Structural elements
Framing
The Vectorworks Architect and Spotlight products offer a Structural Member tool for building networks of associated structural members. Structural members can be placed on the working plane, to achieve needed angles, and when they are associated, the ends can be set to align correctly automatically. Structural members can be used as house rigging points when inserting bridles.
Vectorworks Architect software also includes a suite of tools for developing framing plans with additional functionality. There are tools and commands for framing roofs, walls, and floors. Both architects and builders can take advantage of these tools to visualize framing details while still in the design stage of a project, to generate framing detail drawings, and to develop supply take-off lists. The Simple Beam Calculator command is also available for analysis of a simply-supported beam with a single load.
Select Tools > Reports > Create Report to add a roof face area worksheet to the drawing. Alternatively, from the Resource Manager, select Vectorworks Libraries\Defaults\Reports_Schedules\Architectural Reports.vwx. Drag the Roof Face Area worksheet to the drawing. The worksheet is populated with information from the objects in the current drawing.
