Planet Vectorworks

We are thrilled to see the Vectorworks name popping up more and more in the media these days. Between the 2016 Design Summit, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Convention 2016, and the Rock in Rio Festival, we’ve been busy connecting with our users and making headlines. Read More

Topics: 5+1AA architectures, AECCafe, and Architectural Record, Archispeak, Architect magazine, Architecture, Architizer, Architosh, BIM, Building & Design + Construction magazine, Builtr Labs, company news, Design Summit, DesignIntelligence, engineering.com, Entertainment, ESP Vision, event, John Helm, Kyle Fiddelke, Land8, Landmark, Live Design, Medical Construction & Design, Metal Architecture Construction News, Metropolis, partnership, Perspecta: The Yale Architectural Journal, Production Resource Group, rock in rio, Simonetta Cenci, Spotlight, Studio Gray, the American Architects (AIA) Convention 2016, The Construction Specifier, The Office of James Burnett (OBJ), trade shows, Vision

Whether you’re attending the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Washington, D.C. this weekend or not, we bet that designing "green" is often on your mind. That’s why we've collected some thoughts from leading architects and landscape architects to inspire you as you incorporate sustainable thinking into your workflow. Read More

Topics: 3D Modeling, Adele Ashkar, Adrian McGregor, Architecture, Case Study, Community, Energos, François Lévy, Greenbuild 2015, Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, inspiration, Kipnis Architecture + Planning, Landmark, Landscape, Lévy Kohlhaas Architecture, McGregor Coxall, Nate Kipnis, trade shows, Vectorworks 2016, Vectorworks Architect

For the past decade, lighting, film, TV, exhibit, concert, theatre, and other designers have exported their light plots, scenic designs, and event models created with Vectorworks Spotlight software to ESP Vision to cue and visualize award-winning experiences. With our recent acquisition of the ESP Vision product line, which includes Vision Pro, the most advanced lighting pre-visualization software available for both PC and Mac operating systems, we've created a path to further enable such workflow collaboration. Read More

Topics: AJ Jesse, Alan Jesse, Community, Education, Entertainment, ESP Vision, LDI 2015, #LDI2015, partnership, Pre-Visualization, Spotlight, Stewart Rom, trade shows, Vectorworks 2016, Vectorworks Design Summit, Vectorworks Spotlight, #Vectorworks2016, Vision Pro

Know a student who'd like to attend a major tradeshow? Through our Conference Pass Giveaway program, three lucky students can win a free registration and hotel stay, as well as have the opportunity to build their resume, network like a pro, and have some fun with us at one of these major industry events: Read More

Topics: Architecture, ASLA 2015, ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO, Community, competition, Conference Pass Giveaway, Entertainment, Free Conference Pass, Free student software, Greenbuild 2015, Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Industry Conferences, LDI 2015, Live Design International 2015, Planet Vectorworks, Student Help, Student Resources, trade shows, Vectorworks Design Scholarship

If you’ve heard about the exciting features coming in Vectorworks 2016, you can see them for yourself at booth #3181 at the AIA Convention 2015, where Vectorworks Architect experts are on hand to answer all your questions about the current version of the software, as well as preview three tools we know you’ll love once 2016 hits the market this fall: Read More

Topics: 3D Modeling, AIA, AIA Convention 2015, Architecture, BIM, Cloud, Education, Energos, Marionette, Project Sharing, trade shows, vectorworks 2015, Vectorworks 2016, Vectorworks Architect, Vectorworks Cloud Services, Vectorworks Remote App

Are you a current undergrad student or emerging professional who graduated in 2010 or later? Would you like to attend PLANET Student Career Days, USITT's Annual Conference & Stage Expo, or LAbash 2015 without having to pay the registration fee? Now you can! Just enter our Conference Pass Giveaway by February 2, 2015, and you could be a winner. Read More

Topics: Community, Conference Pass Giveaway, Education, Entertainment, Facebook, LABash 2015, Landscape, PLANET Student Career Days, Planet Vectorworks, Stewart Rom, trade shows, USITT's Annual Conference & Stage Expo

For students trying to break into the professional world, networking and exposure are everything. That’s why Nemetschek Vectorworks created the Student Conference Pass program, a competition where students who write compelling essays about their career aspirations are selected to attend major industry conferences at our expense. Students Ry Burke of Reed College, Carson Cooper of the Rhode Island School of Design, and Megan Ukoh of University of Maryland, College Park, traveled to the LDI, ASLA, and Greenbuild conferences this year, respectively. Keep an eye on these up-and-coming industry professionals! Read More

Topics: Academic Community, Architecture, Carson Cooper, Education, Entertainment, Megan Ukoh, Nemetschek Vectorworks, Planet Vectorworks, Ry Burke, Spotlight, Student Conference Pass Program, trade shows, Vectorworks

Did you know that we support the academic community through a Conference Pass Giveaway program? We do! Winners of this essay competition can attend a major industry conference without worrying about registration costs or hotel fees. Students get the chance to interact with experts in their field, and we help them to reach their professional goals with Vectorworks software. Read More

Topics: Academic Community, AIA, American Institute of Architects Convention, Architecture, BLMC, Broadway Lighting Master Classes, Conference Pass Giveaway, Education, Entertainment, Kevin Vasquez, Michelle Lee, Spotlight, trade shows, Vectorworks, Vectorworks Architect, Vectorworks Spotlight

If you’re heading to the AIA Convention 2014 in Chicago later this month, be sure to stop by the Vectorworks booth (#3251). We’re offering a dynamic lineup of presentations from award-winning architects and industry specialists, plus the to chance win Wacom Intuos® Pro tablets, learn practical applications of BIM with Vectorworks software, and enter the 2014 Architectural Record Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest. Read More

Topics: AIA Convention 2014, Architectural Record, Architecture, architectureisfun, BIM, Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest, Education, GreenSource, Kipnis Architecture + Planning, Laura Viscusi, McGraw-Hill Construction Media, Nathan Kipnis, Nemetschek Vectorworks, Peter Exley, Sabo & Zahn, SNAP, trade shows, Vectorworks software, Wacom Intuos® Pro, Werner Sabo

Ecobuild 2014, the world's leading event for sustainable design, construction, energy and the built environment, will take place March 4-6 at the ExCeL London Exhibition and Convention Centre. Read More

Topics: BIM, Computers Unlimited, Ecobuild 2014, ExceL London, Kerio, MakerBot, Nemetschek Scia, trade shows, Wacom