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This article originally ran in PLSN Magazine’s August 2019 issue.

Back in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, the digital era of the lighting industry had yet to define a standard for unifying data exchange between fixtures. Every manufacturer had its own proprietary control language and controller for programming their own fixtures.  What that meant for shows back then was a different controller for each type of manufacturer was needed if mixed together in a rig.

By Michael Brightman, Assoc. AIA, M.Arch, founder of Brightman Designs

By now, you’ve likely heard about last week’s announcement regarding Lumion’s LiveSync plug-in that’s available in Vectorworks. I’ve used Lumion — a popular real-time rendering application — for six years, and I’m a trainer by trade. On Thursday, April 11 at 2 p.m. ET, I’ll join Vectorworks Product Marketing Specialist Tony Kostreski PLA ASLA, for a webinar you won’t want to miss.

*This was originally published on Stageline’s blog. 

What’s your Stageline unit going to look like when it’s set up onsite? What’s the best way to plan out your light, sound, and banner rigging? Vectorworks Spotlight has the answers. 

By Luc Lefebvre, Senior Architect Product Specialist at Vectorworks, Inc.

By Martyn Horne, Group Product Development, Exertis Unlimited

By Frank Brault, Product Marketing Manager – Entertainment

By Steve Johnson, Vice President of Product Development at Vectorworks, Inc.

By Frank Brault, Product Marketing Manager – Entertainment

By David Chadwick, Editor of CAD User

By Frank Brault, Product Marketing Manager – Entertainment at Vectorworks, Inc.

By John Hill, Editor-in-Chief of World-Architects eMagazine