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

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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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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.

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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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