Vectorworks Spotlight: The 35min Crash Course! Draft a Full Show with No Experience!

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LEARN grandMA3: • My Most Watched - Like, Share, and Subscribe if this was helpful! This 35 minute crash course goes over the very basics of Vectorworks Spotlight including setting up, making a basic 3D model of your stage, adding truss and lighting fixtures, setting up viewports and sheet layers. Whether you’re getting started with Vectorworks or you’re moving over from another drafting program, this is for you!
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Hey there! I'm Jonathan, a proud lighting design nerd. I've drafted, programmed, and designed lighting for hundreds of worship services, theatrical productions, and special events, learning lots along the way from the incredible mentors who've invested so much in me.
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@wjbiii 10 ай бұрын

"I hope this has been really helpful,." Oh, yes. From these principles, I can work out a lot. Well done, and thank you. Subscribed.

@gunhackx2 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I had never opened VW before and your video was the first one I found on KZfaq. I have learned a lot and this video got me excited to continue this new journey. Thank you!

@kevinnorthrup8485 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely great crash course. I am well versed in Vectorworks and this is legit. Thank you for creating this, it gives me somewhere to point people to when they say they want to learn Vectorworks. Learn this first and then you'll learn ways to make it faster.

@JonathanDMartinLD Жыл бұрын

Thank you man! J

@JohnnyLIGHTSnFire Жыл бұрын

IATSe Local One member appreciates this, thank you Johnathan D. Martin

@brookstoran6417 2 жыл бұрын

This was incredibly helpful. Thanks

@DarlingtonOkogbua 3 ай бұрын

Found this video very helpful and really basic... Like a newbee can get started with this... thanks John...

@FolkloreandoConJose 5 ай бұрын

I owe you my life!!!!! This video was REALLY helpful! Thank you so much!

@walkeryu Жыл бұрын

very easy to understand and follow. thank you very much

@JonathanDMartinLD Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@alexnwn 5 ай бұрын

great explanation, really thanks

@andrewclydebell797 Жыл бұрын

hi Jon, great video. Im using Spotlight 2022 and trying to find the icons to the left of the TOP view drop down. They look look like 3D plane icons....where are they hiding? thanks

@WKSABINE Жыл бұрын

loved it! thanks so much.

@JonathanDMartinLD Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! J

@MrEszzz 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@AhmedMohamed-gy2ri 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@marcelinantwerpen9583 10 ай бұрын

Hi Johanthan, Thx for this video! Is there coming an in deep version soon?

@zivgruber2864 3 ай бұрын

How do you add a list with fixture and truss counts? Thanks

@mshowsoundlighting3730 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, can you do more vectorworks video tutorials?

@ukaszdomanski2775 7 ай бұрын

Why is my deafult design layer different than yours? I'm using the exact same version. Could it be because my loads in metric because of where I am and yours is imperial?

@bijov6383 Жыл бұрын

CAN WE TRANSFER 3DS MAX FILE TO VECTOR WORKS AND RENDER?

@Hailey8229 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! I am trying to follow along and build my own set but for some reason everything is just showing up as outline when I go 3D. I have no idea what I could have done but if you have any suggestions I greatly appreciate it! This video has been so helpful because I haven't used Vectorworks in a few years and forgot how the program works entirely!!!

@JonathanDMartinLD 2 жыл бұрын

It probably has to do with your rendering style. In the top right of your VW workspace, you should see a little teapot icon. Click that and you should have multiple rendering options. You might currently be in wireframe or sketch, maybe try switching to shaded. Lmk if that works! J

@seanbueno Жыл бұрын

@@JonathanDMartinLD having the same issue! I only have shaded and wire frame, I selected shaded and still just showing a wireframe for my stage.

@anniieliin1 2 жыл бұрын

I don't have event design or create stage. I've always used extrude and it turns everything to just outline so I want to level up from that. Please advise! I'm on mac

@JonathanDMartinLD 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Annie! Those options are only in Spotlight. Check under "Tools" and scroll to the bottom where it says "Workspaces" and there you can change into Spotlight, assuming you own it or have the student version.

@andrewclydebell797 Жыл бұрын

@@JonathanDMartinLD i am in spotlight, bult stage and its outlined...not solid black. How do I make it solid black? Im on a PC thx

@chili1052 2 жыл бұрын

thank you. pleas more tuts

@allbyhmsf9878 2 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to follow along but for some reason the stage that I create is not lined up with the grid... I tried adjusting the units to feet and inches, I made sure it was in 1 : 48 scale, and arch D... I'm not sure exactly what I'm doing wrong but the stage is not centered to the grid or the grid is wrong some how...

@JonathanDMartinLD 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Look through VW support, I'm sure you'll find some helpful stuff there: www.vectorworks.net/en-US/support - J

@MrEdwinRamone Жыл бұрын

Why isnt my stage solid? or black? when I follow the steps and select front view with the Normal perspective I get a hollow box with no color. Please help.

@ramoneschler 9 ай бұрын

Bit time ago but maybe someone else helps this: Go to: View->Rendering->OpenGL

@jkewlo 2 ай бұрын

Im trying to watch... but the lip smacking is driving me crazyyyy lol :(

@mackflynn 11 ай бұрын

Omg. Slow down! Every single step you showed took me multiple tries because you were either too quick flipping through settings, or the settings I put in somehow turned out differently than when you did it. Maybe a quick pause and explanation of what parameters I'm actually applying as I apply them, and give me a second to actually do it. I've had to hit pause on this video like 100 times already.... gahhh

@gunhackx2 11 ай бұрын

lol just pause the video and go back if needed.

@martinfahrer4971 8 ай бұрын

You can reduce speed in you tube to 75%