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ISBN 13 :	9781904031826
Title:	Vectorworks for Theatre
Author:	Steve Macluskie
Publication date:	05/27/2015
Publisher:	Entertainment Technology Press
Price:	GBP23.95
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Description:	An essential reference manual for anyone using Vectorworks in the Theatre Industry. This book covers everything from introducing the basic tools to creating 3D design concepts and using worksheets to calculate stock usage and lighting design paperwork. A highly visual style using hundreds of high resolution screen images makes this a very easy book to follow whether novice or experienced user.
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About the Author(s):	Steve MacLuskie works at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where teaches on the BA Production Technology and Management programme in his role as Lecturer in Stage Technology. Born in 1969 he developed an interest in backstage theatre work while at school and became involved with the local Amateur Dramatic Club doing lighting, sound and stage management. He attended Queen Margaret University and graduated with merits in Stage Design and Stage Management and then went on to work in many Scottish theatres including the Byre Theatre, Pitlochry Festival Theatre & Citizens’ Theatre. In 1995 Steve joined the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama as a technician and began to work his way up the career ladder, eventually completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Arts Education and securing the role of Lecturer. As well as teaching Vectorworks, Steve also teaches rigging, technical management, automation, counterweight flying and many other related skills. He also works closely with student designers on the BA Production Arts and Design programme finding technical staging solutions. Steve has spoken and delivered papers at many conferences and events and in 2012 he won a JISC iTech award for his work using online technologies for teaching and assessment. Steve was a member of PLASA’s European Board from 2012-2015 and currently teaches on the ABTT Bronze Technicians Award.

Contents by chapter:	INTRODUCTION 1 THE BASIC TOOL PALETTE; The Workspace; The Basic Tool Palette; Line Tool; Object Information Palette; Classes & Layers; Absolute & Relative Positioning; Manipulating the Drawing; Selection Tool; Pan Tool; 3D Flyover Tool; Zoom Tool; Text Tool; Callout Tool; Locus Tool; Symbol Insertion Tool; Double Line Tool; Rectangle Tool; Rounded Rectangle Tool; Circle Tool; Oval Tool; Arc Tool; Freehand Tool; Polyline Tool; Polygon Tool; Fill Tool; Double Line Polygon Tool; Regular Polygon Tool; Spiral Tool; Eyedropper Tool; Select Similar Tool; Visibility Tool; Attribute Mapping Tool; Reshape Tool; Rotate Tool; Mirror Tool; Split Tool; Connect/Combine Tool; Trim Tool; Fillet Tool; Chamfer Tool; Offset Tool; Clip Tool; Move by Points Tool 2 DRAWING A PLY CLAD FLAT; Creating a new, blank document; Switching off the Grid; The Scale Button; Creating New Classes; Drawing the Flat; Class Visibility; Making the 2D drawing 3D; Extrude Command; The Z Value; Rendering 3 WORKING IN 3D; Add Subtract & Intersect Solids; Push / Pull Tool; The Working Plane; Extrude Along Path; Scale Objects; The Sweep Command; NURBS; NURBS Surface; Loft Surface; Drape Surface 4 SHEET LAYERS AND VIEWPORTS; Layers; Drawing a set of treads; Sheet Layers; Printer / Print Area Setup; Sheet Border; Title Block; Viewports; Annotating Viewports; Adding Linear Dimensions; Layer / Screen Plane; Cropped Viewport; Callout Tool; Printing 5 DIMENSIONING; Linear Dimension; Constrained Chain Mode; Constrained Baseline Mode; Ordinate Mode; Selected Objects Dimension; Unconstrained Linear Dimension; Dimension Standards; Angular Dimension; Angle Between Reference Line & Object; Angle Between two Reference Lines; Arc Length Dimension; Radial Dimension; Associative Dimensioning 6 SPOTLIGHT; Spotlight Workspace; Layer Scale Button; Layers; Classes; Resource Browser; Placing Instruments on the Plan; Convert an Extrude to Lighting Position; Label Legend Manager; Auto Number Instruments; Instrument Summary Tool; Generate Inventory; Focus Points; Beam Angles; Human Figures; Renderworks Camera; Switching on the Lights; Production Paperwork; Instrument Schedule 6.5 VERTICAL LIGHTING BOOMS; Create Plot and Model View; Convert to Lighting Position; Definition Layer; Model Layer; Create at Boom Base Symbol 7 CREATING CUSTOM TITLE BLOCKS; Set Page Size; Create Text Boxes; Add an Image to the Title Block; Create Record Format; Prefixes; Create Symbol; Link Text to Record; Location of Title Blocks File; Saving Title Block; Edit Title Block Info 8 SYMBOLS; Black Symbols; Blue Symbols; Red Symbols; Green Symbols; Insertion Point; Resource Browser; Covert to Group 9 SCALING IMPORTED DRAWINGS; Import PDF; Scale Objects 10 IMPORTING OTHER DRAWING FILES; Import DXF/DWG; Primary Settings Tab; Graphic Attributes Tab; Objects Tab; Create New Sheet Layers; Create Viewport; Fit to Page Area; Centralise Viewport; Export Scaled PDF 11 WORKSHEETS; Create New Worksheet; Paste Function; Paste Criteria; Insert Formula; Format the Worksheet 12 WALLS. WINDOWS AND DOORS; Wall Tool; Wall Direction; Reverse Sides Option; Create Walls from Shapes; Door Tool; Insertion Options; Door Settings; Door Classes; Window Tool; Window Settings; White Card Render; Modelling a Proscenium Arch Space; Joining and Trimming Walls
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