SESSION 1 : Getting Started

Vectorworks: Digital Modelling for Architectural Environments

DAY ONE: Checklist

Resources
-DMAE Blog and Internet sites
-Vectorworks Help Menu
-Tutorials for download
-Each other


Getting Started:
-Vectorworks Interface
-Palettes
-Menu bar, data display bar, mode bar, views bar
-Page, grids and rulers
-Layer Scale
-Units
-Set Grid (Snap and Reference)
-Print Setup
-Workspaces
-Keyboard shortcuts


2D Tools Palette
-Primitives (Lines, rectangles, ellipses, arcs)
-Double Line Polygons
-Setting Preferences and using Modes