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| Dear VectorWorks Users,
I have a couple of things to touch on this month. First of all,
we will be attending the USITT show in Minneapolis this month
at booth #190. While we are there we will be having a user reception,
so if you are in the area, please plan on joining us for some
refreshments and some user networking. For more information contact,
Charles Radloff (Charles@RadloffArchitects.com).
Also, big news for our users in Florida. The Professional Learning
Series will be held in Miami in April. We have received numerous
requests for training in Florida so we have been able to work
it into our schedule. Call our sales staff for more information
on our Miami training.
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| Sincerely, |
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| Richard Diehl
CEO
Nemetschek North America |
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| Tips & Tricks |
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PROJECT
PROFILE |
Residential
Apartments
Knightstone Island,
Weston-super-Mare
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The
inspiration behind the project was to retain the shells
of the listed building, and make modern interventions in
the form of a tower building and a courtyard building to
link the site together. This inspiration was realized by
VectorWorks user, Jonathan Reeves in collaboration with
lead architects, Acanthus Ferguson Mann Architects in Bristol.
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 J.
Reeves |
| Jonathan
was responsible for developing an initial design as part
of a successful competition bid in November 2002. The site
was interesting because it was an island reached by a causeway
from the beachfront promenade. It was made more challenging
as there are three grade-II listed buildings on the site
which had to be adapted to fit the new residential uses.
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| Jonathan
says Vectorworks was used to draw up the initial designs,
and apartment layouts. "The flexibility easily allowed us
to explore a large number of apartment configurations in
2D. The worksheets functions were used throughout the design
process to calculate apartment areas for a schedule of accommodation.
However, VectorWorks really excelled in allowing the project
to be fully modeled in 3D, enabling the massing, position
and design of the new buildings to be easily evaluated in
the context of the existing buildings. A number of 3D visuals
were used in the final bid presentation, combined with an
animated flythrough of the site. This was favorably received
by the judging panel, who commented that it greatly enhanced
the clarity of communication."
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 J.
Reeves |
| To
see more of Jonathan's work visit www.jr-architecture.co.uk
or you can visit the RenderWorks
gallery where Jonathan has graciously supplied NNA with
many of his designs. Jonathan says, "I have always been
fascinated by the potential of the computer as a 3D architectural
design tool during the design process. I have been responsible
for visualizing many large projects during all stages of
design. I have also been successful in a number of major
national competitions."
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| After
graduating with a degree, masters and diploma in Architecture
from Sheffield University in 1995, Jonathan worked in London
for five years for a number of large architectural practices.
Jonathan Reeves Architecture was started in 2000, specializing
in architectural, visualization and VectorWorks CAD training.
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| USER
GROUP INFO |
| N.
Colorado VectorWorks User Group
Thursday, March 13 at 7:00 PM
Boykin Pearce Associates
1875 E. 27th Ave.
Denver, CO 80205-4527
For more information, please call Tom Pearce at 303-294-0703
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| New
Mexico VectorWorks User Group
Saturday, March 15, 2003 at 1:00 PM
Jim Linke's home office
514 Thirteenth Street
Albuquerque, New Mexico
For more information and to RSVP, please call Jim Linke
at 505-244-1421
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| Michigan
VectorWorks User Group (VRUM)
Saturday, April 5 at 1:00 PM
Fairchild Theatre
MSU in E. Lansing
For more information, please email Halina Triest at htriest@sbcglobal.net |
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| Is There
A Way To Hide Wall Cavities When Working On Layers With Reduced
Scales? |
In Architect 10.1, there is a new Document Preference called "Hide Wall
Cavities When Layer Scale <= [a scale number]". When checked, walls
drawn on layers smaller than the ones defined in the Preference, will
automatically hide their cavity fills. |
| What's
An Easy Way To Array A Certain Number Of Objects At Precise Angles? |
| In other CAD programs you would have to break out the calculator. But
because VectorWorks accepts math functions in the data entry fields,
VectorWork can do the calculations for you. Just enter in the Duplicate
Array Dialog the number of copies you want. Then in the angle field
simply type in the total angle divided by the number of copies.
For example, if you want to array 23 spokes around a hub, simply enter "23"
into the Number field and "360/23" in the Angle field. Or, if you're creating
a circular staircase and you want to array 26 treads 260 degrees around
a center support- it's "260/26". |
| I've
Moved The Page And Now Want To Center It Back Onto The Middle
Of My Drawing? |
| Double-clicking on the Move Page tool will center the page around the
origin of a drawing. This is also true if you move the origin. Double
clicking on the Move Page tool will center the page around the new
origin.
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| How Can
I Replace One Wall Type With Another? |
| In VectorWorks ARCHITECT, simply select the walls you wish to change. Then use the Select Wall Type command to open the Select Wall Type Dialog. From here, simply choose a new type from your wall type library and check the “Apply this wall type to selected walls” check box. VectorWorks ARCHITECT will then replace the selected walls with the new type. |
| News |
| VectorWorks
Distributor Expands Operations in Canada And Introduces New Name |
| In Medias Res of Vancouver,
Canada, a distributor for VectorWorks and a co-developer of the
VectorWorks official training content, announced today it is expanding
its operations and reorganizing under a new company identity:
Resolve Software Solutions Inc.
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| VectorWorks
SPOTLIGHT Training CD Now Available |
| Nemetschek North America,
in conjunction with its training partner, Resolve Software Solutions
Inc., announced today the release of the VectorWorks SPOTLIGHT
10 training CD. Designed to maximize users’ ability to be up and
running quickly, the SPOTLIGHT training CD topics cover the fundamental
to the much more-in-depth tasks.
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| The 3D
Side of VectorWorks |
| The 3D side of VectorWorks
is explored in the February issue of Cadence magazine by writer
John Wilson. Check it out on the web at www.cadenceweb.com/2003/
0203/thirddimension0203.html
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| TECHNICAL BULLETIN |
| VectorWorks
10.1 Updater Now Available Online
In the interest of keeping you up to date with the latest VectorWorks
developments, we're happy to announce the online release of VectorWorks
10.1. It contains some new architectural features as well as a
significant number of bug fixes. We recommend this update for all
VectorWorks users on Mac and Windows.
You can get more information and download VectorWorks 10.1 updater
applications here:www.nemetschek.net/downloads/
vectorworks/10.1_page.html
Plans for the Future
Based on a careful comparison of development investment with user
benefit, we have decided that VectorWorks 10.1 will be the final
release of VectorWorks with support for Windows 95, MacOS 8.6,
and video card hardware running in 8-bit or 256 color mode. Our
customer research indicates that these changes will affect a very
small percentage of you. If you will be impacted by these changes,
you should begin planning a migration strategy now to avoid being
incompatible with our next VectorWorks upgrade. |
| Upcoming Events |
| Trade Shows |
Date |
Location |
| USITT |
Mar 19 - 22 |
Minneapolis, MN |
| AIA |
May 8 - 10 |
San Diego, CA |
| PCBC 2003 |
June 17 - 20 |
San Francisco, CA |
| Training Seminars |
Date |
Location |
| VectorWorks
Fundamentals |
Mar 12 - 13 |
Columbia, MD |
| VectorWorks
Hands-on 3D |
Mar 14 |
Columbia, MD |
| VectorWorks
Fundamentals |
May 19 - 20 |
New York, NY |
| VectorWorks
Hands-on 3D |
May 21 |
New York, NY |
| VectorWorks
Fundamentals |
Jun 4 - 5 |
Los Angeles, CA |
| VectorWorks
Hands-on 3D |
Jun 6 |
Los Angeles, CA |
| AIA Accreditation
NNA is pleased to offer AIA Continuing Education credit
for our seminars. Architects can earn 16 learning units
by attending the VectorWorks Fundamentals course, and 8
learning units by attending the VectorWorks Hands-on 3D
course. For additional information, contact marketing@nemetschek.net |
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| Contact Us |
| Call us
at 410-290-5114 to speak to Customer Service or Technical Support. |
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