Drafting a flat using VectorWorks

Drafting a 2-D theater flat using Vectorworks. This is just one method, of many, for drawing a 4×8 B’way style flat. It runs about 20 minutes and covers a lot of the tools/functions in...

Vectorworks Classes, Layers, Viewports, 3D Flat

I show how I use classes and layers to keep things organized within a 3D Flat symbol. I also show how to make several viewports to show the flat from various angles on a sheet layer. Here’s a file with the 3D Flat symbol520.50 KB to play...

Small fire at a big concert

Fire at the American Airlines Center in Dallas during a Rihanna concert. Using fire on stage is a very serious undertaking. Even the professionals have bad days. If your HS director wants to have even the simplist of candles on stage, advise them against it. News...

Drafting paper setup, pencil use, ltg template, more

Video from my Drafting and Drawing for Theater class at Columbus State University. Here I show very simple stuff including: taping the paper down, holding the pencil to draw various thickness lines, using a stage lighting template, using a parallel ruler, etc. For...
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