Horizontal Cut Plane and Extents
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Advanced Viewport Properties
In Standard and Detail Viewports, there are a set of options that deal with how geometry is viewed compared to the Design Layer objects they have been taken from. The options are quite subtle, but no less important for that.
Viewports
A Viewport is a CAD device that makes a smart snapshot of the geometry in the file. This allows the designer to manipulate the information in various ways.
Rotate tool
The Rotate tool is a simple but powerful tool. This tool is entirely interactive using the Mouse.
Create Section or Horizontal Section Viewport command
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Advanced Section Properties
Advanced Section Properties are separated into three tabbed sections.
Cut Plane Object Display Settings
These display settings are specifically for Section Viewports. They are an innovative way of carefully selecting geometry and displaying it before and after the Cut Plane of a Section Viewport.
Numerical Keypad
The Numeric Keypad is a must-use device for viewing the preset Orthographic and Isometric Views that are built into Vectorworks.
Dimension Tape Tool
The Dimension Tape tool is a simple elegant way to mark-up Lighting Plots and Ground Plans with a simple alternative to the Scale Bar.
Set Lighting Options
These global options set the parameters for using light within a rendered environment.