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V-Construct

VectorWorks expert consulting and Training

The instructor's ability to demonstrate real-life applications and incorporate other case studies into the curriculum makes for an interactive hands-on class you can't afford to miss.

Dalia Berlin, Principal, Berlin Designs, Inc.

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  • VectorWorks 2D Essentials

    Duration: 2 Days

    Frequency: Varies

    Tuition: $850 per person

    Prerequisite: Drafting experience, familiarity with Macintosh or Windows operating system.

    Class Availability: There are no available scheduled classes at this time. You may sign-up to join the waitlist or request a class if you can put together a group of at least 5 people.

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    Course Description

    This course covers VectorWorks Fundamental Series 2D, but some tools or features specific to other the industry series packages are discussed due to their relevance to real world use.

    Learning Objectives

    This course will give you a working knowledge of the essential VectorWorks tools and techniques required to produce 2D drawings. This is a good primer for those seeking to move to advanced 2D and 3D aspects of the software.

    Target Audience

    This class is geared to anyone just starting out in CAD, AutoCAD switchers or self-taught users in any design discipline.

    Course Outline

    Interface Basics

    1. Essential preferences
    2. Drawing area essentials
    3. Menus and View bar
    4. Palettes and Toolset
    5. Workspaces and Object Info
    6. Getting help

    Viewing Objects

    1. Zoom and pan tools
    2. Quick view tools
    3. Interactive mouse wheel
    4. View history

    Document Setup

    1. Page setup
    2. Units
    3. Layer scale
    4. Printable area

    Selecting Objects

    1. Cursor types
    2. Object selection
    3. Marque selection
    4. Selection modes
    5. Interactive scaling

    Basic Object Creation

    1. Line tool and Locus
    2. Arc, Oval and Circle
    3. Rectangle and Regular polygon
    4. Polygon and Polyline tools
    5. Correcting mistakes

    Object Editing Essentials

    1. Object stacking order
    2. Object info revisited
    3. Send, move and align
    4. Scaling objects
    5. Duplicating objects

    Creating Complex Geometry

    1. Add, Subtract and Intersect
    2. Compose and De-compose
    3. Chamfer and Fillet tool
    4. Groups and locking objects

    More Editing

    1. 2D Reshape tool
    2. Rotate tool and Mirror tool
    3. Split and Clip tool
    4. Connect and Combine
    5. Offset and Move by points

    Precision Drawing

    1. Snap constraints
    2. Direct object creation
    3. Coordinate system
    4. Data bar and datum
    5. Screen hints, grids and guides

    Attribute Palette

    1. Object fills
    2. Associative hatches vs patterns
    3. Pen settings
    4. Object opacity
    5. Color picker
    6. Line weight and Dash styles
    7. Markers and Arrow heads

    Resource Browser (part I)

    1. Gradient resources
    2. Static hatches
    3. Image resources

    Text and Dimension Tools

    1. Callout tool
    2. Text along path
    3. Text tool
    4. Dimensioning tools

    Drawing Organization

    1. Design Layers
    2. Classes
    3. Saved Views
    4. Viewports and Sheet Layers
    5. Navigation palette
    6. Basic referencing
    7. Annotation tools

    Resource Browser (Part II)

    1. Object Libraries
    2. 2D Symbols
    3. Record Formats and Reports (Intro)
    4. Worksheets

    Sharing and Collaboration

    1. DWG Import/Export
    2. Working with scanned images
    3. PDF import/Export
    4. Template Files (Intro)
    5. Printing

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  • VectorWorks 3D Essentials

    Duration: 2 Days

    Frequency: TBD

    Tuition: $895

    Prerequisite: Students should be comfortable using a Mac/PC computer. VectorWorks 2D Essentials or Familiarity with material covered in this class.

    Class Availability: There are no available scheduled classes at this time. You may sign-up to join the waitlist or request a class if you can put together a group of at least 5 people.

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    Course Description

    An Introduction to VectorWorks 3D and Rendering. The class covers a lot of features that are exclusve to the RenderWorks add-on package. The class is a combination of demonstrations and hands-on exercises.

    Learning Objectives

    At the end of this course each students should be a create simple models and renderings for small projects.

    Target Audience

    Design professionals that needs to present ideas in 3-D. This is especially applicable to Architecture, Interior design, product and lighting design.

    Course Outline

    Viewing in 3D Space

    1. Standard views
    2. Projection views
    3. 3D Selection tools
    4. Perspective views

    Visualization Tools

    1. Flyover tool
    2. Walkthru tools
    3. Translate tool
    4. Rotate View

    Creating 3D from 2D Geometry

    1. Extrude
    2. Multiple Extrude
    3. Tapered Extrude
    4. Sweeps
    5. Extrude Along Path

    3D Primitives

    1. 3D Polygon
    2. Extruded Rectangle
    3. Extruded Polygon
    4. Cylinder, Sphere and Cone

    Creating Composite Solids

    1. Solid Addition
    2. Solid Subtraction
    3. Intersection Solids
    4. Creating Sectioned Solids

    Editing Solid Models

    1. 3D Locus
    2. Working Planes
    3. 2D and 3D Move
    4. Rotate 3D View
    5. 3D Reshape Tool
    6. 3D Duplicate Array
    7. 3D Alignment

    AEC 3D Objects

    1. Walls and Wall Styles
    2. Floors
    3. Pillars
    4. Roofs
    5. Section Viewports

    Symbols in 3D

    1. 3D Symbols
    2. Hybrid Symbols
    3. Plug-in Objects
    4. Special Classes

    Adding Detail to 3D Models

    1. Shell Solids
    2. Filleting Solids
    3. Chamfer Solids
    4. Solid creation history

    Advance 3D Geometry

    1. Nurbs Curve
    2. Nurbs Circle
    3. Nurbs Arc

    Extracting Geometry from 3D Models

    1. Protrusion CutOut
    2. Extracting Surfaces
    3. Projecting Surface

    Rendering Modes

    1. Wireframe and OpenGL Modes
    2. Sketch rendering Mode
    3. RenderWorks Modes
    4. Artistic RenderWorks
    5. Radiosity Mode
    6. Hidden Line and Shaded Modes

    Texturing Objects

    1. Object Info palette
    2. Texturing and Classes
    3. Shader textures
    4. Texture libraries
    5. Applying textures

    Other Visualization Tools

    1. Attribute Mapping tool
    2. Render Bitmap tool
    3. Human Figure

    Lighting Types

    1. Default Lighting
    2. Directional Lighting
    3. Point Lights
    4. Spotlights
    5. Custom Lights
    6. Area and Line Lights

    Lighting Strategies

    1. Exterior Lighting
    2. Interior Lighting
    3. Object Lighting
    4. Radiosity Lighting

    Scene Creation

    1. RenderWorks Camera
    2. RenderWorks Backgrounds
    3. Image Props

    Sharing Renderings

    1. Viewports and Rendering
    2. Sheet Layer Bitmap resolution
    3. Batch Rendering
    4. Batch Printing
    5. PDF and Image file export
    6. Other export options

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