{"id":4296,"date":"2017-07-31T14:16:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T14:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modelo.io\/blog\/?p=4296"},"modified":"2020-11-02T07:09:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T07:09:15","slug":"convert-vectorworks-files-to-vr-with-modelo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/31\/convert-vectorworks-files-to-vr-with-modelo\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert Vectorworks Files to VR with Modelo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4298 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/modelo.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.02.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.02.28-PM.png 603w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.02.28-PM-300x184.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.02.28-PM-200x122.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Convert Vectorworks files to VR with Modelo in seconds. Below we&#8217;ve outlined the steps you need to follow for both MAC and PC systems:<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For Mac users<\/strong>:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, download the required installation zip folders from either the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vectorworks.net\/community\/partner-community\/partner-products\">Vectorworks Partner Products Page<\/a>, or from within your <a href=\"http:\/\/app.modelo.io\">Modelo<\/a> user interface by clicking on your avatar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4299 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/modelo.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.03.15-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.03.15-PM.png 580w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.03.15-PM-300x204.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.03.15-PM-200x136.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unzip it and open the folder called \u201cExport to Modelo.\u201d Within this folder you will see:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Export to Modelo.vsm&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;ExportVGX.vwlibrary&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;requests&#8221; folder<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Step 1:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Vectorworks closed, find the folder where you installed your Vectorworks application, in our case, it\u2019s a folder named <\/span><b>Vectorworks 2016<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Open it and then open the folder\u00a0<\/span><b>Plug-ins. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then move the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Export to Modelo.vsm&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;ExportVGX.vwlibrary&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> files into this folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now go back to applications, open the Vectorworks installation folder (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the first folder you opened in step 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) again, and <\/span><b>right click<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the actual executable Vectorworks app (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the icon which you click to open the application<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and select \u201cShow package contents.&#8221; Then follow this path: <\/span><b>Frameworks\/Python.framework\/Versions\/3.3\/lib\/python3.3\/<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You want to copy &amp; paste the entire requests folder here.<\/span><br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nStep 3:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, open up your Vectorworks application. Go to the <\/span><b>Tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> menu and select <\/span><b>Workspaces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Select <\/span><b>Edit Current Workspace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the right side, expand <\/span><b>File<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and then scroll down and expand <\/span><b>Export<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the <\/span><b>Commands List<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> expand <\/span><b>All Menus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> scroll down to the Export section of the list and then drag and drop <\/span><b>Export to Modelo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over to the <\/span><b>Menus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> list on the right and drop it in <\/span><b>Export<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which you expanded a couple moments ago. Hit OK.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you\u2019re officially done with all the installation steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4300 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/modelo.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.04.23-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.04.23-PM.png 581w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.04.23-PM-300x197.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.04.23-PM-200x131.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go back and open a model you want to export from Vectorworks to Modelo. Click File, Export and then you can select <\/span><b>Export to Modelo <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you choose to export, you will be prompted to paste in a token to set the destination of your exported file in Modelo. At this point we\u2019re assuming you\u2019ve already signed up for Modelo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log into your Modelo account in the browser, go to the project where you want to upload your model to, click the <\/span><b>upload key<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is going to prompt us to select our Project and folder that we want to import our Vectorworks file to. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With those selected, Modelo genera<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tes a token. Paste the token into Vectorworks and click OK. In only a few moments you will see a model begin uploading in the folder you selected!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4301 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/modelo.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.04.48-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.04.48-PM.png 602w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.04.48-PM-300x201.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.04.48-PM-200x134.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And there you have it, your Vectorworks file imported to Modelo for Mac. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For PC users<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<\/span>First, again download the required installation zip folders from either the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vectorworks.net\/community\/partner-community\/partner-products\">Vectorworks Partner Products Page<\/a>, or from within your <a href=\"http:\/\/app.modelo.io\">Modelo<\/a> user interface by clicking on your avatar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/modelo.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.06.50-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.06.50-PM.png 598w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.06.50-PM-300x198.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.06.50-PM-200x132.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the zip you just downloaded, look for the folder named \u201cVectorworks_Plug-in_PC\u201d, and open that folder, then you will find two other zips are included:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Export to Modelo.zip&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Requests.zip&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re going to want to unzip both of these folders and place files within into specific Vectorworks application folders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Vectorworks closed, find the folder where you installed your Vectorworks application, in our case, it\u2019s a folder named <\/span><b>Vectorworks 2016<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Open it and then open the folder\u00a0<\/span><b>Plug-ins. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now open the <\/span><b>Export to Modelo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> folder you just downloaded and unzipped and copy the three files within:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Export to Modelo.vsm&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;ExportVGX.vlb&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;ExportVGX.vwr&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paste these three files into the <\/span><b>Plug-ins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> folder.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Step 2:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now return to the <\/span><b>Vectorworks 2016<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> folder and from there open the <\/span><b>Python33<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> folder. Then from within Python33, open the <\/span><b>Lib<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> folder (not to be confused with the <\/span><b><i>libs<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> folder). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within <\/span><b>Lib<\/b>,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> open the <\/span><b>site-packages folder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is where you\u2019re going to paste the <\/span><b>requests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> folder you downloaded.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Step 3:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open up your Vectorworks application. Go to the <\/span><b>Tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> menu and select <\/span><b>Workspaces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Select <\/span><b>Edit Current Workspace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the right side, expand <\/span><b>File<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and then scroll down and expand <\/span><b>Export<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the <\/span><b>Commands List<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> expand <\/span><b>All Menus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> scroll down to the Export section of the list and then drag and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">drop <\/span><b>Export to Modelo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over to the <\/span><b>Menus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> list on the right and drop it in <\/span><b>Export<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which you expanded a couple moments ago. Hit OK.<br \/>\n<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4303 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/modelo.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.08.36-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.08.36-PM.png 586w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.08.36-PM-300x193.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.08.36-PM-200x129.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you\u2019re officially done with all the installation steps for PC. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go back and open a model you want to export from Vectorworks to Modelo. Click File, Export and then you can select <\/span><b>Export to Modelo <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you choose to export you will be prompted to paste in a token to set the destination of your exported file in Modelo. At this point we\u2019re assuming you\u2019ve already signed up for Modelo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log into your Modelo account in the browser, go to the project where you want to upload your model to, click the <\/span><b>upload key<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is going to prompt us to select our Project and folder that we want to import our Vectorworks file to. With those selected, Modelo generates a token. Paste the token into Vectorworks and click ok and in a few moments you will see a model begin uploading in the folder you selected!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4304 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/modelo.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.08.46-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.08.46-PM.png 602w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.08.46-PM-300x202.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-24-at-2.08.46-PM-200x135.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And there you have it, your Vectorworks file imported to Modelo for PC. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve converted your Vectorworks file to Modelo, it&#8217;s time to view in VR. Follow this easy step-by-step guide to learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/modelo.io\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/13\/create-vr-tours-of-your-3d-models\/\">create VR tours of your 3D models<\/a> to then view in Google Cardboard. Plus check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/modelo.io\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/10\/virtual-reality-requirements-for-modelo\/\">VR requirements<\/a> for Modelo.<\/p>\n<p>Start converting your Vectorworks files to VR with Modelo today!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/app.modelo.io\/register\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4136 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/modelo.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/signuptomodelobutton.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/signuptomodelobutton.jpg 248w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/signuptomodelobutton-200x37.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Convert Vectorworks files to VR with Modelo in seconds. Below we&#8217;ve outlined the steps you need to follow for both MAC and PC systems: For Mac users: First, download the required installation zip folders from either the Vectorworks Partner Products Page, or from within your Modelo user interface by clicking on your avatar. 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