Panel diagrams are the backbone of
seamless installations for system integrators and audiovisual installers; with
ConnectCAD's Panel Builder workflow, you can streamline the creation of panel
diagrams, enabling precise documentation of cable connections and equipment
layouts. This workflow ensures accuracy during installation and facilitates
efficient troubleshooting and maintenance post-deployment.
From large-scale AV installations to
intricate system integrations, ConnectCAD's Panel Builder workflow elevates the
efficiency and precision of panel diagram creation —enhancing the overall
success of your projects.
Video
Entertainment
8m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Create panels from your
Schematic using the Create Panel View command.
Build your Panels first,
then create Schematic Devices.
Streamline your change management processes with updates to Cable Editing Tools. Built on the recent Cable Route Planning improvements, you can easily select different cable route options for various main and backup signals. This update brings you new options in the "edit cabling" dialog menu, giving you visual indicators of all available cable routes along with discerning information like diameter, total length, and more.
Video
Entertainment
2m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Learn about the new Cable Route selection capabilities, introduced in Vectorworks 2023 Service Pack 4.
The reshape tool has new options to use the 3D Dragger for editing, moving, rotating, and of course, reshaping objects. These new options can be used on any object that is NURBS-based, such as cable objects, or 3D-polygon-based, like structural members. This provides you a more direct, intuitive, and effective way of editing objects in three dimensions.
Video
All Industries
2m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Learn about about the new 3D Dragger mode of the Reshape tool, introduced in Vectorworks 2023 Service Pack 4.
Experience faster cable configuration, planning, and documentation with the latest upgrades. New views in the Power Planning palette will allow for easier preparation, formatting, and documentation of cable runs. And you can view more data with specialized filter options and modes that make cable management more user-friendly. To top it all off, this information is easily exportable to a worksheet so you can document your power distribution patching and overall power requirements.
Video
Entertainment
3m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Learn about the new cable and power planning enhancements in Vectorworks 2023.
Updates to the ConnectCAD Cable tool are designed to provide a faster and more accurate way to create cable riser diagrams and reports. The new ability to generate cable riser diagrams will allow you to produce documentation familiar to electrical contractors, so you can get faster responses to on-site changes and quickly evaluate costs.
Video
Entertainment
5m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Learn about the new ConnectCAD Riser Diagrams in Vectorworks 2023.
One of the classic show planning scenarios that is encountered daily in the event industry is providing the local lighting for a touring band. Typically, the bands rider will spec a 2 or 3 truss line system with lights and possibly a small floor packet. This sample project is designed to show how the Spotlight cable tools suite can be used to plan the cabling and distribution for this sort of day-to-day job. Since this is a focused project, it doesn't include planning rigging or audio, beyond a basic truss count. The sheet layers provide a sample of how the documentation for the on-site crew can be prepared and the saved views enable you to look at how the different elements of the file have been drawn and planned.
IMPROVING ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY FOR PRE-PRODUCTION
Looking to boost the accuracy and efficiency of your live event design process?
If so, join Eric Girard, senior technical director at Cramer, for this case study-style webinar! Girard will showcase how he creates wiring and video flows with ConnectCAD. Girard will also discuss the challenges he normally faces and why it’s so important to have a powerful design software.
Video
Entertainment
37m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Planning out paperwork before arriving at the job site to better boost efficiency.
Creating video wiring and diagrams during the pre-production process.
Using reports to get accurate counts of gear and cable lengths.
SAVE TIME & IMPROVE COLLABORATION WITH INSTALL CONTRACTORS!
With a greater demand for speed and efficiency in the live events industry than ever before, you need tools that will help you document and install cable plans with ease.
In this webinar, hosted by events industry veteran Jim Woodward, you’ll learn multiple time-saving tactics that’ll boost the efficiency of your workflow and improve communication with install contractors and clients alike.
Video
Entertainment
52m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
- Explore better communication and documentation.
Learn about new, efficient team workflows.
See new ways to speed up your systems design process.
Discover the benefit of more in-depth tools for accessory item management.