Buy and Download - Lynda.com Up and Running with Vectorworks

2014
Lynda
Jim LaPier
1:52
English

Whether your specialty is architecture or landscape, product or lighting design, Vectorworks offers a suite of tools to help you design, draft, model, and present your project. This course offers a high-level overview of Vectorworks, including lessons on navigating the interface and using the palettes and tools, along with tutorials on basic 2D object creation and editing, 3D tools, and rendering basics. Author Jim LaPier will have you up and running with Vectorworks in just a few short hours.

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
Vectorworks
1. The Interface
Components of the interface
Essential preferences
Tool palettes
Workspace settings
2. Environment Conventions
Classes and layers
Entering values
Attributes and snapping
3. Basic Geometry
Basic shapes
Basic navigation
Modifying 2D objects
Boolean tools
Working with polygons
Advanced modifying tools
4. Basic 3D Shapes
3D concepts
Creating and working with 3D objects
Views and rendering styles
5. Architectural 3D Modeling
Layers for architectural design
Using underlay files
Creating walls
Modifying walls
Create a basic roof
Resource settings
Inserting doors and windows
Advanced object customizing
Creating floors
Basic stairs
6. Rendering
Textures
Lighting
Advanced lighting
7. Annotations
Basic dimensions
Dimension modes
Notes and tags
8. Viewports and Sheets
Creating viewports
Inserting title blocks
Advanced viewports
Perspective viewports
9. Printing and Sharing
Printing
Exporting
Conclusion
Next steps