheTaskManageronpage 17formoreinformation. RuntheSetupcommandsinanew,blankfile,andthensaveasatemplateforfutureuse. Ifanexistingfilealreadycontainsasetofcustomstandards(includedasaseriesofworksheets),theImport LayerMap.GdialogboxopenswhenselectingoneoftheSetupcommands.Selectwhethertousethecustomor standardsetup.SeeUsingtheLayermapWorksheetonpage 635formoreinformation.

Document SetupProduct: Architect and LandmarkUsetheDocumentSetupcommandtosetupafilesbasiccharacteristics(units,scale,drawingarea,andgrid)aswell asdefinethedrawingborderandtitleblocksettings.

The Setup Commands |TosetupadrawingwiththeDocumentSetupcommand: 1. SelectFile>DocumentSettings>DocumentSetup.

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2. TheDocumentSetupdialogboxopens.Settheparametersforthedrawing.SeeSettingUptheDrawingon page 60intheVectorworksFundamentalsUsersGuideformoreinformationonunits,scale,drawinggrids,and printarea.

ParameterUnits,ScaleandGrids DrawingUnits LayerScale

DescriptionClickChangetoopentheUnitsdialogbox;specifytheglobalunitsettingsforthe project ClickChangetoopentheLayerScaledialogbox.Specifythedefaultlayerscalefor theproject.Thisscalewillbeusedforallfloordesignlayers(ModFloor#)and associateddesignlayerssuchasModSlab. ClickChangetoopenthePageSetupdialogbox;specifythedrawingsprintable area ClickChangetoopentheSmartCursorSettingsdialogbox;specifythereference andsnapgridsettings Ifnotcreatedduringsetup,drawingbordersandtitleblockscanbeadded manuallywiththeDrawingBordertool(seeCreatingDrawingBorderson page 369) Selectthedrawingbordertoautomaticallyincludeasthedrawingissetup,or leavethedefaultselectionofNonetocreatenodrawingborder Selectthetitleblockfromeitherthedefaultresourcesorthecurrentfilesresources toautomaticallyincludeasthedrawingissetup(seeVectorworksDesignSeries DefaultResourcesonpage 615),orleavethedefaultselectionofNonetocreate notitleblock

DrawingArea DrawingGrids DrawingBorder/TitleBlock

DrawingBorder TitleBlock

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DescriptionSavesthedrawingborderandtitleblockselectionsandappliesthemtothesheet layerswhentheCreateStandardViewportscommandisselected Placesthespecifieddrawingborderandtitleblockontheselectedlayer immediately

3. ClickOK. TousetheIssueManager(seeTheIssueManageronpage 442),selectoneofthepredefineddrawingborder styles. SelecttheDocumentSetupcommandagaintoreadjustadrawingborderifthepapersizehaschanged.

Model SetupProduct: Architect and LandmarkTheModelSetupcommandcreatestheappropriatenumberoffloorsorlevelsandtheircorrespondingdesignlayers (ModFloor,ModFoundation,andModRooflayers),aswellassettingtheZanddeltaZofeachmodeldesignlayer.It isrequiredforrunningtheCreateStandardViewportscommand. ForLandmarkusers,ifthereisnofloorplangeometryinthedrawing,clickOKinbothModelSetupdialogboxesto acceptthedefaultsettings. Tosetupthemodel: 1. SelectFile>DocumentSettings>ModelSetup. TheModelSetupInitializedialogboxopensifthedrawingisnew,containsunrecognizedlayer/classnames,or wascreatedwithVectorworksArchitect9sSetupAssistant. IfthefilewaspreviouslysetupusingtheModelSetupcommand,themainModelSetupdialogboxopens(goto step3).

ParameterThisisanexisting drawing Thisisanewdocument Numberoffloors Numberofbasements 2. ClickOK.

DescriptionSelectthisoptionifthisisanexistingdrawing.TheModelSetupcommand searchesthedrawingformodellayersandusestheattributesofthoselayerstoset upthemodel. Selecttheoptionifthisisanewdrawing Enterhowmanyfloorsareinthebuilding Specifythenumberofbasement(s)inthebuilding(zero,one,ortwo)

The Setup Commands |ThemainModelSetupdialogboxopens.

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3. IntheModelSetupdialogbox,selectalevelfromtheLevelSettingslist,andthenspecifyitsparametersand clickOK.Theselectedlevelisindicatedinthegraphicwitharedbullet.Amaximumofthreefloorlevelsare displayed.Forbuildingswithmorethanthreefloorsaboveground,themiddlefloorindicatorishighlightedfor allintermediatefloors.

ParameterLevelSettings Add/Remove (Normally,Architectonly) No.ofLevels Elevation(F) CeilingHeightAFF(C) SlabThickness DefaultWallHeight Floortofloor Bottomofoverheadslab

DescriptionClicktoaddlevels(floors)toorremovelevelsfromthemodelsetup;see AddingandRemovingLevelsonpage 6 Displaysthenumberoflevelsinthebuilding,includingthefoundationand roof Entertheelevationoftheselectedfloor;thissetstheZvalueforthedesign layer Entertheceilingheightoftheselectedfloor Entertheslabthicknessoftheselectedfloor;thisvaluesetsthedeltaZofthe associatedslablayer SetsthedeltaZofthedesignlayer Usestheheightbetweentheselectedfloorandthetopoftheslabofthefloor aboveasthedefaultwallheight Usesthedistancebetweenthefloorandthebottomoftheslababoveasthe defaultwallheight

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| Chapter 1: Getting StartedParameterFixedat Options CreateSlabLayers Usezeroforgroundfloor Selectthischeckboxtocreateslabdesignlayers Whenselected,floorlayernumberingbeginswith0insteadof1(forexample, ModFloor1andModFloor2wouldinsteadbeModFloor0and ModFloor1,respectively) Entertheprefixtoappendtolayernamesthatrepresentbasementlevels;the defaultisB

DescriptionFixesthewallheighttoaspecificdimensionregardlessofthefloortofloor elevation;thisisusefulforspecialcasessuchassplitlevelhomes

Basementprefix

CreateSlabLayers,UseZeroforGroundFloor,andBasementPrefixcanonlybespecifiedfornewsetups. Tosetupamodelforsplitlevelhomes,selecttheFixedatoptionandenteraheightgreaterthanthedistanceto thenextlevel.

Adding and Removing LevelsProduct: ArchitectLevels(floors)canbeaddedtoorremovedfromthemodel. Toaddorremovealevel: 1. SelectFile>DocumentSettings>ModelSetup. 2. InthemainModelSetupdialogbox,clickAdd/Remove. TheModelSetupAdd/RemoveLevelsdialogboxopens.

ParameterAddafloorabovetheselected level Addabasementabovethe selectedlevel Removetheselectedlevel

DescriptionClicktoaddafloorabovetheselectedlevelfromthelist.Thisoption appearsdimmediftheselectedlevelcannothaveaflooraddedaboveit. Clicktoaddabasementabovetheselectedlevelfromthelist.Amaximum oftwobasementsarepermittedinadrawing. Clicktodeletetheselectedlevelfromthelist;allobjectsonthelevelare deleted.Thisbuttonappearsdimmediftheselectedlevelcannotbe deleted. Recalculatestheelevation(Zvalue)oftheremaininglevels

Adjustelevationsautomatically

The Setup Commands |3. ClickOKtoreturntotheModelSetupdialogbox. 4. ClickOKacceptchangesandreturntothedrawing.

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Analertdialogboxopens,recommendingthererunningoftheCreateStandardViewportscommandtoapply modelsetupchangestotheviewportsetup. 5. ClickOK. WhenusingtheModelSetupcommandforthefirsttime,floorsareautomaticallynumberedastheyareadded. Whenrunagain,thefloorsarenotrenumbereduntilafterstep4.

Creating Standard ViewportsProduct: Architect and LandmarkVectorworksArchitectandLandmarktakeadvantageoftheviewportfunctionalityintroducedinversion11. Viewportsarecreatedonsheetlayers,anddisplayaspecificportionofadrawingwithacombinationofvisible, grayed,and/orhiddendesignlayersandclasses.Viewportscanbecropped,rotated,andannotated,andthesheet layerprintsettingssaved.Severalviewportscanbeincludedononesheetlayer.TheCreateStandardViewports commandcreatesstandardscompliantviewportsandtheirassociatedsheetlayers,withthelayerandclassvisibilities ofastandarddrawing.SeePresentingDrawingswithSheetLayerViewportsonpage 653intheVectorworks FundamentalsUsersGuide. Ifdesired,viewscorrespondingtotheviewportscanalsobecreated.Thisallowseasynavigationthroughthedifferent drawingviews(withsetlayerandclassvisibilities)duringthedesignprocess. Viewportsarecreatedinfivecategories.Theavailableviewporttypesare: SitePlanDrawings ProjectPlanDrawings FloorPlanDrawings AuxiliaryPlanDrawings NotationDrawings TheModelSetupcommandmustberunpriortousingthiscommand. SelecttheCreateStandardViewportscommandagaintomakechangestotheprojectsettingsatanytime.The columnontherightshowsthecurrentviewportswhenthecommandisrunagain.

Setting Standard Viewport PreferencesProduct: Architect and LandmarkThedefaultviewportscaleanddrawingbordersettingscanbesetpriortoaddingstandardviewportstoaproject. Tosetviewportpreferences: 1. SelectFile>DocumentSettings>CreateStandardViewports. TheCreateStandardViewportsdialogboxopens. 2. ClickPreferences. TheCreateViewportPreferencesdialogboxopens.Thepreferencesapplyasviewportsareaddedtothelistfor inclusioninthedrawing.

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3. Setthedefaultscaleforeachtypeofviewportandselectadrawingborderand,ifdesired,titleblocktoadd automaticallytoeachsheetlayer.Thescalesettingsaffectonlytheviewportscale,notthelayerscaleofany modellayers.SeeCreatingDrawingBordersonpage 369formoreinformationondrawingborders. 4. ClickOKtoreturntotheCreateStandardViewportsdialogbox.

Creating ViewportsProduct: Architect and LandmarkTocreatestandardviewports: 1. SelectFile>DocumentSettings>CreateStandardViewports. TheCreateStandardViewportsdialogboxopens.SelectadrawingcategoryfromtheTypeofDrawinglist.The availabledrawingtypesdisplayintheDrawingTypeslistontheleft,withashortdescriptionbeneath.Selectthe viewporttobecreatedintheDrawingTypeslistandthenclickAddtomoveittotheViewportstoBeCreated listontheright. Forauxiliaryviewviewports(sectionsandelevations),typeswithaMansuffix(suchasSectionsMan)typically indicatethattheelementsofthesectionorelevationaretobedrawnmanuallyon,forinstance,ModSectionor ModElevationlayers,whicharecreatedalongwiththeviewports.Thevisibilityofallotherlayersissetto Invisiblefortheseviewports.TypeswithaVPsuffix(suchasSectionsVP)areforcreatingavieworasection viewportofthemodelfromexistingModlayers.NonewlayersarecreatedandthevisibilityofallexistingMod layersissettoVisiblefortheseviewports.

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ParameterTypeofDrawing DrawingTypes DescriptionofDrawingType ViewportstobeCreated Add Remove RemoveAll Preferences DrawingOptions CreateAllLevels Level UseDrawingBorder

DescriptionListsthecategoriesofviewporttypes ListstheavailableviewporttypesintheselectedTypeofDrawing category ProvidesadescriptionoftheTypeofDrawingcategory Liststheviewportsthatwillbecreated,alongwiththespecifiedscale, drawingborderandsheetlayerparameters AddstheselectedviewporttypesfromtheDrawingTypeslisttothe ViewportstobeCreatedlist,includingtheminthedrawingsetup RemovestheselectedviewportfromtheViewportstobeCreatedlist RemovesallviewportsfromtheViewportstobeCreatedlist Specifiesthescaleanddrawingborderparameterpreferenceswhenadding viewportstotheViewportstobeCreatedlist

ForFloorPlandrawings,createstheselectedviewportforeachlevelofthe floorplan;deselecttospecifyanindividualLevelinstead ForFloorPlan,AuxiliaryorNotationdrawings,specifytheindividuallevel forcreatingtheviewport PlacesthedrawingborderspecifiedinCreateViewportPreferencesonthe sheetlayerwhentheviewportisaddedtothedrawing

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| Chapter 1: Getting StartedDescriptionSelectaviewportfromtheDrawingTypeslisttosetitsparametersbefore addingittotheViewportstobeCreatedlist.Alternatively,selecta viewportintheViewportstobeCreatedlisttosetorchangeitsoptions. Selectasheetlayerwheretheviewportwillbeplaced.Adefaultsheetlayer nameisprovided,butadifferentsheetlayercanbeselected.Alternatively, anewsheetlayernamecanbecreated,byselectingNewSheetLayerand providingthesheetlayername. Setstheviewportscale,view,projection,perspective,andrenderingas describedinCreatingaSheetLayerViewportfromaDesignLayeron page 654intheVectorworksFundamentalsUsersGuide ForeachviewportintheViewportstobeCreatedlist,createsa correspondingviewwiththesamename.Itisusefulduringthedesign processtonavigateamongthedifferentprojectviews,wheretheproper layerandclassvisibilitieshavealreadybeenset.

ParameterViewportOptions

OnSheetLayer

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CreateCorrespondingViewfor EachViewport

2. Oncethelistofviewportsisready,clickOK.Anysheetlayersspecifiedthatdonotalreadyexistinthedrawing arecreatedalongwiththelistedviewports(andviewsiftheCreateCorrespondingViewoptionwasselected). Inanewdrawing,theviewportsdisplaywitharedX,indicatingthattheyarecurrentlyempty.Asthedrawingis developedonthedesignlayers,theviewportswilldisplaythecontentsappropriately.Dependingonthe renderingmodespecified,someviewportsmayrequireupdatingwiththeUpdateSelectedViewports command.

Standard NamingProduct: Architect and LandmarkTheStandardNamingcommandcontrolsthelayer,class,andviewportnamesusedinaproject.Thesenamescanbe changedtoauserdefinedsystemotherthanthedefaultVWArchnamingsystem.Standardscanbemappedfor officewideuseortoconvertanexistingfiletotheofficestandard.Thiscommandcanalsobeusedtoassignspecific attributestoclassesinstandards,andtochangethenamesoflayers,viewports/viewsandclassesinthecurrent standard.Thecommanddoesnotcreatenewlayers,classes,orviewports/views. Ifclasses,layers,andviewports/viewshavenotbeensetupaccordingtoVWArchstandards,theirnamesmay notmatchtheexamplelayerandclassnamespresentedhere. Tosetthestandardnamingoflayers,classes,andviews: 1. SelectFile>DocumentSettings>StandardNaming. TheStandardNamingdialogboxopens.Selectanamingstandardforthefile,andchoosewhetherautoclassing shouldbeenabledforobjects.

The Setup Commands | ParameterActiveStandard Details

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DescriptionSelectthenamingstandardtoapplytoclasses,designlayers,sheetlayers,viewports, andsavedviews OpenstheStandardNamingDetailsdialogbox;toeditthenamesforacustom standard(User1,User2,andUser3),thestandardmustbeselectedastheActive Standardfirst EnablesAutoclassingforthefileandautomaticallyplacesautoclassingobjectsinto preassignedclasses;seeAutomaticallyCreatedClassesonpage 14.Ifobjectswere alreadypresentinthedrawingwhenautoclassingisenabled,choosewhetherexisting objectsshouldbeautoclassedwhenexitingthisdialogbox.

Enable Autoclassing

2. ClickDetailstoeditcustomclass,layer,andviewport/viewnames. TheStandardNamingDetailsdialogboxopens,displayingclassnamesontheClassestab.SelecttheDesign Layerstabtodisplaydesignlayernames,andtheSheetLayers,VP,SavedViewstabtodisplaythenamesfor viewportsandtheirassociatedsheetlayers,orforsavedviews. Usingthereferencelist,verifythemappingofstandardnames.Customnamingcanbespecifiedforcustom activestandardsbyenteringanewnameforeachlayer,class,orviewport/view.Ifdesired,classattributescan alsobespecifiedforeachstandardorcustomclassname.SeeTheAttributesPaletteonpage 261inthe VectorworksFundamentalsUsersGuide.

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| Chapter 1: Getting StartedParameterReferenceStandard

DescriptionSelectareferencenamingstandardfromthelist;therelevantclass,layer,or viewport/viewnamesaredisplayedbelow.Eachactiveentryinthelistismapped toitscorrespondingreferencelistentry. User1,User2,andUser3arecustomstandards.Morecustomstandardscanbe defined(seeCreatingAdditionalCustomStandardsonpage 12).

ActiveStandard ReferenceStandardList ActiveStandardList Descriptionofclass/layer/ view EditClass/Layer/View Name

Displaystheoverallnamingstandardcurrentlyineffectforthefile(selectedinthe initialStandardNamingdialogbox) Liststhereferencestandardnamesfortheclass,designlayer,viewport/sheetlayer, orsavedview Liststhestandardnamecurrentlyineffectandmappedtothereferencestandard fortheclass,designlayer,orviewport/sheetlayer,orsavedview Describesthecurrentlyselectedclass,layer,viewport/sheetlayer,orsavedviewin thelist Whenacustomactivestandardisselected(User1,User2orUser3),enterthe customnameforthecurrentlyselectedclass,layer,orviewport/view SetstheattributesofaselectedclassintheActiveStandardlist Selectthelinestyleclassattributes Chooseapencolorfromthecolorbox Selectthelineweight Selectthelinestyle Selectthefillstyleclassattributes Selectthefillpattern Chooseafillforegroundcolorfromthecolorbox Chooseafillbackgroundfromthecolorbox Appliestheclassattributesastheclasseditemiscreated

Class Attributes (Classes tab only)Lines PenColor LineWeight LineStyle Fills FillPattern FillForeColor FillBackColor UseatCreation

3. Whenthedesiredclassattributeshavebeenspecified,and,forcustomstandards,thestandardnameshavebeen established,clickOK. 4. IntheStandardNamingdialogbox,clickOK.Ifcustomviewportsexistinthedrawing,youarepromptedtorun theCreateStandardViewportscommandagaintoupdatetheviewports/viewswiththenewnamingstandard, andupdateanynewclassattributes.Ifautoclassingwasselectedandobjectshadalreadybeenplacedinthe drawing,selectwhethertoautoclassthoseexistingobjects.

Creating Additional Custom StandardsProduct: Architect and LandmarkAcustomnamingstandardcanbecreatedratherthanusingtheVWArchorAIA/NCSstandard.Althoughthreelayer, class,andviewport/viewstandardsareavailablefromwithintheStandardNamingdialogbox(User1,User2and User3),uptoninetyninecanbecreatedforlayers,classes,andviewport/viewsbyeditingtheClassNameStds,

The Setup Commands |LayerNameStds,andViewNameStdsworksheets.SeeUsingWorksheetsonpage 608intheVectorworks FundamentalsUsersGuide. Tocreateacustomnamingstandardbyworksheet: 1. Inanewfile,selectFile>DocumentSettings>StandardNaming. TheStandardNamingdialogboxopens. 2. Withoutmakinganychanges,clickOK. Threeworksheetsarecreatedinthefile,andarevisibleintheResourceBrowser:ClassNameStds, LayerNameStds,andViewNameStds. 3. SelectoneoftheworksheetsfromtheResourceBrowser.FromtheResourcesmenu,selectOpen. Theworksheetopensforediting.

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ClassNameStds Worksheet

4. HighlightcolumnD(User1)andfromtheWorksheetmenuselectInsert>Columns.Anewcolumnisaddedin frontoftheselectedone. NewcolumnsmustbeinsertedaftertheAIA/NCScolumnandbeforetheDescriptionorPenColorcolumn. 5. EnteranameincellD1forthenewstandard. 6. EnteranewstandardnameforeachcellbelowD1. CellsleftblankintheClassNameStdsworksheetwillbeassignedtotheNoneclass.Cellsleftblankinthe LayerNameStdsworksheetwillbeassignedtotheLayerNonelayer.Blankcellsarenotpermittedinthe ViewNameStdsworksheet;ifaworksheetwithblankviewport/viewnamesisattemptedforuseinStandard Naming,anerrormessageisdisplayed. 7. ThenewstandardisdisplayedintheStandardNamingdialogbox. Tousethesechangesinotherfiles,eithersavethefileasatemplatetobeusedasthebasisfornewdrawings,or importeachworksheetintotheotherfilebeforerunningtheStandardNamingcommand.

Coarse and Fine Custom StandardsProduct: Architect and LandmarkWhencreatingcustomstandardnaming,namingstandardsmaycontainfewerstandardnames(coarser)oradditional standardnames(finer). Acoarsercustomstandardnamestwoormoreofthestandardclass,layer,orviewnameswiththesame userdefinedname.Exceptforautoclassing,thisisanirreversibleprocess.

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Forexample,theclassesAreaMain,AreaPatterns,andAreaSpeccanbecombinedintoasingleclasscalledAreas.All objectsassignedtotheoriginalthreeclassesarereassignedtoAreas. Whencustomstandardnamingchangesarecomplete,additionalinformationdisplaystoconfirmanyactionstobe taken,suchasmergingchangedclassnamestoeliminateduplicates. Afinerstandardmapsasingleclass,layer,orviewnametomultiplenames.Mappingisrequiredtodefinethe standardnamingchange,andtheStandardNamingMappingdialogboxopensautomatically. Forexample,theAFP#layerAIAstandardcorrespondstotwoVectorworksArchitectlayerstandards:ModFloor# andModSlab#.IfswitchingfromtheAIAstandardtotheVWArchstandard,selecttheAFP#layerfromtheliston theleftandindicatethemappingforobjectscurrentlyontheAFP#layerbyselectingthemappinglayerontheright.

AllobjectsassignedtotheAFP#layerareassignedtotheModFloor#layer.Unmappedlayersarenotcreated.

Vectorworks Architect and Landmark ClassesProduct: Architect and Landmark

Automatically Created ClassesProduct: Architect and LandmarkSeveralclassesarecreatedautomaticallybyfeaturesinVectorworksArchitectandLandmark,regardlessofwhether standardshavebeenestablishedwiththeSetupcommands.SeeSettingClassPropertiesonpage 110inthe VectorworksFundamentalsUsersGuide. Severalpluginobjectshaveanoptiontoselectoneof15Styleclasses.IftheselectedStyleclassdoesnotalready existinthefile,Architectcreatestheclassusingthedefaultsettings.EdittheclasssettingsintheEditClass(es) dialogbox. NonPlot(Architect):Thisclassiscreatedaspartofdoorsandwindows.Thelocithatdefinethewindowand dooredgesarecreatedinthisclass,whichisnormallysettoInvisiblesothatthelociarehidden. Redlines(Architect,Landmark,Spotlight,MachineDesign):ThisclassiscreatedbytheRedlinetool.Allredline objectsareplacedinthisclass,whichallowsallredlinesinthefiletobeshownorhidden.Thisclassistoggledto visibleandinvisiblebytheShoworHideRedlinescommand. Guides(ArchitectandLandmark):ThisclassiscreatedandusedbyselectingModify>Guides >MakeGuide. TheWallFramercommand(Architect)createsthefollowingclasses:FramerBlock,FramerSolePlate, FramerHeader,FramerStud,FramerSill,andFramerTopPlate.

Vectorworks Architect and Landmark Classes | SiteDTMModifier(Landmark):ThisclassiscreatedbythePad,TextureBed,Grader,andFenceobjects.The LandscapeWallsandRoadwayobjectsincludepadandfenceobjectsiftheUseSiteModifierscheckboxis selectedontheObjectInfopalette.ThisclassistoggledtovisibleandinvisiblebytheShoworHideSite Modifierscommand.

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IrrigationSprayPat(Landmark):ThisclassiscreatedbyusingtheIrrigationHeadandDripEmitterobjects.This classistoggledtovisibleandinvisiblebytheShoworHideSprayPatterncommand.

Object Auto-classingProduct: Architect and LandmarkAutoclassingistheautomaticassignmentofcertainobjectstoadefaultclass.Manypluginobjectsinthelibraries providedhavebeenpreassignedtotheproperclassaccordingtotheArchitect/Landmarkdrawingstandard (VWArch)(foralistofautoclassingobjects,seeAutoclassingObjectsonpage 639). IftheUseAutoclassingcheckboxisselectedinStandardNaming(seeStandardNamingonpage 10),thenthese pluginobjectswillbeautomaticallyplacedinthedesignatedclassastheyareaddedtothedrawing.Theobjectsclass iscreatedautomaticallyifitdoesnotyetexist. IfafilehasnotbeenstructuredwiththeSetupcommands,ortheUseAutoclassingcheckboxisnotselected,the objectsareplacedintheactiveclass.Theobjects,uponregeneration,areassignedtotheproperclassifthefileislater setup.Anysymbol,whencreated,canbesettodefaulttoaclassfromtheSymbolInsertionOptionsdialogbox. ThedefaultclassoftheobjectlibrariesmustberesetwhenusinganamingstandardotherthantheArchitect/ Landmarkstandard(VWArch). Saveabackupversionoftheobjectlibrariesbeforeeditingthem. Tosetthedefaultclassofallthesymbolsinalibraryfile: 1. SelectFile>Open. ThestandardOpendialogboxopens. 2. SelecttheLibrariesfolder,andthenclickOpen. 3. Selectthefirstobjectlibraryfiletoconvert,andthenclickOpen. Theselectedfileopensinthedrawingwindow. 4. SelectTools>Utilities>SetDefaultSymbolClass. Awarningdialogboxopens.ClickYestoacknowledgeconvertingallsymboldefinitionsinthefiletothenew defaultclassname. TheEnterStringdialogboxopens. 5. Enterthedefaultclassnameforthesymbols,andthenclickOK. Ensurethatthenameisspelledcorrectlytomatchthedesiredcustomclassstandard.Thiscommandcanbe undoneifnecessary.Ifthenamematchesanexistingnameinthefileotherthanaclass,analertdialogboxopens. 6. SelectFile>Savetosavethechanges. 7. Repeatsteps1through6foreachobjectlibrary. Anytimethatsymbolsareusedfromthisfile,theywilltakeonthespecifiedclassastheirdefaultclass. Thecommanddoesnotdistinguishbetweenonesymboldefinitionandanother.Allsymboldefinitionsinthefile willtakeonthenewclassname.Forthatreason,touseoncustomlibraries,runthecommandonacopyofthe file.

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Mapping Classes and LayersProduct: Architect and LandmarkTheClassandLayerMappingcommandmapsanysetoflayersand/orclassesinadrawingintoanewlayerand/or class.Thefilestructurecanbesimplified,condensed,and/orrenamed.Usethisfeature,forexample,whena consultantisusing .DWGor .DXFfiles.Complex,multiclassedfilesimportedfrom .DWGcanbecondensedor renamed,andemptyclassesdeletedinasingleoperation.Mappingcanbesavedsothenexttimeafileisreceived fromthatconsultant,thefilecanberemappedinasinglestep.Thissameprocedurecanberevisedfortheprocessof providingfilestoconsultantsusingadifferentfilestructureordrawingstandard.SeeManagingLayersonpage 96 intheVectorworksFundamentalsUsersGuideandManagingClassesonpage 108intheVectorworks FundamentalsUsersGuide. Tomodifylayersandclasses: 1. SelectTools>ClassandLayerMapping. TheClassMappingdialogboxopens.Modifytheexistingclasses,andthenclickGoToLayerstoopentheLayer Mappingdialogbox.TheLayerMappingdialogboxisidenticalinlayouttotheClassMappingdialogbox.

ParameterExistingClasses/Layers ProposedClasses/Layers Add> Merge> TaskManager. TheChooseViewport/SavedViewandTaskdialogboxopens.Selecttheviewportorsavedviewandthe associatedtasktobeperformed.

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ParameterInViewport/SavedView Dotask TaskDescription EditExisting/CreateNew Task 2. ClickOK.

DescriptionSelecttheviewportorviewwherethetaskshouldbeperformed Selecttheassociatedtasktoperformfromthelistoftasksrelevanttotheviewport orview DisplaysasummaryofthetaskselectedinDotask Changesthecurrenttaskorallowsnewtaskstobeaddedforthecurrentviewport orview;seeEditingtheTaskManagerDatabaseonpage 18

TheTaskManagerswitchestotheactivedesignlayerandclassfortheselectedviewportorsavedviewandtask. Italsoadjustsvisibilityoptionsforlayersandclassesasnecessary.

Editing the Task Manager DatabaseProduct: Architect and LandmarkToedittheTaskManagerdatabase: 1. SelectTools>TaskManager. TheChooseViewport/SavedViewandTaskdialogboxopens. 2. Selectaviewportorsa

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