To use the Viewports without Leaving the Drawing Window

To make it so that when you enter a group, symbol, or viewport you don’t leave the window you’re working in and can still view the background, go to Tools> VectorWorks Preferences. Choose the Display tab and check the “Show other objects while in groups” box and click OK.

Leader/Call-outs Standard

Leaders shall be made using the Call Out tool

• When you start to note, use the Call Out tool and put a space in the Note box that comes up. Then, use a Text Box to write note. This technique is similar to what was used in AutoCAD and will most likely change in the future.
• To make another note, simply copy or duplicate.
• Polylines shall NEVER be used. They can accidentally be converted to a Polygon and given a fill, thus hiding text.
• All notes and associated arrows shall go on the Anno-Note class.

Design Layer Standard

• Each design layer shall have a scale not equal to 1:1 (1/8”=1’0” most common).
  • For masterfiles, use the scale of A101.
  • For details, sections, wall sections, and elevations, use the scale that you want the viewport to be on the sheet.
  • Room tags, window tags, and door tags shall be inserted on the masterfile. As in AutoCAD, duplicates may need to be inserted on enlarged plans and the originals may need to be turned invisible.

Viewport Standard

Each drawing on a sheet shall have its own viewport

• Viewports shall be set to Black and White by going to the object info palette -> Advanced Properties -> (check) Black and White Only
• All notes, dimensions, and call outs shall be done in the Viewport with the exception to standard details where the text is on the Design Layer assigned to that details scale.

Dimension Standard

Dimensions shall be created using the YWA dim style

• The style is created in the YWA.template

Drawing Tags

Drawing tags shall be inserted from the Resource Browser and shall never be resized.

• One tag shall be inserted per Viewport, in the Annotations of the viewport
• Tags shall be Arial, plain style
• The end of the tag line shall be anchored to a loci on the title block
• You can add the following file to your resource browser favorites:
  • Y:002 CAD Standards\VectorWorks Defaults\Symbol Library\Drawing Tags.vwx

Text Standards

Fonts shall be:

• Size 10 (w/ 10pt. spacing) MathSoftText BOLD for Notes and Dimensions
• Size 18 Arial for Titles
• The title block shall be set to Arial, plain style.

VectorWorks Shortcuts

1.	CTRL-C	Copy
2.	CTRL-V	Paste
3.	CTRL-B	Send Back Object
4.	CTRL-F	Send Forward Object
5.	CTRL-D	Duplicate You can have the object stay in place or offset using VectorWorks preferences
6.	CTRL-L	Spins Object Left
7.	CTRL-SHIFT-H	Flips Object Horizontally
8.	CTRL-SHIFT-V	Flips Object Vertically
9.	CTRL-M	Bring up Move Object Box You must use pull down menu “move 3D” to move along z-axis
10.	When drawing line/wall hold shift to keep line straight
11.	CTRL-G	Groups Objects This allows to move/copy/paste them as one.  Works good with multiple rooms with same set up
12.	CTRL-U	Ungroups Objects
13.	CTRL-Z	Undo
14.	CTRL-1	Zoom In
15.	CTRL-2	Zoom Out
16.	CTRL-4	Zoom to Print Area
17.	CTRL-3	Zoom to Actual Size
18.	SHIFT	Arrow Keys – Move A Highlighted Object
19.	ARROW KEYS	Pan Over Area
20.	X	Arrow Tool
21.	CTRL-X	Cut
22.	CTRL (drag)	(Copies)
23.	CTRL (move by point tool)	Copies by point

 

Door Schedule

 

The door schedule is set up to insert the information of each door that you have selected to be “on schedule” in the master file. 

*THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN EDIT A DOOR SCHEDULE IS BY CHANGING THE INFORMATION IN EACH INDIVIDUAL DOOR, NOT THROUGH THE SPREADSHEET.

·         The door schedule is premade on the VectorWorks Standards Sheet A601.

·         Import your masterfile into the “master” design layer.

·         Double click on the schedule already in the design layer, click the down arrow button, and select “recalculate” (the first option).  This should add all the doors selected to be on the schedule in the masterfile.

·         If the numbers are not in numerical order, click on one of the door numbers and you should see the buttons in the top left corner highlight.  Click and drag the ascending button and drop it in the door number column.

 

Entering Information:

·         Double click on the door and door settings will pop up

·         Click the data tab

·         Check “on schedule”

·         Put the door number in the ID Label box

·         Bubble shape – “Round”

·         Bubble size – 5/16”

·         ID Class – Anno-Iden (this allows you to turn off the tags without turning off the door itself)

·         Check “Keep ID Horizontal”

·         Schedule Info. – Fill in the following fields

5. Head Detail

6. Jamb Detail

14. Door Fire Rating

15. Notes

16. Door Material

19. Frame Type

20. Frame Material

24. User Field 1 = Door Type

25. User Field 2 = Glazing

26. User Field 3 = Hardware

o    The door size will automatically be entered based on the info used when creating the door.

*Note: An easy way to copy the same door info for one door to another is with the “Eye dropper” tool.  This will however map the same door number so you will have to change them back, but it’s easier than typing all the information again.

 

 

Referencing into another Drawing

·         View, create viewport, (or right click in the viewport tab, new)

o    Name the viewport – “acad import”, “master”, etc.

o    Create on new design layer

§  As a standard, name the design layers as follows for each type of reference:

·         acad import for any existing autocad file needed to design a new building

·         master for any masterfile being referenced into individual sheets (A101, A102, etc.)

o    Select the source – choose file to import (Select “path relative to current document” then OK

o    Click on the layers tab and choose layers you want to show

o    Hit ok

·         If you need to update the reference go to the last tab of the navigation toolbar (where you see your classes, design layers, and sheet layers) and if the reference appears red it needs to be updated.  Right click and hit update.