| Duration | Two Days |
| Public scheduled course | £N/A plus VAT |
| Individual tuition | £990 plus VAT |
The cost of this course includes six months telephone Helpline support, course notes, lunch and a certificate |
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This course is only available as private tuition |
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Lovely environment and people”
Training Manager, EMAP
Vectorworks: Introduction
Course Overview
VectorWorks is used predominantly in the fields of architecture, landscape design, entertainment and machine design for generating 2D drawings and 3D designs and visualisations. VectorWorks offers a full range of 2D, 3D, production management and presentation capabilities for all phases of the design process and this course is designed to give you a comprehensive grounding in these skills.
This two day intensive course can be tailored to suit individual projects and objectives. We recommend that you use the following list of topics to select the features of VectorWorks most relevant to you, your project and your requirements. If you would like to discuss your course objectives with us in advance, please call or email.
Our Vectorworks courses are run by extremely experienced CAD practitioners and trainers giving you effective, targeted training by industry professionals.
Course content
Introduction - working in 2D
• Setting up a drawing
• Navigating around the application
• Drawing size and working to scale
• Working with units
• Creating objects by eye and by co-ordinate entry
• Modifying objects
• 2D tools, groups, symbols and layers
Working with duplicate array
• Mirror duplicating
• Rotation and arcs
• Snap to object
• Dimensioning
• Introduction to classes
• Examples and case studies
Working in 3D
• Creating walls, extrusions and roofs
• Further use of classes and saved sheets
• Multiple extrudes, sweeps and meshes
• Walls from polygons
• Parametric symbols
3D primitives
• Using domes, spheres, cones and blocks
• Flyaround, walkthrough and set 3D view
• Importing and exporting to other applications
Spreadsheets and databases
• Creating record formats
• Attaching symbols to records
• Amending data on an object
• Creating automatic and custom worksheets
• Linking text to a record
• Using ‘intelligent titleblocks'
• Schedule and area calculations
• Workgroup referencing
DAY TWO
Rendering
• RenderWorks or Artlantis?
• Assigning textures to an object
• Importing and mapping textures
• Setting lighting
• Rendering images
• Creating still frames and animations
• Quicktime VR panoramas and objects (Artlantis)
Architectural features
• Architect concepts
• Setting up an Architect Title block
• Redlining
• Key notes and text notes
• Issue manager
• Assigning and extracting data
• Space planning and bubble diagrams
• Scheduling and reports
• Introduction to RenderWorks
• Architect parametric objects
Landmark
• Landmark concepts
• Setting up a Landmark Title block
• Key notes and text notes
• Issue manager
• Assigning and extracting data
• Inputting site surveys
• Site modelling and rendering (Introduction to RenderWorks)
• Plant manager
• Creating and adding roads, pads, plants, trees and irrigation
Questions and answers