Vectorworks University

3D modeling tools offer a wide range of possibilities, so choosing the correct software for your workflow can be challenging. Join Luis Ruiz and Wes Gardner to see various methods using 3D modeling to create millwork and casework objects in Vectorworks. Learn how to improve your Interiors workflow to create custom building elements such as bulkheads, furniture, and ceiling treatments.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Identify best practices of modeling for designing custom millwork elements to get the best output for visualization and documentation.
2. Explore workflows for designing and documenting custom furniture and exhibit design.
3. Discover when to use different types of 3D geometry to achieve the best outcome for your designs.
4. Determine when to apply color, texture, and lighting for best visualization effects.

Sharing your BIM with your consultants has many advantages including model checking and coordination. In the end, architects and engineers still have contractual obligations to produce a legal set of documents pertaining to a project being designed. In this training, you will learn how you can use various files from your consultants and put them to use with your architectural model to provide a fully integrated and coordinated set of drawings.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Review the workflow and file exchange processes using IFC models and other useful file formats.
2. Review how to setup your BIM model for importing IFC models.
3. Discover the benefits of using other discipline BIM to create more accurate drawing sets.
4. Learn how to use the various model information to coordinate and create more accurate drawings.

Join Paul Beaty-Pownall, managing director at bpr architects, as he explains how his office leverages 3D modeling to provide information at each stage of the design process. Attendees will explore this process through a case study example of proposals for a new train station at West Hampstead in London. Attendees will also learn how to structure a model to manage design changes and how to make the best use of the 3D environment to explore better design solutions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Discover the difference between 2D drafting and 3D modeling.
2. Utilize 3D modeling throughout the entire lifecycle of a design project.
3. Observe how to extract information in the schematic design phase to make decisions.
4. Discover how the bpr architects team uses 3D modeling through a case study example.

Brandon Eckstorm, Product Marketing Manager at Vectorworks, Inc., brings you the latest in Vision software with Vision 2021. Get tips and tricks for document preparation that will make moving projects from Vectorworks into Vision as easy as possible. Learn more about MVR and gain insight into setting up an NDI stream. Ultimately, walk away with key knowledge about customizing your Vision rendering so that you can be as efficient as possible.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Customize your Vision render settings for optimal workflows.
2. See how familiarity with MVR can make your first steps in Vision simple.
3. Learn how to set up an NDI stream for pre-programming with media servers.

Join Mark Doubleday for a case-study style webinar on designing for lighting for theater productions. On a deep dive into a recent project, Hubert Essakow’s Tenebre at Ballet am Rhein in Dusseldorf, discover the importance of schematic views and their benefits for opera and ballet productions. Doubleday will showcase their utility in designing side lighting and stacked lighting positions in a repertoire situation along with highlighting rendering techniques used to share ideas with collaborators.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Become familiar with new features in Vectorworks 2021.
2. Understand the benefits of schematic views, specifically for theater.
3. Explore rendering techniques for backlighting and more.

Tired of using multiple software programs for one project? Frustrated when one small change needs to be updated in multiple programs? Join Joseph Estes, VP of Operations at Apple Box LLC, to learn why and how he switched from using AutoCAD, SketchUp, VRay, Photoshop, and PowerPoint to an all-in-one solution with Vectorworks. Estes will discuss how he has saved countless hours and won more work with his new seamless workflow.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Explore all-in-one solution benefits, such as designing in 2D and 3D, creating renderings, and automated reports.
2. Understand the efficiency that comes with making changes on the fly and in client meetings, all with reduced errors.
3. See how to create stunning visualizations to win work while simultaneously producing accurate technical drawings.

Tasked with bringing the Creative Director’s fuzzy vision to life, Eric Girard and his team at Cramer used innovative design software, Vectorworks and ConnectCAD, to finish the project. Join Eric Girard, technical director at Cramer, for a case-study-style webinar focused on a corporate event at the Foxwoods Casino where his team seamlessly integrated rigging, lighting, sound, projection, staging, and LEDs. Tune in for workflow tips and tricks to reduce errors and increase your productivity.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Communicate effectively to actualize ideas.
2. Expedite workflow with custom templates for planning projection screens, LEDs, wiring diagrams, and more.
3. Use software to automate paperwork, saving time onsite and reducing errors.

Working on an AV installation project in a building that's still under construction presents a variety of challenges. In this month’s webinar, see how RTN Showsupport overcame some of these problems—learn from their mistakes and discover the role BIM played in their success. Spoiler: it all boils down to understanding that everyone from architects to lighting designers is part of one team, and that each member is willing and able to accommodate each other's needs and work together to complete the project.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Achieve a basic understanding of BIM workflows.
2. Learn how to use BIM when collaborating with other disciplines, including architects.
3. Understand the IFC file format.
4. Explore the benefits of IFC when working with architects and contractors.

If you are designing for event vehicular circulation, commercial parking lots, or residential driveways, being able to understand and accurately simulate vehicle turn maneuvering is essential. With the full integration of Transoft Solutions AutoTURN Online in all Vectorworks software, this design capability helps to simplify this complex task. Using a real-world project file, Nelson Huang, Civil Engineer at Transoft Solutions, Inc. and Eric Gilbey, PLA, Product Marketing Manager at Vectorworks, Inc. will walk you through different simulation scenarios that highlight the intricacies of vehicular use and parking areas, and the details surrounding them.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Learn how you can integrate swept path analysis in facility planning for handicap accessibility and space needed for emergency vehicle access.
2. Explore a parking lot that is integrated with surrounding landscaping to showcase passenger vehicle access and parking.
3. See how to fully access the AutoTURN Online tool directly in Vectorworks software, and how to access and utilize different vehicles.
4. Master how to generate simulations and assess the turning space for different vehicles such as fire trucks, transit buses, semi-trailers, and more.

Everyone is talking about BIM – big BIM, small BIM, BIM level 2. But what should you think of before you start on your BIM journey? By making sure your house is in order, with the right structure and knowledge, you can make the transition into the World of BIM a whole lot easier. This webinar is focusing on the resources and structure you will be grateful to have in place when you approach your first BIM Execution Plan – it will show you how and why you should have templates prepared, how to work with libraries of resources and how to ensure that you use all of Vectorworks’ tools when it comes to placing your project in the real world with help of GIS.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. How to combine traditional CAD data with a cartesian coordinate system, with GIS data and a geographic coordinate system.
2. Understand the BIM structure and the advantages of a BIM workflow.
3. How to ‘talk BIM’ – the main parties involved and their responsibilities.
4. How to set up your resources and workflows for success in your first BIM project.

A landscape architects’ workflow is more multi-disciplinary now than ever before. Join Stephen Schrader, PLA, ASLA, GRP, landscape architect, Renta Urban Land Design as he walks you through a multi-family development project in North Georgia. Learn how to set up drawings, integrate architectural and civil plans, utilize smart objects to capture project data and enhance presentations, make use of worksheets to report design document data, and learn best practices for sharing data with the appropriate design teams to maximize efficiencies.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Set up a Vectorworks drawing file prepared for updating civil site plans and architectural floor plans.
2. Plan drawings to transition from presentation drawings into working drawings [and back].
3. Apply database, reporting, and spreadsheet functions in worksheets to derive site data from the geometry and smart objects in a CAD drawing to create construction cost estimates or demonstrate code compliance, and to speed calculation tasks and reduce errors.
4. Work with drawing file sharing needs across the design team, while preserving data generated in the design process.

Water efficiency has become an integral part of a landscape professional’s workflow. Join Bryce Carnehl, specification support manager at Hunter Industries, and Eric Berg, RLA, LEED-AP, senior associate | landscape architect at Pacific Coast Land Design as they explore the basics of water conservation through irrigation techniques while applying these best practices within Vectorworks Landmark software.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Learn how to choose the right irrigation application for a different planting scenarios.
2. Gain an understanding in how to group similar plants, exposure, and irrigation types into irrigation zones.
3. Discover ways of regulating irrigation dynamic pressure to ensure optimum product operation.
4. Explore how to use the BIM capabilities of Vectorworks to calculate and manage water use.