Can someone either guide me or redirect me, please?

[Ryan Russell]

Hello,

 

I'm trying to take a hand drawn plan that is set to 1/4" scale, and try my level best to rebuild it by hand within Vectorworks.

 

Where I am struggling after the plan is reconstructed in VW, swapping the assumed 4" walls to Component walls, everything falls apart.

My wall component is built with  3 1/2" nominal framing.

 

What I am trying to better understand is what is the best practice? Looking into a path online shows/demonstrates many ways to build something, etc.

But I specifically am trying to isolate the best process to taking an existing, hand drawn plan, and digitize it.

 

I don't want to import it as a .PDF or .PNG, until I can figure out how to best translate the drawing first.

I have attached the .PDF for reference.

Example.pdf

[zeno]

Don't worry. It doesn't seem like a difficult project. Make sure before you have set the parameters of the Design layer and then of the single wall. Do not use the components for now. Draw the exterior wall using a new style. Try to proceed only if you understand what all the parameters you see are for. And if you don't understand a setting, ask. Saying that the whole project doesn't work doesn't allow anyone to help you😀

[Ryan Russell]

Thanks Zeno, I will try to start over and see how it goes, then when I encounter an issue, I will ask again!

[Ryan Russell]

Okay, so I went back and reworked the document per Zeno's input. 

And I have arrived back at a stumbling block.

 

I will attach the file for reference, but here's the latest...

 

I started with the default Architecture Template (2023) and proceeded to build the plan.

I used the exterior frame dimensions as point the origination, implemented a rough square with the measurements. Centered it onto the page, then added measurements. Next, I added the dimensions working in a counter-clockwise fashion. Once that was completed, I revisited the rectangle tool to make usage of add/clip surface to develop a custom polygon that I would later snap unsettled 4" walls to.

 

Once I completed the roughed in my exterior walls, I then created "Walls-Exterior" class and assigned them to that class. Repeated the same for Interior walls.

 

Following that, I added constrained dims to all internal space. Then moved toward introducing components, starting with styling the exterior walls.

After that, everything was still good, no dimension changes noted.

 

Only when I moved to modify the interior walls am I seeing things become 1/4" off and I cannot understand what is happening.

 

Please see the attachments and I welcome any assistance!

Porter_031423-0136PM.vwx

[Jonathan Pickup]

I have downloaded the PDF and I've imported into Vectorworks and I have calibrated it so that it's the correct size. When I measure the walls, they appear to be 6 inch walls. This makes me worry that you are starting with the wrong size plan and things won't scale correctly when you start to measure. Whenever you import a plan you should always scale it to ensure that it is the correct size. 

 

have a look at this movie:

 

 

[Jonathan Pickup]

here is my imported plan: