The Home screen
The Home screen provides a single point of access to a variety of files, videos, and other resources for learning and using Vectorworks. You can use the Home screen to create and open files, and when the Home screen is active, the Vectorworks menus are accessible and behave as they do when there is no open file. Depending on your Vectorworks preferences and how you launch the program, the Home screen may open automatically on startup; see Vectorworks preferences: Session pane.
To toggle between the Home screen and the work area at any time, do one of the following:
Click the Home screen icon 
or work area icon 
on the top right of the Title bar (Mac) or Menu bar (Windows).
Select Window > Home Screen.
The work area automatically displays when you open a file from the Home screen, or when you drag and drop a file onto any part of the Home screen or onto the Vectorworks icon on the dock (Mac).
The Home screen automatically opens to the Home pane.
The side bar lets you open Vectorworks files, select what kind of content to display in the Home screen's content panel, and link to external resources.
Click to show/hide the options.Click to show/hide the options.
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Option |
Description |
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Login name |
Displays the login name; access the account settings from the Vectorworks Menu/Title bar |
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Blank Document |
Open a new blank document |
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Open |
Open a Vectorworks file; click the down arrow on the right to open a project file on the Project Sharing Server (see Creating and editing a working file) |
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Home screen panes |
The Home screen automatically opens to the Home pane, but other content can be displayed in the Content panel. Some panes, information, and links are unavailable if you are not signed in or not connected to the internet. The Home screen needs to connect to the internet at least once to display the contents. |
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Home |
Open new or existing files, including recent files and templates Access new demonstration videos and sample files on Vectorworks University |
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Learn |
Access Vectorworks University for online training, new features videos, and certification courses View the upcoming events calendar and register to attend webinars and other events Open the Vectorworks online help system |
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Cloud Services |
Access your files on Vectorworks Cloud Services Learn how Cloud Services can help with collaboration, processing and storing large files, sharing presentations and virtual walkthroughs with clients, and more |
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Message Center |
Retrieve new messages and set preferences |
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External links |
Link to the Vectorworks Customer Portal, Community Forum, and Technical Support website (internet access required). Some sites are unavailable if you are not signed in. |
When the Content panel is set to the Home pane, you can view, open, and manage recent files and templates.
Click to show/hide the options.Click to show/hide the options.
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Option |
Description |
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Recent Files tab |
Displays the recently used file name, a thumbnail view, and the date the file was last opened. By default the files display in the order they were last opened (most recent first), but you can pin files to display first in the tab; pinned files display a highlighted pin. When there are multiple pinned files, they display in the order they were last used. Hold the cursor over a file to display the file path. In grid views, holding the cursor over the file also displays the file menu in the upper right corner of the file, and for unpinned files, a black pin; click it to pin the file and move it earlier in the list. The menu and pin are always visible in list view. In list view, the file size also displays. Click a file to open it. |
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File Menu |
Click the menu button to display the commands: Pin/Unpin File changes the pinned status of the file; alternatively click the pin icon to change the status. Clear Recent File removes the selected file from the Recent Files list here and under the Open Recent command in the File menu. Show in Explorer (Windows)/Reveal in Finder (Mac) opens the folder containing the selected file. |
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Clear All |
Removes everything from your list of recently opened files, here and under the Open Recent command in the File menu |
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Templates tab |
Displays the template file name, a thumbnail view, and the date the file was last opened. Each file also displays an icon that shows where it is saved; see Concept: Templates.
By default, the files display in alphabetical order, but you can pin files to display first in the tab; pinned files display a highlighted pin. When there are multiple pinned files, they display in the order they were last used. Hold the cursor over a file to display the file path. In grid views, holding the cursor over the file also displays the file menu in the upper right corner of the file, and for unpinned files, a black pin; click it to pin the file and move it earlier in the list. The menu and pin are always visible in list view. In list view, the file size also displays. Click a file to create a new .vwx file that uses the selected template |
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Filter by Type |
Select which templates to list, based on where the files are saved: Vectorworks default folder, user folder, or workgroup folder |
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File Menu |
Click the menu button to display the commands: Pin/Unpin File changes the pinned status of the file; alternatively click the pin icon to change the status. Show in Explorer (Windows)/Reveal in Finder (Mac) opens the folder containing the selected file. |
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Views |
Select whether to display the files in grid view or list view; the selection applies to both tabs |
Vectorworks default folder
User folder
Workgroup/project folder