• 3D Modeling Special Interest Group – August 2016

    In this session we looked at modeling a swinging sun bed supported on 4 columns. This project will involve extrusions, extrude along path, subdivision modeling, creating drawings, lighting, and getting resources from other projects.

  • Architect Special Interest Group July 2016 (am)

    In this session we looked at adding special characters to text, creating sloping walls, techniques with viewports and batch rendering.

  • Architect Special Interest Group January 2016 (pm)

    Topics covered: viewport rendering Line rendering/OpenGL rendering   1:03 setting up prospective viewport   2:13 hidden line rendering   5:26  text along path 7:39  creating image prop of logo    14:39 create image prop of logo    32:55 editing glow texture on image prop   41:07 editing low texture on text model  …

  • Interactive Workshops January 2016 (1601) – Outdoor Lighting

    Rendering is a fun art of using Vectorworks and in the past we have covered lighting (1502), but we covered it from the point of view of interior and architectural lighting. This manual is about exterior lighting, which suggests that we should be looking at nighttime lighting for architectural and…

  • SST_1601 – Outdoor Lighting

    Rendering is a fun art of using Vectorworks and in the past we have covered lighting (1502), but we covered it from the point of view of interior and architectural lighting. This manual is about exterior lighting, which suggests that we should be looking at nighttime lighting for architectural and…

  • Vectorworks Tip 312 – Sketch Rendering by Object

    You can apply sketch rendering to the entire view, but you can also apply sketch rendering object by object. If you select an object, then go to the Render pane of the Object Info pallete, you can choose what sketch style you want to apply to each object. You will…

  • Vectorworks Tip 308 – Sketch Rendering

    When you’re creating concept drawings, you can use the concept called sketch rendering. You not trying to trick your clients into thinking you drew the project by hand, you are trying to help them understand where the project is in the design process. Using sketch lines will take the focus…

  • SST_1504 – Rendering

    Rendering is one of the fun parts of using Vectorworks. Rendering is where you bring together the lighting, the textures, and the rendering settings to create the kind of visual presentation that you want. Vectorworks has a huge range of options when it comes to creating your rendered views. Do…

  • cadmovie1504_15 – Rendering – Part 15

    Batch Render This is the trick to make sure you do not tie up your computer when you want to be using it. After you have assigned the lights, cameras, models and textures, and you have used the Render Bitmap tool to check everything, you can set up batch render…

  • cadmovie1504_14 – Rendering – Part 14

    Render Bitmap tool Adding extra lights makes rendering slower. If you add bluriness to a texture, it will make the rendering take longer as well. This has the effect of locking up your computer for 10 or 20 minutes at a time. This is not a great use of your…