To access your custom files from the Resource Manager or Resource Selector, place the files in folders in your user folder or in a workgroup folder.You can create your own custom resource libraries (user libraries), and if Vectorworks Design Series products are installed, you can share custom libraries with a workgroup. See Vectorworks Preferences: Session Tab. If you do not want default Vectorworks content to display in these locations, disable the Enable Vectorworks Libraries and/or the Enable online content preference on the Session tab of the Vectorworks preferences. Product-specific default libraries are automatically installed with all Vectorworks products.ĭefault content libraries are available in the Resource Manager and Resource Selector, and in various locations in the Vectorworks application, such as the Text Style list on the Tool bar for the Text tool. Select Vectorworks Libraries from the file browser pane, and then open the Defaults folder. Vectorworks Default Librariesĭefault content libraries are a subset of the Vectorworks libraries. Click Update or Download and Update to bring your libraries up to date. If your library catalog is out of date, an alert displays when you start the Vectorworks program. Periodically, new libraries are added to the catalog. If you work mostly offline and would like to have the content locally available, you can add these libraries during installation, or download them any time with the Vectorworks Package Manager (see Installing Vectorworks Libraries Locally). The Resource Manager and Resource Selector allow you to browse the content online, and they will automatically download the required files on demand. The files are organized by professional discipline and subject. New content is added on an annual basis at no additional cost. The Vectorworks libraries available depend on which Vectorworks products you have. If you are a Vectorworks Service Select member, the member libraries provide exclusive access to additional content. From the Resource Manager, you can also drag a library resource directly onto your drawing. For example, you can browse line type resources from the Attributes palette, and browse plant definitions (Vectorworks Landmark required) from the Plant tool’s Tool bar.įrom both the Resource Manager and Resource Selector, you can drag a library resource to a file in the file browser pane to easily import it. The Resource Selector has a similar browser pane, to provide access to resource libraries at the point of use. In the Resource Manager palette, the file browser pane (on the left) provides easy access to the resource libraries for even faster access, designate frequently used libraries as “favorites.” Hundreds of resource libraries are available for use with the Vectorworks application, and you can add custom libraries, as well.

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