Vectorworks Architect: New in Version 2008: Objects

In Vectorworks Architect 2008, you have more options than ever. You'll find new and improved wall features. Not to mention high-end furniture, door, window, flooring, appliance, texture, and colour libraries.

Classable Wall Components
Wall components can now be put into their own classes, making it easier for you to control the component's graphical attributes and visibility. By classing wall components, you can easily showing or hiding wall components so you easily create framing, structural and finish plans from the same set of walls.

Show Wall Components in Section Views
Walls can now display their components in section views. And, because components are classed you can easily adjust their visibility depending on how detailed you want your section views to appear.

Draw and Edit Walls in 3D
Now you can draw and edit walls in 3D just as easily as you can in 2D. New 3D wall technology allows you to quickly create, move, join, and reshape walls in any 3D view. And improvements to the 3D Symbol Insertion tool make it possible to insert symbols into a wall while in a 3D view.

Exterior Wall Dimensioning Improvements
The Exterior Wall Dimensioner includes T-joined walls and can dimension doors and windows in exterior walls by rough or masonry opening. Exterior walls can be dimensioned by outside edge or centre line, and dimensions are associative. Overall, dimensions can now associate with wall components, and are easier to modify.

Wall Replacement Improvements
The Wall Replacement dialogue box has been enhanced to include options to replace a wall's height, class, and texture.

Refined Create Spaces from Walls Command
From a network of walls, you can now create a gross space object that represents the entire area of floor or slab, instead of individual room spaces.

Space Object Improvements
A space can now be automatically defined by simply clicking into any area that is bounded by walls. Spaces can be drawn as gross or net, and for US users, they can be drawn according to the new United States GSA "Space Validation" requirement. As the design changes, spaces can be easily updated.

New display options allow you to display additional fields in the "space name" tag, as well as rename any of the fields, such as "GAREA"to "GROSS AREA". In addition to room finish information, you can now add extended IFC data sets and GSA space data to the Space object.

Improved 2D Stair Graphic
This new stairs option allows users to display the portions of stairs beyond a 2D break as dashed.

Herman Miller® Furniture Collection
A new library of 69 home and office furniture pieces that includes a variety of side chairs, sofas, stools, side tables, dining tables, conference tables, work chairs, etc. There is also a selection of nearly 100 systems furniture configurations from HM's 'Typicals' libraries. All symbols are 2D/3D hybrids with material textures applied and attached records.

New Furnishings & Scenic Elements Library
An assortment of 47 interior furniture symbols from New World Graphics, Inc. includes chairs, sofas, tables, file cabinets, desk, lockers, and lighting.

New Sub-Zero® and Wolf® Appliance Libraries
Add high-end kitchen appliances to your kitchen designs. Vectorworks 2008 includes 25 Sub-Zero refrigerator and 55 Wolf appliance objects. You can choose from several refrigerator models, built-in ovens, cook tops, range tops, microwaves, and wall and island ventilation hoods.

Updated Forbo® Flooring Materials
Your flooring options have expanded in Vectorworks Architect 2008 with 44 new flooring materials in the Forbo flooring library.

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