Live Design International (LDI) 2024

ILDA’s Lasershow Operator course provides a basic overview of laser safety, for those who are operating laser show equipment, or are working around laser shows. It goes over laser safety basics and why it is important to follow procedures set up by the Laser Safety Officer.

This course is actually the first portion of the LSO for Lasershows course. You and the LSO students will go over the same material. You will take the Lasershow Operator test, and then the course will be over for you. (The LSO students will continue for a few more hours and will have an additional test.)

The Lasershow Operator part takes about 4 hours plus there is a 45 minute test. Attendees who pass the test receive a Certificate of Completion.

(The longer LSO course goes into more detail on many of the topics covered in the Laser Operator portion. The LSO course also goes over how to fill out and submit FDA variances and FAA outdoor laser operation forms, and discusses hazards of audience scanning)

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

Ethernet for Entertainment Advanced session covers network management for Ethernet protocols such as sACN or Art-Net, including switch setup, network design, and discussion of real-world challenges and solutions using Ethernet. Switch setup will cover how entertainment protocols differ from the applications most switches are designed for, and how to configure inexpensive commercial switches for entertainment use. Network design will discuss selecting appropriate network devices for applications that vary from small and simple to large and complex. Discussion of real world challenges is an open discussion where attendees will be able to present issues they have experienced and ask about future plans for Ethernet systems.

TAUGHT IN SPANISH Clase en Español
Esta clase de 4 horas utilizará Vectorworks Spotlight para crear y gestionar gráficos de iluminación. Esta clase se centra en diseños de iluminación, algunos elementos escénicos y audiovisuales. Los temas incluyen inserción de luces, numeración de focos, direccionamiento DMX, creación de programas de instrumentos y publicación de gráficos de luces.
Público objetivo: diseñadores de iluminación, electricistas, y educadores en diseño de iluminación (cualquiera que necesite realizar un “lighting plot”).

Prerrequisitos: ESTA NO ES UNA CLASE PARA PRINCIPIANTES. Los participantes deben tener conocimientos básicos de Vectorworks o haber asistido a la Introducción a los conceptos básicos de Vectorworks y deben conocer acerca de la creación de “lighting plots” en papel o dentro de otro sistema CAD.

También recomendamos tomar el seminario Getting Started y completar el curso de certificación básica en línea.

Diseño de producción con Vectorworks presentado por Andrés Albornoz

Debe traer su propio ordenador portátil. Los detalles de los requisitos del sistema se han actualizado en Vectorworks 2025 aquí: https://www.vectorworks.net/sysreq

TAUGHT IN SPANISH Clase en Español
En este seminario de 4 horas aprenderá técnicas para importar archivos DWG y PDF, overlays e implantaciones. En esta clase cubriremos temas como manejo de capas, y clases para programar Viewports, administración de listas de inventarios, “Data Visualization”, configuración de Titleblocks. Y finalizaremos con una presentación de AI y VR.
Público objetivo: diseñadores de iluminación, gerentes de producción, dibujantes.

Prerrequisitos: ESTA NO ES UNA CLASE PARA PRINCIPIANTES. Los participantes deben tener conocimientos básicos de Vectorworks o haber asistido a la Introducción a los conceptos básicos de Vectorworks.

También recomendamos tomar el seminario Getting Started y completar el curso de certificación básica en línea.

Debe traer su propio ordenador portátil. Los detalles de los requisitos del sistema se han actualizado en Vectorworks 2025 aquí: https://www.vectorworks.net/sysreq

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

Uh oh! Show starts in a few hours and the site you are working on has some brand-new fixtures that are not in the console! You search the fixture hub, but there isn’t a profile already made. Looks like you need to make a working profile on the console.
This 2-hour course will cover what to do in this situation.

Session outline:
• Online Fixture HUB
• Updating Console libraries
• Fixture builder Basic Tab
• Fixture Builder Advanced Entries
• Fixture Builder Functions
• Compound Fixture Types
• Importing/Exporting Fixtures via XML

Attendees with some basic knowledge of the Hog 4 console, and familiarity with fixture DMX charts will gain more from the session.

Online classes are available at: https://learningstage.etcconnect.com/
Check out the other Hog sessions offered at LDI 2024!

Instructor:  Noah Allen, Product Support Specialist and Hog 4 Trainer, ETC Austin

This 2-hour course will discuss the plotting and Pixel Mapping features of the Hog 4 console. Attendees will make a plot on the console, draw fixtures and layers, and modify them.
Attendees with some basic knowledge of the Hog 4 console will gain more from the session.

Session outline
• Plot window
• Drawing and modifying fixtures on plots
• Drawing Pixel Maps on to plots
• Controlling Pixel Map layers
• Media Picker/Custom Content
• Working with multiple Pixel Map layers
• Tips and tricks
Online classes are available at: https://learningstage.etcconnect.com/
Check out the other Hog sessions offered at LDI 2024!

Instructor:  Noah Allen, Product Support Specialist and Hog 4 Trainer, ETC Austin

This session is aimed at programmers who have previously created Magic Sheets and seek to improve their method. We will explore advanced concepts, provide tips to improve your navigation and help you construct more complex Magic Sheets.

Refresh your Magic Sheet knowledge online at: https://learningstage.etcconnect.com/

Check out the other Eos family training sessions offered at LDI 2024!

A fast-paced dive into one of the most versatile and powerful effects engines on the market. Gain in-depth understanding of how the Eos effect engine “thinks” so that you can quickly and accurately create desired effects the first time.

This session is for programmers who are already very familiar with Eos family consoles. You’ll be expected to know how to quickly navigate the system, create snapshots, groups, palettes, and cues. You should also be familiar with the basic syntax of building effects at a basic level from the Level 1 and Level 2 classes.

Refresh your Eos Effects knowledge online at: https://learningstage.etcconnect.com/

Check out the other Eos family training sessions offered at LDI 2024!

This half-day class will use Vectorworks Spotlight to create and manage lighting plots. It is a shorter version of Spotlight tools for Vectorworks Users, focusing on lighting designs and excluding some scenic and AV elements. Topics include inserting lights, Spotlight numbering, DMX addressing, creating Instrument Schedules, and publishing light plots.
Target Audience: Lighting designers, electricians, board operators, and lighting design educators (anyone who needs to make light plots).

Prerequisites: THIS IS NOT A BEGINNER CLASS. Attendees must have a basic understanding of Vectorworks or have attended the Vectorworks Training Introduction to Core Concepts and must know the basics of creating light plots on paper or within another CAD system.

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