short Sharp Training Monthly - What's New in Vectorworks 2011

The online user group, which I call Short Sharp Training (Monthly) is looking at the new Vectorworks 2011 this month. There has been a lot of online resources looking at the new features of Vectorworks 2011. I do not want to repeat these, I want to look at about 11 topics in detail:

Text Styles 

• Creating a Text Style
• Editing a Text
• Assigning a Text Style to a Text Object
• Assigning a Text Style to a Dimension Standard
• Assigning a Text Style to Other Objects

Planar graphics

• This is a big change. It will change the way you draw, and it will change the way you think about your drawings. Calling a rectangle 2D will not make sense with planar graphic, because a rectangle can be on any 3D plane. 

Push/Pull Tool

• This can be used to replace the extrude command, add solids, subtract solids, and it is very quick to use. Goodbye sketchup!

Extract Tool

• This tool has been around for a while, but it has a new very powerful feature. It can now create planar objects from a 3D object or model.

Wall Styles

• Wall styles are not new, but they have been improved. You now have control over the 3D height of each wall component.

Slabs

• These are new. They replace floors and they work with your walls styles to create complex wall/ceiling/floor geometry. 

Working in 3D - 3D Modeling

• If we bring together working planes, planar graphics and the push/pull tool, we can model objects much faster and more intuitively than before. 

Working in 3D - Building

• If we bring together the improvements in walls,  slabs and planar graphics, we can model our buildings more easily and more quickly. 

Existing Tree

• for users outside Australia and New Zealand, this is a new tool, and very useful. You can identify and schedule existing trees on site. 

I see these as the most important changes. They will change your workflow. I want to look at these topics and show how to use them and how to implement these concepts in your work.

This should be a really fun session. Book as soon as you can.

Presentation 60 minutes. Q&A about 15 min.
Cost : You have to be a subscriber to join this webinar. You can subscribe here, or you can join this session for a one-off change of $35US.

Session 1: Monday 11th October 2010 (NZDT) Book here:
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Session 2: Wednesday 13th October 2010 (NZDT) Book here:

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Session 3: Friday 15th October 2010 (NZDT) Book here:

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