September 2007 Archives

It looks like there is some confusion about interiorcad 2008s shipping date. We fully intend to ship interiorCAD 2008 in late October 2007.

interiorCAD 2008 supports editing multiple unit plug-in objects with the buttons found in the Object Info palette:

• Case
• Back
• Plinth
• Finished top
• Material
• Scribes

thus allowing to change the design of multiple units with a few clicks.

With interiorcad 2008, you will get placement of the borings for screws attaching the back to the unit both in part layout and NC export. BTW, please be patient with us as we post some German language screenshots over here - we think you'll do just fine. We promise to post a screenshot of the English verison with the next post :-)

Use any VectorWorks 3D-object to define the placement & rotation of a unit, e.g. NURBS, 3D-Polygons, Walls etc. Select a 3D-object and use "Unit from polygon..." to create a polygnal unit exactly where the 3D-object is located (please forgive us the German language popup menu, the screenshot was taken with the German version):

Additionally. Unit 3D now honors the Z-component of the insertion point, thus allowing units to be stapled easily:

interiocad frames can be found in two places

• Frames integrated in the unit plug-in object - fully integrated with the unit, cutting lists, NC export etc. but, let's face it, they could use some help in the "looks" department
• Frame plug-in object - While having strong skills in the "looks" department, they can't be used as doors or drawer front panels for unit plug-in objects. Plus, the options for customizing the looks were hard-wired, there's no way for users to define their own panels or profiles.

For interiorcad 2008, we started laying the foundation for a new frame plug-in object which, while being exceptionally strong & customizable in the "looks" department, will be fully integrated with the unit plug-in objects.

These new frames are defined by two 2D sections stored as plain VectorWorks symbols:

• The frame 2D section defines the design of the stiles and rails
• The panel 2D section defines the design of the frame panel

Both 2D sections are combined in a frame object (either rectangular or polygonal), which can be used standalone or as a unit's door or front panel of a drawer.

All the standard ways of creating a unit are available for frames, too:

• Create rectangular object in 2D
• Create rectangular object in 3D
• Create object from polygon

Plus, the standard "Save as symbol..." and "Replace..." options can be found in the info palette, too.

Again, a picture should be worth a thousand words. With interiorCAD 2008, the workpieces generated by "Part Layout..." can be viewed as 3D objects. Additionaly the final placement of the workpiece on the machine is visualized (and can be customized anytime).

With interiorCAD 2008, face-frames can overlap the unit side, thus functioning as a "pseudo scribe". The overlap is defined for each part of the face-frame individually.

interiorCAD 2008 visualizes hinges which potentially collide with shelves in the front design. Users will be able to go to the hinge dialog to change the hinge placement & details right from the front design dialog.

Congratulations to NNA for shipping VectorWorks 2008. It rocks!

Well, a picture is worth a thousand words.

For all those interiorCAD users anxious to get their hands on VectorWorks 2008 - We intend to ship interiorCAD 2008 in late October - 2007, of course.

Here's a teaser:

Watch out for more teasers outlining some of the great features we have in store for interiorCAD 2008.