You can start the Vertex Building Design software by double-clicking the Vertex icon ( Generally a shortcut on the desktop )
When the program starts up, Select building code dialog box opens by default, but this can be disabled if necessary.
Change the building code to and click on OK
Now welcome dialog box pops-up ( can be disabled if necessary ) and prompts to recently opened project OR start a new project.
Tick ON 'New project' and click OK
Or alternatively you can go to File Menu select New Project.
Define the properties of a new project:
Enter a Project id. ( This is the Project Number limited to 16 alphanumeric characters with no spacing ).
Enter a Name ( Name or Description of the project, can be used to find the project using a search )
Based on premade basic project TEMPLATE ( Template can be a customer specific )
Stored in this is where the project is stored ( Generally by default all the project are stored in Shared \ Projects \ project number or name
This information form called the ‘Project Data Card’
Project data card hold all the information about the project in relation to customer, site, building information, designer and other building related information.
The information in the Project Data window is automatically used in project printouts: the label data for drawings is retrieved from this window. This information is contained over the 5 tabs.
Click on OK. [ You have successfully started a new project. ]
You are ready to start drawing walls, however steps shown in next exercise are also conducive to understand the through process.
