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1
Install Neatworkz following the instructions in the ReadMe file.
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Run Vectorworks.
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Close the new document that opens by default.
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5 Press OK and a new Neatworkz drawing file will open.
Later on you will probably want to customise this template with your own logo and contact details (see Appendix). You don't have to begin from the Neatworkz template if you are working on an existing Vectorworks drawing - all the necessary resources are imported automatically the first time you use a Neatworkz tool.
6 Now go to the Tools/Workspaces menu and select the Neatworkz workspace. Some new tool palettes will appear on the top and left of the drawing, and a new Neatworkz menu will be added.
7 Go to the Window / Palettes sub-menu and make sure that the items Basic and Tools Sets are activated. You can drag these palettes into convenient positions or dock them at the sides of the screen.
The new file that you just made will show you a blank work area with a grid of blue lines and dots. The dots are the snap points of the Vectorworks drawing grid. This is set in the standard template at 4mm.
8 In schematics it’s best to draw everything on the grid, so you should set up the Constraints Palette with only Snap-to-Grid activated now.
