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Sometimes, if objects have been moved on a design layer, it is necessary to adjust the viewport on a sheet layer. Do the following:

• Switch to the sheet layer
  
• Double klick on the edge of the viewport to be adjusted
  
• Choose the option �Crop� and confirm
  
• Choose the tool �Translate view tool� from the tool set �Visualization�
  
• If the objects on the design layer have moved so much that they are now completely out of the viewport range, double click on the �Translate view tool� to center all objects behind the viewport
  
• Now adjust the objects
  
• If you are done, klick on the button �Exit Viewport Crop� on the right top corner of your drawing
  

If you're in need to apply an additional cut-out to a unit side or back, you can of course switch off the part in the unit and replace it with an extrude.

There's a further way you'll find useful:

• Edit the unit symbol
• Convert the part to be edited to a mesh
• Do a 3D subtraction ("subtract solids") with an extrude representing the cut-out
• Exit symbol

Important: Don't edit the unit afterwards, otherwise the parts will be recreated and your edits will be lost.

Snapping to the edges of threedimensional objects in VectorWorks is a very convenient feature. To enable it, ensure the palette �Constraints� is visible. Then double click on the tool �Snap to object� and set this setting in the dialog �3D Snapping�:

This setting is a document setting. To enable it permanently, set it in your favourite template drawing and save it as template anew.

When working on sheet layers (which have been introduced in VectorWorks 11) it can happen that dimensionings show incorrect values, especially if there are set different scales for the drawing layers.

To avoid confusion, dimensionings shouldn't get drawn on the sheet layer directly. Instead, double click the edge of the viewport. In the dialog box choose the option �Annotations�. Press the �OK� button and draw the dimensionings as desired. Then click on the button �Exit Viewport Annotation� which is located on the right top of the drawing area. This way, all dimensionings should appear with correct values.

interiorCAD's cabinet symbol are hybrid symbols, they contain a component which is shown in 3D views plus a special component which is shown in 2D plan view only.

With interiorCAD 2.0 you are able to assign a special class to the 2D plan view component of a cabinet, allowing you to customize the 2D plan view appearance of cabinets (e.g. setting fill or pen color etc.). Check out the popup menu in the "Create Unit..." main dialog:

interiorCAD 2.0 features a new way to automatically dimension polygons. Create a 2D-polygon of arbitrary shape, then run the command "Part dimensions..." found in the interiorCAD-menu.

Here's some information on the options available:

• Sections - Check this option if you want to dimension each sections of the polygon
• Angles - Check this options to output the angle (in degrees) of two adjoining sections of the polygon
• 90° - sections - Use this options if you want to cut the polygonal shape out of a rectangular sheet of wood

Sometimes it happens that solids only show rendered edges but do not appear solidly:

Most often this happens as soon as the base object was not drawn properly. In this case, the polygon has not been closed. Instead, the ending point is a bit outside the polygon:

It should be created anew or modified.