It’s Showtime, Los Angeles

JEREMIAH FEYERBEND, TECHNICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST, VECTORWORKS, INC.
ADRIA BOULTIN, TECHNICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST, VECTORWORKS, INC.

The Design Day Tech Desk is the perfect place to have any of your Vectorworks questions answered. Whether you’re looking for more information about training opportunities or you’d like a quick demo on a specific workflow, Vectorworks team members are here to help. The Tech Desk is open during registration periods, meals, and breaks.

JEREMY POWELL, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, VECTORWORKS, INC.
IAN LANE, DIRECTOR OF ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS, VECTORWORKS, INC.

Jeremy Powell and Ian Lane will be giving an overview of the past year and outlining plans for the future of Vectorworks.

JEFF RAVITZ, LIGHTING DESIGNER, INTENSITY ADVISORS

Jeff Ravitz is a working lighting designer who specializes in entertainment for both television and live audiences — and often, both at the same time. A surprising number of his shows are presented in non-traditional performance spaces that don’t provide the typical infrastructure for the installation and setup of a lighting system. From city streets and ancient amphitheaters to hockey arenas and football stadiums, Ravitz will present and unravel the thinking behind a few choice designs and the drawing tools he uses to document them.

JIM WOODWARD, SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCT SPECIALIST, VECTORWORKS, INC.

Learn more about the new features in Vectorworks 2024 from Jim Woodward.

STEVE LEMON, EVENT PRODUCTION CONSULTANT, STEVE LEMON ASSOCIATES

Lines and boxes…that’s all some people see. However, to us, illustrating those lines and boxes is a craft; a put-on-the-headphones, tie-a-necktie-on-the-doorknob, “leave me alone and don’t let the doorknob hit you on the back of the head as you leave” piece of art! Of course, some parts of our jobs aren’t all rainbows and unicorns, are they? We’ll work on those today.

JOEY BRENNAN, TECHNICAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, ALL ACCESS STAGING

Joey Brennan will present on the company’s long-running use of Vectorworks in producing both client and production-facing documentation and layouts in the world of large-scale live event staging and automation. Along with the on-field staging elements for 13 Super Bowl Halftime shows, All Access has provided staging and automation equipment for thousands of concert tours, Las Vegas residencies, major awards shows, and television productions for over 30 years. Brennan will discuss how those projects are managed in Vectorworks, review how both products and information are organized, and describe the tools and features used to streamline the often fast-tracked process of live event staging and production. He will also walk through the company’s process of moving from concept design to a final production package.

SCOTT BARNES, LIGHTING CONSOLE PROGRAMMER, I-LIGHT

Before Iron Man can snap his fingers and defeat Thanos, the set has to be lit, and before it can be lit, it has to be plotted. Vectorworks offers an extensive amount of tools and features for creating lighting plots. Discover some of Scott Barnes’ favorites as he walks you through his workflow of using Vectorworks for Hollywood’s biggest movies!