cadmovie1501_08 – Stories, Layers and Levels – Part 8

Slabs at Different Heights If I use levels to setup my wall components, what will happen when I have slabs at different heights? Previous cadmovie Next cadmovie visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1501_07 – Stories, Layers and Levels – Part 7

Complex Wall Style When it comes to creating a more complex wall style, it is very important that you have already created all of the levels that you need. This image shows a more complex wall style already created. You … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1501_05 – Stories, Layers and Levels – Part 5

Creating Stories, Layers, and Levels If you understand how your levels can be used, then it is time to create your stories, layers and levels. To do this you can use the Organization dialog box. level-archoncad-subscription] [/level-archoncad-subscription] Previous cadmovie Next … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1501_02 – Stories, Layers and Levels – Part 2

How Layers, Levels and Stories Work Together There is a hierarchy to the structure of layers, levels and stories. Stories control the overall building setup – the heights between the floors of the building. When you are setting up a … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1501_01 – Stories, Layers and Levels – Part 1

Design Layers and Classes Design Layers are an organizing concept to help you to develop your designs. You can think of layers as being containers. The design layer contains your design. Some people say “layers are where information is, classes … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1073 – Creating and Managing Libraries – Part 5

There are several parts to your graphic library. We have already covered using classes for your line weights, colors and line styles. But there are other graphic things you can store in your library. Hatches, gradients and images each have … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1072 – Creating and Managing Libraries – Part 4

Layer and class standards are part of developing your library. When you create symbols you will use specific classes. When you create other information on the drawings you will use layers and classes. It would be easier to have a … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1071 – Creating and Managing Libraries – Part 3

The structure for your Library should follow a structure that you can understand and use. For example, when I am drawing details I like to have a symbol folder with all my steel sections, another symbol folder with all my … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1070 – Creating and Managing Libraries – Part 2

If you are going to use a library, you have to create symbols. When you create a symbol, you have to think about how that symbol will be used because this will have a major impact on the insertion point … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1036 – Introduction to Planting – Part 5

Plant Database – When you install Vectorworks, the installer will place the default version of the Vectorworks Plant Database in the application folder and in your User Folder. visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1031 – Introduction to BIM – Part 11

Reports – Another major benefit of BIM is the ability to create a multitude of reports, e.g. about objects, areas, and many other data. Vectorworks has a built-in worksheet system that you can use to create these reports. If you … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1030 – Introduction to BIM – Part 10

The core of BIM is that you can create most of your drawings directly from the live model. To do this you need to use Sheet Layers and Viewports. If you do not know anything about viewports, please have a … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1029 – Introduction to BIM – Part 9

There is more than one way to create the roof, but an easy way to create the roof is to use the walls. visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1028 – Introduction to BIM – Part 8

It is pretty standard to add doors and windows to your project. For a BIM project the doors and windows have to be inserted into the walls. If you place them correctly Vectorworks will insert them into the wall and … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1027 – Introduction to BIM – Part 7

Like walls, slabs can have components, so you can make slabs and ceilings that have several components. The slabs can link to walls and slab components can link to the wall components. So it is really important that you create … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1026 – Introduction to BIM – Part 6

If you store your wall styles in your user folder or workgroup folder, they can be selected directly from the pop-up menu on the Tool bar. visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1025 – Introduction to BIM – Part 5

Top Level Walls. The top level walls are similar to the rest of the walls in the file, but they need to be set up so that the top bounding is not the Finished Floor (Story Above). The top level … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1024 – Introduction to BIM – Part 4

Lower Level Walls. These walls can be more complex than the foundation walls, we can add components to allow us to see the walls more accurately, in plan, elevation and section. You might be used to just showing the framing … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1023 – Introduction to BIM – Part 3

Foundation Walls. We can start with these walls, because they are the least complex. The foundation walls can use the graphic style of the class they are assigned to and they can be set up to link to the finished … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM

cadmovie1022 – Introduction to BIM – Part 2

Layers and stories are the keystones of your BIM workflow. Layers are used to divide the project and stories are used to group layers. Stories are an organizing concept that groups design layers to make it easy to adjust different … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM