Description
Vectorworks For Mac Overview
Vectorworks is a computer-aided design (CAD) program developed by Nemetschek North America, which is used for drafting, technical drawing and 3D modeling. Vectorworks offers 2D, 3D, production management and presentation capabilities for all stages of the design process. A professional system for automating work in the field of architectural and construction design, focused on users working in the field of landscape design, as well as designing interiors, buildings, rooms and other objects. Nemetschek North America is part of the Nemetschek Industrial Group and currently occupies a leading position in the development of technologies for architectural and construction design. In Vectorworks you will find many improvements and new features aimed at a wide range of projects. Whether it is powerful 3D modeling, impressive rendering tools, control of 2D graphics. Enjoy the ability to pan, zoom, select, move in various modes without sacrificing performance and speed.
Vectorworks For Mac Features
FOR THE USER
You need design-focused software that does the heavy lifting without distracting you from your creative flow. That’s why Vectorworks includes daily performance improvements that speed up your processes and give you more time to design.
BIM WORKFLOWS
Vectorworks includes major updates that will speed up your BIM workflows without getting bogged down in technology. You’ll find that key architectural assets have been redesigned and modernized, and data and assets are better utilized for more accurate BIM models and documentation.
BIM FOR LANDSCAPE
Vectorworks paves the way for easier integration of BIM into your workflow. With improved visual and organizational capabilities, as well as new tools for grading and creating hedges, you can expand your creative potential in Vectorworks.
ENTERTAINMENT
We are constantly improving our entertainment products so you can trust them. Vectorworks brings daily quality and productivity improvements to your workflows, reducing manual work and giving you back the time you need to design.
INTEROPERATION
Vectorworks remains the unrivaled choice for BIM collaboration. Now you have even more ways to work with anyone, anytime – regardless of platform.
Key Features:
- 2D graphics tools and modernized work surfaces
- Associative hatching in drawings and models
- Possibility of importing and exporting files in IFC, DWG and SKP formats
- Tools for “sculpting” walls and modeling stairs, for working with small architectural forms for constructing lawns, parks and parking lots
- Tools for planning public events and means for simulating the operation of projection and lighting equipment (for cinemas and entertainment complexes)
- The rendering engine now supports placing images on objects using the decalcomania method (basically, you stick a flat virtual sheet with an image on the complex shapes of the model) and advanced texture binding methods
- There are over 70 other features included that provide users with an application that gives them the ability to design the way they want, a variety of ways to access any phase of the design, and the intuitiveness to enable them to work the way they think.
Brief video review on YouTube:
Vectorworks 2023: HUGE New Release!
The Basics – Tool and Command Interaction
Installation
1. Mount the Vectorworks 2023 SP2.dmg image. Move Vectorworks 2023-SP2 to the Applications folder.
2. Copy the license file net.nemetschek.vectorworks.license.2023.plist to the folder with the following path: /Users/(your username)/Library/Preferences/
For those who have Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3 processor:
1. Go to the following path: Application/Vectorworks 2023-SP2/Vectorworks 2023.app/Contents/MacOS/
2. Rename the Vectorworks file to Vectorworks-Intel
3. Rename the Vectorworks-ARM file to Vectorworks
If there is an error during startup, run in the terminal:
Code: sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Vectorworks 2023-SP2/
*If you download the language pack Russian.lproj, the program will be in Russian.
The whole program works! Potentially, you can install SP3, but it doesn’t work for everyone.
File Information
Release year : 2023
Version : 2023 SP2 (Build 679347)
Developer : Vectorworks, Inc.
Developer’s website : https://www.vectorworks.net/
Platform : Intel/Apple Silicon Universal
Interface language : English
Tablet : License file
System Requirements
- MacOS v 10.15+
- Intel x86-64 CPU
- Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3 CPU
- RAM minimum: 8 GB
- Video RAM: 2GB of VRAM or more
- Graphics Card: OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card with 2GB of VRAM or more
