Vectorworkshops: Small-group courses in basic Vectorworks®
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class schedule, location and cost:
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These courses are based on teaching the basic skills
needed by most Vectorworks users, with an emphasis on
architecture.
Classes are taught in a small-group, hands-on
setting.
The courses are organized around typical architectural
project workflows, and demonstrate individual tasks in a
typical project sequence.
Five
sessions per course,
one session per week.
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016c Fast Intro to Vectorworks
[accelerated].
Dates:
Part One:
September 24, 2011.
Part Two:
October 1, 2011.
Classes:
2pm-5pm.
Location: Institute for Developing
Entertainment Arts & Studies, Los Angeles Valley
College, 5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen, California
91401 [map]
Please click [here]
to visit the course’s dedicated web site and register
for the course.
- Basic concepts, functionality, tools & procedures. The Vectorworks interface, how to modify it and how to navigate around it.
- Advanced tools, plug-in objects and symbols.
- How to set up files.
- Classes and layers: when and how to use.
- Basic 3D work: shapes, extrudes, NURBS, walls, roofs, doors and windows.
- Dimensions, annotations and labels.
- Basic worksheet use, track & count objects, create schedules.
- Printing & Exporting; use of viewports.
- Putting a small project together.
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017 Bumping it up: Develop 3D Skills in
Vectorworks.
Dates
to be determined. Please check back
shortly.
- Proficient use of parametric objects: walls, doors and windows, stairs, roofs, slabs and columns.
- Constructing and presenting a 3D model: Unified View (or Linked Layers);
- Cutting live sections through 3D models; use sections for production, detailing and presentation;
- Optimal 3D model presentation: Controlling layer/class visibilities for presentation and production;
- Advanced viewport use: stacked sheet layer viewports, visibility control via classes, multiple-scale viewports, isolating and developing details;
- Viewing a model in three dimensions: using the Renderworks camera tool, Set 3D View command, isometric and orthogonal views in design layers and viewports;
- Introduction to rendering, including Hidden Line, Artistic Renderworks, OpenGL, Final Quality Renderworks, Final Gather and Radiosity.
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018
Efficient Production in Vectorworks.
Dates
to be determined. Please check back
shortly.
- Set up a strong file structure: layers, classes, viewports and saved views.
- Fast project setup: use templates, libraries and automated project setup tools;
- Control and keep track of drawing sets, issues and revisions: use the sheet border plug-in-object as an administrative tool;
- Advanced use of walls, door and window and roof tools for production;
- Save time by using project libraries, symbols and plug-in-objects;
- Drawing labels, dimensions, callouts and keynotes; prepare note databases, import specifications;
- Count and keep track of objects: Use pre-made schedules, and create new custom schedules such as door/window and finish schedules;
- Create and keep track of room areas and finishes; use the Space tool to its full potential;
- Import and use external documents in your drawings: PDF files, DXF/DWG drawings, images.
- Sharing work with others: collaborate with fellow workers, export files for consultants;
- Print your drawings efficiently: speedy printing techniques.
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019 Practical Renderworks: A fast & practical intro to
Renderworks.
Dates
to be determined. Please check back
shortly.
Please
note:
this course is at a different location from our other
classes, and has room for more participants than our
small-class format. For detailed information about the
course, location and cost please visit the course’s
dedicated web site:
http://practicalrw.com/
- Prepare 3-D Vectorworks files and models for creating images with Renderworks.
- Set up cameras and saved views for future re-use;
- Two methods for preparing and applying textures;
- Three basic concepts for interior, exterior and decorative lighting;
- Four basic rendering settings for most typical scenes;
- Five custom settings for advanced rendering;
- When to use Spot lights vs. Directional lights to represent the sun;
- Methods for speeding up the rendering process;
- Export images and select image formats for different purposes;
- Third-party sources for models, plug-ins and textures;
- Tips and techniques for using Renderworks efficiently and easily.
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How the Courses are Run:
- Small-group setting (maximum seven people).
- Five sessions per course, one session per week (except for accelerated courses).
- Each class consists of: a 50-minute lecture (questions encouraged); 10-minute break, 30-minute question/answer period.
- Participants are encouraged to bring their own computers with a licensed copy of Vectorworks 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011. Participants with versions earlier than Vectorworks 2008 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Class Schedule, Location and Cost
Where will the Courses be Held:
Offices of Daniel Jansenson Architect
1424 4th Street, Suite 221, Santa Monica, CA 90401.
(Two hours free parking available next door in parking structure #5 when parking before 6:00pm).
Please note: certain courses are held at the Institute for Developing Entertainment Arts & Studies, Los Angeles Valley College, 5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen, California 91401 [map]
When will the Workshops be Held:
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday evenings (depending on the workshop),
Hours: 6:30-8:00pm.
Please note: class time may change to 6:00pm if all students agree.
Please note: VT106c, Fast Intro to Vectorworks, is taught in two parts: Part One: September 23, 2011, 2pm-5pm. Part Two: October 1, 2011, 2pm-5pm.
What Do the Workshops Cost:
The cost of each course is $325 per person, paid in advance; no refunds. Note: 3 students per class is the minimum required; 7 students maximum. In the event a course is cancelled, course tuition will be fully refunded.
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