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Introducing the VectorWorks 11 Industry Collection

A milestone in our nearly 20 years of development history, version 11 offers enhanced tools and

technology that will give your firm an instant boost of productivity. In version 11, we concentrated

on making production drafting more efficient, modeling even easier, and introduced new rendering

modes and page layout capabilities to help you better communicate your design intent.

If you’re still using an earlier version of VectorWorks, this is the upgrade you’ve been waiting for!

Version 11 will let you create, present, produce, and collaborate, faster than ever before.

Viewports

New Artistic Rendering Effects & Support for QuickTime® VR

Easier Texture Mapping

Smaller Files Sizes and Faster Hidden Line Rendering

More Responsive Navigation and Faster Redraws

Better Text Tools

New Trim & Extend Capabilities

Flexible Classing Options

Batch Printing

Import/Export Improvements

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cre·ate (kre-at’)}CREATE Version 11 includes new 3D technology, new and improved plug-in objects, and new object libraries to help you create whatever you can imagine. Here’s just some of what you’ll find:

New Fit Walls To Roof Command A It only takes a single click to automatically fit walls to

complex roofs. The new Fit Walls to Roof command lets you

automatically adjust the tops and/or bottoms of walls to

any 3D shape, including roofs and NURBS surfaces.

Model to Floorplan AEasily turn 3D design concepts into 2D production drawings.

A new Model to Floorplan command allows you to freely

design in 3D, and then slice the model to automatically

generate 2D floorplans. No other CAD program makes it this

easy to create floorplans from your 3D models!

Easily create floorplans from your 3D massing models. Simply specify your floor heights and VectorWorks will automatically draw your floor plates on the correct layer complete with exterior walls

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New Roof Framing Features ANew options give you greater control over how roofs

are framed. You can easily adjust the parameters for

rafters, beams, plates, purlins, ridges, trimmers, and hips

and valleys.

Roofi ng Enhancements V AEnhancements in the VectorWorks roofi ng technology al-

low you to now create complicated roofs from round walls

or even curved polys. Plus, new options allow you to defi ne

the perpendicular or vertical thickness of the roof when the

pitches differ.

Better Support for Gables, Dormers and Skylights V A We’ve also improved the way VectorWorks handles gables.

New options allow you to set the thickness of the gable

walls independently from the roof’s thickness.

In addition, you can more accurately map textures to

dormer walls. Dormer walls now correctly cut holes in the

roof and can be easily framed in ARCHITECT. And, you can

customize the thickness of dormer walls.

Lastly, we improved how roofs handle skylights. You now

have control over how skylights cut the roof, by inserting

them with a vertical cut, perpendicular cut, or splayed cut.

And, for easy “what if” scenarios, you can change the cuts

in the Object Info palette.

New roofi ng improvements in version 11 give you more control when creating and framing complex roofs

}Stair Improvements V ANow you can easily adjust where the stair breaks appear.

Easily Score Space Plans AA new Adjacency Score object makes determining the effi ciency

of your space plan even easier. See at a glance how effi cient

your plan is.

Belt- and Chain-length Calculators MLet VectorWorks MECHANICAL do the math for you. Simply

enter the center distance between two pulleys or sprockets, and

the belt or chain lengths are automatically calculated. Or, con-

versely, the length of the belt or chain can be used to calculate

the distance between the pulleys or sprockets.

Quick Keyways Calculation MNow there is a quick way to calculate and display the depth

control values for square and rectangular keyways. Simply

defi ne the shaft diameter and size of the key, and VectorWorks

MECHANICAL will automatically calculate the distance from

the bottom of a shaft to the bottom of a key, and the

distance from the bottom of a shaft to the top of a key.

You can also choose to place the calculated results on the

drawing for easy reference.

Speedy Beam and Support Analysis A L S MThe new Simple Beam Calculator allows you to instantly calcu-

late the maximum shear, bending moments, and defl ection of a

simply-loaded beam.

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MECHANICAL 11 offers a number of new calculators to assist you during your design process

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New Ceiling Grid Object AA new Ceiling Grid tool makes it easy to create ceiling

grid tiles automatically and provides much more flexibility

than hatches. Simply draw the shape of the ceiling, and

the ceiling grid tiles will automatically fill the shape. After

the ceiling grid is drawn, you can interactively change the

origin, length, width, and angle of the ceiling tiles in the

Object Info palette.

Improved Piping Run Object ANow you can specify the radius of the bends in addition to

determining whether the turns use bends or elbows.

Spring Calculator MAfter designing your spring using the Spring Calculator,

you can place it in the drawing as either a 2D or 3D object.

New Woodruff Key Object MA new 2D and 3D woodruff key has been added to go

along with the existing key object.

New Ball Bearing Lock Nut Object MA new ball bearing lock nut object has been added

to MECHANICAL’s extensive suite of objects. The ball

bearing lock nut is a parametric object that is available

in both 2D and 3D.

}Improved Site Modeling A LWe’ve streamlined the DTM interface, eliminating dialog

boxes and reducing mouse clicks. In version 11, you can

organize DTM objects according to your own conventions.

DTM site modifiers can be applied to your site

data on a layer-by-layer basis. And, DTM symbols can

be easily renamed.

More Control Over Sloping Terrain LNew controls allow you to precisely set the slope of the

terrain between the control fence and a pad or a road, mak-

ing it easy to create “batter slopes” or gradual transitions

between the site and the site modifiers.

Updated Road Design Tools A LNow in addition to creating roads by station points, you

can simply sketch roads or paths onto the DTM. And for

easy editing, you can interactively reshape roadways using

the 3D Reshape tool.

Robust Site Sectioning A LImprovements to the Site Model Section command include

the ability to plot existing and proposed site sections. And

with LANDMARK, you can also show the elevation of station

points along an alignment. In addition, we’ve included new

formatting options so you can tweak the look of the plot.

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Woodruff Keys and Ball Bearing Lock Nuts are just some of the new objects you’ll find in version 11

You’ll find dramatic improvements to VectorWorks’ DTM including a new streamlined interface, new site section capabilities, and an easy to use road tool

}6Draw Property Lines with Ease A LWe’ve improved the interface for entering property lines

from a surveyor’s description. The new Property Line dialog

boxes are easier to understand and use. And, property line

angles can be entered as either Azimuth or Bearing degrees.

In addition, you can simply sketch out property lines

and, when finished, they will self-annotate. All annotations

will automatically update if you reshape the property line.

And, property lines are now supported by the DTM, so you

can show property boundaries on your 2D contour maps

and on your 3D terrain models.

New Hardscape Tool LA new Hardscape tool makes it easy to create patterned

walkways and patios. Simply define an area or path,

and then choose a pattern from the paving library or

create your own custom pattern. Options let you add

borders, colors, and even dynamically tag hardscape

constructions with their area and perimeter values,

so that the tag automatically updates as the hardscape

area is changed.

Improved Plant Styles LWe’ve add a new option in the Plant Styles command

that gives plants a transparent look, allowing you to show

walkways or other ground-level details below a plant’s

canopy. In addition, plants placed in groups or clusters

can be set to rotate randomly, giving them a looser, more

hand-drawn look.

}Place Plants Faster and Easier LA redesigned Place Plant tool makes placing plants quick

and easy. When placing plants, you can now easily edit a

plant’s size, spacing, and placement options. Plus, to assure

accurate placement, the tool previews plant locations so

you can see the plant before it’s placed. We’ve also added

the ability to duplicate plant records in the plant database,

to make editing and adding new plant records faster.

More Flexible Plant Grouping LNow it’s easy to edit plants that are drawn as groups or

clusters. A new Change Plant Grouping command allows

you to break up grouped plants, reorganize them and

regroup them.

New ARRI and Mole-Richardson Libraries SWe’ve teamed up with ARRI® and Mole-Richardson®

and added two new outstanding instrument libraries

to SPOTLIGHT 11.

Multi-circuit Instrument Tool SIt’s a cinch to add a multi-circuit instrument to your

design. Instead of manually inserting and aligning each

cell, you can add a multi-circuit in one step. Lighting

instruments can now be inserted as multi-circuit instru-

ments that act as single group, but retain their individual

parameters and labels.

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Easily sketch out property lines that automatically update when reshaped

A new Hardscape tool makes it easy to create patterned walks and patios

Easily add dramatic effects with new Plant objects and improved Plant Style options

Now you can preview the placement of plants as they are inserted into your drawings. And, you can easily ungroup and regroup plant clusters

We’ve added hundreds of new instrument and Gobo libraries to SPOTLIGHT

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Export Dimmer and Channel Info SNow you can export dimmer and channel information di-

rectly from SPOTLIGHT. Based on your input, SPOTLIGHT can

create a USITT standard ASCII text patch that can be read

by other lighting programs as well as lighting consoles.

Inventory Improvements S Need to delete an item from inventory? Simply click the

Delete button in the new Inventory Control dialog box.

Easier Surface ManipulationA new Interpolated NURBS Surface command gives you an

additional way to work with surfaces. Interpolated surfaces

can be easier to edit, because the control points lie directly

on the surface, as opposed to being weighted.

Easily Extend NURBS Curves and Surfaces Now there are no limits on how you can extend your curves

and surfaces. The new command makes it easy to extend

NURBS curves and widen the edges of NURBS surfaces by

precise distances.

New Volumetric AnalysisA Volumetric Properties command automatically calculates

the volume, surface area, and center of mass of 3D objects.

You can even place a 3D locus at the center of mass, which

makes aligning 3D objects a snap. In addition, there’s an

option that lets you place the Volumetric Properties as a

text block, for easy documentation.

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(pr -doos’)PRODUCENew technology and interface improve-ments allow faster drawing and modeling, with less effort and fewer mouse clicks. New features include:

Get Help QuicklyEven the best CAD designers get stuck every now and then.

With new context-sensitive help, you’ll never have to

stop and consult your manual again. Any question you

may have can be easily answered from within VectorWorks’

new help system. Loaded with detailed step-by-step

instructions and comprehensive graphics, VectorWorks 11’s

help system is a faster and more convenient way to get

answers to your questions.

Dynamic 3D Editing

New control points allow you to interactively “push and

pull” tapered extrudes to edit their height and taper angle.

More Powerful Solid Modeling EngineAn enhanced 3D modeling kernel results in faster and more

reliable solids modeling operations.

Smaller File SizesNew image compression technology significantly decreases

the file size of VectorWorks drawings that contain bitmap

images. Now, files that contain bitmaps will open more

quickly, save faster, take up less hard drive space, and are

generally easier to work with.

You can automatically calculate and display the volumetric information for any 3D solid

Quickly learn what’s new with VectorWorks’ context-sensitive online help

New 3D editing features allow you to dynamical edit 3D objects

Surface Area: 166.916 sq inVolume: 159.224 cu inCenter of Mass:cX: 0” incY: 0” incZ: -.843” in

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Faster Scrolling, Zooming, and PanningScroll, zoom, and pan in real-time without interrupting

your workfl ow. VectorWorks 11 supports OpenGL hardware

acceleration which will speed up the redraw process, allow-

ing you to navigate around your drawing in real time. Plus,

a new VectorCaching preference makes moving, copying,

pasting, and redraws much faster in fi les that contain com-

plex polylines and hatches.

Easily Set Hatch Pattern Line WeightsNow in addition to color, you can set the line weights of

all hatch levels with a click in the Hatch Editor dialog box.

A great time saver when working with drawings imported

from AutoCAD®.

Enhanced Object GroupingNow, when you create a group it is automatically set to the

currently active class.

Superior Splitting and TrimmingA new mode in the Split tool makes trimming objects fast

and uncomplicated. The new Trim Line mode allows you to

split objects with a line, and gesture to select which side of

the split you want to keep.

Enhanced Extend FunctionalityThe Connect/Combine tool can now extend multiple lines

with a single click. A great time saver!

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e}All New Batch Printing A L S MNow you can print a complete set of drawings without any

interruptions. The new Batch Print command allows you to

easily defi ne a set of drawing sheets or saved views to print.

You can choose to print sheets in either black and white or

color. And, you can save Batch Print sets for easy retrieval.

Plus, because the Batch Print command is automatically

linked to the Issue Manager, you can easily print issued sets

of drawings with a single click.

Easily Set Up and Manage Your CAD Standards A LThe Create Standard Sheets command has been changed to

Create Standard Viewports and now works seamlessly with

VectorWorks’ new page layout capabilities. And, for added

fl exibility, you can easily control how objects in VectorWorks

are classed, making it easy to organize and manage your

CAD standards.

Faster Data EntryA subtle, yet powerful, change to the Data Display bar

makes it much faster and easier to draw with the keyboard.

Now, instead of using the Tab key to move between data

display fi elds and the Enter key to lock in data, the Tab key

does both. Simply tab into the Data Display bar to move

between fi elds and input your information. In addition, by

using the Shift and Tab keys, you can reverse through the

Data Display bar, making it simple to go back and correct

input errors.

You can set the line weight of all hatch levels at once. A handy feature when working with hatch patterns imported from other programs

You can now extend, as well as trim multiple lines with a single click

A new Batch Print feature allows you to print multiple drawing sheets at once. And, you can save drawing sets for future print jobs

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Easier Object EditingWe’ve enhanced the capability of the Eyedropper tool

to make editing objects even easier. Now, in addition

to graphical attributes, the Eyedropper tool can easily

transfer plug-in object parameters, textures, text

settings, wall types, and record information from one

object to another. In addition, the Eyedropper tool now

works with objects already inserted into walls, as well

as supports Class Attributes.

Improved Drawing QualityDashed lines no longer start or end with a blank space.

Dashed lines now begin and end with a solid line, so that

the corners on dashed 2D objects will now draw correctly.

Additional Dashed Line StylesVersion 11 increases the number of dash styles available in

the Attributes palette and Classes dialog box from 24 to

32. Increasing the number of available dash styles makes

it easier to quickly find the exact one you need and brings

VectorWorks into compliance with the Japanese SCADEC/

SXF CAD standards.

Increased Angular Display PrecisionThe angular precision has increased from four place

values to eight place values, allowing you even higher

precision for arc angles. This is especially important

in countries such as Japan, where drawing standards

demand eight-place precision

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e}More Flexible Dimension Classing OptionsA new document preference allows you to assign

dimensions to any active class, as opposed to forcing

them into a default dimension class. In addition, new

options allow users to create custom tools that

automatically draw dimensions in a user-defined

class, with user-defined attributes.

Easier Layer and Class ManagementNew Layer and Class Visibility dialog boxes provide an

easier way to access and manage your visibility settings.

New longer dialog boxes mean less scrolling when editing

complex visibility sets and a new preview option lets you

see exactly how your changes will affect the drawing

before you save them.

Enhanced Resource BrowserSave time by quickly creating resources directly from

the Resource Browser menu in one simple step. Plus,

a new “drag-and-drop” interface makes it a cinch to

place or apply resources like symbols, hatches, textures,

worksheets, and image fills.

Updated Windows® User Interface New interface updates include a scroll bar in the

Object Info palette, a more modern Mode bar, Data Display

bar, and View bar, as well as updated VectorWorks buttons.

Copy and Paste Read-only FieldsSome important information, like an object’s height,

width, area, and perimeter, display in fixed read-only fields

in the Object Information palette. New improvements to the

Object Information palette now let you copy this data and

paste it into the drawing for easy reference.

More Flexible Custom Selections A LThe Custom Selection 2 command provides new options that

give you more control over how VectorWorks searches the file.

Plus, you have the ability to select objects by using a standard

color picker and the ability to select objects within groups.

We’ve improved the way VectorWorks draws dashed lines

New Layer and Class Visibility dialog boxes make it easier to adjust how ob-jects are displayed

Interface improvement to the Resource Browser make creating resources quick and easy

14 }PRESENTVersion 11’s new presentation capabili-ties will help you better communicate and document your design ideas in both 2D and 3D. New capabilities include:

ViewportsVectorWorks 11 introduces new page layout features that

allow you to easily arrange multiple views of your design

on a single drawing sheet. Each view of the design, or

“viewport,” can have its own scale, orientation, projec-

tion, rendering option, as well as layer and class visibility

settings—making it easy to create drawing sheets that are

comprised of multiple views of your design.

Viewports provide a new and powerful way to help co-

ordinate your drawing sets. Viewports are created from,

and linked to “master” design layers. If a design layer is

changed, all the viewports in your drawing set are auto-

matically updated.

For added flexibility, viewports can be cropped by any

shape and have the ability to be annotated separately,

which makes creating detailed or enlarged plan views a

very simple and straight-forward process.

Lastly, VectorWorks 11’s new page layout capabilities

provide a way for VectorWorks to support paper space in

AutoCAD, which means cleaner translation between the

two programs.

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Viewports give you new ways to present your designs. Created from different views of your drawing or model, each view or “Viewport” can have its

own scale, rotation, projection, as well as rendering mode--and can be cropped into any shape

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Faster Hidden Line RenderingRendering in VectorWorks Hidden Line modes can be up to

40% faster.

New Artistic Effects RHave you ever wanted to produce soft, hand-drawn, or

artistic renderings of your 3D designs? Now you can! A

new Artistic rendering mode in RenderWorks 11 allows

you to produce non-photorealistic effects that soften hard

lines and reproduce many hand-sketched styles, including

cartoon, color wash, contour, tapered lines, hatch, ink print,

lines and shadows, mosaic, oil painting, overlapping lines,

soft lines, and stipple.

Support for QuickTime VR RBoth the Macintosh® and Windows version of RenderWorks

11 support Apple’s QuickTime Virtual Reality technology.

QuickTime VR adds another dimension to your presentation

capabilities by allowing you to create realistic 3D pan-

oramas from your models that can be navigated without

any special hardware or software. And, because QTVR is

automatically web-enabled, you can easily post your QTVR

scenes to your website.

Support for Multiprocessors RSupport for multithreading means that raytraced render-

ings on dual-processor machines will be up to 40% faster.

}Over 370 New Textures and 18 New Shaders R We consulted with RenderWorks experts to help develop new

texture libraries, and the results are phenomenal! Inside, you’ll

find over 250 meticulously-prepared textures tweaked to provide

maximum realism. Plus, we’re introducing new monochromatic

textures that take on the color of the object they are applied

to—meaning that a single texture pattern can have infinite

variations. It’s never been easier to create stunning, high-quality,

photorealistic renderings.

In addition, we’ve included three new analysis shaders that render

models not for presentation purposes, but to show information

about the design. And, there are over 120 textures from Forbo®, the

world’s leader in Linoleum floor and wall coverings.

Hand-drawn Stipple Effects A L S MA new Stipple tool allows you to add texture or shading to your 2D

drawings. Controls include the range of density, fading from the

edge, random rotation of the stipple shape, and color. Once set, you

can save the stipple settings so they can be reused.

Easily Edit Textures RWe’ve dramatically streamlined the RenderWorks interface to make

it a breeze to manipulate textures and increase productivity. A

cleaner, more intelligent Mapping dialog box gives you much great-

er control over how textures map to 3D objects. And, the most com-

mon mapping and texture editing options can be quickly accessed

via a new Render tab on the Object Info palette. Changes made

through the Object Info palette are seen in real time. RenderWorks

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Dynamic Texture Mapping RA new Attribute Mapping tool allows you to interactively

position, re-size, and rotate textures directly on the surface

of 3D objects without having to go through the Mapping

dialog box.

Higher Quality OpenGL Rendering RBefore version 11 you could view shaders only if you

rendered in one of the RenderWorks rendering modes.

However, with the new OpenGL technology in version

11, you can see shaders and render transparent objects

like glass, crystal, and plastic directly in VectorWorks’

interactive OpenGL rendering mode. In addition,

RenderWorks users will enjoy the ability to display

Image Props in OpenGL renderings.

Version 10 OpenGL rendering

}Render Bitmap Tool ImprovementsThe Render Bitmap tool now supports OpenGL

as well as RenderWorks’ rendering modes: Fast

RenderWorks, Fast RenderWorks with Shadows,

Final Quality RenderWorks, Custom RenderWorks,

and Artistic RenderWorks. Plus, captured images

are always produced with true 32-bit color resolution,

and are automatically compressed to reduce fi le sizes.

New Notes TechnologyA completely redesigned Callout tool is more fl exible and

easier to use. A new curved leader option allows you to

add style to your callouts. And, new control points on the

leader, shoulder lines, and text blocks make re-shaping and

arranging callouts a snap. For even more fl exibility, you

choose whether the leader line draws to the top, center, or

bottom of the note block. Plus, we’ve added drawing modes

to give you more control over how callouts are drawn. You’ll

also fi nd a new symbol-based marker option that allows

you to create your own unique markers. All these settings

can all be applied to the current drawing or you can apply

them globally to all new documents! And, they can be easily

edited through the Object Info palette.

As if that wasn’t enough, in VectorWorks ARCHITECT,

LANDMARK, SPOTLIGHT, and MECHANICAL, the Callout tool

can now be linked to a new Notes Manager allowing you to

easily create, manage, and place saved notes.

Re-engineered Notes Manager A L S MWe dramatically simplifi ed VectorWorks’ Notes Manager.

With VectorWorks’ new notes databases you can now easily

create, store, and manage your notes right in VectorWorks.

A new General Notes tool makes it easy to place perfectly

formatted general notes from your General Notes database.

And, a new Callout tool allows you to precisely place Callouts

or Keynotes from your Callout Database.

Plus, you can automatically reconcile the notes that are in the

database with the notes in the drawing—assuring that the text

you place on the drawing is correct. This is great when work-

ing in a multi-user environment where teams of designers are

sharing the same notes database.

Improved Revision Cloud ToolNew modes give you more control over the revision cloud’s

shape and allow you to effortlessly create revision clouds

around complex selections.

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Now all your texture mapping option can be

conveniently accessed via the Resource Browser,

letting you see your changes in “real time”

Version 11 OpenGL rendering

An improved Callout tool gives you much more control over how callouts are drawn

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New Text Editing Capabilities Save time by editing text blocks directly from within the

Object Info palette. You can change the font, point size,

style, alignment, and spacing for any selected text block

right in the Object Info palette. In addition, the Object Info

palette gives you immediate access to the X and Y location

fields for accurate placement of all text blocks.

Quickly Adjust DimensionsNow the text in linear dimension strings can be easily

moved along the dimension line without changing the

dimension’s offset. Holding down the Shift key while mov-

ing the text allows the dimension to be constrained so only

the text moves.

New Dimensioning ModeA new Angular Dimension mode allows you to create an

angular dimension between any three points.

Center Line MarkerEasily draw center line symbols.

col·lab·o·rate (k -l b’ -r t’) e a e aCOLLABORATENew import and export capabilities make it easier to share VectorWorks files and content created in other programs. Inside you’ll find:

AutoCAD 2004 CompatibilityVectorWorks 11 supports AutoCAD’s new 2004 DXF/DWG

file format so you won’t have to miss a beat. Easily import

AutoCAD 2004 files, as well as export VectorWorks files as

native 2004 DWG drawings.

Support for AutoCAD Viewports and Pa-perspace Importing and exporting DXF/DWG files containing view-

ports and paperspace settings is possible now that these

items are supported in VectorWorks 11.

Batch DXF/DWG Import Save time translating DXF or DWG files. A new DXF/DWG

Import command allows you to import multiple files or even

an entire folder of DXF/DWG drawings with a single click.

DXF/DWG 3D Solids Support (ACIS®/SAT)Now, AutoCAD drawings that contain embedded solids

are properly translated into VectorWorks, eliminating

the need to first convert AutoCAD solids to polygons

before exporting. In addition, solids are imported as solids.

You can now edit text directly from the Object Information palette

VectorWorks 11 adds

new dimensioning

modes, flexible classing

options, greater angular

display precision, and

lets you easily adjust the

text in dimension stringsWith support for AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD model and paperspace, ASIC/SAT, Piranesi, PartSpec and Lightwright 4.0 version 11 is our most compatible versions to date

} cus·tom·ize (k s’t -m z’) eu iCustomizeNew customization options will allow you to tweak VectorWorks for maximum productivity. Here’s just some of what you can look forward to in version 11.

Quickly Assign Custom Keyboard ShortcutsUsing shortcut keys is a quick and simple way to dramati-

cally increase your productivity. And, in version 11, assigning

shortcut keys for tools and commands is simpler than ever.

A new dialog box will alert you to shortcuts that are already

in use, and at the same time allow you to reassign shortcut

keys to new tools and commands. Updating your workspace

has never been easier!

VectorScript Plug-in Development Workflow ImprovementsDevelopment tools for VectorScript plug-ins have been

streamlined to provide a faster and more efficient process.

Advanced Plug-in EditorThe plug-in editor now allows you to resize the dialog box. Plus,

it opens much faster and remembers the last plug-in selected

when the dialog box opens.

New Layout Manager ControlsNew controls have been added to the Layout Manager, giving you

more interface options. You can now create tabbed dialog boxes,

and the Group Box control now supports checkboxes or radio but-

tons for titles.

New VectorScript CallsWe’ve added more than 50 new API calls to allow access

to the new functionality in version 11.

VectorWorks 11 offers new and powerful ways to customize and automate your workflow

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Import/Export ACIS/SATA new Import/Export SAT command makes sharing 3D

data even easier. SAT translation allows you to seam-

lessly move 3D solids data between popular modeling,

rendering, and animation programs.

Export To Piranesi® R In VectorWorks 11, you can now export drawings

and models to Piranesi, a popular pixel-based

presentation tool.

Import PartSpec Symbols MNow you can import objects from the Thomas Register™

PartSpec® library. Objects import as symbols with at-

tached data records, so you won’t miss a thing.

Lightwright® 4 Compatibility SSPOTLIGHT 11 adds support for Lightwright 4, and can

import and export Lightwright version 3 and 4 files.