As a valued member of the Vectorworks community, we would like to welcome you to this exploration file.
This project documents several common outputs for retail interior design workflows. This project imagines the redesign of an existing store located on a typical UK high street. The file is structured with Design Layers which are associated with building Story levels, as well as Classes to control the graphics outputs and visibilities of objects. Saved Views and Sheets showcase the processes used to create a data driven model, using features such as, record formats, IFC data, data visualizations, and reports.
We suggest running through the Saved Views and Sheet Layers (in the Navigation Palette). You might then explore further via the individual Design Layers. Feel free to adapt any of the resources you find in the Resource Manager.
Showcase is previz directly inside of Vectorworks and uses some new record formats in Vectorworks. A record format allows you to add data to drawing objects. Showcase uses the data inside the record format in conjunction with the DMX coming to it from a lighting board to manipulate drawing objects in exciting ways.
Text
Entertainment
30m
Advanced
Learning Objectives
Explore how to configure Glow, DMX Transforms, and Local Video Mapping.
Thinking about a change in your landscape design workflows may feel
daunting — we understand. But you can take on the learning curve and succeed.
And when you do, you will gain many tangible benefits.
Join Eric Gilbey, landscape architect and product marketing manager, in
this webinar as he discusses techniques for learning new software and
approaching Vectorworks Landmark from your current workflow. He will
demonstrate basic techniques to help you get started in Vectorworks, provide
tips for working smarter, not harder, share designer-shared successes, and
equip you with support resources to improve your skills once you make your move
to Vectorworks Landmark.
Video
Landscapes
38m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Acquire simple strategies when testing
Vectorworks features during your trial period.
Assess which Vectorworks Landmark features
yield significant learning and efficiency gains, improving your current design
workflow.
Gain familiarity navigating the user
interface to locate and deploy essential tools and commands for designing and
documenting your project in Vectorworks Landmark.
Access Vectorworks' instructional and
technical support resources, such as the Onboarding Paths, Vectorworks
University, and the Online Help System, to grow your knowledge and skills.
When you start using new design software, there are often
things you wish you knew to make your learning process easier. Join seven
members of the Vectorworks’ team for an unmatched, interactive discussion on
best practices and useful tips to get you started with Vectorworks Architect.
Our presenters will share their own experiences and wisdom
on learning Vectorworks and will walk you through workflows that will help you
overcome the initial hurdles of this powerful and versatile design software.
Video
Buildings
1h 9m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Discover seven workflows that you can apply and implement at your own pace.
Gain familiarity with the wide range of tools, including useful tips on how to use them effectively.
Learn specific software behavior to help you gain confidence in using your new design tool.
Assess which tool sets are most useful to get you productive on a project faster.
Elevate Your Experience: What’s New in Vectorworks 2025
Explore the latest updates in Vectorworks 2025 designed to boost design efficiency, streamline 3D modelling, and enhance collaboration presented by Jonathan Reeves, an architect, author, and Vectorworks expert.
Through real-world project examples, you'll discover how these new features can transform your workflow. Key highlights include Object Visibility, Two Point Perspective, Revit & DWG Collaboration, Room Finishes, and AI Visualisation updates. Reeves will also dive into exciting enhancements in Vectorworks Cloud and much more. Plus, he’ll share extra tips and tricks.
Vectorworks & Jetbuilt - Integration Using ConnectCAD
This demo explores the integration between Vectorworks and Jetbuilt, showcasing two workflows for utilizing both programs effectively for systems integrators. It begins with exporting data from Jetbuilt to Vectorworks via a CSV worksheet and demonstrates importing, mapping, and creating devices using ConnectCAD. The second method involves exporting data from Vectorworks to Jetbuilt, emphasizing the use of worksheets, proper formatting, and seamless transfer of project information, ensuring compatibility and efficiency across platforms.
Video
Entertainment
11m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Understand how to integrate workflows between Jetbuilt and Vectorworks, including importing and exporting project data via CSV files.
Learn to utilize ConnectCAD in Vectorworks to create and manage devices based on imported data from Jetbuilt.
Explore best practices for formatting worksheets and assigning device details to ensure compatibility and accuracy during data exchange between the two programs.
Design, Document, Visualize Your Project Using Vectorworks
Architecture Product Specialist Ryan Butler walks you through the process of designing a project using Vectorworks and shows you some interesting workflows to excel in your studio.
Video
Buildings
44m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Understand various 3D modeling techniques to effectively design your projects.
Discover the power of rendering tools available in Vectorworks to help visualize your designs.
Learn how to create drawings from your 3D models to communicate your project’s design intent.
Review best practices for creating great presentations to impress your professors.
Join us for a data-driven exploration of how female lighting
professionals fare in theater, concerts, film, broadcast, or any other
discipline in the traditionally male-dominated industry.
In this webinar, Amy D Lux, founder and principal designer
at LoboLux Design, Women in Lighting and Design board member, will navigate
data across various facets of the lighting field. Drawing on statistics from
the past decade and her own experiences, the talented designer will illuminate
the similarities and differences facing men and women in the industry.
Video
Entertainment
59m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Analyze gender representation in multiple
lighting disciplines.
Understand market and regulatory differences for
lighting designers in the industry.
Explore strategies for enhancing diversity
within the lighting industry.
This file introduces the power of Showcase to achieve real-time previsualization directly inside Vectorworks Spotlight, allowing you to test run the show, experiment, and edit to your satisfaction.
BIM Interoperability for Landscape Architecture: IFC Exchanges in Vectorworks
Vectorworks Landmark offers the site design professional BIM workflows which can be intuitively integrated into their workflow. Landscape-focused tools such as plants, landscape areas, hardscapes, terrain models, and irrigation provide purpose-built 2D and 3D objects, which carry the information needed from those objects to enable analysis and documentation just like the building-focused tools do in architectural BIM software without the compromises.
For collaboration with other BIM-participating professionals, Vectorworks Landmark operates through the non-proprietary BIM format “Industry Foundation Classes” (IFC). Firms can export and share a data-rich model, treated consistently among other BIM software, as well as analyze with user-defined criteria within model checking software like Solibri.
This course will introduce you to the IFC file format, objects, and property sets, as well as guide you through managing this data for efficent file exchanges.
Text
Landscapes
1h
Advanced
Learning Objectives
Learn about the IFC file format.
Explore the IFC object tags for standard site objects.
Learn how to apply IFC data to objects.
Learn how to use the IFC Data Manager command and how to generate COBie reports.
Understand how to export an IFC file from Vectorworks.
Discover how digital tools can elevate your softscape design and streamline plant specification workflows, making it easier to meet your project’s sustainability goals. In this session, we’ll guide you through incorporating metrics like Biodiversity Net Gain and Urban Greening Factor directly within your design software, eliminating the need to switch between platforms. Learn how to generate customised reports and worksheets tailored to your planting proposals. Open to all experience levels, this session will showcase new features and their benefits, empowering you to communicate your planting designs effectively with clients, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
Video
Landscapes
52m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Enhance softscape design and plant specification workflows through digital tools.
Integrate sustainability metrics (e.g., Biodiversity Net Gain, Urban Greening Factor) directly within design software.
Simplify the creation of customised reports and worksheets for planting proposals.
Offer insights suitable for all experience levels to optimise design and workflow efficiency.
