Documentation

How to install VectorCAD, start the free trial, find your way around, and design HVAC, plumbing and electrical installations with VectorMEP.

Start here

Getting started

Download, install, start the 7-day trial and open the sample project.

Licenses and the trial

The 7-day trial, activating a key, one PC per license and moving it to another PC.

VectorCAD

The interface

Ribbon and workspaces, the command line, views and visual styles, drawing tabs, layouts.

VectorMEP

VectorMEP basics

Projects and storeys, systems, products, detail levels and how parts are stored in a DWG.

HVAC workflow

Ductwork, terminals, radiators and floor heating, from the first route to sized networks.

Plumbing workflow

Sanitary fixtures, drainage at a fall, cold and hot water, the EN 12056-2 calculation.

Electrical workflow

Boards, devices, cables and trays, circuits and calculations, schematics and control pages.

Examples

The sample project

What is in the sample building DWG and how to look around it.

Reference

VectorMEP commands

Every VM command with what it does, grouped by discipline.

Legal

End User License Agreement (EULA)

The terms under which VectorCAD and VectorMEP may be installed and used.

Terms of sale

Purchases, subscriptions, renewals, cancellations and refunds.

Privacy policy

What is collected (very little), why, and your rights.