Vectorworks Workshop

Silicon Beach Training Ltd.
Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online/Live | On-site/In-house | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' VectorWorks is one of the leading CAD packages available, providing professional design solutions for the AEC, entertainment, landscape design and machine design industries.

Vectorworks Training Courses
We offer six comprehensive modules from 2D Foundation through to advanced 3D rendering and lighting techniques.

These comprehensive 1-day VectorWorks modules, led by professional architects & designers can be tailored to your individual requirements.

2D Modeling Foundation �1 day
Overview of Vectorworks
Setting up the preferences
Basic 2D tools - lines, rectangles and arcs
2D selection tool - selection, moving and resizing
Navigation - pan, zoom and other viewing tools
Attributes - line weight, style, colour and fill colour and options
Page set-up - paper size/orientation , scale and units
Templates and setting the default drawing
Accurate drawing - snaps/constraints
Numeric entry
Worked examples - window, door and staircases
Keyboard shortcuts
Using Layers
Using 2d line and polygon tools
Manipulating surfaces - add, clip, intersect surface
Supervised work on own drawings
3D Modeling Foundation �1 day
Duration 1 day assuming thorough 2D knowledge

The "workshop" analogy - extrusions(bandsaw) and sweep (lathe)
Basic 3D constructions using the above
3D viewing and navigation - flyover tool, walkthrough tool and set 3D view tool. Also saving views
Architectural modelling using the wall tool, the roof tool and plug-in objects and symbols
Hybrid symbol use and generation
Layer linking to produce multiview models and complete buildings from individual layers
Solids modelling: add solids, subtract and intersect solids
Extrude along path and nurbs polylines
Multiple extrudes
Convert to mesh combined with multiple extrudes
2D Modeling Intermediate �1 day
Working smart:
Symbols and plugins
the wall tool
setting cavities and wall styles
joining walls
inserting doors and windows
Polygons, polylines and curves
2D reshape tool
Advanced data entry - floating datum
Dimensioning
Design layers and classes
Sheet layers and viewports
Introduction to spreadsheets - door and window schedules etc
3D Modeling Intermediate �1 day
Nurbs modeling:
Lofting Nurbs
Joining Nurbs
Splitting Nurbs
Extracting curves
Stitching Nurbs into solids
Rounding and filleting
Offsetting
New Drape surface
Case study - modeling a mouse!
Rendering with Renderworks or Artlantis �1 day
Use of Classes for materials
Applying basic materials and tweaking
Applying realistic lighting
Applying inbuilt textures
Creating your own textures and using image based textures from the web
Applying graphics
Setting custom views
Rendering a high res still
Setting up a walkthrough animation and rendering it
Performing a sun study
Setting up QTVR panorama scenes and rendering them
Setting up QTVR object movies and rendering them
Spotlight �1 day
Lighting Positions and Labels
Light Plot Structure
Adding Lighting Positions
Lighting Position Properties
Setting Up Instrument Label Legends
Creating and Editing Instruments
Adding Lighting Instruments
Lighting Instrument Properties
Aligning Instruments
Selecting Instruments and Objects
Editing Instruments and Objects
Using Circuit Tools
Focusing Instruments
Obtaining Photometric Data
Adding Accessories and Objects
Adding Accessories
Placing Stage Objects on the Light Plot
Paperwork and Schedules
Creating a Key to Instrumentation
Generating Paperwork
Reviewing Generated Paperwork
Printing Generated Paperwork
Creating an Editable Worksheet
Creating Hanging Cards
Spotlight Export and Import
Exporting Instrument Data
Exporting Patch Information
Importing Instrument Data
Data Transfer Between Spotlight and Lightwright
Visualizing the Lighting Design
Inserting Gobo Projections
Showing Gobo Projections
Managing Scenes
Animating Scenes ...''

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

Phone:+44 (0)1273 622272

School Address/Venue(s):

86 Gloucester Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 4AP
UK

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Houses & Roommates: Brighton

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