Concrete is a rather ubiquitous, tested, proven, and versatile building material. It has been used for literally thousands of years to create long-lasting man-made structures of all types, including buildings. Architects in the past few centuries have found it to be an appealing choice to express dynamic and vibrant designs in ways that other materials could not. The ability to structurally reinforce concrete and form it into custom, free-flowing shapes can give it an organic quality that is different from most other materials. This can produce more design freedom and the ability to incorporate unique and custom features into a buildings as a part of the basic construction process.
Buildings
Buildings
49m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Explore the historical and contemporary evolution of concrete and its use in key building material.
Investigate the design issues related to using concrete as a durable, long-lasting primary building material.
Assess design strategies related to creating buildings that can be innovative in shape and form and meet structural and fire codes.
Identify the role that design software and building information modeling can play in achieving exceptional concrete building designs.
Vectorworks & Bluebeam - Integration Using the Bluebeam Connection
This tutorial guides you through integrating Vectorworks with Bluebeam Cloud, enabling real-time collaboration on documents across all project phases. You'll learn how to create and manage Bluebeam sessions directly from Vectorworks, publish document sets to review, review and markup documents in real-time, and download markups back into Vectorworks. This video also covers converting markups into BCF issues for streamlined issue management, providing a seamless workflow for designers and collaborators.
All Industries
All Industries
5m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Understand the integration between Vectorworks and Bluebeam Cloud. Learners will be able to explain how to connect Vectorworks projects to Bluebeam Cloud, including signing into a Bluebeam account, creating review sessions, and inviting collaborators.
Apply collaboration tools in Bluebeam Cloud. Learners will be able to use Bluebeam Cloud tools to add markups, comments, and manage permissions in real-time collaboration sessions, ensuring efficient communication and organization.
Utilize markup and issue management features. Learners will be able to download markups from Bluebeam Cloud into Vectorworks, manage them as collaboration objects, and convert them into BCF issues for streamlined BIM collaboration workflows.
Revit Interoperability with Vectorworks Landmark: A Guide
This guide will focus on file exchanges Vectorworks Landmark (or Design Suite) design professionals have with collaborators using Autodesk’s Revit® proprietary format (RVT) and the Revit family file format (RFA). With its 2017 version, Vectorworks introduced RVT and RFA import capabilities, and with version 2020, RVT export was introduced, meeting the requests of many users being required to receive and share using these formats. With the 2023 version, Revit referencing was introduced, enabling updates to the RVT or RFA files collaborators share. Since these releases, and with the help of the Open Design Alliance (ODA) libraries, these exchanges have continued to see enhancements, making the user collaboration experience easier.
Landscapes
Landscapes
45m
Advanced
Learning Objectives
Learn how to confirm a Revit file for import to Vectorworks.
Review Revit import options in Vectorworks.
Explore workgroup referencing considerations and georeference configuration settings.
In Vectorworks 2025, users can configure multi-circuit cabling with new settings, including circuit numbering and naming. The twofer configuration allows for easy selection and assignment to connectors. Fixtures are positioned on a truss for better visibility, and a pass-through capability enables daisy chaining lights. The system supports various numbering schemes and displays cable run IDs, ensuring flexibility and clarity in connections.
Entertainment
Entertainment
7m
Advanced
Learning Objectives
Configure and manage multi-circuit cabling preferences: Participants will be able to set up and utilize cable preferences for multi-circuit cabling, including assigning cable IDs to twofers and customizing numbering schemes for efficient circuiting and cable management.
This Tips & Tricks video will demonstrate how to attach custom records to a lighting symbol and access it along side the other lighting parameters in the Object Info Palette
Entertainment
Entertainment
7m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Learn how to connect custom records to the lighting device parameters list
Join lighting designer Joshua
Benghiat as he takes you behind the scenes of the Broadway production of Our Town at the Barrymore
Theatre, directed by Kenny Leon and lit by Allen Lee Hughes.
Benghiat, associate lighting
designer for the production, will share his process for designing and executing
a complex lighting plan, balancing the team’s artistic vision with technical
precision. Learn how he tackled unique design challenges — such as hanging
lanterns, unconventional audience seating, and limited fixture placement —
while leveraging digital tools like Vectorworks and BeamViz for visualization
and pre-planning.
This session will highlight the
role of 3D modeling, visualization, and data visualization in streamlining the
lighting workflow, offering valuable insights for designers at all levels.
Entertainment
Entertainment
45m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Understand the design challenges and
problem-solving strategies in developing a Broadway lighting plot.
Explore how digital tools like Vectorworks,
BeamViz, and 3D visualization enhance pre-planning and collaboration.
Gain insights into executing and adjusting a
lighting design from concept through tech rehearsals.
Take a tour through the world of AI-powered landscape design.
This webinar is your passport to understanding how
artificial intelligence is transforming the built environment. From Generative
AI applications optimizing design and analysis workflows to robots monitoring
wetland restoration and dry stacking stone walls, you’ll witness compelling
case studies of how AI can be a collaborator — not just a tool — in the design and
planning process.
To receive 1 LA CES PDH and 1 APLD CEU, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.
Landscapes
Landscapes
50m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Gain a reasonable understanding of the field and applications of artificial intelligence and their context in the built environment.
Examine case studies of AI integration in landscape and urban design.
Learn mental
models for human-AI partnership in the design process.
This Lakehouse Landscape project provides a BIM workflow demonstration, showing the process of modelling residential landscape using Vectorworks Landmark. The focus rests firmly on the BIM process and explores the progress of the model through digital work stages and Level of Information Need, all the while referencing back to the UK BIM Framework and ISO19650 relevant standards.
Parametric tools, intelligent objects, data handling and creating associated views from the BIM model are demonstrated as best practice use, to streamline and optimise the design and modelling process while ensuring the maximum quality and consistency of delivery information.)
Great interior design isn’t just about creativity – it’s about how effectively you present and communicate your vision to clients and stakeholders. In this webinar, discover how you can create professional, visually compelling presentations.
We’ll explore best practices for developing cohesive color palettes, integrating them into your designs, and leveraging advanced rendering techniques for realistic, high-impact visuals. Through a collaborative demonstration, you’ll see how to streamline your workflow, enhance your design presentations, and avoid common pitfalls.
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to interior design, this session will give you the tools and insights to take your presentations to the next level.
Buildings/Interiors
Buildings/Interiors
50m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Understand how to streamline color selection, modeling, and rendering.
Discover how to enhance design concepts and visualizations with cohesive color palettes.
Identify pitfalls such as unclear visuals and inconsistent color choices and explore solutions using modern technology.
Create and refine layouts, sheets, and renderings with advanced tools for professional-quality visuals.
Refine and customize your AI-generated images with advanced tools: inpainting for precise edits, image style transfer for custom colors and materials, and enhanced detail creation for professional-quality results. Streamlined workflows make creating textures, fills, and props effortless, while adjustable aspect ratios and selection-aware buttons save time and simplify integration into Vectorworks.
All Industries
All Industries
3m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
By the end of this video, viewers will be able to apply the advanced features of the Vectorworks AI Visualizer, including Style Transfer, Inpainting, and detail enhancement, to streamline their design workflow and create high-quality, presentation-ready visuals.
Discover the Nomad iOS app, featuring a sleek and intuitive interface. Access, review, and markup Vectorworks documents for collaboration on the go. Take advantage of Apple’s lidar-based Reality Capture for precise object scanning. Harness the convenient guest mode to easily share documents with your external collaborators or simply try out its capabilities.
All Industries
All Industries
5m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Learn about the latest updates to the Vectorworks iOS Nomad app, release with Vectorworks 2025 Update 4.
