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1. Moving Connected Walls
   The 2D Selection and 3D Selection tools have an additional mode, Enable Connected Walls, in Vectorworks Architect. This mode automatically maintains the connection between the wall being moved and adjoining walls. The involved wall angles remain constrained throughout the move. While dragging a ...
2. Adding Cut 2D and Cut 3D Section Commands
   By default, Vectorworks no longer includes the Cut 2D and Cut 3D section commands as part of the workspace, however these commands are still available to you through the Workspace Editor. Go to Tools > Workspaces > Workspace Editor and select the Menus tab. On the left, expand "All Menus" ...
3. SmartCursor Cues
   If SmartCursor Cues no longer appear when hovering over specific points of objects (endpoint, center, midpoint, etc) press the "Y" key on your keyboard. This toggles the pop-ups on and off. If you have remapped the "Y" key to a different command, you can change this setting under Tools > S ...
4. Disappearing Dimensions
   If your dimensions are disappearing as soon as they are drawn, go to Tools> Organization. Under the Classes tab be sure that the Dimensions class is turned on (eye in the first column). If this is turned off this will cause the dimensions to disappear as soon as they are drawn into the doc ...
5. Disappearing Doors
   If your doors appear to have disappeared in the document go to Tools > Organization. Under the Classes tab be sure that the Sills class is turned on (eye in the first column). Turning this class off (X in the center column) causes the geometry of the doors not to be drawn as well as some of t ...
6. Wall Lines on Doors and Windows
   A common question of Vectorworks users is how to remove the display of wall lines across Door objects in Top/Plan view so that the doors show as an opening. There are two common mistakes, the first of which is that you may not be in Top/Plan view. If you are in Top view, you will see the wall li ...
7. Symbols in Imported DWGs
   Sometimes when importing a DWG you may get objects that are contained within multiple layers of symbols that may make editing the information long and tedious. To help reduce the amount of time you may need to spend making these edits you can use the Convert to Group option. To do this, select ...
8. Open GL Faceting and Additional Options
   When rendering in Open GL you experience faceting on the 3-dimentional objects, you may have your rendering detail set to low. To correct this go to View > Rendering > Open GL Options, Click on the dropdown for Detail and set it to the desired between low-very high as needed. Please ...
9. I no longer get the resize cursor when I hover my mouse over an object's handles. How can I get it back?
   The 2D Selection Tool has an Interactive Scaling mode controlled by clicking its icon in the mode bar: If this mode has been turned off, you will only see the cross-hair cursor when hovering your mouse over an objects selection handles. This mode can be toggled on an off by pressing the lett ...
10. How do I use the new SketchUp import?
    Please review this article for all information relating to the SketchUp import: http://download.nemetschek.net/sketchup/Sketch_up.pdf For newer versions of Vectorworks, please see THIS ARTICLE.
11. Solar Animation
    A walkthrough on creating a solar animation of your 3D model in Vectorworks. Explains the various settings and rendering options involved when creating the animation from scratch. Covers how to create a quick solar animation to check how your model will be affected by the sun and nearby object s ...
12. Creating Molding with Extrude Along Path
    See how easy it is in Vectorworks 2010 to measure mouldings created by using the extrude along path command.
13. Placing a Sink in a Base Cabinet
    Learn how to add a sink symbol to a cabinet by modifying a base cabinet plug-in object.
14. Symbol Insertion
    Covers the changes made to the way Symbol Insertion behave in Vectorworks 2010. Explains Wall Insertion overrides, custom class settings-by-symbol as well as manipulating objects after they have been inserted into a wall.
15. Logging Time in Vectorworks
    We will cover how to log time spent in VectorWorks, which is often necessary for firms or single users when billing for hours of work. This at times can be difficult to keep track of manually while working to meet those short deadlines! In this video tech tip, we will be demonstrating how to m ...
16. Creating Sculpted Walls
    In this tech tip, we will cover how to use the new Create Wall Recess and Create Wall Projection commands to create a fully customized sculpted wall.
17. Creating Corner Windows
    Creating corner windows has been made much easier in our latest version, VectorWorks 2010. In this video tech, we will cover how to use the new options with the Window tool to create corner windows.
18. Creating 3D Text
    Have you ever wanted to convert your 2D text into a 3D text object? In this Video Tech Tip, we will explain how you can easily achieve this effect using the Text along Path command. With this feature, you can create customized signage that will display properly in a 3D view.
19. Workspace Editor
    This video explains the usage of the Workspace Editor, a commonly overlooked capability of Vectorworks that allows nearly complete user customization of palettes and toolsets. In addition to modifying keyboard shortcuts, it also allows completely new menus and toolsets to be created from scrat ...
20. "Esc Esc" to Exit Groups
    In older versions of Vectorworks, tapping the Escape (ESC) key twice would exit the Edit Group mode. This is disabled by default in newer versions for Vectorworks, however it can be re-enabled. Click on the small arrow on the right side of the Data Bar, and select the option for "<Esc>< ...