The Fundamentals workspace is installed with the Vectorworks Fundamentals product in the application folder [Vectorworks]\Workspaces. If the Renderworks product is installed, all of the user interface elements are added to the Fundamentals workspace. Each Vectorworks Design Series product is installed with a unique, industry-specific workspace as well as Renderworks features, if present. Any changes you make to the default workspaces are saved in your User Data and Preferences folder, to maintain the integrity of both the default and custom workspaces. Custom workspaces can also be saved to a workgroup folder (see User Folders Preferences).
To create a custom workspace, you can edit the current workspace, edit a copy of the current workspace, or create a new workspace. Create multiple workspaces for different drawing needs, or customize a single workspace to your personal preferences.
Custom workspaces imported from other users may contain tools or commands that are not available with your current Vectorworks license; if this occurs, the Workspace Editor dialog box notifies you which commands and tools in the custom workspace are unavailable for your use. Selecting or attempting to use a tool or command that is unavailable with your license results in a warning notifying you that you cannot use the selected tool or command.
Workspace customization options include:
● Add menus, tool palettes, tool sets, tools, and commands
● Remove unused menus, tool palettes, tool sets, tools, and commands
● Rearrange the order and the position of menus, tool sets, tools, and commands
● Add, modify, delete, and print the keyboard shortcuts for tools and commands
● Configure the context menus
● Establish palette positions and settings to be used in the workspace
● Specify tool set icons
You can also create customized plug-in tools, commands, and objects. See Using Scripts.
Between Vectorworks versions, use the Vectorworks Migration Manager to update custom workspaces to the latest version.
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