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How do I create multiple sheets in Vectorworks?
To create multiple viewports simultaneously: Select View > Create Multiple Viewports. The Create Multiple Viewports dialog box opens. Specify the desired viewport scale, views, and angle projection method, and then click OK.
How do I edit a sheet layer in Vectorworks?
1. Select the command or click the View bar button.
2. Select the Sheet Layers tab and the Details view.
3. To change layer properties, select one or more layers and click Edit to open the Edit Sheet Layers dialog box.
How do you create a viewport in Vectorworks?
1. Select View > Create Viewport.
2. The Create Viewport dialog box opens.
3. Enter the desired parameters and click OK.
4. If a sheet layer does not already exist in the file, the New Sheet Layer dialog box opens automatically to create one.
What is a viewport in Vectorworks?
A detail viewport is a cropped sheet layer viewport that shows a detail view of any part of a drawing. A detail viewport can be created from a design layer, another sheet layer viewport, or a section viewport.
How do I export a layer from Vectorworks?
1. Set the view for the export. The current sheet layer or currently viewed design layer(s) are exported.
2. Select File > Export > Export PDF.
3. Specify the settings for exporting to PDF.
4. Click OK to create the PDF file based on the settings.
How do I change the viewport layer?
1. On a layout, double-click inside a layout viewport to make it the current viewport.
2. Click Home tab Layers panel Layer Properties. Find.
3. In the Layer Properties Manager, specify the properties to override in the current layout viewport by changing the properties in the following columns: VP Freeze. VP Color.
How do I edit a viewport layer?
1. Select the viewport.
2. From the Object Info palette, click Layers.
3. To override the layer properties (for viewport display), select one or more viewport layers and click Edit.
How do I change the size of a viewport in Vectorworks?
To scale a viewport with the mouse, select the viewport and use the Modify > Group command to turn it into a group object. Click and drag a handle to resize the viewport. Then use the Modify > Ungroup command to change it back into a viewport object.
How do you make a 3d viewport in Vectorworks?
How do I print a viewport in Vectorworks?
1. VW page set-up & print.
2. Viewport Print set-up > DPI>Page>select >One Page.
3. If possible >Print to PDF >preview.
How do you create a layer in Vectorworks?
1. For convenience, a new layer can be created from multiple locations in the software.
2. From the New Design Layer or New Sheet Layer dialog box, create a new layer, or import a layer and its properties from standard or existing Vectorworks files.
3. Click OK to create the new design or sheet layer.
How do you exit a viewport in Vectorworks?
Press Shift + Esc to exit to the design layer instead of exiting to the viewport. Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) in the drawing area, and select Exit Viewport from the context menu.
How do I import a sheet layer into Vectorworks?
To import drawing structure, use the Organization dialog box to create a new class, sheet layer, or design layer. Instead of creating a new item, however, select the import option. Select the file from which to import, and then select the specific classes or layers from that file to import.
How do I export a DWG file from Vectorworks?
Select File > Export > Export DXF/DWG or File > Export > Export DWF. Either the DXF DWG Export Options or the DWF Export Options dialog box opens, depending on your selection. The dialog boxes are very similar, except for the file format settings. Select the appropriate export options, and click OK to export the file.
How do I print in Vectorworks?
1. Select File > Print.
2. Specify the print options, such as which pages to print and how many copies to make.
3. If the Rasterize print output option is selected, specify the edge of the image onscreen that is the first edge to come out of the printer.
4. Click Print (Mac) or OK (Windows) to print.
