Vectorworks Coffee Breaks are casual online learning sessions, that give you the opportunity to learn about different Vectorworks topics. You will interact with the trainers and ask questions throughout. We have chosen to run these sessions online to
broaden their reach and enable you to add to your skills without leaving your desk. Live sessions are available to all our customers.
Coffee Break - Vectorworks 2025 Survey Stake and Reference Points
Join us to learn how to establish a geographic survey or reference point using the Survey Point tool. Enhance your collaboration with other project participants while using a survey point to specify geographic coordinates, angles to true north, and elevation information in both 2D and 3D. Make use of the Survey Point tool for the IFC export and georeferencing of your project file.
Video
All Industries
36m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Automate the project file setup with the Survey Point tool.
Explore the benefits of geographic survey point and reference points
Understand how to optimise your existing workflows to effectively collaborate with others
Coffee Break - Vectorworks 2025 Truss and Lights Snapping and Insertion
Join us as we explore the improvements to the overall insertion of truss and lighting device objects with improved snapping and realistic previews of the truss and the light objects added before insertion.
Video
Entertainment
52m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
With the new truss snapping functions, users will learn to easily rotate truss corners in both 2D and 3D views.
Users will learn about Truss Chord Snapping and how to attach lights to each chord on the fly.
Users will add multiple lights to hanging positions using the new Lighting Device insertion modes while simultaneously numbering channels, DMX, and other important data fields.
Coffee Break - Vectorworks 2025 Visualization & Other Core improvements
Vectorworks 2025 introduces a number of visualization and core features that enhance your ability to navigate and document your projects. These features include Two-Point Perspective, the Onscreen View Control, Object Level Visibility, and custom Dimension Units Settings.
Video
All Industries
1h 4m
Beginner
Learning Objectives
Design and present your projects in a traditional architectural style
Navigate and visualize your projects with greater speed and flexibility
Achieve drawing compliance for dimensions in a wide variety of scenarios
The Cloud Document Reviewer allows users to share selected sheet layers and worksheets through a web browser via a shareable link. Recipients can comment, use measurement tools, and view object data, enhancing collaboration and feedback without additional software.
Video
All Industries
40m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Explain how to create and share a link for specific sheet layers and worksheets.
Demonstrate the commenting, measurement, and object selection features.
Explore how the tool facilitates real-time feedback and collaboration.
Highlight security and control options when sharing documents.
Discuss practical use cases and best practices for improving project workflows.
Create customizable power schematics to fit project needs, control content, and placement, and edit without altering the original layout. Display power calculations or generate reports to document the power plan.
Video
Entertainment
1h 1m
Advanced
Learning Objectives
Customization: Create flexible power schematics.
Control: Choose content and placement.
Documentation: Display power calculations and generate reports.
This coffee break will introduce the improvements we have made to ConnectCAD for Vectorworks 2025. These improvements are meant to speed up your systems integration workflows.
Video
Entertainment
44m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
The ConnectCAD Status function allows you to achieve continuous error checking in your drawing as you are designing. As well as an upgrade to the existing Check Drawing function.
The ability to create labels for Cable and Equipment based on a worksheet in your document that then can be formatted for standard label configurations.
IfcSpace data from collaborators can be imported into your document and ConnectCAD will recognize them as CCD Locations.
Upgrades to CCD Share Reports in Vectorworks Cloud Services that allow for better navigation in the generated reports for viewers.
The Room Finish feature streamlines the management and documentation of your project’s finish data, ensuring compliance with industry standards. This versatile tool adapts to the specific level of detail required for each project, making it easier to manage finishes efficiently.
Video
Interiors
58m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Ensure project finish data aligns with industry standards
Reduce the time spent managing and documenting room finishes
Provide flexibility to adjust the level of detail based on project needs
Coffee Break - Vectorworks 2025 Hardscapes & Landscape Areas
Enhance your design process with the seamless integration of Landscape Areas and Hardscapes, which now share intuitive style and instance settings. This allows for more efficient documentation and labeling. Address sustainability challenges like erosion, heat gain, and biodiversity loss using Landscape Area tools designed to meet jurisdictional sustainability goals. Customize 2D and 3D attributes effortlessly to visualize, communicate, and collaborate on softscape designs.
Video
Landscapes
50m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Automate documentation and labeling through shared settings between Landscape Areas and Hardscapes.
Support sustainability goals by addressing ecological challenges with Landscape Area settings.
Simplify the customization of design attributes for improved visualization and collaboration.
Streamline Hardscape design by reducing time spent on visual attributes and sustainability requirements.
Users will work with a demo file featuring multiple voltage lighting systems and power calculations for 120/208V setups. They will design a full electrical system, connecting power sources, distributors, breakouts, and cables to consumer devices (lights). Users will calculate power usage, create diagrams of power flow, and generate reports for event venues and production teams.
Video
Entertainment
1h 3m
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
Setup: Place power sources, distributors, breakouts, and cables to connect the system.
Calculations: Calculate power usage for the lighting systems.
Diagram: Create power flow diagrams using the schematic layout workflow.
Reports: Build reports to communicate power needs with venues.
Communication: Generate paperwork for production electricians and stage crews.
