Thinking about the possibility of changing software may feel daunting, but you can take on the learning curve and succeed. And when you do, there are many tangible benefits you will gain.
Join Neil Barman, Vectorworks Architect product specialist, Architect AIBC, in this webinar as he discusses techniques for learning a new software and approaching Vectorworks. He'll demonstrate foundational strategies to help you get started in Vectorworks, provide tips for working smarter, not harder, and equip you with support resources to improve your skills once you move to Vectorworks.
Video
Buildings
31m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Acquire seven simple strategies for testing
Vectorworks features during your trial period.
Assess which Vectorworks features yield the most
significant learning (and efficiency) gains, improving your design workflow.
Gain familiarity navigating the user interface
to locate and deploy the nine essential tools and commands for designing and
documenting your project in Vectorworks Architect.
Access Vectorworks' instructional and technical
support resources, such as onboarding paths, Vectorworks University, and the
Online Help System, to grow your knowledge and skills.
ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH MATERIALS AND BIM
We live in a world of
limited resources, and the AEC industry not only has a large impact on the use
of those resources, but also the overall health of our planet. As designers, it
is important to consider the impact of the project not only on the environment,
but also on the health of its occupants.
In this course, we’ll
discuss how to better identify and reduce a design’s carbon footprint using
Building Information Modeling (BIM). Specifying high-quality, sustainable
materials for interiors can not only lead to longer product life cycles and
better energy management, but also benefit the overall health of the occupant
by limiting the use of toxic substances and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
We’ll demonstrate how BIM gives the designer more control over a building’s
level of sustainability – such as generating embodied carbon calculations – and
gives the designer more opportunities to enhance the aesthetics and occupant
comfort by using a systems approach.
Video
Buildings
1h
Beginner
Learning Objectives
List the seven core principles
of sustainable construction.
Explain how high-quality
materials lead to the health, safety, and welfare of occupants, a reduction of
embodied carbon, and less waste.
Describe how materials and BIM software provide
a systems approach that leads to more efficient buildings.
Recognize how high-quality
materials and design can lead to cost savings and a reduced carbon footprint
without sacrificing aesthetics or occupant comfort.
Looking to up your game regarding
the safety and efficiency of your projects?
Incorporating
Vectorworks' intuitive site design workflows is just the beginning. Take it up
a notch by utilizing AutoTURN Online, an invaluable tool that brings vehicle
turn maneuvers to life. Through these simulations, you'll gain valuable
insights into the functional and operational constraints of your project's
vehicular circulation design.
Join Andres Velez, a
civil and transportation expert, and witness the power of AutoTURN and
Vectorworks.
To receive 1 APLD CEU, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.
Video
Buildings/Landscapes
50m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Understand
the role vehicle turn simulations (swept path analysis) play in ensuring
vehicles can enter, circulate, and exit sites, parking lots, ramps, and
buildings.
Learn
critical aspects of the analysis and how it can help streamline the design and
approval process.
Explore
case studies demonstrating how this analysis can uncover design weaknesses and
potential bottlenecks.
Spend more time designing and less time documenting using Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows and smart documentation tools. In this webinar, Sarah Barrett, associate AIA and senior architect product specialist at Vectorworks, will discuss how
data visualization and Data Tags can help document your model efficiently.
Join this webinar to gain valuable insights on tools like Viewport Styles, Graphic Legends, Grid Lines, and Elevation Benchmarks to maximize your data automation and leverage smart tools for documentation.
To receive 1 AIA LU, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.
Video
Buildings
49m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Review how BIM resources can be organized and coordinated to maintain drawing standards and document efficiently.
Discuss various
documentation tools, such as Data Tags and Viewport Styles, that can streamline
the documentation process.
Learn multiple methods
of documenting project elements and quantities and creating drawing keys using
Graphic Legends.
Communicate and document
various sets of data by changing the appearance of objects based on their
properties.
Join us to see how four Vectorworks 3D modeling experts create their projects in Vectorworks Fundamentals. They’ll showcase some of the many versatile tools and workflows of the software to design and showcase their projects.
Come see the power
of solid, subdivision, and NURBS modeling, surface arrays, rendering and lighting techniques, and much more.
Video
All Industries
40m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Identify the various 3D modeling technologies and techniques in Vectorworks Fundamentals.
Recognize the extensive file import and export options available in Fundamentals including avenues to 3D printing and other fabrication.
Discuss the process of modeling your work and creating its associated 2D drawings.
Describe the range of rendering styles available to depict and present your project.
THE FUTURE OF BIM QUALITY CHECKING: SOLIBRI INSIDE
Model checking is made easy for architects with Solibri Inside. Now you can create architectural models meeting the highest BIM quality standards and focus on creativity while Solibri takes care of the quality. With the easy-to-use plugin, you can capture
errors as you design. Join us to learn how Solibri Inside and Vectorworks can improve your BIM quality assurance workflow.
Video
Buildings
20m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Improve your design skills
by understanding your most common errors and avoiding them. Learn more
about the requirements by getting immediate feedback on your errors.
Discover how, with a
built-in tool and easy visualization, you'll understand the nature of the
errors faster to fix them better.
Lean how to use the predefined checks available and how to create customized checks to meet your project's needs.
Translate project
requirements & local regulations into automated checks that you can
use to ensure that their design meets all standards and needs.
Given the iterative nature of interior architecture, you need a software that gives you the flexibility to explore design options throughout every stage of your project.
Join
Kesoon Chance, senior industry specialist — interior architecture, and Luis M.
Ruiz, senior architect product specialist, for a webinar on advanced techniques
for spatial planning, modeling, visualization, and new approaches to develop
your designs.
To receive 1 AIA LU, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.
Video
Buildings/Interiors
50m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Investigate different processes for effectively working with embedded, custom, and imported geometry to improve the quality of your design.
Discover how to set lighting options to explore various atmospheres helping you make an informed design decision.
Examine rendering techniques to help experiment in the development of your design.
Enhance your design story with multiple techniques for generating unique props and using advanced Vectorworks Cloud Services technologies.
Deep connections between homeowners and their homes begin with a comprehensive design workflow. And, integrating energy modeling into the early stages of the design process offers clients insight on how high-performance buildings will impact their lives.
In this webinar, Habit Studio,
an architecture and residential design firm that’s a leading authority in
sustainable home design, will share the workflows and tools that help them
achieve their sustainability goals.
Video
Buildings
1h
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Understand how a
BIM workflow can be applied for residential design projects from schematic
design through contract administration.
Learn how BIM
tools can support high performance design projects including Passive House and
deep retrofits.
Explore ways to
utilize building information models to inform siting concerning geometry and
building forms and analyses for solar potential and grading.
Learn how to
perform building takeoffs for energy modelling coordination.
Examine ways
that 3D visualization tools can be used to enhance client engagement.
Brooklyn-based design firm Claudia
Giselle Design LLC., prides itself in creating luxurious interior designs that
prioritize health and wellbeing. Before switching to
Vectorworks, the firm relied on multiple different drafting software. Now they’re
creating 2D and 3D models as well as high-quality renderings in one designer
friendly software.
Join Catelyn Seifert,
interior designer at Claudia Giselle Design LLC., for a webinar on how her firm
has adopted Vectorworks — from conceptual designs all the way through
final presentations.
Video
Interiors
45m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Review a complete design workflow — from ideation to presentation in Vectorworks.
Discover the firm’s learning journey with the help of Vectorworks University, YouTube, and tech support. Plus, how these resources continue to help the firm improve their skills.
Learn how templated files can help save time and establish high drafting standards.
Discover how class overrides, templates, and Renderworks styles can be used to increase productivity.
DIGITALLY CRAFTING A BOX OF TREES: SQUAM LAKE HOUSE CASE STUDY
Alchemy Architects' Squam Lake house is a practical case study in selecting and using digital modeling tools to design complex geometries, communicating intent, and achieving their practical execution.
The house is metaphorically a box of trees.
With an interior entirely of oak, it embraces the spirit of the densely-wooded site. The metaphoric trees bring in light and ventilation, while defining spaces, circulation, storage, and a separate boathouse. The house was digitally modeled using
BIM software, allowing the house’s envelope and tree forms to be CNC-fabricated. During this course, the BIM and scripted-algorithm process will be discussed, as well as the transfer and communication of this information to fabricators.
To receive 1 AIA HSW LU, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.
Video
Buildings
42m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Describe the role of digital modeling and digital fabrication in creating complex geometry to achieve improved daylighting, ventilation, and a connection to the outdoors in the Squam Lake House case study.
Describe the process of achieving Passive House Certification using panelized prefabrication techniques to improve energy efficiency and indoor air quality.
Analyze the roll of BIM (Building Information Modeling) in integrating Passive House Institute (PHI) energy standards.
Summarize the utility of scripted algorithms as an iterative design tool.
Is your workflow feeling disconnected? We’ll show you how to connect your workflow and get more out of it, all while doing less! Join industry and Vectorworks product specialists, Kesoon Chance, Iskra Nikolova, and Luis M. Ruiz to discuss the different ways in which you can get the most out of Vectorworks Cloud Services. You’ll learn how you can process your drawings, stay connected, collaborate with your team, and show clients interactive presentations all while never stepping away from your project.
Video
All Industries
47m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Learn how to use Cloud Services to combat your day-to-day design challenges.
Get a better grasp of the benefits of processing drawings and rendering in the cloud.
Allow others to experience your design stages by sharing your 3d models across multiple platforms.
Discover the latest features in the Cloud Services and what’s next on the Vectorworks Public Roadmap.