VectorWorks Fundamentals Default Resources

The more commonly-used resources are available at the point of use while you draw; it is not necessary to first add them to the current file through the Resource Browser.

VectorWorks Fundamentals provides the following default resources.

 

Default Resource	Location
Cabinet handles	Libraries\Defaults\Cabinet - Handles
Color palettes	Libraries\Defaults\Color Palettes
Gradients	Libraries\Defaults\Attributes - Gradients
Hatches	Libraries\Defaults\Attributes - Hatches
Image fills	Libraries\Defaults\Attributes - Image Fills
RenderWorks backgrounds	Libraries\Defaults\RenderWorks - Backgrounds
RenderWorks textures	Libraries\Defaults\RenderWorks - Textures
Title blocks (simple)	Libraries\Defaults\Drawing Border - Title Blocks
Wall hatches	Libraries\Defaults\Walls - Hatches
Wall textures	Libraries\Defaults\Walls - Textures

The ability to use default resources is a preference on the Session tab of the VectorWorks preferences, which can be disabled if default resource use is not desired; see Session Preferences.

Default resources are available from a variety of dialog boxes that contain parameters that allow resource access. They are also available from the Attributes and Object Info palettes. Once a default resource is selected for use, it is automatically imported into the current file and displays in the Resource Browser. It can then be shared among other drawing files.

Creating Custom Default Resources

To make a custom resource available as a default resource, use any of the following methods.

Import custom resources to a default resource file

Add a custom resource file to a default resource folder

Create a custom resource file and place an alias of (Macintosh) or shortcut to (Windows) that file in a default resource folder

Files that contain custom resources can be placed in different folders, depending on who needs access to the resource. These folders must use the same structure as the VectorWorks Fundamentals default resources.

To create a default resource for yourself only, put the file in the appropriate subfolder within [User]\Libraries\Defaults (where [User] is the user data folder specified in your VectorWorks preferences).

If VectorWorks Design Series is installed, you can create a default resource that is project-specific, or that is shared with a workgroup. To do so, put the file on the network in the appropriate subfolder within [Workgroup]\Libraries\Defaults (where [Workgroup] is a workgroup folder specified in your VectorWorks preferences). When coworkers set up this workgroup folder in their preferences, they also have access to the default resource.

If a custom resource file contains multiple types of resources, VectorWorks only displays the resource type for the folder that contains the custom file (or an alias or shortcut to the file). For example, if a file contains both wall hatches and textures, and the file is in the Libraries\Defaults\Walls - Textures folder, only the wall textures are displayed.

Identifying Duplicate Resources

When a resource name has been duplicated in the current file, VectorWorks checks to see if any difference exists between the two resources.

If the two resources are identical, only one is listed for selection

If there are variations between the resources containing duplicate names, VectorWorks appends the originating file name in parentheses to the default resource, and both resources display for selection

Organizing Resource Display

The custom and default resources are displayed below the resources in the current file; each list is in ascending alphabetical order.

To display the custom or current file’s resources first in a selection list, implement a naming standard that places the desired resources toward the top of the list alphabetically. To view only the current file’s resources in a selection list, disable the Display default content VectorWorks preference.