027 Introduction to 3D Modeling in Vectorworks 2010

Before you can do any sort of complex 3D modelling you have to understand some of the basic 3D modelling concepts. That’s what this manual is all about, learning the simple 3D stuff that you need to learn in order to make your 3D stuff.

Often when I am teaching I hear people say, “well, I’ll get the 2D stuff under my belt first and then I’ll get into the 3d Stuff”. One of the things that this tells me is that I haven’t explained the way the VectorWorks is designed.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Layers for 3D Modeling
Using Project Levels for the Layer
Setting up the Layers
Door and Window Objects
Snapping
Simple 3D Modeling
Extrude
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Multiple Extrude
Tapered Extrude
3D Primitives
Extruded Rectangle
Extruded Polygon
Cylinder
Simple Solid Modeling
Add Solids
Subtract Solids
Editing 3D Solids
Split Tool
Fillet Edge