Vectorworks Session 3

This is aimed at helping students wishing to learn Vectorworks for garden design

What is Vectorworks?

Link to Video Tutorials

Session objectives

  • Consolidating Previous

  • Skill Development

  • Extending on Base plan and site analysis

  • Starting the concept

MODIFYING TOOLS

  • Object Info Panel for modifying

  • Bucket Tool (inner boundary mode)

  • Groups and symbols

CONCEPTS

REVISION

BASIC TOOLS

Modifying Tools

Concepts

  • Importing base plan data

    • Images and PDFs

    • CAD files

  • Using Plants for Conceptual Design

    • Plant Line

    • Vegetation Line

New Tools

  • Titleblocks

  • Arranging on Sheet Layers

  • North Arrows

  • Publish PDF

  • Aligning

  • Distributing

  • Select Similar

  • Resource Browser

  • Eye Dropper

  • Text tools and annotations

Activities

Design Challenge - Schematic again this time look at the geometric design styles first here