HandleThis gives your AI agent direct access to your open Vectorworks file. Update hundreds of objects, clean up classes and layers, build geometry, edit data, and generate worksheets, viewports, and sheets. Or hand off a larger task and let it work through the steps.
The agent works directly in Vectorworks, checks what it changed, and keeps going. You stay in control.
Find classes that aren’t being used, flag objects on the wrong design layer, check for unnamed symbols, and give me a summary before you change anything.
HandleThis inspects the open Vectorworks file, reports what it found, and can make the approved changes for you.
AI agents like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible tools work through a chat window. You describe what you want in normal language. Instead of only answering with instructions, an agent can use tools on your computer to actually perform the work.
HandleThis gives that agent tools for Vectorworks. It can inspect the file, make a change, check the result, correct mistakes, and continue. You can interrupt whenever you want.
“How do I change the class of 173 objects in Vectorworks?”
“Put all of these objects into the appropriate classes based on what they are.”
Vectorworks projects accumulate repetitive work quickly. Rename objects. Change classes. Update records. Edit parameters. Replace symbols. Reorganize layers. Fix attributes. Update dozens or hundreds of objects according to the same rule. Describe the rule once.
Every door whose ID starts with EX should use the Existing-Door class. Move them, then tell me how many you changed.
HandleThis isn’t a chatbot sitting beside Vectorworks. It can inspect and manipulate the actual objects in your open file. That means an instruction can cross layers, classes, symbols, records, worksheets, and other project data instead of being limited to whatever you currently have selected.
Find every object using this symbol, replace it with the updated version, preserve the existing locations and rotations, and tell me if any instances had unusual scaling.
Vectorworks drawings can contain a huge amount of structured information. HandleThis lets you work with that information conversationally. Find missing records. Populate fields. Normalize naming. Check values. Create reports. Update worksheets. Identify inconsistencies before they become documentation problems.
Check all doors for missing fire ratings and hardware set IDs. Put anything incomplete into a worksheet grouped by floor.
Give the agent a starting point and let it create or change geometry directly in Vectorworks. Use it for rough studies, repetitive geometry, parametric variations, cleanup, or changes that would be annoying to perform object by object.
Duplicate these three canopy bays along the east elevation, keep the same spacing, then shorten the last bay so everything stops at Grid 8.
You can take over manually at any point.
Sheets, viewports, annotations, schedules, and project data often involve a lot of mechanical setup. That’s exactly the kind of work an agent is good at.
Create sheet layers for the ground floor, second floor, and roof plan. Add matching 1:100 viewports, use our existing sheet border, and number them A101 through A103.
Create a worksheet showing symbol name, quantity, manufacturer, and cost for everything in the Furniture class.
Opening somebody else’s Vectorworks file can mean hours just figuring out what’s going on. Have HandleThis inspect it first.
Audit this file. Tell me which classes contain the most objects, which design layers appear unused, whether any symbols are duplicated under different names, and anything else that looks unusually messy. Don’t change anything yet.
Then decide what you want fixed.
HandleThis works with Vectorworks itself, not just one discipline.
Batch-edit walls, doors, windows, spaces, records, and BIM data. Help prepare drawings, schedules, sheets, and IFC information.
Find every exterior door without an IFC classification and fix it based on the correctly classified doors nearby.
Work with plants, hardscapes, site information, records, schedules, and repetitive object data.
Find all plant objects using the old cultivar names, update them from this spreadsheet, and regenerate the plant schedule.
Work with lighting, scenic, rigging, event, and production objects alongside the rest of your Vectorworks file.
Find every lighting device missing a unit number, assign numbers by position from stage left to stage right, and show me the proposed changes first.
Use it for everyday geometry, symbols, classes, layers, viewports, records, worksheets, and project organization.
Take everything I currently have selected, organize it into logical classes based on object type and attributes, then show me exactly what you changed.
Your AI agent can already work with files on your computer. Give it spreadsheets, PDFs, schedules, specification documents, images, or other project files and let it use them while working. HandleThis is the bridge that lets the agent act on what it learns.
Compare the room finish schedule in this Excel file against the Space objects in Vectorworks. Show me every mismatch and then let me choose which source wins.
Read the fixture schedule from the consultant PDF and check it against the objects in this drawing.
The useful part of an AI agent isn’t generating one command. It’s being able to work through a task. The agent can inspect the file, make a change, check the result, correct mistakes, and continue.
You can interrupt whenever you want. Think of it less like pressing an AI button and more like handing the tedious part of the job to a very fast assistant.
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HandleThis connects an AI agent to your open Vectorworks session. It gives the agent tools to inspect your file and perform actions inside Vectorworks: creating and modifying objects, working with project organization and data, handling repetitive edits, generating documentation, and carrying out multi-step workflows. Think of it as giving your AI agent a pair of hands inside Vectorworks.
No. HandleThis is designed for Vectorworks generally. It can be useful for architectural, landscape, entertainment, BIM, drafting, documentation, and other Vectorworks workflows. The specific things your agent can do depend on the objects and tools available in your version of Vectorworks.
No. The important distinction is that HandleThis gives an external AI tools to operate Vectorworks. You aren’t limited to generating an image or getting an answer. An agent can inspect the project, perform actions, use other files on your computer as context, and work through multiple steps toward a result.
HandleThis is built around MCP, the Model Context Protocol. It is intended to work with MCP-compatible agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and others. Some agents may be easier to configure than others, and compatibility can change as those products evolve.
No. You bring your own AI agent and provider. HandleThis is the bridge between that agent and Vectorworks. That means there is no HandleThis token plan or required AI subscription. You choose and pay for the AI service separately.
No. HandleThis is a one-time software purchase.
An AI agent can make real changes, so you should treat it the same way you would any powerful automation tool. HandleThis is designed to make the agent’s actions visible and steerable, but you remain responsible for reviewing the result. For significant work, normal project-versioning and backup practices are recommended.
No. The main interface is ordinary conversation with your AI agent. More technical users can also use HandleThis for scripting, custom workflows, and automation that would otherwise require substantial manual setup.
That is one of the more interesting uses. Because coding agents can write code as well as operate Vectorworks, HandleThis can potentially let you prototype automation against a live project: write the code, run it, inspect the result, fix it, and iterate. Instead of describing a script to you, the agent can help test the idea in Vectorworks itself.