[best workflow template for drawings?]

hi

i currently have a workflow where i have one file for everything.. im experimenting with other workflows and saw nick sonders & 30x40s setup for inspiration but im wondering whats best for vectorworks

any ideas would be helpful while creating it! aslo quick question... can you reference viewports form other projects? so i can have a master detail file and reference it for every project?

 

current workflow

one file : draw / document all plans

 

concept workflow

one model file

one site file

 

one ducument file with all plan sheets and such that reference the model and site file

 

 

another concept workflow

one model file

one site file

 

several document files as follows

a100

cover / project info sheets

a200

all site plans

a300

floor plans

a400

sections & elevations

a500 

details

[Standardize drawings & construction details?]

@jeff prince

yes something like that was my plan but as i research more i'm starting to see about people referencing viewports... have you tried anything like that? i have only tried to reference design layers.. i will try later this week to reference viewports because if so then i can have one master file theoretically and reference each viewport that i have created... all theory though ahhahaha i hope it works as i find it weird that a BIM software would need us to create PDF's and drop them in

 

quick question,.,. is it possible to make the 3d detail viewort into a symbol?

 

@Mitchell (the other one) nice, do you have a typical workflow i can maybe implement ? when i do a pdf i insert the pdf of the detail into the sheet layer however cant edit it unfortunately ... i'm trying new things but would love to know your workflow with these things

 

this is my template so far.. each of these are separate files and the sheet layers in them

a100

-cover render

-project info

-city forms

a200

-site plan

-bmp plan

-landscape plan

-bmp details

a300

-floor plans

-schedules

-rcp

-mep

a400

-sections

-elevations

a500

-details

-specs

 

i then have 3 models that are referenced

-site

-building

-building with site

 

i reference the building with site on the a200 drawings

and only building on the a300

 

currently trying to see how it it could be better...

 

[Standardize drawings & construction details?]

@jeff prince

would it make sense to model different details in different vw files and then bring them in later? it would be great to bring them in but i tried to group a viewport and wasnt able too.. im currenlty doing a foundation detal and created a section and used a detail viewport on that section and then inserted rebar and such.. how do you group yours?

i wouldnt mind having them referenced but just wondering how to do so?

it would be a great idea for me to use a template file lol it seems like a better way to do it.. i wonder if you can template viewports so i dont have to setup elevations each time , that would be awesome

[Standardize drawings & construction details?]

namaste everyone,

im wondering what is the best way to templatize or well standardize my drawings..

i currently have 1 file.. that file has my titleblock, notes and wall styles. I copy and paste this file for every project and work on it

this is a habit from my acad days

currently i look up to nick sonder and his way of managing 3d files

creats one drawing for site drawings... one drawing for floor plans and so on..

i would like to do something like that but where it gets tricky is in the form of details.. in sketchup you can create a detail and save it in a sketchbook for layout.. you can then drag and drop this detail and use it... so he would have seperate files were he models the project.. and seperate files where he models details however he can reuse the same details over and over.. in vectorworks im having a hard time using the same detail for every drawing as i only know about using the create section detail tool.. (currently making 3d details not 2d)

 

so what is the most cleanest and efficeint way to standardize drawings?

 

[Section not showing material]

11 hours ago, Matt Panzer said:

Go the the Advance Section Properties dialog (via the Object Info palette button) and try these settings:

 

 

BTW:  I noticed the window in the wall to the left in the section is not inserted into the wall causing their geometry to overlap each other.

thank you!

works perfectly now

[Section not showing material]

Vectorworks.vwxhi everybody,

 

i have a weird problem that when i create a section it does not show material. I attached the file 

so this is what i have done so far to try to fix it

oip > background render settings > material being checked (double checked it and unchecked it with nothing working)

change from open gl to renderworks (not showing it)

went to material in the wall style and changed it to all sorts of settings

[BEST WAY TO CONVERT VECTORWORKS TO .DWG/CAD]

Hi everybody,

after some trial and error id like to show everyone what i think is the best method to convert to DWG for when sending out to conultants

if anyone has any info that could make this better please share! we can all help eachother

 

so go to your model layer and make sure its on top/plan.. for example the layer with your first floor

then go to FILE>Export>ExportDXF/DWG

you get the pop up of options

follow these settings

File Format

Format: DWG

Version: 2013/2014/2015/2016/2017

 

Class / Layer Conversions

Export as DXF/DWG Layers : Classes

Invisible Classes are: Not Exported

leave the box for "export single layer for classes with same name" unchecked

leave the box for "export layers as seperate files" unchecked

 

Sheets to include

Export: Design Layers Only

 

References

leave the box for "export design layer viewports as seperate files" unchecked

 

Objects:

the only box that should be checked should be the "export as flattened 2d graphics"

 

text and dimensions

the only box that should be checked is "preserve SIA dimensions text appearance "

 

2d fills and files

only check these boxes, "export hatches" "export hatch pattern files" "export hatches and 2d fills into seperate dxf/dwg layers"

 

3d

both boxes should be checked 

 

no boxes should be checked in symbols and groups or line types

 

line weights and colors

only check the box for "use dxf/dwg indexed colors"

 

you will have to do this for each floor seperatley 

 

once the file is in CAD you will need to do few cleans up listed below

-explode everything as much as you can (because when a consultant copies your plan to there file an unexploded plan will not work)

-clean up hatches (because we are doing hatches in sepereate layers you can easily just freeze it)

do a final review of your lines and such and then thats it

you are done 

 

[2D Drafting Style While Keeping 3D Components]

wait nevermind :/ i got it lol i had to remove a view

[2D Drafting Style While Keeping 3D Components]

im using a windows computer and dont see the data visulization on the top nav bar? i even tried clicking the setting "data visualization short" and "data visualization long" but dont see anything

[Cannot Select Objects]

are the objects greyed out? possibility could be you have the class visibility off

can you upload file?

[Cannot Select Objects]

so for example if you click on a wall (single click) it doesnt select the wall?

[2D Drafting Style While Keeping 3D Components]

thanks guys! im still new to the game and found this blog after seeing your replies

https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2020/eng/VW2020_Guide/Views/Applying_a_data_visualization.htm

 

ima study this but the idea of visualizations seems more my speed

 

[2D Drafting Style While Keeping 3D Components]

Hi,

i would like to create a wall that when in a 2d/floorplan view is colored grey 

but have that same wall also show the exterior as stucco for when i present in 3d

yet also have that wall show insulation/drywall/framing/etc. when i create a section

 

reason for this is because currently i am using the standard wall function and on my plans it shows the insulation & everything in it... i do not think this is a function needed when doing construction documents as i believe in simplicity and only showing a level of detail needed on the plans.. the sections and 3d view are great but just dont think the 2d/floorplan view needs that level of detail 

[Design Layer Viewport Visibility]

if anyone is still wondering about this...

what you need to do is click the reference and in the Object Info pallet you need to click "classes" 

once classes is clicked there will be a box toward the bottom labeled "Use Current Document's Classes Vissibilities" 

check that box and press ok

 

once that is done you will be able to change the visibility of certain classes from the reference in the viewports you set up for it (for examply i have a site plan with a property line class & 3d site model class.. i have 2 sheets.. one for a site plan and another for a grading plan... i can now have the propertyline only show up in the site plan & have the 3d site model show up only in the grading plan.. while only having the one reference for both)