Released with Vectorworks 2021 Service Pack 3, Vectorworks has partnered with Unreal® Engine to create a connection to real-time rendering application Twinmotion® and other Epic Games products that support the Datasmith file format. The Datasmith SDK ensures greater fidelity of model export to maintain the accuracy of your design.
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Released with Vectorworks 2021 Service Pack 3, Vectorworks Cloud Services now has folder sharing capabilities, allowing users to collaborate with team members and project stakeholders with the Sync and Edit option. The new permissions setting allows team members to work together (and even simultaneously!) on a project without continuously sharing multiple file versions.
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The versatility of Vectorworks comes from a dynamic set of tools and menus to get design done. In version 2021, we’ve made sure that these robust options are easily accessible without slowing down the design process while also freeing up space on your monitor. Quick Search delivers on that. Quickly find and activate any tool or menu command by typing what you need, and Vectorworks will make suggestions based on your search and most common tools.
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Stay in the modeling space with tools right at the tip of your mouse. There’s no need to constantly move your mouse between your drawing area and the tool palettes. And the Smart Options Display is customizable to easily access your most-used tool sets, last-used tools, tool modes, and standard views with fewer mouse clicks, letting you focus on your design.
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We’ve added improved usability to the Object Information, Navigation (Design Series only), and Visualization Palettes to handle your increasingly complex model and documentation work. You now have the ability to detach the tabs from palettes and either dock them or let them float. Move them to a second monitor to have a clear field for modeling while still keeping them readily accessible.
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We’ve given a boost to drawing markers in Vectorworks 2021, creating a documentation workflow that is sure to exceed your expectations. Section markers, interior elevation markers, reference markers, detail callouts, and drawing labels are now consolidated into tools that are completely customizable. Create your own drawing marker from scratch and define unique graphics. You can also backreference a drawing label to the marker itself. And when you publish your drawing sets as PDFs, the markers will auto-create hyperlinks, streamlining navigation through multi-page production plans and construction documentation.
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Last year, Vectorworks became the first BIM authoring program to support the Revit export format provided by the Open Design Alliance. This year, you’ll find even better quality in the modeling objects and data exchanged between Vectorworks and Revit. 3D geometries in Vectorworks now export as B-rep geometry with improved surfaces, correct colors, and metadata such as categories, family types, and other BIM data. As a result, 3D objects such as walls, doors, slabs, terrain, vegetation, and constructed features will be much improved enabling better collaboration between architects, site designers, and Revit users.
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Vectorworks’ versatile multi-user environment, Project Sharing, can now be accessed through a unique Project Sharing server. Easy to install and use, the Project Sharing server will help support a greater array of server configurations, creating an uninterrupted collaborative environment.
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Vectorworks 2021 fully supports Microsoft Excel file formats so you’re able to directly transfer data and formatting between Excel and Vectorworks worksheets. Export Vectorworks worksheets to Excel to share information with your collaborators. Import Excel spreadsheets to Vectorworks to continue working with the same data. This new support makes it simple for you to work with and format common spreadsheets such as schedules, survey data, object lists, and more.
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Released with Vectorworks 2021 Service Pack 3, the GDTF Fixture Builder allows Vectorworks Spotlight users to edit and update lighting devices directly from the Vectorworks design interface. This web-based tool keeps all of your designing in one space, drastically improving your workflow efficiency.
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It’s become increasingly complex — yet imperative — to deliver high-quality lighting designs in a condensed project timeline. With 2021, we’ve re- engineered the Lighting Device object to improve its overall performance and stability. The new focusing system makes setting up lights for visualization more intuitive. Additional enhancements to multi-circuit devices make reporting, circuit management, and communication with consoles efficient and reliable — all to give entertainment design pros high-value efficiency in completing projects.
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The Speaker and Speaker Array tools now work with Vectorworks Symbols, giving you access to a wide range of content and the ability create a more realistic looking model. For convenience, the active speaker configuration can be selected from the tool mode bar, making quick work of your audio layouts and easier management of your symbol library.
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