Vectorworks 2020 - Professional Course

Create a new drawing and design layer, set one-to-one scale, draw a table top and legs, then move and mirror components, adjust colors, and explore orthogonal and perspective projections.

Modify the tabletop in Vectorworks 2020 by setting convex or concave shapes and applying textures with render options, then position sections and extruded elements precisely.

Explore renderworks and 3D materials in a practical workflow, using OpenGL for fast interactive previews, configuring lighting, shadows, reflections, and rendering styles to balance quality and performance.

Apply Renderworks textures and 3D materials to a baking oven. Import an image texture and adjust scale and offset for a kitchen render.

activate the clip cube tool to create sections from 3d objects, select a surface with the cube, and place the section on the sheet for fast layouts.

Create a full interior in Vectorworks 2020 by setting up a room design layer, constructing the ground floor with shapes, extruding surfaces, and applying roof and floor textures.

Learn to create and edit walls, windows, and doors in the architecture workspace of Vectorworks 2020, with attention to inside/outside orientation, wall types, and precise placement via offsets.

Move windows and doors with offset and precise picking to ensure equal distances. Create a niche with shelves on a design layer, set elevation to zero, and render textures.

Learn to switch from parallel to center (vanishing point) perspective to reduce distortion, use cropped perspective for small rooms, and set up multiple camera-like views in OpenGL.

Create viewports on sheets, set the scale from one to five and one to ten, then create a section viewport through cabinet and countertop and crop with the rectangle tool.

Use the camera tool in plan view to set height, look height, DPI, and render mode OpenGL, then link the camera to a viewport for automatic perspective updates.

Master volume operation in Vectorworks 2020 by creating rectangle and circle shapes, extruding them into solids, combining elements with add solids, and refining rendering resolution.

Learn to create and modify volumes using a rectangle tool, extrusion, and push/pull in Vectorworks, including clipping, layer management, and the solid addition tools, culminating in a simple furniture design.

Create and assemble a wooden bench in Vectorworks 2020 using rectangles, extrusions, clipping, and section solids. Model an ergonomic seat with hemispheres via Fredi, mirror, and color texture.

Extrude along the path to define the railing profile, using shift to select elements. If the curve corrupts, redraw with the polygon tool, reverse direction to clockwise, and re-extrude.

Create and edit 3d table models in Vectorworks 2020 by composing two rectangles, extruding, and using loft and push-pull tools, then add thickness with shell and proper vertex snapping.

Master NRPs curve tool and extrude along a path to build 3d models with snapping control. Use 2d profiles, Vector X library plants, and splitter tools to prepare final project.