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What’s new in VectorWorks 2008?
More than just the name.
What’s New
A.TheVectorWorksiconshavebeenupdatedand nowhaveanew,modernlook,whichmakesthem moreconsistent,easiertoidentify,andeasierto viewandselectathighscreenresolutions
B.ThenewViewbarsimplifiestheinterfaceand improvesusabilitybycentralizingVectorWorks’ manyorganizationandviewingcontrolsinone convenientlocation.
C.TheVisualizationpaletteprovidesfastandeasy accesstoalllightsandcamerasinadocument. Easilymodify,select,create,duplicate,anddelete lightsandcamerasacrossadocumentfrom thispalette.
VectorWorks What’s New
What’s new in VectorWorks 2008? A lot more than
just the name. We listened, we learned, and now
we’re launching a new version of VectorWorks.
Thanks to your incredible feedback, we’ve improved
our product to make your workflow easier, your
designs more compelling, and your productivity
much higher. You’re going to really like VectorWorks
2008. After all, you helped design it. Here are just
a few things you’ll be able to do with all of the
new enhancements.
Seven Reasons to Look Inside
1 ExperienceHighPerformanceDrafting&Design
2 PlayWellWithOthers
3 WowThemWiththePresentation
4 GetÜberOrganized
5 DrawItOnce;UseItAgain
6 ChooseFromaVastCatalogofNewContent
7 SeeNewFeaturesataGlance
courtesy of Nathan Kipnis Architects, Inc.
Nemetschek,NorthAmericaisawholly-ownedsubsidiaryofEuropeansoftwaregiant,NemetschekAG.Agloballeaderindesigntechnologies,NemetschekN.A.hasbeendevelopingCADsoftwareforthearchitecture,engineeringandconstruction,entertain-ment,landscapedesign,andmanufacturingfieldssince1985.VectorWorks,itsaward-winningflagshipproduct,isoneoftheworld’sbest-sellingcross-platformCADapplica-tions.TheNemetschek,N.A.familyofsoftwareincludesVectorWorksFundamentals,Architect,Landmark,Spotlight,Designer,MachineDesign,andRenderWorks.
Easilyreconfigureandrepositionmultipleobjectsatonce,eventhoseinwalls.
VectorWorks What’s New
Experience High-performance Drafting and Design
VectorWorks2008wrapsyouwithexactlythecontrolsyouneed—rightwhereyouneedthem—soyoucanfinishyourdesignswithlittlewastedeffortordistraction.Ournewheads-updisplaybringsprecisiondrawingrightintoyourlineofsight,withtheabilitytoswitchquicklybe-tweenmouseandkeyboardinputs.AnewViewbarconsolidatesoften-usedviewingandorganizationalcontrolsandplacesthemwithineasyreach.We’vestreamlinedtheprogramwithfewermouseclicksandmanynewbatch-editingcapabilities,suchastheabilitytoselectandeditmultiplewindowsanddoorsinwallsatonetime.Inaddition,theabilitytorotateyourplanviewwillgiveyouanewangleondesign.
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Usingdesignlayerviewports,createtruereferencestoexternalVectorWorksfiles,imagefiles,andPDFs.Withtruereferencing,referencedinformationisnotimportedintoyourdocuments,keepingfilesizessmaller,eliminatingnamingconflicts,andreducingthe“clutter.”Referencescanbeduplicated,moved,rotated,andevencropped.
Plays Well with Others
Asasolepractitionersubbingoutworkoralargefirmassigningresponsibilitiestodifferentteammembers,youunderstandthechallengesofmaintainingasmoothworkflow.Newworkgroupcapabili-tiesmakeiteasiertobreakapartandreassemblecomplexprojectswhilekeepingfilessizessmall,reducingclutter,andeliminatingnamingconflicts.YoucandirectlyreferencePDFandimagefiles,usenewdesignlayerviewportstoreferencemodeldataforprojectsliketenantfinishplans,orreferencedifferentbuildingsonalargecampusplan.Forthoseworkingontheleadingedgeofdigitalpractice,VectorWorks’IFC2x3translatorfluidlymovesyourBIMmodelsamongotherdesign,analysis,andconstructionplatforms.Last,butcertainlynotleast,ourDWGtranslatorhandlesAutoCAD®2007/2008files.
ThenewHeads-Updatadisplayputstheactionwherethecursoris,allowingyoutoquicklycreateandeditobjectstoexactdimensions.
Newadvancedlightingdeviceparametersnowmakeshuttercutspossible.
TheRotatePlancommandallowsyoutorotatethepagetomakeiteasytoworkonpartsofadesignthatlieatoddangles,whilestilldrawingorthogonally.
VectorWorks What’s New
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Adjusttransparencyofindividual2DobjectsusingthenewObjectOpacityoption.
Wow Them with the Presentation
Elevateyourpresentationsfarabovethecompetitionwithunlimitedcolorchoicesandpre-configuredcolorswatchesfromPantone®BenjaminMoore®,Sherwin-Williams®,Resene®andmore.Useobject-by-objectopacitycontroltogiveyourdrawingstheprofessionalgraphicslookthatleadingartistsexpect.In3D,RenderWorkstakesabigstepforwardwithfinalgatherrenderingandnewbumpshadersthatbringyourmodelstolifefasterthanever. Inonestep,createartisticrenderingsbylayeringviewportswithdifferentrenderingeffects.
111Newhigh-qualitywoodmaterialsfromarcitex®willaddanotherdimensiontoyourdrawingsandmodels.
Flooringoptionshaveexpandedwith44newflooringmaterialsintheForbo®flooringlibrary.
185newpaverhatchpatternsmatchUnilock®paverpatternstoenhanceyourdesigns
Castshadows,showbackgrounds,anddrawtheouteredgesofobjectsinanOpenGL.
VectorWorks2008offersulimitedcolorchoicesincludingPANTONE®,BenjaminMoore®,SherwinWilliams®,Rosco®,andmore.
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Before
After
VectorWorks What’s New
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Changeanobject’sdatainaworksheetanditwillautomaticallyreconfiguretheobjectinthedrawing.
Get Über Organized
NewCADmanagercapabilitiesmakeeverythingeasier.Setup,backup,share,andcontrolprojectfiles,contentlibraries,anduserpreferences.Easilyconfigurenewcomputerswithyourfirm’sCADstandards.We’vemadenavigatingbetweenlibraryfilesanddocu-mentseffortless,andyoucansavechangesinyourresourcesdirectlybacktooffice-standardlibrarieswithoneclick.
NewCADmanagercapabilitiesmakeiteasiertosetup,share,backup,andmanageVectorWorkscontentandpreferences.
AnewHomebuttonmakesiteasytonavigatebacktotheactivedocument.TheOneUpLevelmakesiteasytonavigateresourcefolders.Howresourcesdisplayaresavedacrosssessions.Exportresourceoptionsmakeiteasytomoveresourcesfromyourdocumentstoyourlibraryfiles.
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Wallscannowdisplaytheircomponentsinsectionviews.
EasilyshoworhidewallcomponentsWallcomponentscannowbeputintotheirownclasses,makingiteasiertocontrolgraphicalattributesandvisibility.
Partial Plan-ArchitecturalScale: 1/4" = 1'-0"
1A2
Partial Plan-InteriorsScale: 1/4" = 1'-0"
2A2
Partial Plan-FramingScale: 1/4" = 1'-0"
3A2
VectorWorks What’s New
Draw It Once, Use It Again
Inboth2Dand3D,VectorWorks2008willhelpyoure-useyourworktocreatedrawingsquicklyandefficiently.Improvedviewports,classablewallcomponents,andtheabilitytoshowwallcompo-nentsinsectionviewmakeiteasytocreateframing,structural,andfinishplans,aswellasdetailedwallsectiondrawingsfromthesamesetofwalls.
You’llfindmanytime-savingViewportimprovements,including:supportforassociativedimensions,fasternavigationbetweenviewportsanddesignlayers,theabilitytoadjustflippedtext,andtheabiltytodisplayviewportsinblackandwhiteonly.
6 Choose from a Vast Catalog of New Content
Whytakethetimetodrawsomethingwhensomebodyelsealreadyhas?Weconstantlyaddnewresourcestoourlibrariesofstandardcomponentssoyoucanspendmoretimedesigning.Usethemostup-to-datetextures,furniture,lightinginstruments,plants,andhorticulturalinformationtocreaterealisticandstunningdesigns.
Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?StartusingVectorWorks2008today.
EnhanceyourdrawingsusingtheimprovedandexpandedXfrog®plantlibrarywith652new3Dcolorimages,including84newplantspecies,andnewdesignoptions.
Finishyourdrawingswithnewhigh-endfurniture,door,window,flooring,andappliancelibrariesfeaturingproductlinesfromMarvin®,Subzero®,Wolf®,andothertopsuppliers.
Dean Spearman Landscape Architect Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Liriope Variegata
Cotoneaster dammeri
Magnolia grandiflora
Cryptomeria japonica
Viburnum rhytidophylloides
Berberis thurbergil
VectorWorks What’s New
Createcustom2D/3DshaftconfigurationsinoneeasystepwiththenewShafttool.
NewPlacePlanttoolmakesiteasiertocreateandmanageplantobjects.Easilyimportandexportplantlibraryobjectsandeditthem,too.
Thestand-alone,full-featuredplantdatabaseperformssophisticatedplantsearchesandevenallowsforquicknavigationtoonlinesites.Also,createcustomplantlistsorcatalogslinkedtothePlacePlanttool.
VectorWorks What’s New
7 Features at a Glance
Streamlined InterfaceFindwhatyouneedinstantly.Commoncontrolsareallwithineasyreach.
• Newheads-updatadisplay
• Objectselectionhighlighting
• NewViewbar
• Savedtoolpreferencesandsettings
• FasterEditingwithobject-sensitivecontextmenus
• Automaticobjectcenteringwhenediting
• Newmodernicons
• Printablekeyboardshortcutguide
Drawing ImprovementsYou’llbeamazedatthethingsyou’llbeabletodowiththenewfeaturesandimprovementstoVectorWorks2008draftingcapabilities.
• Rotatable2Dplanviews
• Newrotationmodesfor2Dtools
• Newmove/duplicate/distributebypointstool
• New2D/3DDuplicateAlongPathcommand
• Over180newmarkerstyles
• Specifiabledashedlinelengths
• Newpolygonalselectionmode
• Improved2DReshape
• Newpolyandcirclecliptoolmodes
• ImprovedTilecommand
More Fluent Referencing Workflows and Improved Library ManagementTakeadvantageofnewresourcesandviewportenhancementsthatprovidemoreflexibilityandfree-domwhenworkinginareferenceddesignenvironment.
• Newdesignlayerviewports
• Truefilereferencing
• Otherimportantworkgroupreferencingimprovements
• NewCADmanagerfeatures
• ResourceBrowserimprovements
• Extractandreuseimage-basedresources
• Improvedlibrarymanagement
Enhanced UsabilityFromtwo-wayworksheetstoimportingandexportingAutoCAD2007and2008files,VectorWorks2008cutsoutextrastepsandsavesalotmoretime.
• Two-wayworksheets
• Editmultipleobjectsinwallssimultaneously
• IFCimport/export
• SupportforSketchUp6import
• SupportforAutoCAD2007/2008
• EasiermanagementofImportedAutoCADLayers
• SupportforworksheetsinDXF/DWGexport
• Improvedviewportworkflows
o Supportforassociative dimensioning
o Improvednavigation betweenviewportsand designlayers
o Improvednavigation betweencropand annotationmodes
o Controloversection viewportresolution
o Newviewportflipped textoption
o Blackandwhiteonly displaysettings
o Viewportlayeroverrides
• Croppedlayerlinks
• Globalobjecteditingbycriteria
• Savedstackedlayerview
• Importdrawingstructure
• Improvedautosave
• Newscaleobjectbydistanceoption
• Cross-platformworkspaceformat
• MacintoshOSXSpotlightsearchintegration
• NewsupportforbookmarksinPDFs
• Easiertocustomizetitleblockobjects
New and Improved OptionsTryallthenewoptions.You’llfindimprovedwallfeaturesandnewplantandlightingoptions.Finishyourdrawingswithnewhigh-endfurniture,door,window,floor-ing,appliance,texture,andcolorlibraries.
• ArchitecturalandInteriorDesignImprovements
o Classablewall components
o Theabilitytoshow wallcomponentsin sectionviews
o Drawandeditwallsin3D
o Exteriorwalldimensioner improvements
o Wallreplacement improvements
o Refinedcreatespaces fromwallscommand
o Spaceobject improvements(now GSAcompatible)
o Improved2DStairGraphic
o SupportforBSIand JISstandardsteelshapes
o HermanMiller®furniture collection
o NewWorldGraphics,Inc. furniturelibrary
o UpdatedMarvin® windowsanddoors catalog
o NewSub-Zero®and Wolf®appliancelibraries
o UpdatedForbo®flooring materials
• LandscapeDesignImprovements
o ImprovedPlacePlanttool
o Standaloneplant database
o SupportforGeo- referencedImagefiles.
o UpdatedXfrog®plant libraries
o Unilock®paverhatch patterns
• Entertainment/LightingDesignImprovements
o Two-waySpotlight worksheets
o Improvednon-rotating labellegends
o Improvedscalingof labellegends
o Advancedlightsource forlightinginstruments
o Advancedbeamgeometry
o Newlighting,scenic symbols
o Lightingdeviceposition awareness
• MachineDesignImprovements
o New2Dand3DShafttool
o Abilitytoautomatically addkeywaysandcenter drillstoshaftsegments
o Abilitytoaddpartslists todrawingboarders
o Newscrewandnut configurations
o Newpulleytool
o Newspurgearracktool
o Newcenterdrills
Presentation ImprovementsCloseeverydealwithapowerfulpresentationthatsetsyouapartfromallothers.We’veimprovedthiscrucialcapabilitywithanumberofhigh-techfeatures.
• Unlimitedcolorchoices
• ColorpalettesfromPantone®,BenjaminMoor®,Sherwin-Williams®,Resene®,Rosco,andmore
• Object-basedopacityonMacintoshandWindows
• Layeropacityandanti-aliasingnowalsoonWindows
• 50%fasterhiddenlinerendering
• InteractiveOpenGLshadows
• OpenGLbackgrounds
• NewOpenGLdrawedgesoption
• FinalgatherrenderingforRenderWorks
• NewbumpshadersforRenderWorks
• Layeredrenderingeffectsinviewports
• NewVisualizationpaletteforlightandcameracontrol
• Newgrayedlayerandclassprintsettings
• Newwoodtexturesandimagefillsfromarcitex®
• Supportfor3DConnexionSpaceNavigator™
Expanded Customization OptionsMakeVectorWorks2008yourownbytailoringittoyourneeds.CADmanagersandthird-partydevel-operswillappreciatethelayoutmanagerimprovements.
• Customizablelayoutmanagercontrols
• Layoutmanagerimproveme
Find out more TolearnmoreaboutalltheexcitingnewVectorWorks2008featuresandseetheminaction,visitwww.nemetschek.net
VectorWorks 2008
ThenewestversionofVectorWorksishere!VectorWorksisoneoftheworld’sbest-sellingcross-platformCADapplicationsfortheAEC,entertainment,landscapedesign,andmanufac-turingindustries.ThenewVectorWorks2008isdesignedtoimproveworkflow,designs,andproductivitythrough:
• StreamlinedInterface
• DrawingImprovements
• MoreFluentReferencingWorkflows
• ImprovedLibraryManagement
• EnhancedUsability
What’s New
Minimum System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.4.10 or laterQuickTime6orhigherPowerPCG4ornewerUniversalbinaryrunsnativeonIntelMacsWindows XP SP 2, Windows VistaQuickTime6.5.2to7.2(higherversionsnotrecommended)VectorWorksRAM1GBHarddrivespace4GBfree
VectorWorks plus RenderWorksRAM2GBHarddrivespace4GBfree
VectorWorks DesignerRAM1GBHarddrivespace6GBfree
VectorWorks Designer plus RenderWorksRAM2GBHarddrivespace6GBfree
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