Importing in Shapefile Format

The Vectorworks Architect and Landmark products can import files in shapefile (.shp) format. Each geometric feature stored in the shapefile is converted to a Vectorworks object. In turn, each of these objects has a corresponding data record, which is converted from the shapefile’s database file.

Parameter	Description
Import to layer	Select the design layer to import themes from the shapefile into; by default, objects will be imported to a new layer named after the shapefile. If a projection file (.prj) is included with the shapefile, the layer is automatically set to be georeferenced based on the projection file (but it can be changed if necessary).
Edit Layer	Opens the Edit Design Layers dialog box, to edit the selected design layer’s georeferencing settings
Georeference message	If the selected layer is georeferenced, a message displays the current projection setting; otherwise, a message indicates that the layer is not georeferenced
Assign to class	Select an existing class to assign to the themes imported from the shapefile, or select New to create a new class

Command	Path
Import Shapefile	File > Import