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  • FILE ORGANIZATION CHALLENGE

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    DESCRIPTION

    Welcome to the File Organization challenge! Here you will test your understanding of how a file is structured, looking at Design Layers and Classes, putting these into practise. 

    OBJECTIVE

    The objective for this challenge is to make sure you have a clear understanding of how a file is structured to help with organization within your projects. By the end of the challenge you should be able to create a number of Design layers and Classes, assign to objects and move objects between these. 

    SKILLS NEEDED

    TO START

    Within Vectorworks open a new template file by going to File > New > Use Document Template > Use the Fundamentals Metric or Imperial Template. (Remember to save your file!)

  • CHALLENGE BRIEF & KEY STEPS

    BRIEF

    Your challenge is to think of a typical project you will be doing within your business. Create at least 3 Design layers you believe you may need for this project. Once you have created the Design layers, think about the Classes you may need. Create at least 3 classes giving them different attributes for the purpose of this challenge. Create a number of different objects/Shapes on the 3 design layers and assign a different class to each shape. By the end of this challenge you should have at least 3 Design Layers, 3 Classes and 3 Shapes. 

    Good luck!

    KEY STEPS

    1. Create at least 3 Design Layers. 

    2. Create at least 3 Classes.

    3. Create multiple shapes on each of the Design Layers.

    4. Assign Classes to the shapes.

    ⓘ Tip: It’s important to check Use at Creation if you wish objects assigned the class to display its graphic properties.

  • CHALLENGE ASSISTANCE VIDEO

    DESCRIPTION

    If you need a little guidance for this challenge, please find a video on the link below taking you through creating Design Layers, Classes and how to assign objects.

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