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The VectorWorks help system has been updated to reflect version 2008 functionality.
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New Custom Modification command
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A new command allows objects to be selected regardless of layer, class, scale, visibility, or selection status. Once selected, the object properties and attributes can be simultaneously modified. The operation can be saved as a VectorScript.
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The Resource Browser can now export one or more selected resources to another file without having to open or save the file
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Users can now designate one or more folders where VectorWorks will look for additional content, such as shared project files and workgroup reference files.
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The Space tool now has three modes to create spaces: click an area that is bounded by existing walls, draw a rectangular object, or draw a polyline object. New options can automatically update space objects when the walls surrounding the spaces are changed. Much more of the data associated with a space can be selected to display on the space label. IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) data can now be attached to spaces, including extended properties used by the U.S. Government Services Administration (GSA); use the new Export IFC Data command to save the drawing in IFC format.
The Create Walls from Spaces command has a new option to offset the exterior walls as determined by the selected exterior wall style.
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When creating spaces from walls, a new option allows a space to be created from the gross wall area
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Wall components can now be classed, and observe class attribute and visibility settings. With class overrides, different configurations of the same wall can be shown in viewports. Wall components can also be displayed in section viewports.
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When replacing wall styles, the wall height, class, and/or texture can also be replaced
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Both the 2D Selection and 3D Selection tools now contain an Enable Connected Walls mode, for moving connected walls in 2D as well as 3D
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A new option allows stairs to be drawn with dashed lines above or below a stair break
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Plants now behave like symbols, and are easier to create, edit, and manage
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The new plant database is a stand-alone application that is much easier to use for locating and creating botanical data for use in VectorWorks
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The association between lighting instruments and lighting positions has been strengthened. If a lighting instrument is moved to a new position, its position data automatically updates based on the new lighting position. Lighting instruments now move along with the lighting position.
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Label legends allow scaling of the label locations on the sides of the instrument so they are placed relative to the instrument size
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The draw beam function now includes elliptical light sources, and the beam can be projected beyond the focus point, as well as horizontally or at an upward angle. A light beam can be drawn as a 3D solid. Shutter cuts can now be specified for lighting instruments, and are reflected in the drawn or rendered light.
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If in-depth control over lighting instrument parameters is required, the embedded light source can now be edited. A distribution file can now be associated with a lighting instrument.
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A new configuration dialog box is available from the Object Info palette for screw and nut objects; it allows selection of only those screw/bolt, washer, and nut types that are valid for a specified size
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The updated tool allows the creation and modification of a shaft composed of various segments
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Marker attributes that used to be modified in the Object Info palette are now modified in the Attributes palette for detail bubbles, datum feature symbols, datum target symbols, feature control frames, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing notes, and welding symbols, where they can take advantage of the new marker functionality
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The exterior wall dimensioner can now dimension to visible wall components (such as framing components), dimension exterior walls by outside edge or center line, dimension doors and windows to center line or rough opening, dimension to intersecting walls, and associate dimensions with walls
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Record field and plug-in object information can now be edited from the database rows of a worksheet, and automatically update the associated drawing objects
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The Tile command can now convert tile symbols to a group
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The five default sketch styles are now included among the default content files
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Drawings can now be rotated, creating a rotated top/plan view for drawing at an angle (orthogonal to the screen). A rotated plan view can be saved and restored. The Constrain Angle constraint can snap to the rotated plan angle. (The new VectorWorks Fundamentals rotation modes of rectangular objects and text facilitate their creation while in a rotated view.)
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Viewports can now be created on design layers, in addition to sheet layers. Design layer viewports can display design layers in the current file, or they can reference layers in other files. These viewports can exist on a design layer with other 2D and 3D objects, and they have the same scale, view, and render mode as the rest of the layer.
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A new Display tab for section viewports advanced properties sets the 3D conversion resolution of curved surfaces separately from VectorWorks preferences
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Added a button on the View bar for access to the Stack Layers command
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New stack layer options are now available with the Stack Layers Options command. Also, the stack layer status can now be saved and restored with a saved view.
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Most referencing improvements are described in the VectorWorks Fundamentals Guide. The Design Series has additional new features. Image files and PDF files can now be referenced. Also, one or more design layers from a source file can now be referenced into a viewport on a design layer. The referenced design layers and resources are truly referenced, rather than imported into the target file. For backward compatibility, the old method of referencing by layer import is still supported.
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Each saved view and sheet layer that is exported to a PDF file with the Export PDF (Batch) command now has a bookmark for easy navigation
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VectorWorks supports Building Information Model (BIM) interoperability using the IFC file format
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Georeferenced raster images with associated world files are automatically translated and scaled upon import
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New British and Japanese Standard structural shapes
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Structural shapes have been consolidated into nine plug-in objects for AISC (inch and metric), British Standard (BSI), and Japanese Standard (JIS) structural shapes; the new consolidated shapes are: angle, bulb flat, channel, I-beam, rectangular tubing, round tubing, square tubing, tee, and wide flange
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Libraries include an assortment of 47 generic furniture symbols for stage and general use
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New Herman Miller® furniture libraries
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Libraries include a variety of furniture from Herman Miller Modern Classics and systems furniture Typicals
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New Sub-Zero® and Wolf® appliance symbol libraries
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Libraries include 25 Sub-Zero refrigerators and 55 Wolf appliances
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Wall Styles Imperial and Wall Styles Metric libraries contain a new virtual wall style
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Libraries include 652 new color images, including 84 new plant species and 166 of these images are stylized watercolor versions
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Libraries include 185 new paver hatch patterns in both the hatches libraries and default hardscape hatches library
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New Spotlight imperial and metric libraries include generic audio-related symbols
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Seven default PANTONE color palettes are now available for use
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Benjamin Moore® and Sherwin Williams® paint color palettes
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Default paint color palettes from Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams are now available for use
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Default architectural finish color palettes from PPG are now available for use
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Default Japanese Industrial Standard (color specification) color palettes are now available for use
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Dynamic Spotlight paperwork schedules
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Sample worksheets which approximate the output of the Generate Paperwork command have been added to Libraries\Defaults\Reports ~Schedules. They contain editable database rows which allow direct changes to the drawing.
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Remove Create Editable Worksheets command from Spotlight
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Now that worksheets include editing capabilities in VectorWorks, this Spotlight command is no longer needed. Sample worksheets for Spotlight have been added to the Libraries\Defaults\Reports ~Schedules folder
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Two alert dialog boxes demoted to minor alerts
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Spotlight instrument numbering and creating a key to instrumentation now generate a minor alert instead of displaying an alert dialog box
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Since viewports can now be created on design layers, this command was removed from the Design Series workspaces
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