Live Design International (LDI) 2024

This intensive, hands-on half-day course provides a solid introduction to Vectorworks for Entertainment Rigging. The Braceworks™ add-on module for Vectorworks Spotlight and Designer allows design, production, and rigging professionals to gauge the performance of temporary suspended structures under load. Learn how to model and present a design and conduct structural analyses on suspended system loads. Attendees will also explore how to create a 3D data model and generate rigging plans, documentation, and design presentations.

Target Audience: Live event design, production, and rigging professionals.

Prerequisites: THIS IS NOT A BEGINNER CLASS. Attendees must be comfortable drafting in a 3D environment and have a general understanding of entertainment rigging.

Must bring own laptop. System requirements have been updated to Vectorworks 2025 here: https://www.vectorworks.net/sysreq

In this ConnectCAD seminar, you will explore some of the most common workflows and utilize the latest tools and commands of the ConnectCAD Module. Designed to help you save time by designing more efficiently, this seminar will cover the fundamental knowledge needed to be successful with ConnectCAD.

Target Audience: Those seeking to use ConnectCAD to create easy-to-read schematic drawings and rack layouts in a Hybrid 2D/3D environment.

Prerequisites: Attendees must have a solid understanding of Vectorworks and be comfortable drafting in a Hybrid 2D/3D environment.

We also recommend taking the Getting Started seminar, and completing the Core Certification Course online.

Must bring own laptop. System requirements have been updated to Vectorworks 2025 here: https://www.vectorworks.net/sysreq