10 Quick Wins for New Vectorworks Users: From First Click to Confident

In this video, we’ve isolated 10 Quick Wins—small, practical tips that make Vectorworks feel faster, friendlier, and more familiar from day one. Each one covers features, habits, and concepts that new users often miss but that will greatly enhance your workflow and help you avoid common pitfalls that stop new users in their tracks.

Here's a PDF companion guide to 10 QUICK WINS for reference as you follow along.

For a deeper dive, click each linked name below associated with the broad concepts shared in the video to take you to a more in-depth skill video on each topic:

SKILL VIDEOS

1. Attributes Palette  
2. Classes (Visibilities and Layer Options)
3. Tool Modes (Mode Bar)
4. Polyline Tool
5. Autosave
6. Viewports
7. Quick Preferences
8. Smart Options
9. Organizing the Resource Manager 
10. Object Info Palette - How Styles Affect Editability