Vectorworks University

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.

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.

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.

Stephen Hamil, Innovation Director at NBS, is joined by Martyn Horne and Luka Stefanovic from Vectorworks UK, as they discuss the NBS Chorus plug-in for Vectorworks 2020 Service Pack 3.

Discover how the NBS Chorus integration enables users to access and dynamically link their models to the NBS online specification database, keeping the model as the central source of project information. By specifying product and execution in the NBS cloud, users can achieve the quality outcomes they need with a coordinated information set. NBS Chorus will automatically update the data in the model, ensuring up-to-date specification information at all times. A game-changer for firms working on projects where accurate BIM workflows are required.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Learn how Vectorworks models can be dynamically linked to the NBS online specification database
2. Discover how the NBS Chorus plug-in ensures up-to-date project information at all times

Understanding site conditions and their relationship to the built environment is critical to successful architectural design.Having the ability to accurately represent, coordinate, and integrate site conditions into your workflow will increase opportunities for design and overall project success. Attendees will examine various tools for successful planning and modeling of sites, from the planning phase all the way through to construction documentation.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Define the benefits of implementing a GIS at the initial stages of your workflow.
2. Assess how real-time co-integration of site and building design workflows impact the final project.
3. Determine how site modeling best practices can be applied to your firm’s specific workflows.
4. Explore case studies demonstrating successful site planning and modeling.

Even though interior architecture is often perceived as an after-thought, many architectural firms are now focused on adaptive re-use projects and developing inspiring interiors portfolios. Follow along with Eastlake Studio's journey to transform their approach to design by adopting new 3D workflows to take their creative process in new directions. In this webinar, Luis M. Ruiz, Int. Assoc. AIA, and his guest presenter Nicole Tabata, AIA, director architect at Eastlake Studio, will explore how to transition from a traditional 2D workflow to a fully integrated data-driven 3D modeling process.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Discover how a 3D modeling approach helps solve common design problems.
2. Understand how to transition from a traditional 2D workflow to new customizable workflow using new tools and technology.
3. Learn techniques to take full advantage of your 3D model for communicating design intent effectively.
4. Discuss lessons learned of implementing 3D workflows for your Interiors projects.

Climate change and sustainable design are at the forefront of today's conversation. When doing sustainable and energy-efficient design, integrated design tools can help you be more efficient and make quicker decisions during design phases. In this webinar, attendees will learn how to assess the energy performance of a building very early on in an integrated design process — this gives architects the power to make informed design decisions, as well as the ability to back those decisions up.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Discover the benefits of integrating energy performance evaluation into architectural design workflows
2. Explore how a building's form and shape affect its energy performance
3. Learn how various shading percentages and different types of shading can guide your design decision based on expected building performance
4. Evaluate energy performance changes based on building elements, boundary conditions, and U-values