If you are teaching Vectorworks this is a must! This session will help you to teach Vectorworks, it will give you a place to discuss teaching strategies and it will help you to use existing exercises, or help to develop new exercises. There are a huge number of resources on this site, these meetings help you to find the ones you need.
Book now… (free to subscribers)
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Vectorworks Webinars Bookings Page
Archoncad has updated the webinars booking page for December and January 2014. Don't wait, book now.
It is important at the end of the year to look back at the main topics we have covered this year. These sessions are are a quick run though all the topics we have covered this year. These sessions are a great way to get an overview of all the topics for the last year.
There is a lot of talk about BIM and IFC at the moment. The UK is moving to a situation where all building projects will have to be created using BIM principles. But what are these? How do you set up your projects to achieve this? This workshop is an introduction to setting up your projects correctly. We will be having a new manual for this session, and it will lead onto IFC later in the year. Make sure you book for this session.
Don't forget about these. A special interest group is interactive online webinar that lets you get drill down deep into Vectorworks. The interaction between attendees allows you get the best information, tried and tested by users around the world, but Jonathan keeps control over the session, making sure that everybody understands the topics.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Vectorworks Guide to Productivity 2014
There are 194 movies and a total running time of 5:44:49.
On sale now for Black Friday...
Reviews of this manual:
Review 1 : 5 starsJust downloaded your file,,,,,,, whoooo, this is excellent, Just excellent, I went over some of the items, and its a great way to see and find the videos on any subject, I watched the roof dormer, excellent. Just used the search tool and found all the items I wanted with ease, the videos are just perfect.Review 2 : 5 StarsI purchased the first “Guide to Productivity” for Vectorworks 2010. The text, videos and exercises were very easy to follow and actually fun. Jonathan has an incredibly easy way of explaining and demonstrating the power of Vectorworks. Searching and finding topics is very easy. Building your BIM model or presentation marketing can easily be created when following the steps in the manual. As a production resource it is invaluable. Since I purchased it I’ve kept it on my computer desktop, sometimes open on my second monitor. I am delighted to have the update for 2014.Great work Jon !!
Monday, November 25, 2013
Cadmovie 1000 Posted
For the last seven years I have been making cadmovies for my subscription web site, This month I posted the 1000th movie. That is a lot of movies to make. Subscribers get access to all the movies, manuals and webinars that I post each month.
If you want to see the 1000th movie, you can click on this link. To celebrate this achievment, I have made this movie public.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
podcast157 - Settings for a Roof in Vectorworks
This is a short movie showing you how to set the attic, soffit and fascia on a Vectorworks roof. The attic settings can be useful for setting a ceiling height in the roof layer.
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Thursday, November 21, 2013
Learn to Customise Vectorworks in 29 mins
I have just added a new product to my store, a movie called "Customising Vectorworks". This movie works though several parts of Vectorworks and shows you how to edit the Vectorworks workspace to make it easier for you to find the tools you want and how to start creating custom tool (without learning any programming).
Table of Contents
- Workspaces
- Move Palettes
- Editing The Workspace
- Creating a New Menu
- Adding a Menu Command
- Adding a Keyboard Shortcut
- Removing a Command
- Removing a Menu
- Adding a Separator to a Menu
- Contextual Menus
- Tool Palettes and Tool Sets
- Create a New Tool Palette
- Adding Tools
- Adding Tools Together
- Hot Keys
- Deleting Tools
- Export Workspace
- Custom Selection
- Custom Tool/Attribute
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
cadmovie995 – Basic Editing Tools – Part 5
Rotate Tool – This tool is used to rotate objects, groups, symbols, etc. Do not use this tool to rotate your view. You can rotate the selected object, or by changing your options in the Tool bar, you can rotate a copy of the selected object.
see movie...
see movie...
cadmovie994 – Basic Editing Tools – Part 4
Reshape Tool – This is one of the most powerful tools that you need to learn and Vectorworks. Not only do you use this tool to reshape polygons, you also use it to reshape all polygon-based objects (plants, roofs, site models, etc.).
see movie...
see movie...
cadmovie993 – Basic Editing Tools – Part 3
Attribute Mapping – The attribute mapping tool can be used to adjust your graphics ( hatches, gradients, etc.) as well as being able to adjust textures and decals.
see movie...
see movie...
cadmovie992 – Basic Editing Tools – Part 2
Select Similar – This tool will select all objects that are similar. This makes it easy to select all of your walls, without accidentally selecting other objects.
see movie...
see movie...
cadmovie991 – Basic Editing Tools – Part 1
Eyedropper – This tool is used to copy attributes from an object and apply them to other objects that may or may not be selected. This is a very powerful tool and can be used to copy more than just the graphic attributes.
see movie...
see movie...
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Layers and Classes
Design layers and classes are the two most important organising concepts that you need to understand in order to create drawings in Vectorworks. I still find some users are confused about when to use a Design Layer and when to us a Class to organise their drawings. I use three simple rules to decide when I need a new Class, and three simple rules to decide when I need new Design Layers.
If you understand layers and classes fully, you will find it a lot easier to create your drawings because you know when whether should be applying a class to an object or whether you should be putting that object in a layer.
This short manual is a great way to understand when to use layer and when to use classes.
Friday, November 15, 2013
archoncad store now open
http://store.archoncad.com
The breth and depth of manuals, movies, podcasts and online webinar is unbelievable, and far beyond what you can find on any other site.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
[Archoncad] Weekly Digest Email 21 (blogs and movies for Vectorworks)
These posts were added to my web site:
Why Customise Vectorworks?
Vectorworks has hundreds of tools and commands, and they have all been set out
in the interface, or Workspace as it's called, and they have been set out to
suit most situations.
0028 Numbers - Part 1 - Introduction
Numbers is the native iOS spreadsheet program. It does not come free with your
iPhone or iPad, you will have to purchase it from the iTunes App Store. It is
designed to be a very simple and easy to use spreadsheet program.
0027 - Newstand - The Place to Buy an Read Magazines and Newspapers
If you like to read magazines and newspapers, then you should check out the
that. This app is designed to collect together all of your subscriptions for
newspapers and magazines.
0026 - Clocks on the iPad with iOS6
Before iOS6 there was no clock app on the iPad, which I was always amazed about.
Now, Apple have finally fixed this with a new iPad clock app. This is not just
the copying of the iPhone app to the iPad, it’s a different app altogether.
0025 - Moving and Editing Notebooks in Evernote
In my business I use Evernote every day. It has become my main way of storing
notes that I want to access on my tablet, smart phone and desktop computer. It
does not matter where you happen an iPad one android tablet, a smart phone or an
iPhone, a Macintosh computer or a Windows computer. This cloud-based database
allows you to store notes and access them from any device.
Using Evernote
I'm a big fan of using Evernote (http://evernote.com/). I use it to record
notes, photos, audio notes, and clippings from web sites. I have some overseas
colleagues that use even more than I do. You can sort noted into groups
(notebooks) that relate to a topic or project.
Business Card Scanner - SamCard-Business Card Reader
I thought I would try out another another business card scanner to see if my
results were any better than the last one. Part of the challenge with business
card scanners is the graphic design of the business cards, they are not always
consistent.
iPad Basics Part 18 - Organizing the Home Screen
When you have installed several applications on your iphone or ipad, it can be
tricky to find the applications you want. There is a way for you to group
applications together and to rearrange the location of them.
iPad Basics Part 17 - Setting a Passcode Lock
If you have a tablet, iPad, smart phone, or iPhone, you should set a passcode to
prevent unwanted people accessing your phone or tablet.
iPad Basics Part 16 - Push Email on the iPhone
The iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch have an ability to click your e-mails
automatically. The way this works is that your e-mail server will automatically
push your e-mails to your device as soon as they are ready. This is known as
push e-mails.
iPad Basics Part 15 - Setting up Email on the iPhone
When you start with your iPhone or iPad you have to tell the device where to
collect your e-mail from. This requires you going through a series of setting up
questions.
Introduction to Evernote
Evernote is an application that I use on my smart phone, tablet, iPhone, and
computer. It creates an online database where you can store notes, and it
synchronizes the notes between your devices. This is a very powerful piece of
software, and it is one of my recommended applications.
Business Card Scanner - CamCard Lite for iPhone and iPad
I quite often get business cards handed to me, and I am never quite sure what to
do with them. After all, I want run a paperless office, so I'm not very keen to
have a stack of business cards on my desk to look through.
iPad Basics Part 14 - Search on the iPhone
The iPhone and the iPad allow you to search through your contacts, calendars,
notes, and so on looking for information. This really means that if it is stored
on your phone you can search for it.
iPad Basics Part 13 - Splitting and Merging your Keyboard on iPad
The iPad has the ability to split the keyboard to make it easier to type with
your thumbs. This can make it a lot easier if you have to stand while using your
iPad.
iPad Basics Part 12 - Adding International Keyboards
If you need to write in different languages you can set your device to use
different keyboards. There is a huge selection of keyboards that you can use,
and it is easy to jump between the different keyboards.
iPad Basics Part 11 - Using International Punctuation
If you write in other languages, other than English, you might have to access
international punctuation. Even if you said your keyboard to be English, you can
still access some of the international punctuation symbols that you need.
iPad Basics Part 10 - Multi-Task Bar
The multi-task bar on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch allows you to access all
the applications the running on your device. It allows you to shut down
applications, jump to other applications, access your music player controls, and
so on.
iPad Basics Part 9 - Punctuation Tricks
When you are typing and you need to access punctuation marks, they can be a bit
slow to tap on the 123 button to access your punctuation, then you have to tap
on the ABC button to get back to your regular keyboard. I found the trick to
make this easier.
iPad Basics Part 8 - Download Previous App Purchases
Once you have purchased apps from your iTunes Store, may automatically download
to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod. But for some reason you have deleted your app you
can always download it again.
iPad Basics - Setting Autodownload on the iPad
You can change the settings on the iPad so that if you buy a song or app on
your desktop machine (or other iOS device) it will automatically download to
your iPad.
iPad Basics Part 7 - Signing Into iCloud on a Decktop Machine
If you want to use a desktop machine in conjunction with your iPad then you
should sign in to iCloud so that you can share information between your desktop
machine and your iPad.
iPad Basics Part 6 - Signing Into iTunes
You don't have to use iTunes on your desktop machine, but if you do, you can log
in to buy apps, songs, movies, and so on. If you use a desktop macine, you can
backup your iPad to it, and so on. I use my desktop machine to store all my
iTunes songs movies, and TV shows. The reason is that I have got too many to put
on my iPad at one time so I need somewhere to store them.
iPad Basics Part 5 - Creating an Email Signature
Your ipad comes standard with an email signature, which usually says "Send
from my iPad". I think this can be improved and made more business-like.
iPad Basics Part 4 - Introduction to Safari
This movie is not designed to be an exhaustive look at Safari. This is designed
as an introduction to Safari to make sure that you understand the main parts and
how to use it.
epodcast179 - Using a Massing Model as a Site Modifier
A massing model can be used as a site modifier.
epodcast178 - Editing the Roof on a Massing Model
Massing models are great way to place existing buildings around your site, to
give your project a context. When you place a massing model, you can choose to
have a flat roof or a hip roof.
Landmark_SIG_029 Special Interest Group June 2013
In this session we looked at creating a hatch, tiling, applying the hatch and
tile to a hardscape, using a stir as a site modifier and the resources for
leaning how to control stairs.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Upskilling Your Office
When new poeple start in your office, it is the perfect time to make sure that they know Vectorworks well. Since they will be working for you, it's important that they know how to use Vectorworks first, then they need to understand how you are using it.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
[Archoncad] Weekly Digest Email 20 (blogs and movies for Vectorworks)
BIM_SIG_021 Special Interest Group April 2013
In the session had only one attendee. Lucky for him, he was able to have
one-on-one training as part of his subscription. His main area of problem was
roofing. So in this session we looked at his roof challenges and how we can cope
with them in Vectorworks.
BIM_SIG_020 Special Interest Group April 2013
In this session we started to look at how to control 2D graphics on elevations.
This session followed on from the recent epodcast that looked at the ability to
use the 2D graphics from the classes to give the elevations hatching it would be
live to the 3-D model.
epodcast176 - Unshaded Polygon Rendering for Elevations
For a long time we wanted to have the ability to automatically hatch our
elevations. There are several workarounds, but no one had yet figured out away
to make the hatching on our are elevations automatic.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
[Archoncad] Weekly Digest Email 19 (blogs and movies for Vectorworks)
This week I posted the following blogs:
SST_1304 - Creating Construction Details
http://learn.archoncad.com/2013/04/12488/sst_1304-creating-construction-details/
Creating construction details is a major part of your contract documentation.
But how should you create these details? Is it possible to use BIM techniques
to create all your detailing?
For some projects, using BIM techniques will not give the content all the
graphic style required for detailing.
Online Sessions for April 2013
http://learn.archoncad.com/2013/04/12485/online-sessions-for-april-2013/
This month the online workshop sessions will be looking at detailing in
Vectorworks. we also have special interest group meetings for Vectorworks
architect, Vectorworks landmark, and for the education sector. Do not forget to
book now....
Education_SIG_003 Education Special Interest Group March 2013
http://learn.archoncad.com/2013/04/12478/education_sig_003-education-special-interest-group-march-2013/
In this session we looked at the resources that are on this web site and we
looked at t
epodcast175 - Clip Cube for 3D Modeling
http://learn.archoncad.com/2013/04/12471/epodcast175-clip-cube-for-3d-modeling/
Vectorworks 2013 introduced this concept called the Clip Cube. The clip cube
is a 3-D modeling technique that allows you to hide all the 3-D objects outside
of the clip cube.
Education_m_002 - Extrusions and Modeling
http://learn.archoncad.com/2013/03/12417/education_m_002-extrusions-and-modeling/
Introduction
3D modeling in Vectorworks is fun and it allows you to create objects that have
never existed before.
SST_1304 - Creating Construction Details
http://learn.archoncad.com/2013/04/12488/sst_1304-creating-construction-details/
Creating construction details is a major part of your contract documentation.
But how should you create these details? Is it possible to use BIM techniques
to create all your detailing?
For some projects, using BIM techniques will not give the content all the
graphic style required for detailing.
Online Sessions for April 2013
http://learn.archoncad.com/2013/04/12485/online-sessions-for-april-2013/
This month the online workshop sessions will be looking at detailing in
Vectorworks. we also have special interest group meetings for Vectorworks
architect, Vectorworks landmark, and for the education sector. Do not forget to
book now....
Education_SIG_003 Education Special Interest Group March 2013
http://learn.archoncad.com/2013/04/12478/education_sig_003-education-special-interest-group-march-2013/
In this session we looked at the resources that are on this web site and we
looked at t
epodcast175 - Clip Cube for 3D Modeling
http://learn.archoncad.com/2013/04/12471/epodcast175-clip-cube-for-3d-modeling/
Vectorworks 2013 introduced this concept called the Clip Cube. The clip cube
is a 3-D modeling technique that allows you to hide all the 3-D objects outside
of the clip cube.
Education_m_002 - Extrusions and Modeling
http://learn.archoncad.com/2013/03/12417/education_m_002-extrusions-and-modeling/
Introduction
3D modeling in Vectorworks is fun and it allows you to create objects that have
never existed before.
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