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I am curious how best to do ceramic tile walls. I am certain that this finish type does not get shown as lines. But is it an object? And how do I make it one?Continue

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Donald Ward replied to Daniel Alter's discussion 'Ceramic Tile Walls'

"Hi Daniel, If you have renderworks then you can apply a texture or create a texture from an image to represent the ceramic tile on the wall in 3D. If you do not have renderworks or just drawing in 2D the next best option would be to use a tile or…"

Apr 26

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Ceramic Tile Walls

I am curious how best to do ceramic tile walls. I am certain that this finish type does not get shown as lines. But is it an object? And how do I make it one?See More

Apr 23

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Daniel Alter commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Viewports'

"OK, thanks."

Mar 7

Dan McCauley commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Viewports'

"You can just start running the walls, in fact you may not even need a floor. If I were doing only a plan view and it's a single story apartment you don't really need a floor unless you wanted to show textures i.e. tile in a bathroom.…"

Mar 7

Daniel Alter commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Viewports'

"OK, thanks. Yes, that's helpful. One other quick question:I just finished measuring a single existing apartment within a large building. When I am back in the office and want to transfer my measurements to VW, do I first need to lay out a floor…"

Mar 6

Dan McCauley commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Viewports'

"It's a lot more versatile to do plans on the Design Layer and then with just a click on Create Viewport they are pasted onto a Sheet Layer where you have easier access to printing options. For example I just did a design for some cabinets,…"

Mar 6

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I originally thought that one should draft plans directly on to a Sheet Layer. But now it seems that it is desirable to draft them on to a Design Layer, then create viewports on the Sheet Layer. This seems to apply to at least some text as well. Do I have this right?See More

Mar 4

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Sean Stewart commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Beginning VW & Classes'

"That's right. The classes have many powerful features including the ability to assign attributes automatically to any object assigned to the class and the "use at creation" box is checked. So, with that in mind, imagine that the…"

Mar 2

Steven J. Calvanico commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Beginning VW & Classes'

"Do you mean just copy a line for example to the clipboard and paste it into the new file to set up classes and layers associated with it from the document it was copied from? Thanks BTW"

Feb 23

Sean Stewart commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Beginning VW & Classes'

"There are usually 3 ways to do most tasks. But, if I understand your point correctly you will appreciate that when you copy an item (symbol, object, line, anything) from one file to another, it carries the class info and attributes with it. In other…"

Feb 23

Steven J. Calvanico commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Beginning VW & Classes'

"Another question on this subject- What is the best way to bring in classes from templates or other files where I may have set something up? I am just wrapping my head around this coming from a background of 3d first (non BiM modeling) to generate…"

Feb 23

Daniel Alter commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Beginning VW & Classes'

"Sean-- Knowing that the CAD layer (class) standards are included in the Vectorworks application is pretty cool. I just looked through the architectural and interior design classes and see that, with your and Jonathan's guidance, I can…"

Feb 23

Sean Stewart commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Beginning VW & Classes'

"Daniel. I Olivier for the poor writing of my recent entry! I made the entry on my iPhone with Siri and should have read it more carefully before hitting the send button! Classes are a very powerful way to control visibility on objects and info.…"

Feb 22

Sean Stewart commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Beginning VW & Classes'

"Daniel you should think of classes similar to AutoCAD layers.in other words layers in vector works are like layers and space or layers for viewability whereas classes are about the objects.so where you might have a layer called first floor you might…"

Feb 22

Daniel Alter commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Beginning VW & Classes'

"OK, very helpful to know. Thanks."

Feb 21

Jonathan Pickup commented on Daniel Alter's blog post 'Beginning VW & Classes'

"how many Classes is normal for a VW drawing? that depends on the drawing, but I often have 50+"

Feb 21

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Country:: USA

About Me:: Architect/Developer working primarily in Brooklyn, New York and focused on generally small projects up to four stories tall. My projects, both architectural and development, are often gut renovations. I engage in other types of projects as well including kitchen renovations, unit combinations and additions.

CAD System used:: MacBook Pro running Vectorworks Architect 2012 and AutoCAD LT with Parallels.

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Posted on March 4, 2012 at 3:10pm — 4 Comments

Beginning VW & Classes

Just starting out in VW 2012. Happened to find space planning tool, used it for study. Didn't know it existed. Also reading manuals. Question: how many Classes is normal for a VW drawing? Are the Classes equivalent to the other cad program's layers?

Posted on February 21, 2012 at 8:50am — 10 Comments

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At 9:25am on February 15, 2012, Vince Johnson said…: Hi Daniel,

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