How Do I Make A Tilted Sandwich Board With Legs?

[DRAWZILLA]

Its not showing anymore here.

[johnny]

Here  is my take on the sandwich board.

Same as Larry with some curves and artwork.

 

http://screencast.com/t/QAMUySH5n7BI

 

 

Johnny,

I think you are wrong.

 

 

Can it model a multi-layered wall with materials and framing, EASILY? 

AND have all the smarts that a Chief wall has?

 

I have to admit.... watching your video made it look easy.  However, I think you would have to admit [hyperbole] even by the response to this thread the solution wasn't as well known or understood as it should be.  In Vectorworks, the focus is first on making shapes - then turning shapes into useable and definable objects.  Therefore, finding the path to completing something like a simple A-Board is well known to nearly any regular Vectorworks user because the path is similar to other paths.  I still get confused about selecting what multifaceted linear path is needed for the creation of certain things in CA.  Though yusuf's suggestion to use ceiling planes was ingenious, its far from intuitively obvious.

 

I dont want to beat a dead horse on this matter, as i know i've made my opinion known - I 100% agree your video showed creation of the A-Board was simple to do in Chief.  In fact, your video was VERY helpful thank you.

As to if Vectorworks has high control on walls - YES.  Here is a video on that subject:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZecfP1DUnrg

 

here is a good foundation framing video (you will be impressed with level of detail) in VW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvQSopJJBfU

 

For those curious, here is a cool video showing power of walls/glass in Vectorworks (commercial use primarily):

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCkcnQ3bmN4

 

One neat thing handy about Vectorworks (and lots of other apps) is that if you needed to model like this, you can import into Chief easily.  I do find good power between the 2 tools. 

[dshall]

Yeah Glenn, I'm with P. I do not see your avatar.

[DRAWZILLA]

Now glen's avatar is back

[Kbird1]

Nice Video Glenn , thanks

 

I have seen the Library Browser "pulsing" too , usually happens when the Preview window is resized and I think too small to fit the current model ,it is fairly easy to reproduce, and usually a quick resize fixes it , it you close the window as it jitters it is usually there when you reopen the LB though.