Photo Match in Vectorworks with:

(version 2011 for Vectorworks 2011 and 2012

What's New in 2011:

CameraMatch Object

Completely Rewritten View Calculation Procedure:
Makes calculated views more accurate and allows for more difficult situations.

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Vertical Measured Lines:
Vertical Control lines can now be used for measured lines.

More efficient use of the Photo image resources:
Simply put, the files with CameraMatch objects in them will require less disk space.

Reference Target Distorts Itself to it's Assigned Plane:
The Reference Target control now appears to lay on it’s assigned plane. This helps the user understand which plane it should be located on.

Clip Photo to Viewport Crop Option:
Allows the Photo image to only display within the viewport’s crop area.

Photo Image Pixel Dimensions displayed on Obj. Info. Palette:
Informs the user of the actual pixel dimensions of the displayed photo image.

Suggested Sheet Layer DPI displayed on Obj. Info. Palette:
This informs the user the recommended DPI setting of the active Sheet Layer according to the photo image’s pixel dimension and size.

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Scales with viewport scale changes:
In previous version, the CameraMatch object always retained it’s given “Photo Printed Size” settings. These settings are page based which kept the CameraMatch object from scaling along with other objects when it’s viewport’s scale changes. Now, the “Photo Printed Size” settings will scale along with the viewport giving a more expected behavior.

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Mask Object

Improved Anti-aliasing with up to 9 levels:
Allows for more levels of Anti-aliasing.

New Clone Mode:
This mode allows a Mask object to shift the photo image it
displays. This lets a Mask object act similar the Clone tool in
image editing applications.

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Auto-Clipping to Viewport Crop:
If any part of a Mask object extends out of the viewport’s crop area, it will clip itself to only display the portion within the crop area.

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New Shadow Object

This new object allows shadows and shading to be placed over the rendered image. This helps eliminate the need to export to an image editor for adding simple shadows. The shadow object can be set to different opacity settings and has up to 9 levels of edge softness. These objects (similar to the Mask object) auto-clip any portion of themselves that extend past the viewport’s crop.

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Camera Match Overview:

Quickly and accurately align a 3D view to a photograph! Vectorworks has some great 3D view manipulation tools, but when trying to align a 3D model to align with a photo, the process can be time consuming (and frustrating) at best. Trying to adjust the view while keeping the model in the correct place on the photo can take hours of trial & error. And after all the trial and error, the process can still leave some question about the accuracy of the view. This is where Camera Match comes in. The Camera Match process involves placing a 3D reference point in your model, then placing a Camera Match object in a viewport's annotation space. The 3D reference point gives Camera Match the location and orientation of the model. The Camera Match object locates the reference point on the photo and establishes vanishing points by aligning control lines along elements in the photo.