This class offers an in-depth exploration of Vectorworks Spotlight rigging tools, catering not only to riggers but also to technical directors (TDs), lighting designers (LDs), sound engineers, video designers, and scenic designers—essentially anyone involved in managing flown elements. The class is structured in two main parts to provide a holistic understanding and practical application of these tools.
Entertainment
Entertainment
8h
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Understand and utilize truss, pipes, and ladders in your rigging designs.
Efficiently connect various loads to the rigging structure.
Integrate and configure hoists within your rigging system.
Design and implement bridles for complex rigging configurations.
Utilize worksheets and data for rigging management and documentation.
Incorporate Braceworks to perform accurate load calculations and analysis.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Freeform modelling! Vectorworks offers a range of brilliant parametric tools to suit our key industries, however you also have the tools to model your own unique creations. From the functional to the bizarre, Vectorworks
Freeform modelling tools enable you to realise your designs.
All Industries
All Industries
5h
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Create 3D solid shapes.
Utilize Vectorworks solid modeling techniques and commands to modify 3D solids.
Generate 2D represenations of your 3D object with the Create Auto Hybrid command.
Explore subdivision modeling techniques.
Create and edit NURBS curves and surfaces.
Utilize the various Loft Surface tool drawing modes, to create more complex 3D shapes
People frequently get sent DXF/DWG files when working as part of a team. DWG is the native format of AutoCAD® produced by Autodesk Inc. DXF is the drawing Exchange Format also used by AutoCAD®. Many other CAD applications can export to DWG format too.
Luckily the import process is the same for both! You can also choose to Reference your DWG/DXF file. This creates a link from your project file to the DWG file without you having to import all of the DWG/DXF geometry into your file. This makes it
much easier to manage received drawings in a team project, once a DWG/DXF have been superseded by a new one, as long as the DWG/DXF retains the original name all files will always be up to date! It might be a good idea to import DWG/DXF files into
a blank file first, as a sort of quarantine. You can edit the information you have received in there, then reference that Vectorworks file into your main project files.
Buildings
Buildings
40m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Understand the concept of a shuttle file and the benefits of incorporating them into your DWG import workflow.
Explore the DWG import options and understand how each setting will affect an imported DWG file.
Learn how to verify imported geometry and quickly clean up unwanted imported geometry.
When it’s time to transform an idea into a digital 3D form, it all comes down to understanding the tools you use. There are multiple ways to achieve the same shape, so best practices with 3D modeling tools vary based on your design intent, skill level, and the complexity of your project. Join Rob Hollis, RA, as he explores the various toolsets and features that enable custom modeling for a variety of project types. This beginner session will focus on general navigation, solid modeling, and basic editing behaviors in Vectorworks.
Video
All Industries
1 Hour 45 Minutes
Beginner
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Identify the different tool and feature sets available for effective 3D modeling.
Discover effective workflows for executing concepts in 3D, both individually and in terms of a larger project.
Observe the basic solids modeling operations and capabilities.
Demonstrate learned techniques in a hands-on training session.
Scripts are like little tools that can automate multiple steps, streamline tasks that would take hundreds of clicks, or create objects you need repeatedly. These particular scripts are useful to at least one designer, and many of them were written by someone who has no business writing scripts. These scripts aren’t works of art. They aren’t fancy. Some aren’t even spelled correctly. But they are time-saving tools for hardworking CAD users with drawings to finish before the coffee runs out. In this session, you'll receive a toolkit full of little scripts. Not every tool is for every job, but there is probably at least one that you will find useful. You’re ready for this —you’re already doing it the hard way.
Video
All Industries
1 Hour
Advanced
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Discover how to manage a library of scripts.
Learn how to execute scripts written in Vectorscript or Python.
Understand the basics of how scripts are structured and how to read them.
Learn how to make minor changes to scripts to fit them to your needs.
In complex design processes with a growing number of rules and regulations, the architects at GASA, one of Norway's leading firms for sustainable architecture, believe it’s important to stay focused on the core of their profession: designing inspiring and well-functioning environments for everyday life. So, they ask themselves: how can we reach the level of complexity it takes to design and develop a large, public school as a BIM project in the most simple and efficient way, but still meet all the strict requirements? How can we make do with fewer lines, layers, and classes? How can we get less overall clutter to achieve efficient files with simpler IFC objects? And what tools do you really need to get the job done? Find out how the team at GASA creates simple and robust concepts with as few elements as possible.
Video
All Industries
1 Hour
Beginner
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Demonstrate how to refine a workspace so you can focus on the design process.
Shed light on which tools are necessary and which you can hide.
Learn how to simplify templates to avoid gigantic, overloaded files.
Examine one or two large ongoing school projects, and learn how the project team streamlines the workflow in different phases to save time.
ENHANCING COLLABORATIVE BIM OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPLEMENTATION
Now more than ever, developing a successful design project involves the contribution, combination, and culmination of multiple people working on various aspects, often in different locations. In this session, Jonathan Reeves, who has spent the last 20 years at the forefront of digital architecture and related fields, explores how projects can benefit from enhanced collaborative BIM workflows with clients, consultants, and during construction. By building on his acclaimed book, Innovative Vectorworks BIM, with examples of projects and case studies by award-winning UK architects, Jonathan will illustrate how the modern designer can harness the fast-paced digital age using Vectorworks.
Video
All Industries
2 Hours
Advanced
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand the benefits of Building Information Modeling (BIM) within the architectural industry during the design, conception, communication, and construction phases.
Learn how collaborative Vectorworks BIM can be effectively applied to benefit a range of project types through real-world examples and case studies by award-winning UK architects.
Recognize opportunities and understand how to get started implementing BIM workflows within a business.
Move beyond 2D CAD and get excited about the possibilities of current and future collaborative Vectorworks BIM workflows.
Utilizing a file structure that can be implemented at initial concept and adapt as the architectural process evolves can help streamline the design workflow. Flansburgh Architects, in conjunction with the Vectorworks Architectural Support team, has gone through the steps to create a framework tailored to a variety of project types and phases of design and documentation. Attendees will obtain an understanding of the key elements that were involved in creating the file structure of templates and resources and gain insight into how this process can be adapted to meet their individual needs.
Video
All Industries
1 Hour
Beginner
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Discover how to structure an office-standard Resource Manager that allows users to easily access typical project resources.
Explore how customized Workspaces can simplify tool sets and menus, allowing for adaption by individual users to suit their needs.
Observe how to streamline the file transfer protocol with both the design team and consulting engineers who may use other software packages.
Current forecasts say that we may only have 11 years to clean up our act, avoid a potential climate catastrophe, and prevent "irreversible damage" to the earth (UN). Architects can do their part in this clean-up by designing and constructing buildings
that use less energy with Vectorworks by implementing the Energos suite of tools in their workflow. This presentation by Registered Architect, Certified Passivhaus Designer, and long-time Vectorworks user, Mark Stephens, gives an overview
of low-energy key elements such as space, heat, and specific primary energy demand, heat load, and airtightness. Stephens will highlight the techniques for using Energos in low-energy design and show how Energos can integrate with other low-energy
assessment methods.
To receive 1 AANB, ALBNL, NSAA CORE LEARNING CREDIT, please make sure to complete all sections of the course.
Buildings
Buildings
45m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Discover how architects can aspire to contribute positively to mitigating climate breakdown.
Understand the key elements of low-energy design such as space, heat, and specific primary energy demand, heat load, and airtightness.
Become proficient in using Energos tools in your workflow to create low-energy design architecture.
See how Energos can connect with low-energy assessment methods such as Passivhaus, LEED and BREEAM.
Learn how you can take Vectorworks further in Passivhaus using bim2PH software.
The space object can do a lot more than just create a room label. In this hands-on training, Vectorworks Architect Product Specialist Luc Lefebvre will demonstrate all the cool things you can do with this object.
Video
Buildings
1 Hour 50 Minutes
Advanced
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Review the benefits of using the space object.
Understand the type of data that can be assigned in a space object and for what use.
Learn how to create programming diagrams and space planning tools.
Learn how the space object is used in a design and BIM workflow from LOD 100 to LOD 300.
Climate plays an important role in the performance of all buildings, especially small or thin ones. When designers have access to solid, quantitative data, new opportunities for designing with climate become available. This session will explore the benefits of using BIM for designing architectural projects whose response to climate is expressed in their forms. If you work for a sustainably-oriented practice, this session will enable you to utilize BIM software to further your success.
Video
Buildings
1 Hour
Intermediate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand the dominant influence of climate on the design of skin-load dominated buildings.
Learn about the quantitative design opportunities BIM offers for sustainability and the value of applying them to the design process.
Identify the applicability of a BIM workflow to skin-loaded dominated projects.
Discuss specific cases demonstrating BIM’s applicability to the optimized design of high-performance buildings.
In this one-hour lecture with Vectorworks Architect Product Specialist Sarah Barrett, attendees will learn how to take advantage of Vectorworks’ many 2D graphic and presentation capabilities. With all of these different tools, there is no need to use another presentation software to create eye-catching presentations. Some features that will be discussed include data visualization, class overrides, gradients and opacities, alpha channel transparency, and more. Sarah will also discuss how to create key plans, exploded axons, color masks, layered viewports, and diagrams directly in your model.
Video
Buildings
1 Hour
Beginner
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Learn how to take advantage of Vectorworks’ many 2D graphic and presentation capabilities.
Explore how to create eye-catching presentations with Vectorworks software.
Discuss the use of data visualization and class overrides to improve the quality of your presentations.
Learn how to create key plans, exploded axons, and other visualizations.
