Entertainment

Your All-in-one Solution

Whether you work in lighting, scenic, film, event, or exhibit design, Vectorworks is the only solution with the flexibility to support your entire process.

Precision Drawing

Creative Modeling

Reports & Coordination

Analysis with Braceworks

Previz with Vision

Graphics & Presentation

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Venue design with drawings and 3D rendering

Imagine it. Design it. Document it.

Sketch, model, and document your design ideas with precision drafting capabilities and the most flexible 3D modeling engine available, powered by SIEMENS Parasolid. Choose from a huge library of lighting, audio, video, scenic, and rigging manufacturer content, and create light plots and automate paperwork to meet tight deadlines.

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Work with Anyone

We offer the most default import/export capabilities available, so you can incorporate design and technical production information from anywhere. Project sharing enables your entire team to work on the same Vectorworks file concurrently. And you can communicate through mobile viewing and sharing with Vectorworks Cloud Services rendering, storage, and file sharing.

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ROCK IN RIO LISBON | DESIGN BY WOODROFFE BASSETT

Discover the Power of Previz

Add Vision to Spotlight and easily explore changes to your design and wow your clients. This cross-platform, intuitive software works with your console and equips you to design creatively and efficiently, giving you the power to previsualize and cue your shows at your fingertips.

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Brace Yourself for Better Analysis

The Braceworks® add-on module for Vectorworks Spotlight provides design, production, and rigging professionals with an easy way to gauge the performance of temporary structures under load. This helps you ensure safety and compliance with engineering codes and standards with a single modeling, analysis, and documentation process.

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Stay ahead of the curve

We’re advancing the use of emerging technologies and making them accessible to everyone. You won’t merely keep up with the latest technologies, you’ll stay one step ahead.

AR/VR
Point Cloud
Photogrammetry
Cloud Services
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Create Winning Designs

With an extensive suite of drawing, illustration, and rendering tools, Vectorworks allows you to produce remarkable line drawings and stunning 3D presentations so you’ll impress even the toughest of clients. You can even create an immersive presentation experience with cutting-edge technology like virtual and augmented reality and rendered panoramas.

Being able to take the sketches our designers create in Vectorworks and translate them into workable construction drawings is absolutely the most important step in our process.

Jacob Gendelman, blackwalnut

The rendering capabilities in SketchUp are clunky and slightly cartoonish. Vectorworks has the ability to refine the lighting, giving you gorgeous renderings.

Morgan Lindsay Price, Scenic Designer

I can bring Vectorworks Spotlight platform to my work and create something unique, special, and something that transports an audience.

Donald Holder, Lighting Designer

I was blown away by the 3D capabilities of the software, especially by the final render quality…If you’re thinking about making the switch, just go for it!

John Murphy, Events Scaffold Resources, Inc.

You’re in good company.

Discover how design innovators around the world use Vectorworks.

How LAIKA Creates the Foundation for Their Films with Vectorworks

LAIKA | Portland, Oregon

Shining a Spotlight on Switching to Vectorworks

Stagestruck | Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Cutting-Edge Designs for Enduring Names in Music

Naked Eye Lighting | London, United Kingdom

Lighting for Music Royalty

Nick Whitehouse, Illuminate Entertainment, Inc. | Los Angeles, California (USA)

We're Here for You

We'll be with you every step of the way to help make the transition to Vectorworks easy. With customizable training options, from online Getting Started Guides and webinars, to regional classroom events and on-site sessions, you'll have all the support you need for success. Get Support

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