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Vectorworks Architectural Project 1 : An 8 by 8 She

1! "#en Vectorworks an change the works#ace to $architecture% clicking on the
little house icon in the &ool Sets winow!
'! (hange the units by going to file : ocu)ent settings : units* an selecting feet
an inches!
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+! (hoose the rectangle tool an click in the rawing area so)ewhere! Press tab
an enter 8 * #ress tab an enter 8 again! Press enter an a rectangle of that
si,e will a##ear!
-! After the rectangle has been rawn select the rectangle an go to A.(: floor!
.nter /8% into 0otto) 1 an 8% into floor thickness! Press ok!
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2! Select the + flyover tool fro) the toolbar an while clicking on the screen
)ove the )ouse to roll the + view! 3ou shoul see the floor has a thickness
now!
4! 5o to the custo) view tab at the to# of the screen! 6hen you click it a rollown
)enu will a##ear with orthogra#hic views! (hoose to#7#lan view!
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8! 9ow select the wall tool fro) the builing sets toolbar locate at the botto) left
of the screen! (lick the wall tool aroun the outsie #eri)eter of the floor in a
clockwise #attern until you have clicke on all four corners
8! :oll the view u# using the flyover tool an view your work!
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;! &urn the view back to the to# #lan view an use the oor an winow tools
foun in the builing shell toolbar to select an #lace 1 oor an 1 winow
centere in two of the walls! Look for the centering sna#! < also )ake sure the
oor an winow #lace like the below e=a)#le! >t shoul block off the wall
s#ace or go fro) the insie to outsie of the wall?! .=#eri)ent with the
ifferent oor an winow styles available!
1@! 9ow you are going to create a new layer by clicking on what looks like a stack
of #a#ers below the winow tab at the to#! (lick on the new tab insie the
winow an call the layer roof! Press "k!
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11! 0y holing own the shift key an selecting the inner surface on the four walls
of the she you can select the walls only! 6hen you have the) selecte go to
A.(: create roof!
1'! A new winow will o#en! (hange the roof overhang height to 1'% at least an
select the roof layer for the roof to a##ear on!
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1+! 3ou will see the roof a##ear on to# of the walls! :oll the view with the flyover
tool to view your haniwork! 3ou )ay fin that the roof or walls change views
se#arately! >f so you can click to stack layers button at the to# right of the screen
to align the)! >t looks like the layers button with a bracket aroun the #a#er!
1-! "n the right sie of the screen there is a toolbar that has another $stack of
#a#ers% on it! >t is the layer control! (lick on the layers button an you will see
both your layers! 3ou can select here which one is the current layer by altering
the #osition of the check )ark* an controlling the visibility by selecting the
ifferent icons on the left! Play with the settings to get the hang of it* but turn
off the roof layer an )ake esign layer 1 active again! Select the to# #lan view
again!
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12! 9ow youre going to a three electrical features to your she: a rece#tacle* a
light an a switch! >n the &ool Sets 6inow* select the little blue three way #i#e
i)age! 6ithin its selection click an rag the incanescent light into the
)ile of the she! &he light will be #lace on the ceiling! 9ow click an rag
the rece#tacle into the insie of the wall an o the sa)e with the switch!
(reate a new layer an call it electrical! Place these three ite)s in this layer!
14! &he three electrical features will nee to be connecte with a broken line!
(reate a new class an na)e it $broken line%! .it the line ty#e in this class to
be greater than @ thickness an to be a broken line! 9ow use the arc tool to
raw an arc line connecting the three electrical features! Select the arc line an
in the object info bo= #lace the arc line in the broken line (lass!
18! 9ow you are going to #ut i)ensions on the rawing! 3ou nee to show where
the oors an winows e=ist in the walls* how big the overall i)ensions of the
structure are* an how big the winows are! >f you go to the Di)s7notes toolbar
an select the unconstraine i)ension tool you can create the following!
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18! 9ow use the te=t tool to tell the builer how big the oors an winows are!
Look at one of the oors or winows by clicking on it an note the i)ensions
shown in the right infor)ation #ane <in )y case '4% wie an -@% tall ?
(hoose the & in the left u##er toolbar an click on the screen! &y#e in for the
i)ension <'/4*-/@? as no)enclature for the i)ension outline above! Alter as
neee to reflect your rawing!
1;! Ajust the te=t si,e to ; #oint for this rawing by using the info in the left tab
an rotate the te=t so that is rea easily fro) the botto) or right han sie of the
rawing!
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'@! (lick on the sheet borer tab in i)ensions! 9ow click anywhere on your sheet
an the sheet borer will a##ear! (lick on the object info bo= with the borer
selecte an click on $&itle block%! (lick on $none% on the right sie! Pick
$As)e )argin% titleblock style an change the info to suit your nees!
'1! 3oure one! 5et your teacher to check you off!