How to Split Chain Dimensions in Vectorworks 2024

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When you need to add a note to one part of a chain dimension, you need to split the chain dimension in two, that's what this movie is about.

How to Speed Up Dimensioning with Walls in Vectorworks 2024

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This movie shows you how to speed up your dimensioning with walls by using master snap points, wall styles, and controlling your snaps. become a member: https://archoncad.com/

epodcast200 - Create Dimension Standards

When you create a Dimension Standard you will find that it is only in the file you created it. Unlike other resources, Dimension Standards cannot be exported to your library. They also do not appear in the Resource Manager. However, you can import Dimension Standards from  another file.  When you create a dimension standard there is an Import button on the dialog box. If you click on this button, you can navigate to the file that has the correct Dimension Standard. When you choose your Dimension Standards, they will be imported into your current file.

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Vectorworks Tip 357 - Moving Associative Dimensions

A couple of my clients have complained about the Associative Dimensioning in Vectorworks. I never seem to have trouble with associative dimensions or with moving them. But then again, I have been using Vectorworks so long that I can sometimes forget what it is like for others that are new to Vectorworks. If you want to move an associative dimension you have to click on the right part of the dimension to move it, otherwise you run the risk of moving the associated object.

Vectorworks Tip #166 - Text – Use Text Styles with Dimension Standards

If you create text styles you can connect them to your custom standards. This means that every time you place a dimension it will automatically set the text to the right style, ensuring that all of your dimension text is the way you want it.

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