For the Viewer can Set 3D View be made a tool rather than a menu item? For novice users a tool on the 3D tool palette would be much more useful and discoverable.

Why aren't the Viewer's Quick Preferences defined by it rather than the Quick Preferences I have defined for my Vw installation? My preference would be to have the opening screen something like this (with the 2D and 3D tools docked like the last image):

The palettes were docked rather than scattered and undocked like this. The default setting also needs to be icons and text. The 2D and 3D palletes were separate palletes so both the 2D and the 3D tools can be seen at the same time. Vectorworks seems very slim in this department despite its usage worldwide. What I find a little frustrating is finding 3d content. There is a lot to Vectorworks that I really like and there are some things I dont like. Shaded quality equal to Sketchup would be even better. Im a newbie to Vectorworks and Im use to Autocad, Revit, and Softplan. Glass could be transparent (if Sketchup can do it then surely Vw can). Likewise, there are some less demanding situations where Vectorworks will perform well on older hardware. In some demanding cases, we would suggest a more capable machine than is described in these hardware profiles. Shaded rendering had the option to turn edges on to provide better quality definition. The following are real-world system requirements for running Vectorworks 2021. The unusable Rendering tab on the OIP was removed. These projects are all organized using classes and layers, which is one of the things designers say they could use more help getting accustomed to in Vectorworks. In that state information on objects can still be seen on the OIP. Sample projects are one of the best ways to get familiar with Vectorworks design software, whether you work in architecture, interiors, site and landscape design, or entertainment. The Viewer would be much more useable if:Īll the objects in the drawing were locked so they can't be inadvertently stretched or moved. A more useful Help and a link to a movie showing how to use the Viewer is also needed. The Viewer needs to be refined so it is presents better to clients and is much more easily used by those who have little or no prior knowledge of Vectorworks.

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