#Vectorworks delete duplicate lines how to

I found this was very quick and simple, a lot less time consuming than if I tried to draw this irregular plan to scale at 1:20. This meant when I clicked it would automatically position a wall inside as shown. To create the exterior walls was simpler by using the offset tool and put in the distance value of 150. Using the dimensions of the wall, I put the detail of 100 for the height of the rectangle, and chose any width, this was meant to represent the inner walls, that are slightly thinner than the exterior walls at 150. The end product also looks a lot neater, due to the shapes being programmed for you…Īlso shown in the above image, is the process of creating inner walls, this was new information, therefore it was important I had already selected my ground floor layer and ‘walls’ class to stop any avoidable mistakes.

#Vectorworks delete duplicate lines how to

This is a reason I like computer software, I think it generates ideas just as quickly as hand-drawing tools if you know how to use it. Consequently this had created a much more complex design by adding simple shapes, something I would of never have dared to do with scaled drawings, as it takes such precision and care, you cant be quick unlike using this. Then using what I had learnt from the previous session, I quickly pressed modify>add surface and modify>clip surface, to get this shape as shown below. ‘Selecting the shapes to prepare to join them together.’ Unfortunately I changed this because of its provocative imagery. Originally I had two circles at the top of the 4000x4000mm square. which I did within two minutes (it is very simple to use after practicing with this prior to the session), then using the similar shape I had created before, I made two circles, instead of one, I also wanted to see what the plan would look like by changing the layout of these circles. Moving on, we was instructed to set up the page. In comparison to drawing out a very specific to-scale hand drawing, I found this restricts your speed and process to be creative with your shapes, because if you make a mistake, it will ruin the entire 1:20 design.

Of which I noticed using this program, I found it easier to understand how to make a plan, this is due to having pr-installed shapes I could ‘play’ around with. During this session I plan to use the extrude tool, once I have completed the basics first and foremost, as I want to visualize my plan in 3D to see where the weak areas are, almost like how to visualize and analyse a model.Īfter experimenting with Vectorworks 2013 in my own time, this prepared me for the session with Anna kadovka, because I practiced with the tools and setting up the page, therefore it was easier for me to be more creative with my two-dimensional plans. The effect of seeing my design rise from the ground, was really inspiring to see a flatten image easily transform into something complex but beautiful.

In this case, it was only set to 100, but now I can do this for future workshop sessions. This was useful to explore the extrude tool, as now I know how it works, and how different extrude values create different heights. Next I began to experiment with the three-dimensional tools, because I wanted to see and learn myself how 2D will be converted into a 3D design. A simple shape I made at home, the same contour structure as the previous workshop, just so it would be easier to revisit the process.Ģ.