Advance Your Design Practice with Must-See Webinars

Are you looking to level up your design skills? Look no further than Vectorworks’ first three webinars of 2026:

 

• “Designing Arena Shows with Vince Foster”
• “Leveling the Learning Curve”
• “The Previz and Rendering Power of Showcase”

 

Continue reading to learn more about these webinars and watch them on demand for free on Vectorworks University.

Designing an arena show requires precision, creativity, and strategic planning. In this webinar, Vince Foster, an accomplished lighting, set, and video designer in live entertainment, walks you through his complete workflow for designing the Jamiroquai 2025 arena show using Vectorworks Spotlight.

See how to transform a rough hand-drawn concept into a production-ready technical document, starting with document setup, workspace configuration, and custom shortcuts. From there, you will learn how to design the set and lighting within real-world constraints, such as stage size and sightlines, using the latest visibility tools and AI in Vectorworks to generate creative inspiration and solve problems.

In this webinar, you’ll also learn:

• How to set up a Vectorworks Spotlight file for an arena-scale production.
• How to bring a venue model into Vectorworks Spotlight and manage it effectively with layers, classes, and mesh simplification.
• Practical strategies for developing an arena set under constraints.
• How to turn the finished design into polished outputs by generating vendor-ready drawings and client-facing documents with Vectorworks Spotlight’s publishing tools.

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Thinking about the possibility of changing software may feel daunting, but you can take on the learning curve and succeed. And when you do, there are many tangible benefits you will gain. 

In this webinar, Neil Barman, Vectorworks Architect product specialist, Architect AIBC, discusses techniques for learning a new software and approaching Vectorworks. He'll demonstrate foundational strategies to help you get started in Vectorworks, provide tips for working smarter, not harder, and equip you with support resources to improve your skills once you move to Vectorworks.

In this webinar, you’ll also learn:

• Seven simple strategies for testing Vectorworks features during your trial period.
• Which Vectorworks features yield the most significant learning (and efficiency) gains, improving your design workflow.
• Familiarity with navigating the user interface to locate and deploy the nine essential tools and commands for designing and documenting your project in Vectorworks Architect.
• Vectorworks' instructional and technical support resources, such as onboarding paths, Vectorworks University, and the Online Help System, to grow your knowledge and skills. 

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Previsualization (previz) is an essential part of lighting design workflows, and it used to require a second program to test run your design.

However, with Vectorworks Spotlight’s Showcase feature, you can perform real-time previz in the same software where you draw your light plots, create scenic designs, and more.

Watch entertainment industry experts Joshua Schulman and Matt Artigues as they demonstrate how to set up your lighting plot to be Showcase-ready, as well as the rendering capabilities of the cutting-edge feature.

In this webinar, you’ll also learn:

• How to connect a lighting console to Vectorworks Spotlight via Showcase.
• Showcase Shaded render settings and preferences for camera settings, bloom, fog, and backgrounds.
• How to operate live console playback, record DMX to your file, and more with the intuitive capabilities of Showcase.

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