3rd Party Plug-Ins

3D Tubing
A MiniCAD external which designs 3D tubular shapes, and may be used in framing, profiling, shaping, etc . . .

archCalc
archCalc 1.0 is a Mac based mixed unit decimal and fraction calculator.

Azimuth
Azimuth generates maps using TIF, JPG bit-maps, and vector data - Azimuth’s custom, imported or your own. Azimuth’s data composed of complete, closed polygons.

Cad Accelerator
The Programmable, compact, ergonomic BAT keyboard bundled with a MiniCAD overlay and printable reference guide.
   

CADMOVER®
a graphics translator that lets you use the best assets of MiniCAD and other CAD/CAM packages you already own.
   

Color Change Macro
MiniPascal Macro examples illustrating commands to change color of selected lines of specific lineweights to specific colors.

Custom Dialog
This utility allows you to position and design your own dialogs in this MiniCAD template with the help of the commands in the Custom Dialog palette.

Dialog Creator 1.0
Dialog Creator is a utility for creating dialog box based VectorScript scripts by DRAWING them in Vectorworks. Dialog Generator automatically generates a fully operational VectorScript framework and saves it on the hard disk, where you can access and test run it immediately.
   

Diameter Ordinate Dimensions
Tom Urie, our resident mechanical Content Developer has contributed two new MiniPascal commands.
   

Doodle! 9
Doodle! 9 gives a much needed presentation feature to Vectorworks. Unlike other 'squiggle' programs, Doodle! works within Vectorworks, eliminating the need to export drawings.
   

Duplicate Hybrid Symbols
This macro will duplicate and scale to user specifications a hybrid symbol then save the modified symbol under a user specified name.

Filemaker ODBC Tools
CADmgr Vectorworks plugins "talk" to FileMaker v.5 to design and quote, and archive and manage objects, plugin objects and symbols.
   

gMarkers
gDrawing Label and gElevation Marker are Vectorworks plug-in objects that create architectural sheet symbols.
   

gWindow
gWindow is a Vectorworks plug-in object that creates 2D/3D window objects.
   

g2DWindow
gWindow is a Vectorworks plug-in object that creates 2D window objects for elevations.
   

HP DesignJets
Large Format Inkjet Printers Color and MonoChrome

interior 3D
interior 3D for Vectorworks is one of the most comprehensive 3D furniture libraries available.

LayerMap
LayerMap is a utility (menu command) that uses a Vectorworks worksheet to store and retrieve layer/class visibility for various drawings in a Vectorworks document.
   

Leader Note
Leader Note is a Vectorworks plug-in menu command that makes it very easy, with just a few clicks of the mouse, to create pre-defined and custom notes in your drawings.
   

MCnurbs 2.0
For creating smooth looking free form spline based 3D models, to be used for creating terrain models, curved and double curvature walls and roofs, furniture, industrial design, or just about any smooth looking 3D shape.
   

MDesign
Is a revolutionary set of tools and parametric objects for Vectorworks, you will design easily and intuitively as never before.
   

MiniPascal Stair Macro
A MiniPascal program that draws steel pan stair stringers complete with pans, straps and stringers.

MiniCAD 6 to 7 Translator
This package containing AppleScript applets and a read me for users who need to translate large numbers of MiniCAD 6 files into MiniCAD7 format.

Pantone Color Picker
From Apple, the Color Picker will help you get Pantone colors in MiniCAD.

Project Management
The JobMGR calculates design requirements and produces MiniCAD images which when modified automatically update the database.
   

Pt 2 Pt
This macro is used to align a single object.

Re-Sequence Openings
This menu command will re-number your windows or door objects to be sequential. It will preserve their existing numerical order as much as possible and will remove "gaps" in the sequence. It requires Vectorworks Architect 12. (Updated 2006-03-07)
   

RFLaplace v 1.6
RFLaplace is a stand-alone calculating application relying on Vectorworks for initial data entry and detailed graphical result display.

RR Calulator
Creates dialog box which will calculate Rises and End Heights from inputted Runs, Slopes, Start Heights and (Run to Slope) Angles.

Scan2CAD
Softcover Scan2CAD v5 is a budget price raster to vector convertor. Scan2CAD allows PC CAD users to quickly convert any scanned paper drawing into an accurate DXF file for editing as a CAD drawing in any PC CAD program.

Set Zoom Macro
This macro will allows a user to set the percentage of zoom to exactly what they want.
   

Spiral Stair Tools
Two MiniCAD macros, the first Spiral Stair Maker, for MC6 and the second is Spiral Stair 3D by Symt MC 7.

StageLift
StageLift is a Plug-In Object that allows Vectorworks® users to insert models of crank-style stage lifts (similar to the "real" products offered by Genie® and Sumner®) in their drawings.
   

Squiggle 3.0
Create powerful hand-sketched effects for CAD drawings.

Symbol Rescale
This MiniPascal command places annotative symbols, such as notes, north arrows, and detail keys, on a layer and then resizes them according to the scale of the layer, with the result that they are always a consistent size on paper.

Time Clock
MiniCAD and Vectorworks include a feature which will generate a Log file. Time Clock allows you to append messages to that file....
   

Touch-3D 2.1
A free form unfolding and 3D modeling program used for industrial design, 3D scale models, mock-ups, sheet metal work, tents, and inflatable objects, etc.

VectorTILE 3.0
VectorTILE is a complete set of commands and tools that adds to Vectorworks comprehensive features to elaborate layouts of ceramic and tile compositions.
   

VideoScreen 3
VideoScreen 3 is a Plug-In that enables users to insert 2D and 3D models of Video Devices (such as single-are or edge-blended projection screens, plasma televisions, CRT monitors, and LED arrays) into Vectorworks drawings - complete with easily-customizable screen images.
   

WinDoor 6.0 for Vectorworks 11
Allows design and documentation of doors and windows to happen faster. Detailed control of component sizes, better line weight and class control and the ability to do corner and bay windows. Twelve different window types including glass block, louver and cottage double hung, plus eight different door types including pivot and multi track sliding.
   

Visual Mill
Windows-based 2½, 3, 4, & 5 axis solid/surface/STL manufacturing system. Includes VisualMill 5.0 CAM engine, DXF & IGES translator, other CAD imports and configurable post-processor.

Worksheet Macro
This is an update that adds the following feature: When the command encounters a valid named object with a non-zero area, the item is inserted into the Area Worksheet list with the actual area. If no blank rows are found, an error message is displayed.