Symbol Line
This tool places symbols with two defined points along a drawn line, creating a linked chain of repeated symbols.
STB-VWVectorworks Plugins
STB VW Tools
Custom Vectorworks plugins and scripts.
AboutSTB VW Tools
About STB VW Tools
STB stands for Sebastiaan ten Broek. My journey with Vectorworks started back in 2012, working in the Dutch event industry as a Technical Planner and Stage Designer. Like many of you, I spent hours on repetitive drafting tasks, so I started writing small scripts as a hobby just to make my own work a little easier.
Aside from design work, I train beginning and advanced users in Vectorworks. I often got the same question from my students: 'Is there a tool to easily draw event fencing?' There wasn't one, so I decided to build it.
What started as a personal collection of 'hobby scripts' has now grown into STB VW Tools. I decided to polish up my own Vectorworks tools, starting with that requested Symbol Line, and share them with the community. My goal is simple: I build the tools I use myself, in the hope that they save you as much time as they save me.
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Pretty Patchlist
Creates formatted DMX patch list worksheets from the Lighting Devices in your drawing, grouped by fixture or by universe.
Available and Upcoming Tools
Symbol Line and Pretty Patchlist now have product pages, with more tools still in development.
Plate C-01● Live
Symbol Line
Places symbols, each with two points, along a drawn line — creating a daisy chain of symbols on a line. The plugin that started it all.
Plate C-02● Live
Pretty Patchlist
Creates formatted DMX patch list worksheets from the Lighting Devices in your drawing, grouped by fixture or by universe.
Plate C-03○ Drafting
PDOK Map Importer
Currently in development for Dutch PDOK map data. Product page to follow.