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Maxon + Vectorworks = LOVE

Hot off the presses, folks! VW 2011 is right around the corner and the busy bees over at NV have announced that Renderworks 2011 is going to be based on Maxon's Cinema 4D render engine. Whoa!

“The CINEMA 4D render engine is blazingly fast, a… Continue

Added by Frank Lipari on September 1, 2010 at 11:31am — 2 Comments

Landscape Firm is a Finalist in Design Competition

Lager Raabe Skafte Landscape Architects, Inc. has been announced as being one of five international finalists in the… Continue

Added by Frank Lipari on August 27, 2010 at 11:45am — No Comments

NNA Gets a Name Change!

Nemetschek North America has announced that it has changed its name to Nemetschek Vectorworks. NNA or ... NV rather, issued this press release today:

“We are best known for our flagship Vectorworks product line, and incorporating t

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Added by Frank Lipari on August 25, 2010 at 2:32pm — No Comments

Adrian McGregor: Aussie, Landscape Designer, Award-Winner

Managing partner of McGregor Coxall, Adrian McGregor focuses on sustainable design in the public domain and urban settings. The firm recently won the… Continue

Added by Frank Lipari on August 25, 2010 at 2:25pm — No Comments

Pitched Roofs, Purlins + More!

VectorWorking member Steve Scaysbrook is always serving up the juiciest tech details on his blog, the… Continue

Added by Frank Lipari on August 18, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Jonny P Is Back!

And he's got more free tuts for you! If you cruise over to his blog, Jonathan Pickup (aka Jonny P) has broken down the… Continue

Added by Frank Lipari on August 18, 2010 at 11:40am — No Comments

Vectorworks Architects Recognized by Residential Architect Magazine!

Vectorworks users Mell Lawrence Architects were just recognized by… Continue

Added by Frank Lipari on August 16, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

NNA’s Jeffrey Ouellette at USC’s BIM Analytics Symposium

Last week, BIM Analytics 2010: The Fourth Annual USC Symposium on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Analytics brought members of the architecture, engineering, and construction indust

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Added by Frank Lipari on August 16, 2010 at 1:53pm — No Comments

Win an iPad in the Vectorworks UK Contest!

Participate in the Vectorworks projects and image competition and you could win an iPad worth over £400. VW is looking for UK based projects created using Vectorworks to start a gallery on the Vectorworks UK website.
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Added by Frank Lipari on August 11, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

NEW! Italian Vectorworks Blog

Italian Vectorworks distributor, VideoCOM, has recently launched its own Italian-language blog.

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Added by Frank Lipari on August 11, 2010 at 10:51am — No Comments

Customizing Vectorworks Spotlight

Gotta love Stage Directions. Though it's taken them four months to write part two for their "Mod your CAD" series, they're back with more tips and tricks in Spotlight. From macros to scripting, writer David Elliott has got you covered!

Check out… Continue

Added by Frank Lipari on August 6, 2010 at 1:08pm — No Comments

Graphisott's CEO on BIM

Great article on open collaboration from Vik Varkonyi, CEO of Graphisoft.

Check it out here.

(I just wanted to make this graphic)
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Added by Frank Lipari on August 6, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

eBooks on the iPad - with movies

It has taken me a little while, lots of research and help from my friend Steve Scaysbrook at Konstrukshon.com to find the answer, but I have done it! I have found out how to embed movies into eBooks!

I think this is a fantastic break-through. You can now buy Vectorworks trai… Continue

Added by Jonathan Pickup on July 31, 2010 at 8:24pm — No Comments

NNA + Philanthropy

So I've managed to break into the NNA intranet only to discover something startling ... a company newsletter!

I jest. The company inner-workings are prominently on display at… Continue

Added by Frank Lipari on July 30, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Short Sharp Training (Monthly) - August 2010 Lighting and Rendering in Vectorworks

I think rendering is one the really fun parts of Vectorworks. It can really look like your building is coming to life, but without good lighting, all your work can be wasted. Good lighting can even make a dull model come to life.

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Added by Jonathan Pickup on July 29, 2010 at 3:59pm — No Comments

Short Sharp Training (Monthly) - July 2010 Creating a Plumbing Schematic in Vectorworks - Feedback

The feedback this month was very pleasing. I've had a few people just send me thank-you's for the training this month. The funny thing was, I was concerned that I had covered enough information to keep every one occupied for the hour online. As it turned out, we used any extra time with other questions and answers.… Continue

Added by Jonathan Pickup on July 29, 2010 at 3:56pm — No Comments

Viewing PDF Files on iPad

I am getting closer to getting movies into my ebooks. I have successfully linked the movies in my monthly user group manuals.

To get the PDF files onto you iPad or iPhone, you use iTunes. Drag the PDF file to iTunes, and it will be added to your iTunes library. When you sync your iPhone or iPad, the pdf file will be uploaded.

Candusso's Award-Winning Architecture

Father-son team Roberto and Renato Candusso are tearing it up in Brazil. Known for more than 1,300 hotel, condominium, residential building,commercial building, shopping,… Continue

Added by Frank Lipari on July 28, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

John Black Reviews Landmark 2010

Award-winning principal of Verdance FineGarden Design,John Black begins a multi-part review of Landmark 2010 with a review of the basics.

"I have yet to hand-draft a line or shape that I couldn't replicate in VW ... The new version offers a plethora… Continue

Added by Frank Lipari on July 26, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Sam Combs Featured in Alaska Home!

Via Planet Vectorworks:

Sam Combs, AIA, NCA

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Added by Frank Lipari on July 23, 2010 at 10:52am — 2 Comments

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Gracias Neri por tu comentario, te contesto en español para poder expresarme mejor. Mi ingles es muy elemental.Seguiremos compartiendo experiencias con este software con el que disfruto tanto trabajando.

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