User manual NEMETSCHEK VECTORWORKS ARCHITECT 2011 GETTING STARTED GUIDE

[. . . ] 2011 Getting Started Guide The contents of this printed guide and accompanying exercise CD were originally created for Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. by Steve Hader. ©1985­2010 Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. Vectorworks and MiniCAD are registered trademarks of Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. Renderworks is a trademark of Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. [. . . ] From the View bar, select the Left Isometric view from the Standard View drop-down list, and then press Ctrl + 6 to adjust the display. The viewing angle is changed, as shown at bottom left. Notice that even though you were previously working in 2D, Vectorworks Architect automatically created 3D objects. Note: Do not be concerned about the inappropriate single hung windows; you change properties of all windows later in Exercise 9 (p. 60). 46 | Vectorworks Architect 2011 Getting Started Guide Saving a 3D Reference View Next, you save a view with the current display attributes that you use in other exercises later in the tutorial. 19. In the Navigation palette, select the Saved Views tab, and then right-click the blank area below the list and select New. In the Save View dialog box, change the View Name and Layer Options, and confirm(oradjust)othersettingsasshown at top right, and then click OK to save the view. Notice that the new view is now displayed in the list with the 3D view icon , as shown at bottom right. In the Navigation palette, activate the Floor Plan-1 saved view, and then press Ctrl + 6 to adjust the display, as shown. Tip: You can optionally create a design layer section viewport (with an offset section line) to examine the house in a 3D cutaway view as the design evolves. For step by step instructions from the Architect Getting Started website, see www. nemetschek. net/training/2011/architect2011-getting-started-guide. php. 21. Ifyousetupyourfilesasinstructedinthe Checking Your Work section (p. 8), you can now optionally check the accuracy of yourfile. vwxfile. IntheNavigationpalette, double-click the 01 Floor Plan-1 saved view to activate it, and then double-click the Check EX06 saved view to activate it. Use the Zoom and Pan tools (in the Basic tools palette) and the Previous View tool (in the View bar) as necessary to examine the drawing. Your drawing objects are displayed in red, and the masterfile'sdrawingobjectsaredisplayedin their default colors. You should see your red drawing objects overlaid directly on top of themasterfile'sdrawingobjects. Aftercheckingyourfile'saccuracy, closetheactivefile(yourHouse. vwxfile should now be active). If your drawing is inaccurate, closeyourfileandcontinuewith the next exercise by starting with the suppliedfile. Vectorworks Architect 2011 Getting Started Guide | 47 Exercise 7: Creating the Second-Floor Plan In this exercise, you use a variety of 2D and 3D tools and techniques to complete the second-floorplan. Thecompletedexerciseisshowninthefollowingfigure: Creating Floor Slabs from the Second-Floor Exterior Walls You start by creating two auto-bounded floorslabobjectsfromthesecondfloor's balustrade and exterior walls using the Mechanical placeholder (see p. If you did not complete Excercise 6--or youareunsureofyourfile'saccuracy-- open the GS-VWAx06. vwxfile. In the Navigation palette, activate the Floor Plan-2 saved view. In the Scripts palette, double-click the Toggle Dimension Class Visibility script to hide all dimensions. Press the X key twice to clear the current selection, and then press Ctrl + 6 to adjust the display. 3. From the Building Shell tool set, click the Slab tool . [. . . ] Ifyoudidnotsetupyourfilesas instructed in the Checking Your Work section (p. 8), copy the Data Set folder on the DVD to any location on your hard disk. Open the GS-VWAx11. vwxfilefrom the Data Set folder on your hard disk, and thensavethefileunderthenameGSVWAx12. vwx in the same folder. From the menu, select File > Export > Export PDF (Batch). [. . . ]