Working with Resources

Available commands are determined by the resource selected.

To quickly access a resource, click in the resource display window and begin to type the resource’s name. The resource display window scrolls to the first resource that has the letter(s) entered.

To use a resource:

1.	Select the resource to use in the Resource Browser.

2.	Select the desired command from the Resources menu. Some operations, such as Edit, Delete, and Move, can only be performed on the resources in the active file.

Right click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Macintosh) on a resource to access a context menu. This menu lists the appropriate commands from the Resources menu for the selected resource.

 

Command	Description	Shortcut Key Equivalent
Apply	Applies the resource to the selected object(s)	Double-click or Enter key
Attach	Attaches the record to the selected object(s). Opens the Attach Record dialog box to attach a record to a plug-in object or symbol.	Double-click (Record Format only)
Delete	Deletes the resource from the Resource Browser	Delete key
Duplicate	Duplicates the resource with a new name, if applicable	Not applicable
Edit	Opens the edit dialog box of the resource	Ctrl + double-click (Windows) Option + double-click (Macintosh)
Enter	Opens the folder to display its symbol resources or VectorScripts	Double-click or Enter key
Extract Image(s)	Opens the Browse for Folder (Windows) or Export Image File (Macintosh) dialog box to save a .png file extracted from the selected resource To extract images from all image-based textures, RenderWorks backgrounds, and image resources in the current document, execute this command with no resources selected.	Not applicable
Make Active	Activates the 2D or 3D Symbol Insertion tool so that a symbol or plug-in can be inserted	Double-click
Move	Opens the Move Symbol dialog box to place a symbol or plug-in object resource in another folder	Not applicable
New [resource]	Allows quick creation of the resource type relevant to the section of the Resource window in which the context menu was invoked	Not applicable
Open	Opens the worksheet on screen for edits	Ctrl + double-click (Windows) Option + double-click (Macintosh)
Rename	Opens the Assign Name dialog box to rename the resource	Ctrl + double-click (Image fills only)
Import	Imports a resource into the current file	Not applicable
Reference	Creates a referenced resource (see Referencing Resources)	Not applicable
Break Reference	Breaks the reference between a master file and the target file; the resource remains in the target file but is no longer referenced	Not applicable
Run	Runs the selected VectorScript. Text documents that contain VectorScripts must be run using the Tools > Scripts > Run VectorScript command.	Double-click or Enter key
Worksheet On Drawing	Places the worksheet on the drawing for display and printing	Double-click or Enter key

Image resources can be compressed to reduce the VectorWorks file size. See Compressing Images for more information.