2026 - LED Video Walls - Getting Started

[JuanP]

You can design any LED wall shape your event or installation demands, instantly generate all technical and equipment documentation, and communicate confidently with your crew and suppliers-saving time, reducing errors, and unlocking creative freedom for standout productions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bpsabatier]

As an architect utilizing VW for nearly 20 years, I repeatedly express concerns over the lack of attention to the architectural tools we rely upon on a daily basis.  I've seen VW try to grow their reach in other areas, like landscaping and entertainment, seemingly to a degree out of proportion to their most active end users like myself.

 

I have no clue what the breakdown is of the end users, but I suspect architects would be their number one user demographic, knowing the history of the product.  Maybe it's just that architects are more vocal on this forum than others, but it is very telling that the 1st Teaser Tuesday dealing with architecture accumulated 56+ comments, the 2nd TT on landscape has 7 comments, and now the latest one on entertainment has 0 comments.

 

VW brass, take note....

 

Every September I spend hours investigating alternative programs to VW before I renew.  I wait for the Teasers to see what new features will convince me to remain.  And every year I get closer to making a switch.  I am probably not alone.

 

I will be switching to Subscription this year in the hopes that this yearly cycle will eventually be broken and VW will fix all the inadequate tools, plus add others that are lacking, without the need to hold back on them to entice users to renew each year (we all know that this is the industries business model over the last couple of decades).  

 

I will gladly pay a yearly subscription for a product that does not need yearly updates because it is a more complete product.

[grant_PD]

Looks like a well thought out addition to the spotlight toolset.  This addresses a lot of the challenges I have faced with recent projects including curved tile arrays, non standard aspect ratios, etc.  I'm hopeful that the tool runs through the paces in the real world as well as it does in this video.  I also look forward to seeing what the paperwork it can generate will look like.  

 

 

[ColinMeyer]

This all looks fantastic, it has been a big headache to attempt to do anything that you are showing in the video.
 

I do ask, if there is a possibility, while creating renders showing the LED Screens, is it possible to have it show the individual panels?

I currently get around this by having 2 LED Screens on my drawing so that 1 is backwards and shows the panels individually and one forward to show the image on the screen.

Especially when doing hidden line renders, where the images don't come through at all, that it then show the individual panels instead of an empty block.

 

The reason we need this is that our operations team does a double check of the panel counts to ensure that there are no issues with counts by the draughtsman.

 

If this is not a possibility, I am going to have to skip this update and continue doing it manually like I currently am.

[Scott C. Parker]

4 hours ago, ColinMeyer said:

double check of the panel counts

You're going to love the data tag function.

[ColinMeyer]

1 hour ago, Scott C. Parker said:

You're going to love the data tag function.

I am, unfortunately, going to have to disagree with you.

 

I have old school team members that want to be able to physically count the panels on the drawing as a sanity check (Directors of the company), hence why I have to rotate the current LED screen creation.

 

So as good as the data tag function is, it is not going to be appreciated by the team I have to work with.

 

I used to just have the LED Screens created in the "correct" orientation, however, they really complained that they were unable to work out how the screen was made.

 

I do realise that the new system also creates a visual report, so I may be able to get away with that, however if this visual report does not break it up, I will have to resort to the current method.

[Matthew S]

2 hours ago, ColinMeyer said:

I am, unfortunately, going to have to disagree with you.

 

I have old school team members that want to be able to physically count the panels on the drawing as a sanity check (Directors of the company), hence why I have to rotate the current LED screen creation.

 

So as good as the data tag function is, it is not going to be appreciated by the team I have to work with.

 

I used to just have the LED Screens created in the "correct" orientation, however, they really complained that they were unable to work out how the screen was made.

 

I do realise that the new system also creates a visual report, so I may be able to get away with that, however if this visual report does not break it up, I will have to resort to the current method.

The way I've been able to make LED panels visible in 3D Renderings and 2D Section Viewports is as follows:

 

- Confirm there are classes for the LED Wall parts(in my case, LED Bodies and LED Modules)

 

- In 3D Rendering I make those classes greyed out in Shaded View(see attached images "ISO Rendering View" and "ISO Rendering View - Show Edges")

   -- Greyed out really only works in ISO - front view in Shaded View doesn't show the lines very well

   -- It appears to work in shaded view when I turn off "LED Modules" and keep "Draw Edges" on in the Shaded Options(change edge thickness to see the modules better, looks like there can be some visual glitches with this)

 

- In 2D Section View, Hidden Line - I turn off the class "LED Modules", leaving "LED Bodies" on(see attached image "Front View Hidden Line")

 

Along with this, there are also data tags I toss in there with other information for the front view.

[ColinMeyer]

15 hours ago, Matthew S said:

The way I've been able to make LED panels visible in 3D Renderings and 2D Section Viewports is as follows:

 

- Confirm there are classes for the LED Wall parts(in my case, LED Bodies and LED Modules)

 

- In 3D Rendering I make those classes greyed out in Shaded View(see attached images "ISO Rendering View" and "ISO Rendering View - Show Edges")

   -- Greyed out really only works in ISO - front view in Shaded View doesn't show the lines very well

   -- It appears to work in shaded view when I turn off "LED Modules" and keep "Draw Edges" on in the Shaded Options(change edge thickness to see the modules better, looks like there can be some visual glitches with this)

 

- In 2D Section View, Hidden Line - I turn off the class "LED Modules", leaving "LED Bodies" on(see attached image "Front View Hidden Line")

 

Along with this, there are also data tags I toss in there with other information for the front view.

Thank you so much for this, I had honestly never thought of separating the LED Modules out in this manner.

I tested it now, and it works flawlessly, just shows that even an old dog can learn a few new tricks.

 

I hope you have a great day further, and I really do appreciate your assistance in this.

[M3J1A]

This is great! Already started playing with this new LED tool.

Where can I find part 2 of this video?

[Scott C. Parker]

2 hours ago, M3J1A said:

Where can I find part 2 of this video?

I'm not sure it's been finished yet. We have a bunch of info in the help files. https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2026/eng/VW2026_Guide/EventDesign1/Creating_LED_walls.htm?rhmapfs=true#h

[klinzey]

Jump over to the Vectorworks YouTube channel to see part 2 and other videos highlighting some of the new features.
https://www.youtube.com/@vectorworks/videos
 

[bernard893]

Can the new LED tool make rounded panels?  InfiLED now makes rounded panels.  I want to make a LED wall like the picture attached.  Is this possible with the LED tool and if it is how do you do it?

 

 

[Scott C. Parker]

On 11/4/2025 at 11:05 PM, bernard893 said:

I want to make a LED wall like the picture attached.  Is this possible with the LED tool and if it is how do you do it?

Play with the Perimeter panels. Here's a file to play with. I don't think we have any actual content for corners, but this will get you started. Perimeter mode works best when placing walls using the Aspect Ratio mode. They do not work with builder mode.

 

 

File: SCP Plain 500mm panels.vwx

[bernard893]

Awesome.  Thank you