Setup

Antes de iniciar um novo desenho, você deverá determinar as propriedades como escala, configuração de cores, vistas e cotas. Veja Opções de Layout de Paletas para conhecer mais sobre as opções da janela de preferências antes de configurar o desenho.

A combinação de camadas, classes e vistas pode produzir uma grande variedade de diferentes desenhos a partir do mesmo documento (veja Estrutuda do Desenho). A configuração apropriada do documento irá garantir uma maior flexibilidade do mesmo para gerar diferentes saídas.

Três configurações fundamentais de um desenho do Vectorworks são: Escala da Camada, Unidades e tamanho do desenho. Uma vez que estas configurações tenham sido estabelecidas, algumas definições opcionais de desenho podem ser encontradas nas Preferências do Documento, Scripts, Grades de Atração e Referência,Camadas e Classes, entre outras configurações default.

Use modelos para especificar muitas dessas configurações automaticamente. Vários modelos padrão são fornecidos ou você pode criar modelos personalizados conforme descrito em Criando Gabaritos.

Escala de Camada de Desenho

A escala da camada indica a proporção entre o tamanho real de um objeto e o seu tamanho no desenho. A escala da camada existe para permitir que as propriedades gráficas de um desenho ou de um modelo sejam representadas corretamente, como se você estivesse desenhando em uma certa escala num pedaço de papel. Por exemplo, na escala de camada padrão de 1:1, cada polegada no desenho corresponde a uma polegada no “mundo real”. A escala permite representar corretamente atributos como espessura da linha, estilo da linha (comprimento do tracejado), tamanho do marcador, tamanho do texto e hachuras.

No modo “O Que Você Vê é o Que Você Tem” (WYSIWYG), a escala é necessária para exibir estes atributos corretamente; isto permite que você visualize o desenho da forma como ele realmente será. Defina a escala da camada com o mesmo valor da escala de saída predominante no projeto. Assim, a menor quantidade possível de escala de atributos será usada nas viewports.

O Vectorworks pode usar uma escala para todas as camadas de projeto no arquivo, ou uma escala diferente para cada camada de projeto.

Os objetos em camadas com uma escala que é diferente da escala da camada ativa estão escondidos em vistas unificadas quando Ignorar Camadas com escala diferente é selecionado na caixa de diálogo Visualizações unificadas (veja Setting Unified View Options).

Mudando a Escala do Desenho ou Camada de Projeto Atual

Comando	Path	View bar
Escala de Camada Ativa	Document context menu

1.Acesse o menu contextual do documento clicando com o botão direito (Windows) ou Ctrl-Clique (Macintosh) na área de desenho e selecione Escala da Camada Ativa. Você também pode clicar no botão Escala da Camada se a escala estiver sendo exibida na barra de visualização.

2.Você pode tanto selecionar uma escala padrão existente como criar a sua própria, digitando o valor desejado no campo Escala Papel.

3.Para mudar a escala para todo o desenho, em todas as camadas, selecione a opção Todas as Camadas.

4 Se desejar que seu texto seja escalado proporcionalmente ao resto do desenho, assinale a opção Escalar Texto. Se você não selecionar esta opção, seu texto irá permanecer no tamanho original enquanto os objetos ao seu redor serão escalados.

Mudando a Escala da Camada de Projeto Selecionada

2.Selecione a Camada que você deseja alterar na lista de Camadas de Projeto e clique em Editar (ou clique duas vezes no nome da camada).

4.Selecione uma das escalas, ou crie uma escala personalizada (digitando o valor em Escala Papel).

5.Para que o texto seja escalado apropriadamente de acordo com o resto do desenho selecione a opção Escalar Texto. Deselecione esta opção para que o texto não seja afetado pela mudança de escala.

Unidades

O Vectorworks permite a você escolher uma ampla variedade de sistemas métricos, incluindo milímetros, centímetros, metros, pés, polegadas ou uma combinação dessas unidades. Além disso, o programa oferece a flexibilidade de criar seus próprios sistemas de medida personalizados. Seja qual for o sistema de medida escolhido, o Vectorworks o aplica em todo seu desenho, desde as medidas apresentadas na régua (nas laterais da janela) até aquelas usadas nas cotas e planilhas.

As unidades padrão exibidas ao abrir um novo arquivo (que não é baseado em um modelo) são originárias das unidades do sistema operacional ou da região especificada pelo localizador (se aplicável). As unidades do sistema operacional podem ser modificadas em Preferências do sistema> Idioma e região (clique em Avançado e, em seguida, selecione Unidades de medida US ou métricas) (Mac) ou em Configurações adicionais do Painel de controle> Região (Windows). Depois de modificar as unidades do sistema operacional, reinicie o computador para que as configurações entrem em vigor.

Specifying Units

O Comando Unidades abre a caixa de diálogo Unidades, que organiza as configurações das unidades em vários painéis.

Algumas áreas do programa, como a irrigação (Vectorworks Landmark é obrigatório) têm especificações de unidades separadas definidas em outro lugar.

Comando	Path
Unidades	File > Document Settings

Configurações das Unidades: Opções de Configurações Salvas

Um conjunto de unidades pode ser salvo e gerenciado a partir de qualquer painel na caixa de diálogo Unidades.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Configuração	Selecione <Configurações Ativas> para usar as configurações de unidades atualmente especificadas na caixa de diálogo; para usar um conjunto de unidades salvas, selecione uma na lista
Salvar	Abre a caixa de diálogo Salvar Configuração para nomear e salvar as configurações atuais das unidades para que elas possam ser selecionadas rapidamente como um conjunto
Gerenciar	Abre a caixa de diálogo Gerenciar conjuntos salvos para renomear ou excluir conjuntos salvos. Selecione um nome na lista e clique no botão apropriado. • Renomear: Digite um novo nome para o conjunto. Se o nome digitado já estiver atribuído a outro conjunto, será solicitado que você confirme se deseja substituir o conjunto existente pelo conjunto que está sendo salvo. • Excluir: Quando solicitado, confirme se deseja excluir o conjunto salvo.

Parâmetro

Descrição

Configuração

Selecione <Configurações Ativas> para usar as configurações de unidades atualmente especificadas na caixa de diálogo; para usar um conjunto de unidades salvas, selecione uma na lista

Salvar

Abre a caixa de diálogo Salvar Configuração para nomear e salvar as configurações atuais das unidades para que elas possam ser selecionadas rapidamente como um conjunto

Gerenciar

Abre a caixa de diálogo Gerenciar conjuntos salvos para renomear ou excluir conjuntos salvos. Selecione um nome na lista e clique no botão apropriado.

• Renomear: Digite um novo nome para o conjunto. Se o nome digitado já estiver atribuído a outro conjunto, será solicitado que você confirme se deseja substituir o conjunto existente pelo conjunto que está sendo salvo.

• Excluir: Quando solicitado, confirme se deseja excluir o conjunto salvo.

Configurações das unidades: Painel de Medidas

As configurações do painel Medidas afetam as unidades em todo o desenho e as configurações de arredondamento para dimensões primárias.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Comprimento
Unidades	Seleciona a partir da lista o sistema de unidades desejado para a medição dos comprimentos do documento. Se você alterar a unidade de medida de métrica para qualquer outra, os valores de precisão Decimal e de Dimensão para os objetos serão reajustados na mesma proporção, para que o documento mantenha a sua precisão. Se você alterar a unidade de medida de qualquer outra para métrica, os valores de precisão serão definidos como o padrão para a unidade de medida selecionada.
Personalizar	Clique em Personalizar para criar uma unidade personalizada para medição de comprimentos; veja Criando um Sistema de Unidades Personalizado
Mostrar Sigla da Unidade	Esta opção define que a sigla da unidade seja exibida após o valor da medida, se a opção de unidades Pés e Polegadas estiver selecionada o Vectorworks irá automaticamente mostrar a sigla da unidade (assim a opção ficará desabilitada)
Exibir Separador de Milhar no Texto da Cota	Permite exibir o separador de milhar em objetos de cota. O separador utilizado (vírgula ou ponto) dependerá das opções regionais definidas no sistema operacional. Os separadores são usados apenas na exibição. Eles não são usados na paleta Informações de Objeto ou no texto da cota durante a sua edição
Arredondamento	A opção de arredondamento irá afetar somente como os números são mostrados; se o número 1.23456 for digitado com o estilo de arredondamento .00 selecionado, o valor mostrado será 1.23 (apesar de internamente aceitar o valor realmente digitado, ou seja, 1.23456).
Fracionário	Seleciona o arredondamento fracionário
Decimal	Seleciona o arredondamento decimal
Exato como Frações/Não Exato como Decimais	Seleciona uma combinação de arredondamento decimal e fracionário
Visualizar Cotas Fracionárias	Se o estilo de arredondamento fracionário estiver selecionado, escolha o estilo das frações que serão exibidas nas cotas: • Padrão: $fraction_standard.png$ • Diagonal: $fraction_diagonal.png$ • Vertical: $fraction_vertical.png$
Precisão de Arredondamento
Precisão do fracionamento	Se o estilo de arredondamento fracionário estiver selecionado, escolha a precisão para as frações, que vai até 1/64
Precisão decimal	Se o estilo de arredondamento fracionário estiver selecionado, escolha a precisão para os decimais
Precisão de Arredondamento	Selecione a precisão desejada para os objetos de cota. Para conectar o valor da cota ao valor da precisão decimal ou fracionária clique no botão à direita dos campos correspondentes:
Base de Arredondamento Decimal	Define se o arredondamento decimal deverá usar décimos, quartos ou metades; a opção selecionada irá refletir no campo de precisão decimal
Base de arredondamento da cota	Escolha se o arredondamento deve ser feito em múltiplos de um décimo, de um quarto ou metade. Para conectar o valor da cota ao valor de base decimal clique no botão à direita dos campos correspondentes:
Opções Decimais
Zeros à Esquerda	Caso alguma das opções de arredondamento decimal for selecionada, use esta opção para mostrar um zero a esquerda do valor (para valores menores do que 1)
Zeros à Direita	Caso alguma das opções de arredondamento decimal for selecionada, use esta opção para mostrar zeros a direita para preencher a quantidade de casas decimais escolhida para o arredondamento
Área/Volume/Ângulo
Unidades	Seleciona a partir da lista o sistema de unidades desejado para a medição de áreas, volumes e ângulos. Se essa configuração é alterada de uma unidade métrica para uma unidade métrica diferente, o valor de precisão é automaticamente escalado na mesma proporção, para manter a mesma precisão inerente ao documento tinha antes. Se a definição for alterada de uma unidade não-métrica para uma unidade métrica, o valor de precisão é automaticamente definida para um novo valor padrão adequado para a unidade métrica selecionada.
Personalizar	Para o sistema de unidades de área ou volume, clique em Personalizar para criar uma unidade personalizada para medição de comprimentos; veja Criando um Sistema de Unidades Personalizado
Precisão	Para o sistema de unidades de área ou volume, clique para definir até dez dígitos de precisão decimal. Para o sistema de unidade de medidas de ângulos, selecione para definir as medidas em graus (existem 360 graus em um círculo e a sigla desta unidade é °), radianos (existem 2pi radianos em um círculo, e a sigla é r), ou gradianos (existem 400 gradianos em um círculo e a sigla é g); também, é possível também definir a precisão angular em decimais (até 8 dígitos) ou em graus, minutos e/ou segundos.

Units Settings: Dual Dimensions Pane

The Dual Dimensions pane contains many of the same Parâmetros found on the Dimensions pane, but its settings apply only to secondary dimensions. If dual dimensions are not being used, these settings have no effect. For more information on dual dimensioning, see Dual Dimensioning.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Dual Dimension Length
Units	Select the desired length measurement system from the list. If this setting is changed from one metric unit to a different metric unit, the Decimal precision and Dimension object precision values are automatically scaled by the same ratio, to maintain the same inherent precision the document had before. If the setting is changed from a non-metric unit to a metric unit, the precision values are automatically set to new default values suitable for the selected metric unit.
Custom	If the Custom unit is selected, click Custom to create a custom length measurement system; see Criando um Sistema de Unidades Personalizado
Show unit mark	Select to display the unit mark along with the unit value; if the Feet & Inches unit is selected, Vectorworks automatically displays unit marks and therefore, Show unit mark is grayed
Show thousands separators in Dimension text	Select to display a thousands separator in the values of dimension objects; the separator used (a period or comma) depends on the current regional setting in the operating system. Separators are for display only; they are not used in the Object Info palette, or in the dimension text as it is being edited.
Rounding style	Rounding only affects how numbers are displayed; if the number 1.23456 is entered with a rounding of .00, the value is recognized as 1.23456 but displays as 1.23
Fractional	Select for fractional rounding
Decimal	Select for decimal rounding
Rounding precision
Fraction precision	If a fractional or combination Rounding style is selected, select the fractional precision value, up to 1/64
Decimal precision	If a decimal or combination Rounding style is selected, select up to ten digits of decimal precision
Dimension rounding base	Select whether dimension rounding is performed using multiples of tenths, quarters, or halves; to link the dimension value to the decimal base value, click the link button to the right of the rounding base fields
Decimal Options
Leading zero	For decimal rounding, select to display a leading zero
Trailing zero	For decimal rounding, select to display trailing zero

Units Settings: Energos Pane

The Energos pane settings affect energy analysis calculations and displays. See Energos Energy Analysis Module for more information.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Energos (Architect required)
Units	Select Imperial (US) or metric units for all energy analysis Parâmetros and calculations
Display	Select whether to display R-Value or U-Value for all energy analysis Parâmetros and calculations
Precision	All units used for energy analysis are listed, in addition to three special categories that group the units for convenience. Select the item from the list, and then set its precision value. • All Units: Sets all energy analysis units to the specified precision • Thermal Conductivity: Sets the precision of W/m K or Btu/h ft F units • Other Units: Sets the precision of all units except for the thermal conductivity • Specific Units: Sets the precision of the selected unit of measurement

Units Settings: Structural Pane

Parâmetro	Descrição
Mass/ Distributed Mass/ Force
Units	Select the mass, distributed mass, and force measurement systems from the lists
Custom	If the Custom unit is selected, click Custom to create a custom measurement system; see Criando um Sistema de Unidades Personalizado
Precision	Select up to ten digits of decimal precision
Show unit mark	Select to display the unit mark along with the unit value

Criando um Sistema de Unidades Personalizado

Comando	Path
Unidades	File > Document Settings

2.Selecione Personalizar a partir do menu de Unidades de comprimento, área ou volume, ou se estiver editando um sistema de medidas personalizado, selecione o nome Personalizado a partir do menu Unidades.

A caixa de diálogo Unidades personalizadas é aberta. Os valores disponíveis em cada campo variam com base no tipo de unidade personalizada.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Nome da Unidade	Nome que se deseja atribuir ao sistema de medição personalizado, por exemplo: "Cubit"
Sigla da Unidade	Sigla (abreviação) que você deseja usar para representar a unidade no seu sistema personalizado de medidas — por exemplo, "cbt”.
Massa para unidades de comprimento (Massa distribuída apenas)	Selecione as unidades de massa a serem distribuídas pelas unidades de comprimento selecionadas
Unidades Personal. por Unidade Padrão	Define a quantidade de unidades personalizadas por uma unidade padrão selecionada (Ex.: 2 unidades por metro)
Sigla da Unidade Quadrada	Sigla (abreviação) que você deseja usar para representar uma unidade quadrada no seu sistema personalizado de medidas — por exemplo, "ja2".

Grades de Atração e Referência

Existem dois sistemas de grades separados para denhar com precisão: o Guia de Atração e o Guia de Referências.

A Grade de Atração é uma grade invisível que o Vectorworks usa para auxiliar no desenho e posicionamento preciso de objetos. Conforme você arrasta o cursor pela tela, esta grade (quando ativada na Paleta de Atrações) irá limitar o movimento do cursor fazendo com que ele "grude" em cada incremento da Grade de Atração. Por exemplo, enquanto você estiver posicionando um objeto no desenho, seu contorno irá ser atraído forçosamente para a grade de atração.

Através de teclas de atalho você pode fazer com que os objetos sejam atraídos à grade. Veja Aba Edição para maiores informações.

A Grade de Referência, normalmente aparece na tela (dependendo da quantidade de zoom e dimendões da grade), e pode ser impressa. A maneira mais prática de usar a grade de Referência é como se ela fosse uma extensão para a grade de atração.

Dependendo do que está sendo desenhado, você pode desejar ou não que estas duas grade sejam idênticas. Se você estiver desenhando gabinetes de cozinha com uma tolerância de 1 mm, faria sentido ajustar a Grade de Atração para 1mm. Entretanto, será difícil desenhar em uma tela exibindo 10 linhas verticais e horizontais espremidas em cada centímetro.

Na configuração do arquivo, permite escolher as opções de alinhamento e grade de referência de acordo com a escala do desenho. Veja Grid Snapping. A cor da grade de referência pode ser alterada. Veja Configurando as Dicas Interativas de Tela.

Conceito: Origem Interna e Origem do Usuário

O centro de um desenho Vectorworks tem coordenadas fixas de (0,0); este local é chamado de origem interna. A origem do usuário também existe. Coordenadas de desenho exibe em relação à origem do usuário. Normalmente, a origem interna, a origem do usuário e do centro da página são todos coincidentes. Embora a origem interna não possa se mover, a origem do usuário e um centro de página podem ser movidos.

Dependendo das necessidades do projeto, e para alguns arquivos importados (para manter as coordenadas do arquivo importado), a origem do usuário deve mudar, de modo que o local de origem do usuário for diferente da origem interna. Uma razão para alterar a origem é o de torná-lo mais fácil de trabalhar com coordenadas, medidas e valores de distância. Por exemplo, os suíços usam um sistema de ponto de referência para medições de arquitetura, onde tudo está em relação a um ponto na Europa. Quando uma construção for localizada num local, que o local referenciado para ter uma certa distância e direção a partir deste ponto. Usando este sistema cria-se um grande número na régua e na paleta Informações do Objeto. Na caixa de diálogo Origem do usuário, você pode mudar a origem do usuário perto do local de construção de modo que o sistema não exibe grandes coordenadas.

Alterar a origem de usuário pode ter consequências de longo alcance. Tenha cuidado ao alterar a origem do usuário.

Comandos permitem que você localize a origem interna e centralizar o desenho sobre ele, e para definir a origem do usuário.

Localizando a Origem Interna

Em alguns desenhos, os objetos podem estar localizados a vários quilômetros ou milhas de distância entre si e/ou entre eles e a origem interna. Para referência, é fácil mudar a visualização para localizar a origem interna com o comando Localizar Origem Interna.

Comando	Path
Localizar Origem Interna	Tools > Origin

A vista do desenho será alterada. Ela mudará para a visualização Topo/Planta, se necessário, e a visualzação ficará centralizada na origem interna. O fator de zoom será ajustado de forma que os objetos visíveis no momento permaneçam na tela relativa à origem interna. Se o marcador da origem interna houver sido configurado para ser exibido nas preferências do Vectorworks, ele será automaticamente ligado.

Centralizando o Desenho na Origem Interna

Quando um desenho contém objetos que estão distantes da origem interna, pode haver problemas com a apresentação e a precisão de cálculos do OpenGL em razão de erros de arredondamento. Ao centralizar objetos sobre a origem interna, o problema é resolvido, pois a distância entre a origem interna e os objetos é reduzida. A operação de centralização ajusta a origem do usuário de forma que as coordenadas de todos os objetos no desenho permaneçam inalteradas.

Esse comando move objetos no desenho, ainda que as coordenadas não pareçam ter mudado. A origem do usuário é alterada para manter inalteradas as coordenadas como resultado do comando.

Comando	Path
Center Drawing on Internal Origin	Tools > Origin

2. Um alerta será mostrado, explicando a qual distância o objeto mais afastado está da origem interna (em unidades do documento) antes da operação de centralização, e onde ele estará depois da operação. Clique em Sim para continuar.

3 Todo o desenho está centralizado sobre a origem interna, movendo todos objetos em todas as camadas de projetos, incluindo objetos protegidos e não visíveis. Todas visualizações de camadas de folha e visualizações salvas serão automaticamente ajustadas. Como a origem do usuário também será ajustada, as coordenadas do arquivo permanecerão inalteradas.

Configurando a Origem do Usuário

O comando Origem do Usuário e o botão Origem do Usuário podem ser utilizados para mudar a localização da origem do usuário na área de desenhos. Normalmente, a localização da origem do usuário coincide com a origem interna, onde os eixos X e Y se encontram (0,0). Dependendo das necessidades do projeto, a origem do usuário pode precisar ser deslocada em relação à origem interna. As coordenadas dos desenhos são mostradas em relação à origem do usuário.

Todas as camadas de projeto têm a mesma origem do usuário, mas cada camada da folha tem sua própria origem do usuário.

Comando	Path
Origem do usuário	Tools > Origin

Quando a origem do usuário é diferente da origem interna, o botão Origem do Usuário é mostrado em amarelo.

1 Para definir a origem do usuário para uma camada de folha específica, selecione a camada de folha primeiro. Para as camadas de projetos, mude a camada de projeto ativa para visualização Topo/Planta se não estiver na visualização em 2D.

Você também pode clicar uma vez no botão Origem do Usuário para definir a origem do usuário no próximo clique, se essa funcionalidade não estiver desabilitada na caixa de diálogo Origem do Usuário. Dê um duplo clique no botão Origem do Usuário para abrir a caixa de diálogo Origem do Usuário.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Status de origem do usuário	Indica se a origem do usuário é coincidente com a origem interna; se não for, a distância de deslocamento é exibida nas direções X e Y
Definir Origem do Usuário no próximo clique	Muda o cursor para um cursor-alvo. Clique para definir a origem em qualquer ponto na área de desenho.
Definir Origem do Usuário na Origem Interna	Define a origem do usuário como origem interna, fazendo com que ambas coincidam em (0,0)
Definir Origem do Usuário (relativa à Origem Interna) em	Insira as coordenadas específicas para a origem do usuário relativa à origem interna. Os últimos valores diferentes de zero da origem do usuário serão salvos. Os valores permanecerão na caixa de diálogo para serem selecionados novamente com facilidade. Dessa forma você pode alternar entre definir a origem do usuário como uma localização específica ou defini-la como (0,0).
Próximo clique será	Define a origem do usuário como as coordenadas do próximo clique do mouse. Define os pontos clicados como coordenadas específicas. Após selecionar essa opção, insira as coordenadas de X e Y do ponto. A origem é definida de acordo com os valores inseridos[Tolu - please fix this description? I cannot decipher what happens when I enter a value here. It does not seem to matter.].
Desabilite o arrastar no botão Definir Origem do Usuário [Tolu - shouldn’t this have changed to the “User Origin” button?]	Desabilita o botão Origem do Usuário, para que clicar nele uma vez não ative a habilidade de definir a origem do usuário com o próximo clique do mouse. Um duplo clique no botão continua abrindo a caixa de diálogo Origem do Usuário.

Se definir a origem do usuário pelo clique do mouse, clique para definir o local da origem do usuário (Definir origem do usuário para o próximo clique do mouse) ou para definir o local da origem do usuário de deslocamento (clique no mouse).

A origem do usuário é movida para o novo local. Coordenadas são ajustadas em relação à origem do usuário. Se um plano de trabalho estiver em uso, as coordenadas do plano de trabalho serão definidas como relativas à origem do usuário.

Definindo os Atributos Gráficos Default de Objetos

Os atributos padrão de um documento são os atributos aplicados automaticamente a cada objeto criado. Para definir os atributos padrão, basta alterar as opções da paleta Atributos sem que tenha um objeto selecionado.

Ao criar um documento, defina os atributos padrão como sendo aqueles que você mais usa. Por exemplo, você pode alterar as cores de preenchimento e de traço, o estilo do tracejado e a espessura da linha. Os atributos disponíveis podem ser personalizados conforme necessário.

Os atributos padrão aplicam-se somente ao documento atual. Para salvar os atributos padrão ou atributos personalizados para utilização futura, defina os atributos como desejado e salve o documento como um modelo.

Criando Gabaritos

Para configurar novos arquivos com facilidade e rapidez, você pode criar modelos personalizados ou usar qualquer um dos modelos padrão fornecidos com o programa Vectorworks. Modelos podem conter camadas, classes, bordas de blocos de títulos, recursos e as configurações atuais de atributos e unidades.

Quando você abre um modelo, o programa Vectorworks abre automaticamente uma cópia do arquivo. Quando o novo desenho é salvo na primeira vez, o programa solicita um novo nome de arquivo. Isso impossibilita a substituição acidental do gabarito mestre pelo novo arquivo de desenho.

Comando	Path
Salvar como Gabarito	File

4 Digite o nome do arquivo de gabarito(.sta) e coloque-o em uma pasta de gabaritos apropriada. (Veja Aba Pastas do Usuário para detalhes sobre como especificar a pasta para os dados do usuário).

• Para salvar o gabarito basta colocá-lo na pasta Templates em sua pasta de usuário padrão: [User]\Libraries\Defaults\Templates.

• Se você tiver o Vectorworks Design Series, você poderá compartilhar gabaritos com outros usuários em sua rede. Para fazer isso basta salvar o gabarito na pasta Templates do seu grupo de trabalho em uma unidade de rede. Os usuários poderão então acessar a pasta do grupo de trabalho usando as preferências do programa: [Workgroup]/Libraries/Defaults/Templates.

A extensão .sta é requerida na versão Windows. Ela é recomendada para o Macintosh caso seus arquivos sejam compartilhados também por usuários da plataforma Windows.

6 Para usar o gabarito, selecione Arquivo> Novo para abrir a caixa de diálogo Criar documento. Selecione Usar gabarito de documento e selecione o novo gabarito na lista.

Opening a Template Automatically

1 Set up a template file and name it Default.sta. Place the file in your user or workgroup templates folder, as described in Criando Gabaritos.

2 In the Vectorworks preferences, click the Session tab, and select Create a new document on startup.

Whenever you launch the Vectorworks program, the Default.sta template opens automatically.

Document Setup

Comando	Path
Document Setup	File > Document Settings

Use the Document Setup Comando to set up a file’s basic characteristics (units, scale, drawing area, and grid) as well as define the title block border settings.

2 The Document Setup dialog box opens. Set the Parâmetros for the drawing. See Conceito: Configurando o Desenho for more information on units, scale, drawing grids, and print area.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Units, Scale and Grids
Drawing Units	Click Change to open the Units dialog box; specify the global unit settings for the project
Layer Scale	Click Change to open the Layer Scale dialog box. Specify the default layer scale for the project. This scale will be used for all floor design layers (Mod-Floor-#) and associated design layers such as Mod-Slab.
Drawing Area	Click Change to open the Page Setup dialog box; specify the drawing’s printable area
Drawing Grids	Click Change to open the SmartCursor Settings dialog box; specify the reference and snap grid settings
Georeferencing	If this document will use georeferencing, click Change to open the Document Georeferencing dialog box. Specify the default georeferencing information for all design layers; see GIS and Georeferencing.
Use Title Block Border	Creates a title block border using common formats (see Adding a Title Block Border)
Title Block Border Selection	Opens the Title Block Border Selection dialog box to select the title block border style from the Resource Selector. For an unstyled title block border or a style with the drawing size set By Instance, specify either the Sheet Size or a custom Width and Height.
Use Title Block Border settings when sheets are created	Applies the title block border selection to the sheet layers when the Create Standard Viewports Comando is selected (Vectorworks Architect required)
Create Title Block Border using current settings on Layer	Places the selected title block border on the selected layer immediately

Select the Document Setup Comando again to re-adjust a sheet border if the paper size has changed.

Concept: Using Title Block Borders

The title block border object serves dual display and record keeping functions in Vectorworks drawings. Not only does the Title Block Border tool design the layout of sheet borders and title blocks, but it also provides a means for recording and updating essential information about the project, individual sheets, project team, and (with Design Series products) revision and issue history. Data records associated with a title block border object are customized and updated using the Title Block Border Settings dialog box. This record data can be linked to text blocks in the title block border layout, so that the title blocks’ text always reflects the current data value.

Available with Design Series products, the Title Block Manager provides a quick way to manage multiple title block borders simultaneously, including those on layers in external files. This is an efficient way to add or edit revisions and issues that involve multiple layers, to create worksheets of revisions and issues, and to ensure that the title blocks are ready to publish. For example, with Batch Publishing, you have the option to add an entire issue to the publish set with one click.

The Title Block Border tool, with the associated Title Block Border Settings dialog box, and the Title Block Manager Comando serve different but complementary functions.

• Create/edit a Title Block Border style, which can be used to insert a consistent title block border object onto individual sheets, and can optionally be put into a template to make it easier to put a title block border on every sheet in a file with many layers

• Change project data for the entire drawing file (can also be done from the Title Block Manager)

• Edit the settings, change the style, and/or add a revision/issue for an individual title block border object

• Reorder the project data and sheet data fields for the entire file (can also be done from the Title Block Manager)

• Mark multiple layers, including layers in external files, for inclusion in Title Block Manager changes

• Apply changes to multiple marked layers at the same time (available for revisions and issues and many other settings, but not for all title block border settings)

• Prepare a set for publishing based on the data in the title block border (for example, all sheets with a specific revision or issue number)

Adding a Title Block Border

Tool	Tool set
Title Block Border	Dims/Notes

Title block border objects both provide the graphic layout of the sheet border and title block and manage the data required for the title block, revision block, issue block, publish sets, and so on, as described in Concept: Using Title Block Borders.

Several commonly used title block border styles are available for use, but completely customized title block borders can also be created using the title block border settings and the editable title block layout group (see Editing a Title Block Border). These custom title block borders can then be optionally saved as a style for future use in other files.

Creating a plug-in object style for the title block border allows you to set fixed values for some of the Parâmetros for all instances that use the style, while maintaining the ability to edit other Parâmetros for each instance of the title block border (see Concept: Plug-in Object Styles). Once a plug-in object style is created, you can select it on the Title Block Border Settings dialog box.

A title block border object must be placed individually on each layer, but by using an appropriate title block border style and effective project and sheet naming and number systems, a file with a large number of layers can be set up efficiently. Criando Gabaritos with the title block border needed for most of the layers in a set is one way to manage this; the title block border can then be changed for individual layers as needed.

• To use an existing title block border from the resource libraries, click Title Block Border Style on the Tool bar. From the Resource Selector, double-click a resource to activate it.

• To create a custom title block border, click Preferences. From the Title Block Border Preferences dialog box, select the style to use and/or set the basic drawing size default properties. For many standard drawing formats these properties are set by style (see Creating Plug-in Object Styles).

3 Click on the drawing to place the object, and click again to set the rotation.

4 Click Title Block Border Settings from the Object Info palette to set additional Parâmetros for the selected object.

Title Block Border Settings

Click Title Block Border Settings from the Object Info palette of a selected title block border to open the Title Block Border Settings dialog box.

Creating Plug-in Object Styles allows you to create plug-in objects, such as the title block border, with a combination of Parâmetros that are determined by the style or by instance. Style Parâmetros have a fixed value established by the style; instance Parâmetros can be set independently for each instance of the object in the drawing.

The selected object’s settings are grouped into several panes of related Parâmetros, which are listed on the left side of the Title Block Border Settings dialog box. Select each pane and specify the Parâmetros.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Use Style	To create a custom title block border, leave the Unstyled setting. To use an existing title block border from the resource libraries, click Use Style; from the Resource Selector, double-click a resource to select it.
Convert to Unstyled	If Use Style is currently set to a style, select this option to convert the object to unstyled; the current values are retained, but all Parâmetros on all panes are set to By Instance to allow editing
By Style/Instance	A graphic indicates whether each Parâmetro is set to By Style and given a fixed value or set to By Instance and editable in the dialog box. By Style/Instance settings are established by the style and cannot be changed from the settings dialog box. To edit the object style, see Editing Plug-in Object Styles; editing the style modifies all plug-in objects in the file that use the style.
Preview	Dynamically displays a preview of the title block border with the currently selected Parâmetros
Zoom in on the Title Block	Displays a close-up of the title block in the preview area

Title Block Border Settings: Sheet Border Pane

Parâmetro	Descrição
Drawing Size
Sheet Size	Select a standard size and format for the sheet border, or select Fit to Page to set the sheet border to the page dimensions (see Page Setup). Select Custom to use custom sheet border dimensions, and specify the Width and Height dimensions. If the Sheet Size is changed from this pane or from the Object Info palette to one of the standard values, the Sheet Fit Mode, Margins, and grid settings are automatically updated to match those of the standard format selected.
Orientation	Select Portrait or Landscape orientation
Sheet Fit Mode	Select whether to fit the sheet to the outer or inner border dimensions
Lock to Page Center	Locks the title block border center position to the page center; deselect to position the title block border manually. If the plan has been rotated (Vectorworks Design Series required), select Lock to Page Center to position the title block border correctly when in a non-rotated view.
Margins
Left/Right/Top/Bottom	Specify the sheet border margin widths
Border
Hide Border	When the title block border includes a title block, hides the sheet border and displays only the title block; although the sheet border does not display, the title block remains oriented relative to the sheet border. This field is selected and grayed if Use as a Title Block Only is selected on the Title Block pane.
Use Line Weight of Object for Border	Sets the sheet border line weight the same as the title block border object’s line weight
Border Line Weight	If Hide Border and Use Line Weight of Object for Border are deselected, select the sheet border line weight
Fill Border	Fills the area between the outer and inner border lines with a fill selected from the Attributes palette

Title Block Border Settings: Sheet Zones/Grids Pane

Parâmetro	Descrição
Vertical Zones	Specifies the number of vertical zones to include
Grid Text Order	Indicates whether vertical grid text starts at the top or bottom of the border, if shown
Horizontal Zones	Specifies the number of horizontal zones to include
Grid Number Order	Indicates whether horizontal grid numbers start at the left or right of the border, if shown
Grid Label Size	Specifies the text size for both grid text and numbers
Grid Marker Line Length	Specify the length of the grid marker lines and grid line extensions; lines cannot extend past the margin area
Use Line Weight of Object for Grid Marker	Sets the grid marker line weight the same as the title block border object’s line weight
Grid Marker Line Weight	If Use Line Weight of Object for Grid Marker is deselected, select the line weight of the grid marker lines and extensions
Show Grids	Displays grid text and lines in the border margin. This setting can also be accessed from the object context menu: right-click on the title block border, and select Show Grids.
Show Grid Lines	Displays grid lines on the drawing
Show Grid Line Extensions	Displays lines that extend past the border into the margin area
Crop Marks	Select whether to display crop marks and/or an outline around the border
Use Line Weight of Object for Crop Marks	Sets the crop mark line weight the same as the title block border object’s line weight
Crop Marks Line Weight	If Use Line Weight of Object for Crop Marks is deselected, select the line weight of the crop marks
Fold Marks	Select the fold mark measurements when adding fold marks to the title block border. The first measurement specifies the drawing fold width and the second measurement indicates the margin fold width. Select Custom to specify custom fold mark distances.
Margin Width	When custom fold marks are selected, enter the margin fold width
Folded Width	When custom fold marks are selected, enter the drawing fold width
Folded Height	When custom fold marks are selected, enter the drawing fold height

Title Block Border Settings: Title Block Pane

Parâmetro	Descrição
Use as Title Block Only	Displays only the title block and hides all other border elements. The title block is not oriented relative to the page or the border. To hide the border but maintain the title block’s orientation relative to the border, select Hide Border on the Sheet Border pane.
Constrain Title Block	If Use as Title Block Only is deselected, specifies the title block location relative to the sheet border. Edits that change the title block’s bounding box may shift the position of the title block relative to the sheet border. Select No Constraint to prevent this shift or to allow custom placement of the title block by dragging.
Title Block Margin	Creates space to accommodate a horizontal, vertical, or block title block outside the sheet grid; the size of the sheet grid adjusts as needed
Countersignature	Select whether to include a countersignature area in the sheet border margin area, and, if included, where to place it. • Vertical places the countersignature vertically in the upper left corner of the sheet border. • Horizontal places the countersignature horizontally in the upper right corner of the sheet border. Sheet border margins may need adjustments to allow enough space for the countersignature.
Scale Factor	Sets the scale factor for the title block; a factor of less than one decreases the size of the symbol, while a factor of more than one increases its size
Always Use Layout Graphics Attributes	Defines all fonts in the title block by the selected title block border symbol. When deselected, typefaces and styles can be applied directly to the text in the title block border object.
Use Automatic Drawing Coordination (Design Series required)	If Use Automatic Drawing Coordination is also enabled in document preferences, includes the title block in the file’s automatic numbering and naming system
Title Block Graphics	Indicates if the current title block layout is controlled by style or set by instance
Import Title Block Graphics	If title block graphics are set by instance, opens the Import Title Block Graphics dialog box; double-click a title block graphic from the Resource Selector to select it
Edit Title Block Layout	If title block graphics are set by instance, saves the current settings and closes the Title Block Border Settings dialog box, and then enters object editing mode for Editing a Title Block Layout.
Save Title Block Graphics	If title block graphics are set by instance, saves the current title block layout as a 2D symbol in the current file

Title Block Border Settings: Project Data Pane

Project-wide data shared by all title block borders are managed from this pane; changes made to the Project Data pane of any title block border in the file are made to all title block borders in the file.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Project data fields	Displays fields that are part of the Title Block Project Data record and their values. Some fields are added and completed automatically. Fields can be re-ordered and fields can be added in the Manage Project Data dialog box. If there are too many fields to fit on one page, click <Prev and Next> to scroll through the list. Only the fields that are included in the list automatically and the additional fields that are linked to text objects in the title block border layout display in the Project Data Pane. Other fields can be viewed in the Manage Project Data dialog box. Choose whether to include the file path in the File Name. For Total Num Sheets, select Use Total number of Active Title Block Borders to automatically calculate the number of layers in the file with This Title Block is Active selected in the Object Info palette; otherwise, enter the number.
Manage Project Data	Opens the Manage Project Data dialog box to specify and order the available fields

Parâmetro

Descrição

Project data fields

Displays fields that are part of the Title Block Project Data record and their values. Some fields are added and completed automatically. Fields can be re-ordered and fields can be added in the Manage Project Data dialog box. If there are too many fields to fit on one page, click <Prev and Next> to scroll through the list.

Only the fields that are included in the list automatically and the additional fields that are linked to text objects in the title block border layout display in the Project Data Pane. Other fields can be viewed in the Manage Project Data dialog box.

Choose whether to include the file path in the File Name.

For Total Num Sheets, select Use Total number of Active Title Block Borders to automatically calculate the number of layers in the file with This Title Block is Active selected in the Object Info palette; otherwise, enter the number.

Manage Project Data

Opens the Manage Project Data dialog box to specify and order the available fields

Managing Project Data

The Manage Project Data dialog box allows you to specify and order the fields on the Project Data pane.

Parâmetro	Descrição
# (field order)	Orders the fields listed on the Project Data pane. Click the # column of the field to be moved, and drag it up or down the list. A horizontal line indicates where the field will be inserted in the current order.
Project data fields list	Displays the existing project data fields and their values. Some fields are added and completed automatically. Custom fields can be added; these display in italics.
Add	Opens the Edit Field dialog box to add a field to the Title Block Project Data record; see Creating Record Formats
Edit	Opens the Edit Field dialog box to edit the selected user-added field in the Title Block Project Data record; see Creating Record Formats
Delete	Deletes the selected user-added field from the Title Block Project Data record

Title Block Border Settings: Sheet Data Pane

Parâmetro	Descrição
Sheet data fields	Displays fields that are part of the Title Block Sheet Data record and their values. Some fields are added and completed automatically. Fields can be re-ordered and fields can be added in the Manage Sheet Data dialog box. If there are too many fields to fit on one page, click <Prev and Next> to scroll through the list. Only the fields that are included in the list automatically and the additional fields that are linked to text objects in the title block border layout display in the Sheet Data Pane. Other fields can be viewed in the Manage Sheet Data dialog box. When Use Automatic Drawing Coordination is selected in the Title Block pane, the Sheet Title and Sheet Number values are automatically generated; otherwise, enter the values. When This Title Block is Active selected in the Object Info palette, Auto Generate Page Number is available. When it is selected, the Page Number is automatically generated based on the stacking order of this title block border among the other title block border objects that have This Title Block is Active selected; otherwise, enter the number. When Auto Generate Page Number is selected, it overrides a By Style setting for Page Number. Status is a user-defined field, typically used for sheet number prefixes. Select the format for Current Plot Date in Plot Date Format. If Plot Date Format is set to Manual Entry, enter a date. If Plot Date Format is set to one of the Auto entry formats, click Refresh Plot Date to update the field to the current date.
Manage Sheet Data	Opens the Manage Sheet Data dialog box to specify and order the available fields

Parâmetro

Descrição

Sheet data fields

Displays fields that are part of the Title Block Sheet Data record and their values. Some fields are added and completed automatically. Fields can be re-ordered and fields can be added in the Manage Sheet Data dialog box. If there are too many fields to fit on one page, click <Prev and Next> to scroll through the list.

Only the fields that are included in the list automatically and the additional fields that are linked to text objects in the title block border layout display in the Sheet Data Pane. Other fields can be viewed in the Manage Sheet Data dialog box.

When Use Automatic Drawing Coordination is selected in the Title Block pane, the Sheet Title and Sheet Number values are automatically generated; otherwise, enter the values.

When This Title Block is Active selected in the Object Info palette, Auto Generate Page Number is available. When it is selected, the Page Number is automatically generated based on the stacking order of this title block border among the other title block border objects that have This Title Block is Active selected; otherwise, enter the number.

When Auto Generate Page Number is selected, it overrides a By Style setting for Page Number.

Status is a user-defined field, typically used for sheet number prefixes.

Select the format for Current Plot Date in Plot Date Format. If Plot Date Format is set to Manual Entry, enter a date. If Plot Date Format is set to one of the Auto entry formats, click Refresh Plot Date to update the field to the current date.

Manage Sheet Data

Opens the Manage Sheet Data dialog box to specify and order the available fields

Managing Sheet Data

The Manage Sheet Data dialog box allows you to specify and order the fields on the Sheet Data pane.

Parâmetro	Descrição
# (field order)	Orders the fields listed on the Sheet Data pane. Click the # column of the field to be moved, and drag it up or down the list. A horizontal line indicates where the field will be inserted in the current order.
Sheet data fields list	Displays the existing sheet-specific data fields and their values. Some fields are added and completed automatically. Custom fields can be added; these display in italics.
Add	Opens the Edit Field dialog box to add a field to the Title Block Sheet Data record; see Creating Record Formats
Edit	Opens the Edit Field dialog box to edit the selected field in the Title Block Sheet Data record; see Creating Record Formats
Delete	Deletes the selected field from the Title Block Sheet Data record

Title Block Border Settings: Revision Data Pane

Parâmetro	Descrição
Revisions list	Lists the revision history for the current layer. The revision list is written to the Title Block Revision Data record that is attached to each title block border object. The record format is not visible in the Resource Manager but it is available in the worksheet formulas (see Project Revision and Issue History Worksheets) and when Creating Reports.
Add/Edit	Opens the Add New Revision/Edit Existing Revision dialog box, for Adding and Editing Drawing Revisions. See the Document Options pane to set the Revision Number type and numbering options.
Delete Last	Deletes the last revision in the list and resets the Current Revision Number
Delete All	Deletes all revisions from the list
Current Revision Number	Displays the number of the most recent revision
Show the _ Most Current Revision on the Drawing	Specifies how many revisions to list in the revision block and revision reports (see Project Revision and Issue History Worksheets)
Direction	Specifies in which order to list the revisions. Up Sheet lists the most recent revision on top, and Down Sheet lists the oldest revision on top.
Revision Note Spacing Factor	Specifies how much space to put between revisions in the revision block

Title Block Border Settings: Issue Data Pane

Parâmetro	Descrição
Issues list	Lists the issue history for the current layer. The issue information is stored in a series of record formats named Title Block Issue Data-x, where x denotes the issue number. For reporting purposes, the most recent issue always has the x value of 1. The x values of earlier issues are incremented up one number each time an issue is added. The record formats are attached to the title block border objects that are issued with each number. The record format is not visible in the Resource Manager but it is available in the worksheet formulas (see Project Revision and Issue History Worksheets) and when Creating Reports.
Add/Edit	Opens the Add New Issue/Edit Existing Issue dialog box, for Adding and Editing Drawing Issues. See the Document Options pane to set the Issue Number type and numbering options.
Delete Last	Deletes the last issue in the list and resets the Current Issue Number
Delete All	Deletes all issues from the list
Current Issue Number	Displays the number of the most recent issue
Show the _ Most Current issues on the Drawing	Specifies how many issues to list in the issue block and issue reports (see Project Revision and Issue History Worksheets)
Direction	Specifies in which order to list the issues. Up Sheet lists the most recent issue on top, and Down Sheet lists the oldest issue on top.
Issue Note Spacing Factor	Specifies how much space to put between issues in the issue block

Title Block Border Settings: North Point Pane

Parâmetro	Descrição
Display North Point	Displays a north point in the title block border. Edit the title block layout to relocate the 2D locus that determines the north point’s placement.
North Symbol	Double-click on a north symbol to select it from the Resource Selector
North Angle	Displays the angle of the north point; if Use Heliodon Rotation Angle is not selected, enter an angle
Use Heliodon Rotation Angle	By default, sets the North Angle to match the rotation angle of the first heliodon located in the drawing (design layers are searched first, then sheet layers); click Choose Heliodon to base the north point’s angle on a different heliodon in the file
Scale Factor	Specifies the scale factor for the north point; 1.0=100% scale
Position	Enter the X and Y coordinates for the north point; the object can also be positioned using the 2D control point at its insertion point.
Show Magnetic Declination	Displays an additional line from the north point symbol’s insertion point to indicate magnetic north declination
Declination Degree Offset	If Show Magnetic Declination is selected, enter the degree offset for the magnetic north declination line
Choose Heliodon	If there are multiple heliodons in the file, click to choose a different heliodon to set the North Angle

Title Block Border Settings: Drawing Stamp Pane

Parâmetro	Descrição
Display Drawing Stamp	Displays a text-based drawing stamp in the title block border
Stamp Text	Select the desired text; if Custom is selected, enter the Custom Text
Text Style	Select the text style resource to apply to the drawing stamp; if there are no available text style resources, the current text settings are applied. <Object Text Attributes> allows you to apply text attributes directly to the stamp text; <Class Text Style> uses the text style of the text block object’s class.
Text Size	Displays the text size; if Text Style is set to <Object Text Attributes> enter a value and unit
Use ALL CAPS	Uses all upper case letters in the drawing stamp; if deselected, the text will be in Title Case
Append Date	Adds a date to the stamp; enter the Date, which appears as a suffix to the Stamp Text
Stamp Angle	Specifies the stamp angle
Position	Enter the X and Y coordinates for the drawing stamp; the stamp can also be positioned using the 2D control point at its insertion point.

Title Block Border Settings: Document Options Pane

Parâmetro	Descrição
Numbering	For the revision number and issue number, choose whether to enter numbers manually or have them automatically increment with each addition
Type of Numbering	If Numbering is set to Auto-Increment, choose whether to use numbers or letters

Adding and Editing Drawing Revisions

Revisions can be added to a drawing file, and existing revisions can be edited, from the Title Block Border Settings: Revision Data Pane or from the Revision Data pane of the Title Block Manager. Adding revisions from the Title Block Manager dialog box allows you to select which layers the revision applies to, and to add layers located in other files to the revision; this can help to coordinate large projects.

• To add/edit the revision on only a single layer, click on the title block border object, and then click Title Block Border Settings from the Object Info palette to open the Title Block Border Settings dialog box. Select the Revision Data pane from the list on the left.

• To add/edit a revision on multiple layers simultaneously, select File > Title Block Manager. Click Select Sheets to Use and select the sheets (see Title Block Manager). Click the Revision Data pane from the list on the left.

3 To add a revision, click Add, or to edit one or more existing revisions, select the revisions from the list and click Edit.

The Add New Revision or Edit Existing Revision dialog box opens. Enter the Parâmetros.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Revision Number	If the revision data Number is set to Auto-Increment in the Document Options pane, the number displays. If Number is set to Manual Entry, enter the number.
Revision Date/By/Zone/Recipients/Publish Date/Descrição	Enter the data needed for your records; this information populates the Title Block Revision Data record format and is used to complete the Revision History Report and Sheet Revision Log report, if they are generated (see Project Revision and Issue History Worksheets)

Adding and Editing Drawing Issues

Issues can be added to a drawing file, and existing issues can be edited, from the Title Block Border Settings: Issue Data Pane or from the Issue Data pane of the Title Block Manager. Adding issues from the Title Block Manager dialog box allows you to select which layers the issue applies to, and to add layers located in other files to the issue; this can help to coordinate large projects.

• To add/edit an issue on only a single layer, click on the title block border object, and then click Title Block Border Settings from the Object Info palette to open the Title Block Border Settings dialog box. Select the Issue Data pane from the list on the left.

• To add/edit an issue on multiple layers simultaneously, select File > Title Block Manager. Click Select Sheets to Use and select the layers (see Title Block Manager). Click the Issue Data pane from the list on the left.

3 To add an issue, click Add, or to edit one or more existing issues, select the issues from the list and click Edit.

The Add New Issue or Edit Existing Issue dialog box opens. Enter the Parâmetros.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Issue Number	If the issue data Number is set to Auto-Increment in the Document Options pane, the number displays. If Number is set to Manual Entry, enter the number.
Issue Date/By/Descrição/Recipients	Enter the data needed for your records; this information populates the Title Block Issue Data record format and is used to complete the Issue History Report, if it is generated. (see Project Revision and Issue History Worksheets)

Converting Sheet Border Objects to Title Block Borders

When opening a file that contains sheet border objects created in versions of Vectorworks prior to 2018, the objects must be converted to title block borders to function properly in the file.

1 Select a sheet border object, and either click Update on the Object Info palette or, in Design Series products, right-click and select Update from the context menu.

Parâmetro	Descrição
This procedure will update the following	Choose whether to convert only the selected sheet border, all sheet borders in the file, or all sheet borders in a selection of files
Options
Delete the old Title Blocks	Deletes the old sheet borders after conversion
Show the Properties Mapping dialog	Opens the Properties Mapping dialog box; the Project Data and Sheet Data properties are displayed for mapping from the old format to the new title block border
Update Worksheets	Updates all worksheets in the file to work with title block border Parâmetros in the worksheet’s database rows. Only Parâmetros that are mapped from the sheet border to the title block border are updated.

If you opt to convert all sheet borders in a selection of files, the Select Files dialog box opens. If not, skip to step 4.

3 Select the folder that contains files to convert, and click to place a check mark in the Use File column to the left of the files to add.

4 If Show the Properties Mapping dialog is selected, the dialog box opens and displays the default Project Data and Sheet Data mapping. Change the mapping as needed and click OK to return to the Update Title Block dialog box.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Project/Sheet Data	Select the Project Data or Sheet Data pane to map the data
New/Old Field	The mapped field combinations are listed. To change mapping, click on the line item to select it. Below the list, the name of the New Field item is listed; select the old field to map to the new field. Select the empty line to leave the field unmapped.

The sheet border is converted to a title block border and Parâmetros are mapped to the new fields. Parâmetros that cannot be mapped are given default settings.

Title Block Alignment After Conversion

The title block border object aligns the title block relative to the sheet border differently from the previous sheet border object. If you experience incorrect alignment after conversion, consider changing the Constrain Title Block setting on the Title Block Border Settings: Title Block Pane, or see if there is a outlying locus that can be deleted to correct the alignment.

Editing a Title Block Border

There are two ways to edit title block borders: editing an existing border’s Parâmetros in the Object Info palette, and editing the title block layout using object editing mode. Object editing mode for title block borders has extended capabilities that permit text objects to be linked to title block border data records so they update automatically as record data is changed; see Editing a Title Block Layout.

To create a custom title block, you may opt to begin with an existing style that closely resembles the title block needed, convert the object to unstyled, and then edit the Parâmetros and layout.

Title Block Border Properties

To edit title block border Parâmetros in the Title Block Border Settings dialog box, click Title Block Border Settings from the Object Info palette. Alternatively, right-click the object and select Edit from the context menu and then click Settings and select the pane to edit.

Some of the main Parâmetros of title block border objects can also be edited directly from the Object Info palette.

For title block borders using plug-in object styles, the Parâmetros that are set by style display for informational purposes but cannot be edited from the Title Block Border Settings dialog box or the Object Info palette.

The title block border Parâmetros are described in Adding a Title Block Border. Only the Parâmetros that are different are described here.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Style	Replace, edit, or convert the title block border style (see Changing Plug-in Object Styles from the Object Info Palette)
Hide Style Parâmetros	Hides the Parâmetros that are set by style; these cannot be edited from the dialog box or Object Info palette
This Title Block is Active	Includes this sheet for issues and revisions (Design Series required) and for drawing lists; only active title blocks are included, to prevent inactive or unused sheets from accidental inclusion. Some operations, such as automatic numbering of sheets, are conducted only on title blocks with this option selected.
Title Block Manager	Opens the Title Block Manager

Editing a Title Block Layout

The title block layout group contains the graphics and text that are used to draw the actual title block (at 1:1 in page-based units) within the title block border object. By default, the bounding box of the entire layout group is used to locate the title block position relative to the border; however, the bounding box can be defined by locus points, as described in the following section on Defining Locus Points.

Edit most of the layout as you edit any other group using Object Editing Mode. Because title blocks typically require text that varies by layer within a drawing set, and over time as revisions and issues are created or team members change, a special control allows you to link selected text blocks to the data records associated with the title block border.

• From the Title Block Border Settings dialog box Title Block pane, click Edit Title Block Layout; the current settings are saved and dialog box closes before entering object editing mode.

• Right-click the object and select Edit from the context menu, and then select Title Block Layout.

• With a title block border object selected, select Modify > Edit Title Block Border.

Many title block border styles do not allow the layout to be edited by instance; in that case, object editing mode is inaccessible. The title block border style’s layout can be edited, but edits to the style affect the layout of every title block border that uses the style.

When this editing mode is activated, an Edit Title Block Layout window with a colored border displays in the drawing area.

2 Edit the layout as necessary; this might require ungrouping the layout to edit some of the elements. You can also link title block text to the data records as described in the following section.

Linking Title Block Text to Data Records

To link title block text to the file’s data records, so text updates automatically as the record data change:

1 While in title block layout edit mode, select a text block to link; it is identified in the Object Info palette as Text in Title Block.

2 In the Title Block Data section of the Object Info palette, in Data Type select one of the following:

• Link Value allows you to establish a connection to one of the data records associated with the title block border object.

• Drawing Stamp uses the selected text box for the drawing stamp of the title block. If multiple text blocks are marked as Drawing Stamp, only the first one that was selected is used for the drawing stamp; the others are normal text blocks. If no text block has Drawing Stamp selected, Display Drawing Stamp is deselected in the Title Block Settings dialog box.

3 If Link Value is selected for Data Type, for the Parâmetro, select the data record field to populate the text block.

As the value in the selected data record field is edited in the Title Block Border Settings dialog box, the text block updates automatically to display the current value.

4 If a text block must contain a combination of information rather than the data contained in a single data field, select Custom from the Parâmetro list.

6 To add a customized data configuration to the Config list, do one of the following:

• Select the item in the Config list that is most similar to the needed information, and then click Edit Custom.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Name	Enter a new name to create a custom configuration.
Custom Linked Text	Displays the current configuration of data fields; delete fields that are not desired in the new custom configuration. If desired, enter literal characters to display with the field values (for example, if a project requires two civil engineers, enter “ and ” between the two data fields that identify the engineers). You must enter spaces between characters and values, as needed for correct display.
Insert Field	Select data fields to add to the end of the formula
Delete Custom Linked Text	Removes the current custom configuration from the Config list. The list item is deleted immediately, and the dialog box closes automatically. The action cannot be undone. Predefined list items cannot be deleted.

7 Enter the desired Parâmetros. The new custom configuration appears in the Config list.

Defining Locus Points

1 While in title block layout edit mode, select one or more loci to define, or insert one with the 2D Locus tool. The locus is identified in the Object Info palette as Locus in Title Block.

• None creates a plain locus point that is part of the title block’s bounding box along with the other objects that comprise the title block.

• If Bounding Box Point is selected for two or more loci, only these loci are used to define the bounding box of the title block.

• North Point determines the location of the north point in the title block border object. If multiple loci are marked as North Point, only the first one that was selected is used for the north point location; the others are normal loci. If no locus point has North Point selected, Display North Point is deselected in the Title Block Settings dialog box.

Top-Aligning Revision and Issue Text in the Title Block Layout

For title block borders that display revision and issue data (Design Series required to add revision and issue data), the title block layout can be edited to top-align the revision and/or issue data. This prevents long entries from overlapping with text below.

1 While in title block layout edit mode, select the text block in each column of the revision/issue section and physically align the tops of the text blocks with each other.

2 Simultaneously select the text blocks within all the columns of the revision/issue section.

4 In the Title Block Data section of the Object Info palette, select Top alignment for Issues/Revisions.

All entries in the revision or issue section align as set. To top-align text in both the revision and issue sections, you must complete the steps to set both sections.

Title Block Manager

For files with title block border objects already added to the layers, the Title Block Manager provides a means for simultaneously editing multiple title blocks in a project. You can mark layers for inclusion in the current file and in additional external files. Edits to title blocks made within the Title Block Manager apply to all the title blocks in a marked set, and some edits, such as edits to project data, apply to all title blocks in all the files.

The Title Block Manager can also be used to prepare publish sets based on criteria such as all issues with a particular number, and to save sets for future use.

Comando	Path
Title Block Manager	File

Alternatively, right-click the title block border and select Edit from the context menu, and then select Title Block Manager.

2 If other files are currently open in Vectorworks, a dialog opens; select whether to load only the active file or all open files. The Title Block Manager can access the title block data only from loaded files. Files can be loaded later from the Select Sheets dialog box.

When layers with different title block border styles are marked for inclusion, Parâmetros set by style for some of the marked layers and by instance for others, display the By Style/By Instance indicator in an indeterminate state. The values cannot be edited while in Multiple Edit mode.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Use Style	To use an existing title block border resource for the title block border of all the layers marked for inclusion, click Use Style; from the Resource Selector, double-click a different resource to select it
Convert to Unstyled	If Use Style is currently set to a style, select this option to convert all the title block borders marked for inclusion to unstyled; the current values are retained, but all Parâmetros on all panes are set to By Instance to allow editing
(Layers for application/Edit modes)	Displays the name of the layer to which the changes will be applied; when multiple layers are marked for inclusion and Multiple Edit mode is active, displays Multiple layers are marked for application. To mark layers for inclusion, see steps 2-4.
Title Block Border panes	Changes made in this dialog box instead of from the Title Block Border Settings dialog box are made simultaneously to all title blocks marked for inclusion
Project Data	See Title Block Border Settings: Project Data Pane; changes made to this pane in the Title Block Manager are applied to all layers in all files with a layer marked for inclusion
Sheet Data	See Title Block Border Settings: Sheet Data Pane; the Sheet Number and Sheet Title fields do not display in the Title Block Manager by default
Revision Data	See Title Block Border Settings: Revision Data Pane. In the Title Block Manager, an additional File Name/Sheet Number/Sheet Title column helps identify which layers in the set marked for inclusion are associated with which revisions. Click the disclosure arrow beside each file/layer name to collapse or expand the list; an expanded list displays the revisions associated with the layer. <Unavailable> displays as the first revision listed in an external file that is not loaded. When a new revision is added to a file that is not loaded, the revision appears under <Unavailable> in the expanded list. Files can be loaded from the Title Block Manager Select Sheets dialog box (see steps 2-4).
Issue Data	See Title Block Border Settings: Issue Data Pane. If more than one layer is marked for inclusion, only issues common to all marked layers display. If the marked selection includes external files, only newly added issues display, and the No column remains empty.
Drawing Stamp	See Title Block Border Settings: Drawing Stamp Pane
Document Options	See Title Block Border Settings: Document Options Pane
Worksheets	Creates Project Revision and Issue History Worksheets to save as a resource and include on sheet layers
Select Sheets to Use	Opens the Title Block Manager Select Sheets dialog box to select the layers marked for inclusion in this file and other files

3 Click Select Sheets to Use to mark the layers for inclusion in the title block edits.

Parâmetro	Descrição
File Set	Select a saved set to apply Title Block Manager changes; if the current set is not a saved set, displays <Active Set>
Save	Opens the Assign Name dialog box to name and save the currently selected files/layers so that they can quickly be selected as a set
Manage	Opens the Manage Saved Sets dialog box to rename or delete sets of saved files/layers
Show Files in Folder	If files other than the current file are to be included in this marked file set, displays the folder name and path. Click Select Folder to navigate to a different folder.
Select Folder	If external files are to be included in this marked file set, opens the Select Folder dialog box. Navigate to the folder containing the files; the selected folder’s path displays in Show Files in Folder and the files and layers display in the File/Layer list
File/Sheet list	Displays the sheets in the current file that have title block borders and the external files/sheets in the selected folder. Click in the Apply to column to place a check mark that marks the title block for inclusion; multiple selection is supported. File Load State indicates if an external file is loaded. Files must be loaded for the Title Block Manager to access the title blocks in the file. If the file is not loaded, all the file names and all the layers in the files are listed. For external files that are loaded, only layers with title block borders are listed. To load a file, mark at least one layer in the file, and then click Load Files.
Check/Uncheck All	Toggle to select or deselect all the layers in the list
Today’s Revision	Selects only layers with a revision dated today in the title block
Today’s Issue	Selects only layers with an issue dated today in the title block
Load Files	Loads data for external files with at least one layer marked for inclusion. By default, data is not loaded from external files; the file names and layer names are listed for reference only. In order to identify any title block borders present in the external files and access their content, the files must first be loaded into the Title Block Manager.

4 Mark the layers for inclusion in the Title Block Manager operations. If this set of layers will be needed in the future, click Save to create a saved set for future use.

6 Use Multiple Edit and Individual Edit modes as needed to set the Parâmetros for the selected layers.

Project Revision and Issue History Worksheets

The Title Block Manager creates worksheets with the information from the data records and record formats maintained by the title blocks marked for inclusion in the Title Block Manager operation.

When the issue history and revision history reports are run, the name of the worksheet resource in the drawing file is automatically incremented with a suffix: “-1” if the report is all on one page, and a series of numbers (-1, -2, -3 and so on) for each page if the Create Pages/Multiple Worksheets option is selected. The sheet revision log has the suffix of the report run date.

The default worksheets have the following names and are available in the default content (Vectorworks Libraries\Defaults\Reports_Schedules\Title Block Reports.vwx).

These worksheets can be customized (see Concept: Worksheet Overview) and saved into the user folder to be used for future reports.

From the Worksheets section of the Title Block Manager, click on the kind of worksheet to create and set the Parâmetros.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Create/Update Project Issue/Revision History or Sheet Revision Log	Select to create/update a project issue history worksheet, a project revision history worksheet, or a sheet revision log worksheet. A worksheet is created and saved as a resource in the file, accessible from the Resource Manager. The sheet revision log is a comprehensive log of all revision records on all sheets in the project, sorted by sheet ID and by revision order.
Worksheet Name	Enter a name
Limit the Number of the Reported Issues (Project Issue/Revision History worksheets only)	Select to display only a certain number of the most recent issues/revision
Show _ most recent issues/revisions (Project Issue/Revision History worksheets only)	Enter the number of issues/revisions to list on the report
Create Pages/Multiple Worksheets	Inserts the data into the worksheet and creates additional pages as needed to accommodate all the rows of title block border data; this is useful if a project has too many rows to fit neatly on a printed page. If deselected, the worksheet uses a database row and lists all the sheets on a single page. The worksheet will contain information from title blocks in external files only when this option is selected.
Start at Row	If creating a multiple page worksheet, specifies the first row of the section in the worksheet to divide across multiple pages
Row Count	Specifies how many rows after the Start at Row to put on each page of the worksheet
Put the Worksheet Data on a Sheet Layer	Select to include the worksheet as a graphic object on a sheet layer; double-click the object to open the worksheet for editing (see Editing Worksheets)
Sheet Number	Select the sheet number
Create/Update Sheet Revision Log	Creates a comprehensive log of all revision records on all sheets in the project, sorted by sheet ID and by revision order. A worksheet is created and saved as a resource in the file, accessible from the Resource Manager. Running this log after the initial creation updates the existing log.

Creating a Sheet List

Comando	Path
Create Sheet List	Tools > Reports

The Create Sheet List Comando compiles the current title block border information for use as a sheet list index or worksheet.

Parâmetro	Descrição
US Arch Title Block Entries	Lists the current title block border objects
Sheet No.	Displays the contents of the current title block selection
Add >	Moves a selected item from the US Arch Title Block Entries list to the Proposed Sheet list
< Remove	Removes a selected item from the Proposed Sheet list and displays it in the US Arch Title Block Entries list
New	Click to open the New List Entry dialog box and add the drawing and title block information to the Proposed Sheet list
Move Up/Move Dn	Moves the selected title up or down in the Proposed Sheet list
Format	Click to open the Sheet List Index Preferences dialog box and specify whether to create the sheet index as a text block or worksheet; also specify formatting criteria
Proposed Sheet List	Lists the proposed title block borders to include in the sheet list
Sheet No./Title	Displays the contents of the current selection for editing

2 Move the desired title block border entries to the proposed sheet list to create the sheet list, and format the list by clicking Format; select whether to create a text object or worksheet from the list.

4 If the sheet list index is formatted as a text block, click to select the top left and bottom right corners of the sheet list area; the text wraps to fit within this width. If the sheet list index is formatted as a worksheet, click to add the worksheet to the file.

Standard Naming

Comando	Path
Standard Naming	File > Document Settings

The Standard Naming Comando controls the layer, class, and viewport names used in a project. These names can be changed to a user-defined system other than the default VWArch naming system. Standards can be mapped for office-wide use or to convert an existing file to the office standard. This Comando can also be used to assign specific attributes to classes in standards, and to change the names of layers, viewports/views and classes in the current standard. The Comando does not create new layers, classes, or viewports/views.

If classes, layers, and viewports/views have not been set up according to VWArch standards, their names may not match the example layer and class names presented here.

The Standard Naming dialog box opens. Select a naming standard for the file, and choose whether auto-classing should be enabled for objects.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Active Standard	Select the naming standard to apply to classes, design layers, sheet layers, viewports, and saved views
Details	Opens the Standard Naming Details dialog box; to edit the names for a custom standard (User 1, User 2, and User 3), the standard must be selected as the Active Standard first
Enable Auto-classing	Enables Auto-classing for the file and automatically places auto-classing objects into pre-assigned classes; see Automatically Created Classes. If objects were already present in the drawing when auto-classing is enabled, choose whether existing objects should be auto-classed when exiting this dialog box. Some automatic classing standards, such as for irrigation, are always enabled.

Parâmetro

Descrição

Active Standard

Select the naming standard to apply to classes, design layers, sheet layers, viewports, and saved views

Details

Opens the Standard Naming Details dialog box; to edit the names for a custom standard (User 1, User 2, and User 3), the standard must be selected as the Active Standard first

Enable Auto-classing

Enables Auto-classing for the file and automatically places auto-classing objects into pre-assigned classes; see Automatically Created Classes. If objects were already present in the drawing when auto-classing is enabled, choose whether existing objects should be auto-classed when exiting this dialog box.

Some automatic classing standards, such as for irrigation, are always enabled.

The Standard Naming Details dialog box opens, displaying class names on the Classes tab. Select the Design Layers tab to display design layer names, and the Sheet Layers, VP, Saved Views tab to display the names for viewports and their associated sheet layers, or for saved views.

Using the reference list, verify the mapping of standard names. Custom naming can be specified for custom active standards by entering a new name for each layer, class, or viewport/view. If desired, class attributes can also be specified for each standard or custom class name. See The Attributes Palette.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Reference Standard	Select a reference naming standard from the list; the relevant class, layer, or viewport/view names are displayed below. Each active entry in the list is mapped to its corresponding reference list entry. User 1, User 2, and User 3 are custom standards. More custom standards can be defined (see Creating Additional Custom Standards).
Active Standard	Displays the overall naming standard currently in effect for the file (selected in the initial Standard Naming dialog box)
Reference Standard List	Lists the reference standard names for the class, design layer, viewport/sheet layer, or saved view
Active Standard List	Lists the standard name currently in effect and mapped to the reference standard for the class, design layer, or viewport/sheet layer, or saved view
Descrição of class/layer/view	Describes the currently selected class, layer, viewport/sheet layer, or saved view in the list
Edit Class/Layer/View Name	When a custom active standard is selected (User 1, User 2 or User 3), enter the custom name for the currently selected class, layer, or viewport/view
Class Attributes (Classes tab only)	Sets the attributes of a selected class in the Active Standard list
Lines	Select the line class attributes
Pen Color	Select the pen color
Line Weight	Select the line weight
Line Style	Select the line style
Fills	Select the fill style class attributes
Fill Pattern	Select the fill pattern
Fill Fore Color	Select the fill foreground color
Fill Back Color	Select the fill background color
Use at Creation	Applies the class attributes as the classed item is created

3 If custom viewports exist in the drawing, you are prompted to run the Create Standard Viewports Comando again (Vectorworks Architect required; see Creating Standard Viewports) to update the viewports/views with the new naming standard, and update any new class attributes. If auto-classing is selected and objects had already been placed in the drawing, select whether to auto-class those existing objects.

Creating Additional Custom Standards

A custom naming standard can be created rather than using the VWArch or AIA/NCS standard. Although three layer, class, and viewport/view standards are available from within the Standard Naming dialog box (User 1, User 2 and User 3), up to 99 can be created for layers, classes, and viewport/views by editing the ClassNameStds, LayerNameStds, and ViewNameStds worksheets. See Concept: Worksheet Overview.

Three worksheets are created in the file, and are visible in the Resource Manager: ClassNameStds, LayerNameStds, and ViewNameStds.

3 From the Resource Manager, right-click one of the worksheets and select Open from the context menu.

4 Highlight column D (User 1) and from the Worksheet menu select Insert > Columns. A new column is added in front of the selected one.

New columns must be inserted after the AIA/NCS column and before the Descrição or Pen Color column.

Cells left blank in the ClassNameStds worksheet will be assigned to the “None” class. Cells left blank in the LayerNameStds worksheet will be assigned to the “Layer-None” layer. Blank cells are not permitted in the ViewNameStds worksheet; if a worksheet with blank viewport/view names is attempted for use in Standard Naming, an error message is displayed.

To use these changes in other files, either save the file as a template to be used as the basis for new drawings, or import each worksheet into the other file before running the Standard Naming Comando.

Coarse and Fine Custom Standards

When creating custom standard naming, naming standards may contain fewer standard names (coarser) or additional standard names (finer).

A “coarser” custom standard names two or more of the standard class, layer, or view names with the same user-defined name. Except for auto-classing, this is an irreversible process.

For example, the classes Area-Main, Area-Patterns, and Area-Spec can be combined into a single class called Areas. All objects assigned to the original three classes are reassigned to Areas.

When custom standard naming changes are complete, additional information displays to confirm any actions to be taken, such as merging changed class names to eliminate duplicates.

A “finer” standard maps a single class, layer, or view name to multiple names. Mapping is required to define the standard naming change, and the Standard Naming - Mapping dialog box opens automatically.

For example, an A-FP# layer AIA standard corresponds to two layer standards in the Vectorworks Architect product: Mod-Floor-# and Mod-Slab-#. If switching from the AIA standard to the VWArch standard, select the A-FP# layer from the list on the left and indicate the mapping for objects currently on the A-FP# layer by selecting the mapping layer on the right.

All objects assigned to the A-FP# layer are assigned to the Mod-Floor-# layer. Unmapped layers are not created.

Mapping Classes and Layers

Comando	Path
Class and Layer Mapping	Tools

The Class and Layer Mapping Comando “maps” any set of layers and/or classes in a drawing into a new layer and/or class. The file structure can be simplified, condensed, and/or renamed. Use this feature, for example, when a consultant is using DWG or DXF files. Complex, multi-classed files imported from DWG can be condensed or renamed, and empty classes deleted in a single operation. Mapping can be saved so the next time a file is received from that consultant, the file can be re-mapped in a single step. This same procedure can be revised for the process of providing files to consultants using a different file structure or drawing standard. See Conceito: Visão geral das camadas and Concept: Classes Overview.

2 Modify the existing classes, and then click Go To Layers to open the Layer Mapping dialog box. The Layer Mapping dialog box is identical in layout to the Class Mapping dialog box.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Existing Classes/Layers	Lists the existing classes or layers in the file; layers or classes that are not moved to the Proposed or Merged list are deleted
Add >	Adds a layer or class from the list of existing layers or classes to the Proposed list
Merge >	Adds a layer or class to the Merged list; layers or classes in this list will be merged with the layer or class that is selected in the Proposed list
< Remove	Removes the selected item from the Proposed list
New	Creates a new class or layer in the Proposed list
Rename	Renames the selected proposed layer or class
Merged Items	Lists layers or classes to merge with the selected layer or class in the Proposed list. The merge occurs when the next action is performed in the dialog box, so that layers and classes are merged on an ongoing basis. Selecting a proposed layer or class lists its merged items again so that changes can be made, if desired.
Remove	Removes the selected item from the Merged list
Load	Opens a previously saved mapping file
Save	Saves the layer or class mapping as a file; layer and class mapping settings are saved separately. This saves time when making the same modifications to several drawings that are set up similarly.
Reset All	Moves all proposed and merged items back to the Existing list
Delete empty class/layer in proposed drawing	Deletes all layers and classes that have no items associated with them
Go To Layers >/Go To Classes >	Toggles between the Class Mapping and Layer Mapping dialog boxes

When selecting existing and proposed classes and layers, press and hold the Shift key to select multiple, contiguous items or press and hold the Ctrl key (Windows) or Comando key (Mac) to select non-contiguous items.

The drawing is updated, using the new layer and class mapping. Layers and classes not moved to the Proposed or Merged list are deleted from the file, along with any objects in those layers or classes.

Spotlight Setup

Lighting Device Setup

The options on the Lighting Device tab enable automatic positioning behavior, assign classes, and specify attributes of the lighting devices in the file. The Parâmetros selected can have a powerful global effect on all the devices, both existing and new.

Lighting instruments can be automatically associated with a hanging position, both at insertion and when an existing instrument is moved on the light plot. At various times during the design work, particularly in the later stages, instruments may need to be moved slightly, but they should not be accidentally associated with a different nearby hanging position. The auto-positioning option provides the necessary control over the automatic association of instruments to hanging positions.

Comando	Path
Spotlight Preferences	File > Document Settings

• Assign the lighting instruments to a specific class, or to one or more classes determined by an instrument Parâmetro

• Control the color of lighting instruments, or parts of instruments, by gel color or from the Attributes palette

• Control the wireframe light beams, angles, and centerline of lighting instruments by class

• Control the appearance and visibility of lighting instruments in viewports, when using viewport overrides

The Object Info palette display of lighting device Parâmetros can also be set from this tab.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Auto positioning	Specifies the Parâmetros for Associating Load Objects with a Hanging Position
Pick radius	Specifies the radius for automatic association when creating and moving load objects
Enable Auto Positioning when moved	Toggles the option to automatically associate load objects with nearby hanging positions. • When enabled, a load that is moved automatically associates with the closest hanging position within the Pick radius. • When deselected, the load is assigned to a hanging position at insertion, but if moved later, the load’s associated position remains unchanged and a witness line is drawn. If loads are still being added to a complex light plot, enable auto positioning, but decrease the radius value so that existing loads can be moved without losing their association. When loads are only being repositioned, disable the auto-positioning option.
Modify lighting instrument color	Sets color options for the lighting instrument; select the option to enable automatic color options, or deselect the option to turn off automatic color control (the symbol specifies the instrument color). Click here for a video tip about this topic (internet access required).
Lighting instrument color set by: Lighting instrument	The Attributes palette controls the color of the lighting instrument geometry. Attributes can be set directly from the palette for selected lighting instrument or controlled by class (see Setting Class Attributes).
Lighting instrument color set by: Color field	The color specified in the lighting instrument’s Color Parâmetro also controls the appearance of the lighting instrument geometry
Use color field for the fill color	Applies the Color Parâmetro value to the fill color of the lighting instrument
Use color field for the pen color	Applies the Color Parâmetro value to the pen color of the lighting instrument
Modify only geometry in the class	Modifies the color of lighting instruments components within the selected class; select <All> to modify all the geometry, select the class from the current list of classes, or select New to create a new class
Label legend container	Controls the appearance of the label legend container • Use symbol attributes: uses the container symbol definition to specify the attributes • Use label attributes: matches the attributes of the container to the attributes of the label legend text within the container • Use lighting instrument attributes: matches the attributes of the container to the attributes of the instrument
Automatically Flip Front & Back Legend Text	Mirrors the label legend along the X axis of all lighting instruments
Automatically Flip Left & Right Legend Text	Mirrors the label legend along the Y axis of all lighting instruments
Automatically Rotate 2D to Focus Point	Orients the 2D geometry of every lighting device towards its focus point when the instrument has been focused
Use Active Class for Lighting Device Insertion	At insertion, places the lighting device into the active class rather than into the default class defined by the symbol definition. Select this option when you prefer not to use the symbol’s default class.
Default Focus Tilt Angle	Specifies the default angle of lighting devices in 3D views when they are not focused; the standard is to hang unfocused lights pointing down at 0 (zero) degrees
Default Insertion Angle	Specifies the default angle of the extension line when lighting devices are inserted. This is a global setting for this machine and user, not a document setting. A setting of 90 degrees extends the line from the front of the instrument, and 0 degrees extends it from the right side of the instrument.
Automatically assign the classes of all lighting instruments	Sets class options for lighting devices; select the option to enable automatic classing options or deselect the option to turn off automatic class assignment. When this option is selected, Use Active Class for Lighting Device Insertion does not apply since classes are automatically assigned.
Use existing document class	Places all instruments in the selected class; select the class from the current list of classes or select New to create a new class
Use value of the field	Places all lighting instruments into a class that is determined by the value of an instrument Parâmetro; select one of the instrument Parâmetros from the list. For example, the value of the field User Field 2 could determine the class of each lighting instrument; instruments whose User Field 2 value is set to “FOH” will automatically be placed into a class together for automated appearance and visibility control. If the value of a particular field is not set (blank) for a lighting instrument, the instrument remains in the current class.
Class name	Specifies class naming options when the lighting instrument classes are determined by field value name; select a Prefix or Suffix and then enter the prefix or suffix name. Using a dash will nest the classes. For example, using a prefix of Fixtures- means that when a lighting instrument contains a value of Rental for User Field 2, the instrument is placed in a class named “Fixtures-Rental.”
Classes
Label Root Class	Specifies the default root class naming standard for label legends; use the suggested default class, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. All label legend class names will begin with this nomenclature, for ease of organizing the class list
Show beam angle	Draws the beam angle for all lighting instruments with Draw Beam selected
Beam angle class	Controls the class of the wireframe representation of the beam angle. To control appearance and visibility, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Lighting Instrument Class> to place the beam angle attributes in the same class as the instrument.
Show field angle	Draws the field angle for all lighting instruments with Draw Beam selected
Field angle class	Controls the class of the wireframe representation of the field angle. To control appearance and visibility, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Lighting Instrument Class> to place the field angle attributes in the same class as the instrument.
Show centerline	Draws the centerline for all lighting instruments with Draw Beam selected
Centerline class	Controls the class of the wireframe representation of the centerline. To control appearance and visibility, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Lighting Instrument Class> to place the centerline attributes in the same class as the instrument.
Additional Default Records	Opens the Additional Default Records dialog box, to select additional records with default data for lighting devices. Only applicable records display for selection. Select one or more record formats from those present in the file; a check mark in the Use column indicates that the default data in the record will be included. At insertion or replacement, the lighting device processes the additional record. If a match is found for a record field name, the default data from the record attached to the symbol applies to that field and displays in the Object Info palette.
Lighting Device Parâmetros	Opens the Lighting Device Parâmetros dialog box, to set lighting device Parâmetro display options; see Specifying Lighting Device Parâmetro Display
Edit Visualizer Data Mapping	Opens the Visualizer Data Mapping dialog box, to configure the mapping when exporting to a lighting console or visualizer; see Mapping Visualizer Data
Save as default	Saves the current Spotlight preferences as the default; the default settings saved include those on the Universe and Lightwright tab

3 Specify the auto-positioning and appearance settings for the file’s lighting devices.

Click Save as default to use the lighting device and other Spotlight settings for other files created with the Vectorworks Spotlight product.

Class setting changes require confirmation before regenerating the lighting devices.

Specifying Lighting Device Parâmetro Display

The lighting device Parâmetros that display on the Shape tab of the Object Info palette can be customized. The customized Parâmetros apply to all lighting devices in the file, and Parâmetro sets can be saved.

The Lighting Device Parâmetros dialog box opens. From this dialog box, Object Info palette Parâmetros for lighting devices can be added, renamed, deleted, removed from display, and ordered. Parâmetro sets can be saved and managed.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Settings list	Select a saved set of Parâmetros to apply or edit. Once a saved set has been edited, <customized> displays in the list; click Save to save the custom set. Select <Default> to apply the standard set for the Vectorworks Spotlight program.
Save	Opens the Save Settings dialog box; enter the name for the new saved set. Enter the same name as a previously saved set to overwrite the set.
Manage	Opens the Saved Settings dialog box; select the set of saved Parâmetros to rename or delete.
Parâmetro list	Lists the Parâmetros, in order, that will display on the Shape Tab of the Object Info palette. Only items with a check mark in the Show in Shape Pane column will display on the Object Info palette. To change the order of a Parâmetro, click and drag within the # column.
New	Opens the Edit Field dialog box, to add a custom Parâmetro to the list. Enter the name of the new Parâmetro, and select its type and default value, if any (see Creating Record Formats). To create a pop-up list of pre-defined Parâmetro options, select the Type Pop-up and click Choices to open the Edit Choices dialog box. List the options.
Edit	Opens the Edit Field dialog box, to edit the currently selected Parâmetro name, type, and default value.
Remove	Deletes the currently selected Parâmetro from the set

4 If settings have been changed, save the current settings as a set by clicking Save; <customized> is not considered as a saved set, though it applies to the current file.

Regardless of whether Save as default is clicked in the Spotlight Preferences dialog box, the last selected saved set of Parâmetros is in effect, even when creating a new file. New files created in Vectorworks Spotlight always default to the last saved Parâmetro set.

Mapping Visualizer Data

Specific lighting device data can be mapped to visualizer data fields. The mapping applies when exporting a Vectorworks file to a lighting console or visualizer with the Export MVR Comando, or when exporting to Vision with the Send to Vision or Export ESC Comandos.

The Visualizer Data Mapping dialog box opens. The visualizer data field names display on the left. On the right, the Vectorworks lighting device Parâmetros are available for mapping.

4 For each visualizer data field, select the associated lighting device Parâmetro to map to it during export.

The Gobo and Color data fields are for use by conventional fixtures that only support a single gobo or color (typically non-moving light fixtures).

Universe Assignment in Vectorworks Spotlight

At the beginning of a project (and at any other time), the Vectorworks Spotlight product can be set to automatically handle the assignment of DMX universe and dimmer combinations. As instruments are added to the light plot, the Universe and U Address instrument Parâmetros are determined based on the dimmer numbers specified in the Spotlight Preferences dialog box.

Parâmetro	Descrição
Manually assign the Dimmer and Universe	Disables automatic universe assignment by the Vectorworks Spotlight product; dimmer and universe values need to be assigned manually for each instrument
Automatically assign Universe	As addresses are entered for instruments, the universe is automatically assigned by the Vectorworks Spotlight product
System	Specifies the universe system; up to six systems, A through F, are available. Each system can contain up to 64 DMX universes.
Univ #, Label, Start #, End #	Specifies where the universe breaks occur. For each universe, enter the dimmer range with a Start and End value; divisions of 512 are typical, but non-uniform divisions are also accepted. The universe name (label) is not required.
< Previous Page/Next Page >	When defining more than eight universes, navigate to additional universe entries with Previous Page and Next Page. Up to 64 DMX universes can be specified per system.
Save as default	Saves the current Spotlight preferences as the default; the default settings saved include those on the Universe and Lightwright tab

4 Select a universe system and then for each universe in the system, provide a name (optional) and a starting and ending value. Click Next Page to continue entering universe break values.

Click Save as default to use this universe assignment and other Spotlight preferences for other files created with the Vectorworks Spotlight product.

The addresses of inserted instruments are automatically assigned to a universe. The U Address Parâmetro from the Object Info palette displays the automatically assigned address when automatic assignment is enabled.

Automated Import and Export to Lightwright

The lighting instruments and Parâmetros specified in the Vectorworks Spotlight product can be automatically sent to Lightwright versions 5 and later to perform paperwork processing. Any changes to the data in Lightwright automatically update the light plot. Once configured (and once the Vectorworks file has been saved), these updates occur seamlessly in both applications.

For versions of Lightwright earlier than 5, see the documentation for that version of Lightwright.

To specify automatic data transfer between the Vectorworks Spotlight product and Lightwright:

Parâmetro	Descrição
Use automatic Lightwright Data Exchange	Enables the automatic exchange of data between the Vectorworks Spotlight product and Lightwright; deselect to suspend or stop the data exchange
Perform a complete export on exit	Exports the Spotlight data, replacing all the data in Lightwright the next time Lightwright is used. This should occur whenever field export changes have occurred; therefore, when changes have been made, the field is grayed and cannot be deselected.
Include Inventory	Select to include inventory data in the data transfer. An updated instrument types inventory list, which is controlled by the Lighting Inventory Setup Comando, is sent to Lightwright when the Lightwright data exchange performs a complete export and when lighting inventory is updated (see Lighting Inventory Setup and Generating Paperwork). Only instruments types with a count of one or more are sent to Lightwright. Inventory updates from Lightwright are processed with the other instrument data. Instrument summaries are updated automatically if Show Counts and Compare to Inventory are selected in the Instrument Summary Settings dialog box for the placed objects.
File Path	Specifies the location of the exchange file. The file is in .xml format, and it is named according to the Vectorworks file.
Same location as the file	Saves the exchange file with the Vectorworks file
A custom location	Saves the exchange file in a specific location; click Choose to set the location
Available Fields	Lists field names from the Vectorworks file that are available to export to Lightwright, but have not been selected for export
Move >	Moves the selected Vectorworks file field to the Export Fields list for export to Lightwright
< Move	Removes field names from the Export Fields list, returning them to the Available Fields list, where they are not included for export
Export Fields	Lists field names that will be exported to Lightwright
Reset Defaults	Restores the fields to the lists specified as a default when Save as default was last clicked
Save as default	Saves the current lists as the default mapping to be restored by Reset Defaults; the default settings saved include those on the Lighting Device and Universe tab

3 Click Use automatic Lightwright Data Exchange to enable automatic data transfer between the Vectorworks Spotlight product and Lightwright, and indicate the location for saving the transfer file.

4 Move fields to be exported from the Available Fields list to the Export Fields list. All Parâmetros in the Export Fields list are exported to Lightwright.

Click Save as default to save the current status of the lists for new Vectorworks files. When enabling data exchange, click Reset Defaults to use the default lists.

As instruments are added, deleted, and changed in the Vectorworks Spotlight product, the edits appear in Lightwright. Similarly, edits made in Lightwright apply automatically to the Vectorworks file. Instrument data are updated when the file focus switches from the Vectorworks file to Lightwright, or Lightwright to the Vectorworks file.

Lights added in Lightwright are placed between existing lights on a hanging position upon import, based on the unit number of the new light. If no adjacent lights can be determined, the light is placed at the center of the hanging position.

In the Vectorworks file, an import worksheet is automatically created, listing instruments that have been added from Lightwright as well as instruments that did not have a Lightwright equivalent and should possibly be deleted from the Vectorworks file.

Right-click on a database row of the import worksheet, and choose Select Item to select and display the associated instrument.

Configuração do Desenho

Conceito: Configurando o Desenho

Escala de Camada de Desenho

Mudando a Escala do Desenho ou Camada de Projeto Atual

Mudando a Escala da Camada de Projeto Selecionada

Unidades

Specifying Units

Configurações das Unidades: Opções de Configurações Salvas

Configurações das unidades: Painel de Medidas

Units Settings: Dual Dimensions Pane

Units Settings: Energos Pane

Units Settings: Structural Pane

Criando um Sistema de Unidades Personalizado

Grades de Atração e Referência

Conceito: Origem Interna e Origem do Usuário

Localizando a Origem Interna

Centralizando o Desenho na Origem Interna

Configurando a Origem do Usuário

Definindo os Atributos Gráficos Default de Objetos

Criando Gabaritos

Opening a Template Automatically

Document Setup

Concept: Using Title Block Borders

Adding a Title Block Border

Title Block Border Settings

Title Block Border Settings: Sheet Border Pane

Title Block Border Settings: Sheet Zones/Grids Pane

Title Block Border Settings: Title Block Pane

Title Block Border Settings: Project Data Pane

Managing Project Data

Title Block Border Settings: Sheet Data Pane

Managing Sheet Data

Title Block Border Settings: Revision Data Pane

Title Block Border Settings: Issue Data Pane

Title Block Border Settings: North Point Pane

Title Block Border Settings: Drawing Stamp Pane

Title Block Border Settings: Document Options Pane

Adding and Editing Drawing Revisions

Adding and Editing Drawing Issues

Converting Sheet Border Objects to Title Block Borders

Title Block Alignment After Conversion

Editing a Title Block Border

Title Block Border Properties

Editing a Title Block Layout

Linking Title Block Text to Data Records

Defining Locus Points

Top-Aligning Revision and Issue Text in the Title Block Layout

Title Block Manager

Project Revision and Issue History Worksheets

Creating a Sheet List

Standard Naming

Creating Additional Custom Standards

Coarse and Fine Custom Standards

Mapping Classes and Layers

Spotlight Setup

Lighting Device Setup

Specifying Lighting Device Parâmetro Display

Mapping Visualizer Data

Universe Assignment in Vectorworks Spotlight

Automated Import and Export to Lightwright