![]() ![]() For example, when you select the Front view, the Working Plane is on the ground coordinate system's xz plane, and when you select the Right view it is on the yz plane.Īs you are working with 3D objects, you can generally best visualize them from a viewing direction that is not one of the six orthographic views. VectorWorks automatically rotates the Working Plane to be perpendicular to the viewing direction when you choose one of the six orthographic views from the View>Standard Views menu. (VectorWorks' tools are invoked from buttons in tool palettes, while commands are initiated from screen pull-down menus.) When the Working Plane is not the same as the Ground Plane, its grid lines are colored pink. The Set Working Plane tool, for instance, prompts you to pick three points in establishing the origin and the orientation of the working plane, and the View>Rotate Working Plane command displays a dialog box for you to specify the coordinate system axis plus an angle to rotate the Working Plane. (VectorWorks' Constrain to Working Plane must be turned off in order to snap to points on 3D objects that are not on the working plane.) This is a universal problem with 3D modelers, and, like other 3D modelers, VectorWorks has the capability of moving and orienting the working plane anywhere in 3D space. ![]() For more information on VectorWorks, visit its Web site at This month's column will explore the program's tools and commands for creating basic 3D objects.īecause the movement of most computer pointing devices is restricted to a plane, you can only specify points that are on a plane, or points on existing 3D objects, with them. VectorWorks runs on computers using either Macintosh or Windows operating systems. The previous Third Dimension column described the interface and the components of VectorWorks, an $895 CAD program from Nemetschek North America, suitable for both 2D drafting and 3D modeling. Creating 3D Objects in VectorWorks 28 Feb, 2003 By: John E.
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