Project review and approval is now fast, easy, and paperless! We have partnered with Bluebeam, Inc., a leading developer of innovative technology solutions for the AEC industries, to bring a new integration between Vectorworks Cloud Services and Bluebeam Studio, which supports a modern, online review and approval process for digital construction drawings and 3D models.
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Topics:
Bluebeam Software,
Vectorworks Service Select,
PDF,
Vectorworks Cloud Services,
Bluebeam Studio
Alex Rose understands the value of saving time in the entertainment industry. As a project manager at AV Matters in Orlando, Florida, he oversees the production and technical details of a wide range of events, including corporate conferences, galas, and social and charity events. Although the process of producing an event from start to finish can be stressful due to tight deadlines, it’s become much easier for Rose, as the firm recently made the switch from AutoCAD to Vectorworks Spotlight to help with the design and execution of each event.
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Topics:
Renderworks,
Vectorworks Spotlight,
AutoCAD,
Zumba Instructor Convention,
AV Matters,
3d renderings,
Soft Goods tool,
content libraries,
Maverick MK2 lights,
Make the Move
Noah Record is no stranger to designing stages for high school productions. After all, his interest in theater design stems from his own experiences in high school. But after working with the Illinois High School Theatre Festival for the past five years, he realized that his students wanted to be treated as professionals and pushed to learn as much as they could. So, he decided to raise the stakes — by integrating Vectorworks Spotlight and Vision educational licenses into the program’s production of the musical Big Fish.
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Topics:
Free educational license,
students,
Vectorworks Spotlight,
light plots,
renderings,
Vectorworks Vision,
Big Fish,
Mirror Tool,
Illinois High School Theatre Festival,
auto numbering
After three months of hard work, the winners of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) were selected, and eight talented designers went home with, not only great experience, but a free Vectorworks Spotlight license! A huge congratulations to them.
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Topics:
KCACTF,
KCACTF Region 2,
KCACTF Region 3,
KCACTF Region 4,
KCACTF Region 6,
KCACTF Region 8,
Vectorworks Spotlight,
KCACTF Region 1,
KCACTF Region 5,
KCACTF Region 7,
Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival,
Christopher Erbe,
Mattie McIntosh,
Amy Beery,
Liam Day,
Allison Granat,
KCACTF Regional Awards,
Shelby Ashley,
Eric Armstrong,
Christiana Kuey
The direct site model contour editing feature sparked a lot of positive feedback when it was launched last fall. It makes editing a site model easier than ever with improved site model settings and direct 2D contour editing, and users can modify each contour line as easily as editing a polyline.
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Topics:
NURBS,
Site Modifier,
Stephen Schrader,
Bryan Goff,
Digital Terrain Model,
Grey Leaf Design,
Holcombe Norton Partners,
Vectorworks 2018,
Vectorworks Training,
site model contour editing,
beta tester testimonials,
beta testers
For live event professionals, the Parnelli Awards are the industry’s version of the Oscars. Earlier this year, the 17th annual Parnelli Awards gala took place at the Anaheim Hilton during The NAMM Show 2018. Since 2001, this prestigious awards ceremony has recognized individual professionals and companies within the entertainment industry for their visual masterpieces.
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Topics:
Tait Towers,
Vectorworks Spotlight,
LeRoy Bennett,
Parnelli Awards,
Butch Allen,
Atlanta Rigging Systems,
Strictly FX,
Stageline Mobile Stage,
Special Event Services,
VER
After a week of hands-on training, a handful of Rental and Staging Network (RSN) members can see their Spotlight visions clearly now, and their rendering pain is gone! In just five short days, they took their knowledge of our software to the next level with the help of Vectorworks Trainer Michael Groves and Entertainment Product Specialist Jim Woodward.
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Topics:
Jim Woodward,
Training,
Vectorworks Spotlight,
Michael Groves,
Michael Wright,
Michael Andrews Audio-Visual Services,
Spotlight training,
Rental and Staging Network
To help you get through your case of the Mondays, here are some new Marionette objects specifically created in response to user comments on the Vectorworks Forum.
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Topics:
Marionette Monday,
Scott Barnes,
Vectorworks Spotlight,
I-Light Design,
Marionette,
Vectorworks Forum,
JLG Condor lift,
articulating boom lift,
NanaWall,
scissor lift
We want to offer you a sweet treat during this Valentine’s Day season. Please enjoy this month’s tech roundup, filled with deliciously helpful tips and tricks.
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Topics:
Augmented Reality,
Vectorworks Service Select,
Vectorworks Landmark,
Vectorworks Nomad App,
Landmark software,
Cloud Services web portal,
February Tech Roundup,
Lit Fog,
Getting Started Seminar,
Vectorworks plant database,
Renderworks Backgrounds
Supporting the next generation of designers is extremely important to us, so we have signed on for a Gold Partnership with The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and will be sponsoring the AIAS InStudio Render/Sketch competition, which will launch in the fall of 2018.
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Topics:
students,
The American Institute of Architecture Students,
AIAS,
Nick Serfass,
AIAS Grassroots Leadership Conference,
AIAS Forum,
InStudio Render/Sketch competition
