Herman99 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Hello everyone, My name is Herman, and i have a question. what is de right way to use vectoworks? do you only use the plants in vectorworks in 2d. because most plants are only available in 2d. some have no pictures or 3D images at all. and do you use enscape, for example, for the 3D images and photos? If I put the attached file in 3D (renderworks) it doesn't look as nice, and some plants are not visible because there is no 3D file for them. Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 It really depends on what you are trying to achieve and what your clients require. Many clients these days are starting to require a 3-D virtualisation so they understand what they are getting. This does require that you input some work to create the 3-D views of the plants that you want. Sometimes, you can get image props from the Internet that you can use in your plants, sometimes you will have to create your own. If you use Vectorworks as a 2-D only drawing package, it will produce beautiful graphic plans but you are missing all of the information that you could extract from the 3-D objects. For example if you create your hard scapes in 3-D with the correct components you can extract the volumes of hardfill, sand, and weight of paving, you can extract the length of edging, volume of concrete, etc. In the future, if you start working in a BIM environment, putting the work in now to get the 3-D information will be a huge benefit. 1 Quote Link to comment
Herman99 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Hello Johathan, thanks for replying I have already watched several of your videos, these were very helpful. thanks for that. i am using the tool ''create objects from geometric shape'' for everything, so do get all the information about size, volumes, etc. so i think i'm using it the right way. it's more a question of whether downloading image props is worth it. or creating the image prop. Customers indeed ask for 3D renders, so they can see what it will look like. Enscape has a library with many plants. You can then use this to make a 3D render. therefore the question; Do you use Vectorworks for everything, except 3D renders Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 9 hours ago, Herman99 said: Do you use Vectorworks for everything, except 3D renders I would say yes, especially if you have enscape. Thanks for watching my movies, I’m glad they have been of use. Quote Link to comment
Vitute Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) On 1/22/2025 at 9:00 PM, Herman99 said: what is de right way to use vectoworks? do you only use the plants in vectorworks in 2d. because most plants are only available in 2d. some have no pictures or 3D images at all. and do you use enscape, for example, for the 3D images and photos? As Jonathan noted, it depends on your own preferences and style of work. I create 3D model in concept phase, when planting plan is not yet in place. Therefore I use 3D plants separately from 2D Plants, exception might be existing trees. For 3Ds I really love Laubwerk plants, they are available in Visualization tools set. They are heavy if detailed appearance is chosen, but sometimes even proxy mode is sufficient to show 3D space. Just recently I used them even for concept 2D plan, see picture bellow. In sample model from VW University you can find Plants with incorporated Laubwerk trees: https://university.vectorworks.net/mod/page/view.php?id=5713 If not Laubwerk plans I also like generate 3D shape in Plant style. Katarina talks about it in this training: https://university.vectorworks.net/mod/page/view.php?id=1440 (time point ~10:40). There could be bigger choice for 3D perennials plants in VW for sure. Sketchup warehouse has a lot, sometimes I borrow them from SuP 🙂 Or if you use photoshop, you can create image props for VW plants. Edited January 24 by Vitute 1 Quote Link to comment
Poot Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 It is worth downloading the resource libraries for plants in Vectorworks, as there are many plant image props, 3d plants, etc. that you can use. The key to remember is that you have to add the 3d symbol for each plant style if it doesn't already have one. Just try searching latin names in the resource manager. I sometimes use similar types/looking plants if the exact species is not available to save time, but you can of course create as you go and build up your own library of image props/3d objects. You can also purchase good species specific plants from Globe Plants, Laubwerk...but $$$$. Quote Link to comment
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