Vectorworks Architect: New in Version 2008: Drafting Improvements

You'll be amazed at the things you'll be able to do with the new features and improvements to Vectorworks Fundamentals 2008 drafting capabilities.

Rotatable 2D Views
A long-requested feature, the new Rotate Plan command allows you to rotate the page to make it easy to work on parts of a design that lie at odd angles, while still drawing orthogonally.

New Rotation Modes for 2D Tools
New rotation modes for objects such as rectangles, ovals, and text. These objects retain their object types when rotated. For example, a rotated rectangle is a still rectangle, not a polygon, so you can control its height and width using the Object Info palette.

New Move/Duplicate/Distribute by Points Tool
Users switching from AutoCAD will love this feature. With Vectorworks 2008, you can quickly move an object by clicking any two points on screen. New modes allow you to move by points, duplicate by points, or distribute objects evenly between two points. This new tool works on 2D and 3D objects, as well as symbols in walls.

New Polygonal Selection Mode
New polygonal selection and reshape modes aka, Fence Selection for you AutoCAD switchers, makes complex selections easier. These options give you more flexibility than the marquee selection mode and are faster than freehand selection mode.

Improved 2D Reshape
You can now reshape 2D objects by deleting multiple vertex points at one time-a huge time saver when simplifying polylines. And, you can reshape, move, and delete holes from polylines. This works on all 2D polylines and 3D objects that are based on 2D polylines such as extrudes, hardscapes, floor, and roof faces.

New 2D/3D Duplicate Along Path Command
A new Duplicate Along Path command replaces the old tool. In addition to being more robust and easier to use, the new command works with 3D objects. A new button on the Duplicate Along Path dialogue box makes it easy to run "what if?" scenarios by previewing results before you commit to the values.

Over 180 New Marker Styles
End markers are very personal design choices. Vectorworks Fundamentals 2008 offers many more marker types and editing options, so you can fine tune markers to your exact specifications. Plus, you can now assign different marker shapes to either end of an object or quickly choose a marker style that displays at both ends.

Specifiable Dashed Line Lengths
Improvements to the Edit Dash dialogue box make it easier to define dash styles. Now you can define the dash length and gap length by typing exact values-allowing more precision than the old-style sliders.

New Polygonal and Circular Modes for Clip Tool
For many edits, the improved Clip tool is much faster. New modes provide added functionality to the Clip tool; you can now clip with polygonal and circular marquee shapes.

Improved Tile Command
A new checkbox on the Tile dialogue box gives you a choice of converting the tile symbols to groups. Converting tile symbols to groups means you can control the graphical attributes of the tile pattern with the Attributes palette.

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