Vectorworks 12 Feature Demos

New Arc Tool Mode
A new mode for the Arc Tool, Arc by 2 Points and Point on Arc, makes it even easier to create arcs.
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Offset Tool Improvements
New modes allow for speedier and more advanced options for using the offset tool.
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2D Tool Improvements
A brief overview of new drawing functions for popular 2d tools such as arc, circle, split, and add & clip surface.
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Live Sections
Now you can easily create section views that update automatically as your model changes. You no longer have to redraw or recreate section drawings manually.
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Quicker Access to Tools and Easier to Understand Menus
Simplified Vectorworks tool palettes and menu commands help you work more efficiently. New options make customizing the Vectorworks interface much easier.
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New Forced Object Selection and Layer/Class Activation Commands
With the new Force Select command, if you can see it, you can select it, even if the object belongs to a grayed layer or class, or resides on a differently scaled layer. The new Activate Layer and Activate Class context menu commands let you jump to the layer or activate the class of any visible object.
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New Wall Styles
Now wall styles can be saved as resources and accessed from the Resource Browser. Editing a wall style via the Resource Browser automatically updates all walls that use that style, so making changes across all walls of a particular type is significantly easier and faster.
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Window & Door Improvements
Improvements made to the window and door objects are substantial. Not only will you be able to create windows and doors that you simply just couldn't create in prior versions, but you can also do so with greater ease.
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New Custom Stair Object
The groundbreaking new architectural custom stair object supports an unlimited number of configurations to create even the most complex staircase.
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Class Overrides for Viewports
New viewport class overrides allow you to change the class attributes of a viewport without affecting the look of other viewports or design layer drawings. So your viewports can have completely different looks.
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Improved Drawing Borders
We streamlined the Vectorworks interface by combining all products' drawing borders into one universal Drawing Border object; you can also create a custom title block. The new Drawing Border is much easier to customize and makes adding and managing title block data a snap.
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Improved Digital Terrain Modeling
The Digital Terrain Modeler (DTM) is now a plug-in object thus simplifying the DTM concepts and eliminating the layer and class dependencies and controls of the existing DTM.
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New Text Along Path Command
With the new Text Along Path command, you’ll be able to create 3D text objects that follow the path of a curve.
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Volumetric Lighting
New improvements make it easier to aim lights, as well as create lighting effects such as lights in foggy weather, displaying shafts and scattering of light.
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New Renderworks Camera Object
The new Renderworks Camera object allows you to set a 3D view based on specified camera attributes, such as camera lens/focal length, field of view, clipping scale, camera tilt angles, etc., as well as have multiple camera objects in a document.
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