Discover how to use the new Wall Tool in the 2026 update, explained for non-architects. This video breaks down recent changes—like how wall fills, pens, and components work in both 2D and 3D views—so anyone can understand and confidently use the updated features, even without an architecture background. Find out how to manage wall appearance and workflow with the latest tools and options.
All Industries
All Industries
6m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Apply the updated wall tool attribute workflow in Vectorworks 2026 by modifying component settings, utilizing class-based attribute control, and managing profile lines to achieve consistent wall appearance between 2D and 3D views.
The PlantPARTNER Connection - Smart Plant Specification
Unlock the secrets to mastering the essentials of using Vectorworks and PlantPARTNER together to streamline, document, and manage plant specifications. Whether you’re a budding gardener or an experienced horticulturist, you’ll discover actionable strategies, downloadable planting plans, and best practices to enhance your planting scheme. You’ll gain the confidence to tackle your own designs and produce professional-quality results using the power of Vectorworks and PlantPARTNER in your workflows.
Landscapes
Landscapes
29m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Explore the new PlantPARTNER connection with Vectorworks.
Experience advanced lighting design with the seamless integration of Vectorworks and DIALux via BIM collaboration and lighting analysis. Effortlessly exchange models, access hundreds of manufacturer fixtures, and conduct accurate simulations to deliver visually compelling, code-compliant results faster and more efficiently.
This video reveals how the combined power of Vectorworks and DIALux drives smarter workflows, strengthens coordination, and brings your creative lighting visions to life in any project.
Buildings
Buildings
4m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Efficiently prepare, export, and import lighting models between Vectorworks and DIALux using IFC files, enabling code-compliant lighting analysis and seamless BIM collaboration.
Join G&A for an inside look at how their integrated
design team leverages Vectorworks software and Vectorworks Partner D5 Render to
create immersive, high-fidelity physical and digital architectural experiences.
In this session, Carl Rhodes, creative director
exhibits at G&A, will walk you through real-world projects — from exhibits
to situated media — showing how G&A’s creative and technical workflows come
together in powerful ways. Whether you’re an architect, renderer, or
collaborator, this session offers insights into cross-disciplinary teamwork,
efficient rendering techniques, and storytelling through spatial design.
Buildings
Buildings
41m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Understand how Vectorworks software and D5 Render are used together in G&A’s 3D experience design pipeline.
Learn how Vectorworks’ cloud-based
project-sharing and D5’s LiveSync plugin work together to enable collaborative
team workflow.
Explore strategies for integrating media
content, environmental graphics, and artifacts into visualizations.
Gain insight into managing cross-disciplinary
collaboration across architecture, media, and interactive design.
Not
every client loves the look of a pollinator or naturalized garden, but there
are strategies for enhancing biodiversity in every garden style through soil
management and the addition of native plants.
Join
Adele Pierre, landscape architect at Adele Pierre Landscape Architect
Inc., for a look at several ways to increase the number of native
species, both flora and fauna, in the landscape.
Landscapes
Landscapes
45m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Explore
strategies for soil analysis and management.
Analyze
existing vegetation to establish what to keep and what to remove.
Create
a planting plan using native species as specimens, borders, and ground covers.
In the fast-paced world of
television production, adaptability is everything. The mantra for every
television art department is simple: prepare and anticipate but, always be
ready to pivot.
In this webinar, Angela Cullen, a
set designer with experience with Apple TV+, Disney, and more, will help you
discover how a television set designer leverages Vectorworks Architect and Spotlight
to stay ahead of shifting creative needs and production demands.
You'll see how these tools streamline workflows, enhance collaboration, and support the creative process.
Entertainment
Entertainment
39m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Learn
how to create engaging, production-ready conceptual presentations for
television set design.
Enhance
design flexibility by learning strategies to adapt quickly to creative pivots
and shifting production requirements.
Incorporate
visual elements such as wallpaper, color palettes, and material textures to
communicate mood, style, and storytelling.
Design and document complex assemblies using the Door and Window Assembly tool. Combine any mix of doors, windows, symbols, panels, and wall infills into a single assembly that can be styled and used across your project. With real-time editing, flexible layouts, and detailed reporting, you’ll deliver accurate, creative designs faster than ever before. Discover how to get started with this video.
Buildings
Buildings
18m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Explore the door and window assemblies functionality
Take the guesswork out of compliance with the all-new Sustainability Dashboard. Track embodied carbon at a glance—all updated in real time as you design. Stay ahead of regulations and avoid late-stage revisions, empowering you to deliver smarter, greener projects from the very first draft. Discover how to get started with this video.
Buildings/Landscapes
Buildings/Landscapes
20m
Advanced
Learning Objectives
Explore the Embodied Carbon Calculator of the Sustainability Dashboard
Design any LED video wall shape you can imagine – flat, curved, and 3D – with the all-new LED Wall tool. Instantly place and plan panels, calculate power and data needs, and generate detailed reports covering size, resolution, and required equipment. Deliver flawless, fully documented installations or permanent displays faster, with complete freedom and confidence in every project. Discover how to get started with this video.
Entertainment
Entertainment
10m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Get started with the new LED Video Wall feature release with Vectorworks Spotlight 2026.
Design any LED video wall shape you can imagine – flat, curved, and 3D – with the all-new LED Wall tool. Instantly place and plan panels, calculate power and data needs, and generate detailed reports covering size, resolution, and required equipment. Deliver flawless, fully documented installations or permanent displays faster, with complete freedom and confidence in every project. Explore the Settings and styles in this video.
Lay out and customize even the largest worksheets with a ribbon-style toolbar. Split your data into neatly linked slices that fit your print areas, pin headers for easy navigation, and enjoy a fresh, streamlined interface. With less time spent on manual formatting, you’ll be able to provide accurate documentation with ease. Discover how to get started with this video.
Sustainability Dashboard: Biodiversity Net Gain Calculator
Stay on top of your project’s sustainability goals with the new Sustainability Dashboard. Easily monitor Biodiversity Net Gain as your design takes shape. Get live feedback on every change, streamlining compliance and empowering you to deliver smarter, greener projects from the very first draft. Discover how to get started with this video.
Landscapes
Landscapes
10m
Advanced
Learning Objectives
Explore the Biodiversity Net Gain Section of the Sustainability Dashboard
