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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Virtual training offers the Vectorworks Core Concepts course, with the additional convenience of working from your own computer and the flexibility to determine your own schedule! Virtual training is a five-day course with three hours of class time daily, which frees up the rest of your day. It offers the same benefits of seeing and communicating with your trainer while saving you time and travel costs.
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Core Concepts is the best hands-on training option to learn how to utilize tools, menu commands, and drawing organization found in Vectorworks software. Core Concepts starts from the ground up, teaching you all of the necessary basics needed to become a Vectorworks pro. Make use of 2D and 3D modeling techniques from the start, and learn the entry points and correct workflows to help master the Vectorworks platform.
 
OVERALL LEARNING GOALS
Drawing fast, keeping accurate, incorporating easy-to-use drawing structures, employing modern Vectorworks techniques and concepts
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PREREQUISITES
Those considering virtual Core Concepts training must understand basic drafting concepts, such as plan and elevation projections, scale and actual size, and drawing units. Participants must also be comfortable with operating either a Macintosh or Windows computer system and understand basic mouse operations such as single click, double click, click and drag, scroll wheel, right click, and two click operations. Other prerequisites also include basic keyboarding knowledge, including use of the Spacebar, Tab, Control, Alt, Shift, Delete, Command (Mac), and Option (Mac) keys.
If you question whether you meet the requirements, please view a detailed description here or contact your sales representative.
 
 
 MEET THE TRAINER
Donald Ward is a Vectorworks expert and lead trainer at Nemetschek Vectorwks, Inc. He has been with Nemetschek Vectorworks for nine years, initially as a senior technical support specialist working directly with Vectorworks customers. Since 2007, he has been conducting Vectorworks classroom and online training courses at all levels. He has also presented at numerous industry events including LDI and ASLA annual conventions. In addition, Don supports the company’s U.S. sales and marketing initiatives by working with the user group community and by providing customized, on-site team training for Vectorworks clients.
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We strongly recommend that participants complete our Core Concepts class prior to taking the Spotlight Virtual Training course.
 
VECTORWORKS SPOTLIGHT VIRTUAL TRAINING
Monday, April 20 - Friday, April 24
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm ET
Virtual training offers the convenience of attending a class led by an industry expert from your own home or office. The content of this virtual, live class will be delivered in a lecture format.
 
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Vectorworks Spotlight Virtual Training class explores the workflow of creating a small corporate event. Starting with a blank file, the course covers best practices for organizing a document and creating the venue. It also includes instruction on how to incorporate seating layouts, video screens, speakers, light positions, lighting devices, and focus points, create presentation views, and extract data from objects into worksheets. If you choose to follow along on your own computer, progression files will be provided, so you can track the instructor’s keystrokes throughout the seminar.
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OVERALL LEARNING GOALS
Create a small corporate event while learning about Layer and Class organization, importing DWG files, referencing data from other Vectorworks documents, drawing faster and more accurately, and utilizing the built-in, industry-specific tools and commands.
 
PREREQUISITES
Attendees must have completed the Core Concepts Training Class or have an intermediate to advanced knowledge of 3D workflows. They should also understand the listed tools, palettes, and workspace environment in Vectorworks software. This includes drawing organization structures such as layers, classes, sheet layers, and viewports, along with understanding the purpose of the following Vectorworks software palettes: Object Info palette, Basic palette, Attributes palette, Resource Browser, View bar, and the use of the heads-up display (i.e., Floating Data Display bar).
 
MEET THE TRAINER
Donald Ward is a Vectorworks expert and lead trainer at Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. He has been with Nemetschek Vectorworks for nine years, initially as a senior technical support specialist working directly with Vectorworks customers. Since 2007, he has been conducting Vectorworks classroom and online training courses at all levels. He has also presented at numerous industry events including LDI and ASLA annual conventions. In addition, Don supports the company’s U.S. sales and marketing initiatives by working with the user group community and by providing customized, on-site team training for Vectorworks clients.
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Topics: Member work samples and questions
Vectorworks Demo: Move and locate in 3D
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