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Well, summer is in full swing, and it is certainly a scorcher.
Our longtime Mac users know that July means Macworld NY. We
will be attending this year and will have our own booth. So,
if you are looking for a diversion this summer, come on out
and see us at Booth #1849.
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For anyone interested in attending the show, we will have
free passes. Just send an email to marketing@nemetschek.net
and let us know how many you need. We hope to see you there.
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Sincerely,
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Richard Diehl
CEO
Nemetschek North America
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| Tips & Tricks |
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Featured Firm
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Slater Associates, Inc.
Columbia, Maryland
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For more than 27 years, Slater Associates,
Inc. has provided high quality masterplanning, site specific
design, environmental graphics and landscape architectural
design services for its clients and the community.
A professional landscape architecture firm, Slater Associates
specializes in creating people-oriented environments
on all scales. The firm's philosophy is to balance human
needs with the preservation of natural resources.
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Sinai Hospital Cancer Inst. garden,
Slater Associates
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The firm designed the Sinai Hospital
Cancer Insitute garden. The project was a rooftop garden
created on top of a parking garage, so as to present
a "natural scene" to the patients as opposed to one full
of cars. This project exemplifies the firm's approach
to marrying natural and functional elements, which produce
not only functional but award-winning designs that respect
the environment.
One of the principal partners, John Slater is a master
at creating outdoor spaces for people and shaping these
spaces with plants. He began his career planning and
designing the new town of Columbia, MD, home of Nemetschek
North America. He explains how VectorWorks has played
an integral part in the firm's success.
"When we were creating designs for the Rehoboth and
Bethany Beaches, we prepared concept plans that were
done in a fraction of the time it would have taken if
the plans were hand drawn. We were also able to create
drawings of certain areas at different scales without
much work. We could show an enlarged area of one city
block to show certain details and then show the same
area within the context of the whole town. Alternative
options were also easy to show since we did not have
to re-draw the whole drawing."
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Bethany Beach, Slater Associates
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Slater also commented that the reason
why they use VectorWorks is because, "The system is
much easier to use than any of the other systems we have
tried. It is intuitive and integrates well with photographs
and other graphical elements."
Slater Associates practices many facets of landscape
architecture, all of which improve the land for people's
use in all of the seasons.
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To see more designs by Slater Associates,
Inc., visit www.slaterassociates.com
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How do I "stick" two or more objects together?
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VectorWorks 9 features a set of tools called
"Parametric Constraints" that can do all this and more. To
access these, look for the red tools located on the Parametric
Constraints palette.
Parametric Constraints allow you to establish rules for 2D
objects to follow. Want two points to always touch? Use the
Constrain Coincident tool. How about always having two lines
be exactly three feet apart? Try the Constrain Distance tool.
There are many more rules you can use and combine. Just remember,
constraints can only work on 2D objects on the same layer.
Click
here for an illustrated example
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How do I enter the bearing information for the
Property Line tool?
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When entering the bearing segment in the Create
Property Line dialog box, it is important that you enter the
bearing as an angle or in "d" for degrees, "m" for minutes,
and "s" for seconds, direction+xx"d"+xx"m"+xx"s"+direction
Click
here for an illustrated example
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What is a quick way to scroll through my layers?
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First, from the Organize menu, set your Layer
Options to Active Only. Then using the Command + up/down arrow
keys on the Mac or Ctrl + up/down arrow keys on Windows, you
can easily scroll through and view the individual layers in
your drawing.
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How do I save screen space?
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One way to help reduce clutter on your screen
is to learn the keyboard commands associated with each palette
item. Since the commands work even if the palette is closed,
you can use them instead of taking up valuable screen real
estate. To find and change these command keys, you can use
the Workspace Editor.
Some users even like to make a super palette with all the common
tools and keys assigned. Then, they can just use a few very
small palettes with the more obscure, or task-oriented tools.
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VectorWorks
9.5.2
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VectorWorks 9.5.2 is now available for download
from our website. This is a maintenance update with some bug
fixes. To download 9.5.2, visit www.nemetschek.net/downloads/vectorworks
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Cadalyst
Review
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The July issue of Cadalyst features a fantastic
review of VectorWorks ARCHITECT. Find out why reviewer Steve
Ross gives ARCHITECT 4.5 stars at www.cadonline.com/reviews
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MacNut
Review
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Read the VectorWorks 9.5 review in Macnut magazine.
Author, Robert Pritchett states that "Seeing VectorWorks in
action was a breath of fresh air." To find out more visit,
mac-nut.com/magazine/issues/may02/
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New
User Groups
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Do you live in Maryland, New York or Alabama?
If you do, there's a new User Group in your area.
Contact Info
Maryland- Frank Brault at fbrault@aol.com
New York- Luc Lefebvre at llefebvre@kingarch.com
Alabama- Michael Moore at mbmoore6@comcast.net
To find a user group in your area, check out, www.nemetschek.net/training/usergroups.html.
Not one in your area? Interested in starting your own? Contact
Deirdre at dkidd@nemetschek.net
to get a new user group going in your backyard.
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Trade Shows
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Date
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Location
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Macworld Expo
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July 17 - 19
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New York City, NY (Booth#1849)
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AIA NW & Pacific Regional Conference
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Aug 7 - 11
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Tacoma, WA
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Training Seminars
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Date
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Location
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| VectorWorks
Fundamentals |
July 17 - 18
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Columbia, MD
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| VectorWorks
Hands-on 3D |
July 19
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Columbia, MD
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| VectorWorks
Fundamentals |
August 14 - 15
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Columbia, MD
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| VectorWorks
Hands-on 3D |
August 16
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Columbia, MD
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| VectorWorks
Fundamentals |
August 21 - 22
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San Francisco, CA
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| VectorWorks
Hands-on 3D |
August 23
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San Francisco, CA
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AIA Accreditation
NNA is pleased to offer AIA Continuing Education credit
for our seminars. Architects can earn 16 learning units
by attending the VectorWorks Fundamentals course, and
8 learning units by attending the VectorWorks Hands-on
3D course. For additional information, contact marketing@nemetschek.net
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Contact Us
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Call us at 410-290-5114 to speak to Customer
Service or Technical Support.
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Fax us at 410-290-8050. Visit us on the web
at www.nemetschek.net
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For ordering and pricing information, call
1-888-646-4223, or e-mail sales@nemetschek.net
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E-mail questions about upcoming shows, User
Group events, or any marketing concerns to marketing@nemetschek.net
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E-mail your technical questions, solutions,
and wish list items to Technical Support at tech@nemetschek.net
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