Join the Vectorworks training team as we demonstrate how to enable symbols to take advantage of Storeys and Level Types in Vectorworks Architect.
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When you’re talking about CAD you’re normally thinking of hard, rectangular architectural drawings – this is typically the desired output. But how can you use these precise, detailed ‘un-human’ drawings to relay your feeling of what the space will be? Designers often turn to hand drawing for these more sensory images, which can be both costly and time consuming.
In this webinar, Katarina Ollikainen, Vectorworks Landscape Industry Specialist, will explore how you can get the best of both worlds – precise drawings for construction, and softer, gentler images that focus on light and ambiance.
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Join the training team as we take a look at how to create Festoon Lights for your festive renders!
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In Vectorworks Landmark, individual plant objects are shaped by a combination of a plant definition and plant preferences or settings. The Plant tool both defines and places plant objects. Join Landscape Industry Specialist Katarina Ollikainen as she demonstrates using the Vectorworks Landmark Plant tool to create your own bespoke Plant library to use in your designs.
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Join the UK training team as they take you through creating a Workgroup folder and the benefits this can have in centralising resources for your team
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Explore how to make the most of Vectorworks throughout your entire design process. Interiors Specialist Kesoon Chance will be guiding you through the different tools available to create inspiring designs and bring them to life.
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Come and explore the exciting new feature of Materials! We'll be looking at how to create them, what to use them for and how to make best use of the Material Reports.
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Join us this week as Luka Stefanovic, Vectorworks Architect Industry Specialist, explores Refurbishment Workflows. Existing buildings constitute most of the urban tissue, therefore refurbishment presents an important architectural process in shaping our built environment. Discover how to optimise workflows in dealing with existing buildings and automate creation of demolition drawings using Record Formats and Data Visualisation.
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Discover how to share your vision for a new space from the very start of a project, allowing for greater collaboration with your client and, in turn, generating efficiency for the final design. Kesoon Chance, Vectorworks Industry Specialist, will demonstrate how to transition from a traditional 2D workflow to a fully integrated 3D modeling process, and show how you can present inspiring designs utilising Vectorworks features, such as walkthroughs, interactive 360-degree panoramas, cloud presentations and shareable weblinks.
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Join us this week as Luka Stefanovic, Vectorworks Architect Industry Specialist, explores Hatching Workflows. Hatching is an essential part of technical drawing employed by Architects to create beautiful designs, represent materials or building elements. Find out how to create a link between textures and hatches, and use parametric settings in order to align the hatch, in effect creating setting out drawings automatically.
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Join us this week as Katarina Ollikainen, our Digital Practise Landmark Expert, takes us through the final part of the site model workflow – this time we’re concentrating on the output.
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Join us as the Vectorworks training team will be taking a look at how to create live cross sections of your model using the Clip cube function by temporarily clipping away parts of a 3D model. This can make it easier to locate snapping points or to view a specific area of interest in a large 3D model.
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Welcome to the ABTT Vectorworks Training course part 4 (Intermediate Level). In this course having mastered both basic and complex 2d drawing techniques, we will begin to explore some straightforward 3d modelling. With regards to the entertainment industry toolsets, we will be learning how to place a screen with the LED screen tool.. We will then look at some advanced level program setup that will streamline your workflow with regards to favourite files and resources. We will then gain a better understanding of annotating your work on sheet layers adding a title block and placing notes with the callout tool.
In Part 3 of the ABTT Vectorworks Course, we will continue on the theme of drawing complex shapes and curves by utilising the arc tool. Good CAD skills are useless without an understanding of how you can use the snapping toolset to increase accuracy. We will be exploring the Vectorworks Snapping palate and also how you can add your own 'Snap' points to groups and symbols. The course then moves on to look at applying 2d graphics and building up resources in the files resource manager. Lastly, there is an exercise for you to complete and submit.
Sometimes members of the Customer Success and Digital practice teams need to associate customers and accounts to Visit Reports, Cases and Training or for other reasons. Frequently we do have these people on Salesforce but they are down as leads. This guide will take you through how to convert a lead to a Contact and a Prospect Account. The Prospect Account will then still receive all the correct marketing and sales calls appropriate to this stage in the customer journey.
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Find a Lead.
Convert a Lead
In this second part of the ABTT Vectorworks course, we will be looking at drawing more complex shapes, working with Lighting Devices and hanging positions. We will also include creating and working with symbols including the importance of working with Hybrid objects. Finally exporting multiple sheets from the same project simultaneously.
This is mandatory training for all Vectorworks employees working from the Newbury office during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Refresh your memory general responsibilities around the spread of COVID-19.
Refresh your memory on your personal mandatory responsibilities while using the Newbury office.
Smooth your transition with our handy guide to some of the key differences between Vectorworks and AutoCAD.
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Find out how to take a GoToWebinar Service Select Webinar recording and upload it to the University.
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In this first part of the ABTT Vectorworks course, we will be looking at the fundamentals of drafting on a computer. Paying particular attention to coordinates and origins. We will then look at how to set up the program for working in an entertainment context. This will include preferences and learning how to navigate 3d views. We will then move onto creating and drawing simple shapes and lastly how one might present their work through the use of viewports and sheet layers.
The Landmark guide will take you through importing and drawing up your survey. You will then go through how to use the hybrid tools, such as Hardscapes and Plants to create your designs.
Note: This guide is intended as a companion to the in person Vectorworks UK Landmark course, but can be taken on its own.
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The Site Modelling guide will take you through how to import your site data, generate a landform and make modifications. This guide is recommended for experienced users.
While most features are available in Architect, some features may be available in Designer and Landmark only.
Note: This guide is intended as a companion to the in person Vectorworks UK Site Modelling course, but can be taken on its own.
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION TO SITE MODELLING
The Basics guide will walk you through the overall user interface, mouse interaction, and document organization. In addition, we will introduce you to the basic use of tools and commands in the software. You will become familiar with many of basic conventions used in all Vectorworks software products. This guide is recommended for both new and experienced users.
Note: This guide is intended as a companion to the in person Vectorworks UK Foundation course, but can be taken on its own.
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The Architect guide will take you through creating a concept building with the architect toolset. You will then progress this design to include components and details.
Note: This guide is intended as a companion to the in person Vectorworks UK Architect course, but can be taken on its own.
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The Interiors guide will take you through creating a building or room, adding and creating furniture and the basics of textures and rendering.
Note: This guide is intended as a companion to the in person Vectorworks UK Interiors course, but can be taken on its own.
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This guide takes you through the main features of Vectorworks Spotlight.
Note: This guide is intended as a companion to the in person Vectorworks UK Spotlight for Lighting Design, but can be taken on its own.
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