Visualize impressively using colors, textures and light.

In this webinar, we want to show you some special visualization highlights that Vectorworks offers you.

Import your own trend color palettes or create them and manage them in the color manager?

Do you use impressive tools to create and use textures?

Or do you benefit from the new setting options of the volume model?

Do you add light with fog light to your 3D models or do you use manufacturer IES light profiles?

How can I import a color palette and manage it via the color manager?

A blog post on the American Vectorworks website is a very inspiring example.

Colour manufacturers from all over the world always make their choice for the colour of the year known.

This is of course equally important and interesting for architects and interior designers, as well as for designers and designers alike.

The trend colours are an occasion to think about the past year, but also to give an outlook on the trends and exciting designs of the coming year.

Thanks to a color palette defined by the user, which is provided to us for download, you can now use these colors in Vectorworks.

After downloading, you simply have to put the XML file in your Vectorworks user folder.

To do this, go to your program folder under Vectorworks 2023, go to libraries, specifications, colors and place them there.

As soon as this is done, we can call the color palette manager via the attribute palette and activate the newly added color palette using the checkbox.

So that it is now easily and quickly available in the pre-selection.

Another way to create a color palette defined by the user, the following is shown via a picture import.

We call the color palette manager via the attribute palette

and click on the new button here and give our new palette the desired name.

With a click on the New button, another small dialog window opens.

Here I can enter the corresponding color name.

By clicking on the color field and then clicking on the pipette, it is activated and I can start with the color selection as shown.

This is continued until all colors are applied and confirmed with a click on the OK button.

We put a checkmark next to the name of the new palette and thus have the option to call the palette in the pre-selection via the attribute palette and use it.

To make sure that all available textures can be displayed in the Access Manager, we first check the program settings.

Under the diversity tab, make sure that Vectorworks libraries, online content and premium libraries are activated.

Now we call our Accessories Manager via the window Palettes Accessories Manager.

I pin it up here on the left, then it doesn't just fold up and via the setting wheel we first update our libraries.

In addition, we now filter according to textures

We now focus on textures and the exact expression.

If we now enter the term wood, for example, all the woods available in Vectorworks will be displayed.

How can we now create textures using a user-defined color palette?

As an example object, the chair drop of the architect and designer Arne Jacobsen should serve us here.

In the accessory manager, click on the accessory layout button.

We select texture here and confirm with OK.

The dialog window Textur bearbeiten opens.

I give the new texture the name Plastic bowl light green.

Under color picture I select the shader color and click on the edit button.

I can now use the color shader to call up the required color palette, select the desired color and confirm with a click on OK.

This is called reflection under the shader.

Here, too, we click on the edit button and look at the presettings and the preview image.

The values look good and are set appropriately for our scene.

To do this, I call up the 3D editing mode of the furniture symbol.

I select the volume model and activate the seat and then select our newly created texture via the info palette.

Now we leave the editing mode and create a rendering

an example, I have now created the entire new color palette in textures to be able to use them.

This way we get a appealing color and texture study and can illustrate the effect well.

Vectorworks has a plugin by mTexture and I would like to introduce it to you now.

MTexture is a digital material archive for architecture and design.

MTexture offers a free download of high-quality CAD and BIM textures for rendering and simulation.

Here, for example, the material, the color or the manufacturer can be selected via the search filter, or if there is 1, the exact name of the product can be entered.

Via the settings down here on the left, we can determine the type of import.

Textures, images or materials are offered.

To show you the process in detail, I now simply select the filter natural stone under material and choose this marble here.

In the preview image of the selection, We already have the most important data available.

We also have a three-dimensional view available.

Down here on the left I start the download and then close the dialog window.

And immediately we get the corresponding texture displayed in our accessory manager.

You can now edit it via the command, if desired, and if necessary, adjust it.

There are a lot of shaders available for this, as already seen before, in the dialogue Textures adjust to availability.

Let's use the texture for the test and create a small rendering.

You can use the info palette to influence the type of texture projection, the size and the angle of the texture.

Vectorworks has a plug-in of the manufacturer Wandersanden, in which we have direct access to the texture generator.

The family company is 1 of the largest brick manufacturers in Europe.

They make facade stones, plaster blades and straps and offer solutions for facades and streets.

We have the choice between a blender, a belt, a blade and a garden planter.

We also have a filter function for color selection.

For example, I simply choose the product Arctic Impression.

Under format we have the available format, of course matching our selected ones so far.

Then I choose a suitable association, in our

case The available format is of course available to

Then I choose a suitable band, in our case the wild band.

for the width and strength of the joints and their coloration, various options are offered.

As soon as we have made our final choice, we load the texture again before we import it down here on the right.

And at this point we confirm the settings for import.

Now we want to try out the new texture and call it up in the accessories.

Select it and then create a rendering with Renderworks.

Here, too, the projection type can be defined in the info palette.

As we can see, the result is quite appealing.

Finally, I will now present the plug-in of the manufacturer Mosa.

Mosa stands for everything that makes up Dutch design.

Years of experience and a rich history in ceramic production mean that timeless aesthetics, functionality and craftsmanship meet.

We are asked to create an account or log in via the first dialog window.

As soon as we are logged in, the tile pattern generator is available to us in full and free of charge.

Here I can choose whether I want to create a new tile even start a whole new project.

With a filter that can be easily adjusted, the desired tile can now be designed quite quickly.

This applies to the color or size, wall or floor tile, glazed or unglazed, the selection of collections such as color combination and also the grid nets.

Once we have found our selection, the flow pattern generator opens up.

And here, too, we can apply various filters again to get closer to our desired configuration and bring it to an end, or just get inspired and try out what is possible.

We operate the small wheel up here on the right, so we can find more information about the available selection.

If you want to fully exhaust all the possibilities of the generator and dive deeper, I recommend the user video of the manufacturer itself.

By now pressing the Import button, the import dialog opens.

I leave it here with the default settings and confirm with OK.

I activate the right wall and select the imported Mosa tile as an accessory.

If the textures are to be finely adjusted, you have the following options.

It is advisable to choose the surface as a projection type.

look at the whole thing in terms of shape and orthogonality.

How can the report be adapted to the circumstances?

This can either be done by scaling, or by influencing the angle, or by changing the value input in the x or y-direction.

Whether fascinating illusionist art, glamorous decor or a rather minimalist appearance, those looking for special ideas for the wall are stumbling over the wallpaper sooner or later.

With modern wallpaper-appropriate wall paintings and selected art, you place artistic accents in a room and give a setting personality and style.

You give an ambience a certain note or underline the effect of your interior design.

All this was a reason and motivation for me to work out this document and to make it available to you after the webinar.

I hope you get inspired by this We try out the various possibilities.

And now we come to the last and third part of our webinar today.

And start with the new setting options for the volume model.

To illustrate them as best as possible, I have prepared a small scene.

And activate the camera here first and call the render style volume model.

Now we go to the settings for the volume model.

Here we activate the edges first and set the quality to very high.

also activate the textures, the colors and the anti-aliasing.

So far, so good and now I come to the newly added settings.

Activate lighting through background HDRI to use the active background for the ambient light.

Activate Environmental Reflection to use the active background as a source of reflection.

Activate Object Reflection to reflect nearby objects.

If we switch all 3 options at the same time, we get a quite impressive result.

If we move our model, We also see how performant it is at the same time.

To show the difference in quality between the volume model and Renderworks, we quickly render the scene.

Another visualization highlight in Vectorworks provides the possibility of providing light with a fog light.

To illustrate this, I have prepared a small scene again.

4 small spotlights were planted in the ground in

The light scene shown here is also complemented by a dot light.

We activate 1 of the spot lights and call the light source via edit.

Here, the option visible light can be activated.

In addition, influence on the brightness can be taken, as well as on scattering and light Beams.

We have adjusted all lights, we switch off our point light at the end to check the effect.

come to another special feature or light-related innovations in the volume model settings.

Before Vectorworks 2023, up to 8 light waves were rendered with the display type Volume Model.

This restriction was lifted for Vectorworks 2023 and later.

To illustrate, we saw the small prepared scene.

As you can see, only up to 8 planned light sources can be activated at the same time and thus be visible.

All other light sources are not displayed.

If I now call up the document settings and take the box for the representation type volume model to 8 light source limits, all planned light sources are displayed at the same time.

Benjamin Kutschera of the company Kutschera & Bauer.

He provided us with the patient room model planning shown here.

Finally, I would like to show you how to use an IES light profile in your planning.

You can use these light profiles to adapt light sources so that they match all light sources.

The profiles are usually used for interior and architectural shots, where the light falls on nearby objects such as walls, ceilings and floors and is clearly visible.

A good and common possibility is to import a specific product-specific IES light profile directly from the manufacturer.

In our example, this applies to the type of Mie de Leuchte Ptolomeo Mie Di, which we have just seen in our example plan next to the hospital bed.

So We select the appropriate selection and pre-download it.

Here on the left in the picture we see our example light, the Ptolemy.

Activate our lights here and go into the 3D editing mode.

Now we activate the light source here and set our own light source in the object display under light type.

Now we access the IS profile in the download folder and

So it is used in our light and can be used.

I now leave the editor mode of the symbol, close the accessories manager and create a rendering.

Wir benötigen hierfür einen kleinen Moment Geduld, We need a little patience here until the result is fully displayed.

IES light profiles describe how the light of a light source spreads in the room.

This data is provided by many manufacturers or is available for free, for example here in the IES library, so that light planners can realistically simulate how a project looks when a specific light source is used.

of this slide and would like to thank you very much for your participation.

Und bedanke mich recht herzlich für ihre Teilnahme.


Speaker 0: Visualize impressively using colors, textures and light. In this webinar, we want to show you some special visualization highlights that Vectorworks offers you. Import your own trend color palettes or create them and manage them in the color manager? Do you use impressive tools to create and use textures? Or do you benefit from the new setting options of the volume model?

Do you add light with fog light to your 3D models or do you use manufacturer IES light profiles? Let's get to part 1. How can I import a color palette and manage it via the color manager? A blog post on the American Vectorworks website is a very inspiring example. Colour manufacturers from all over the world always make their choice for the colour of the year known.

This is of course equally important and interesting for architects and interior designers, as well as for designers and designers alike. The trend colours are an occasion to think about the past year, but also to give an outlook on the trends and exciting designs of the coming year. Thanks to a color palette defined by the user, which is provided to us for download, you can now use these colors in Vectorworks. After downloading, you simply have to put the XML file in your Vectorworks user folder. To do this, go to your program folder under Vectorworks 2023, go to libraries, specifications, colors and place them there.

As soon as this is done, we can call the color palette manager via the attribute palette and activate the newly added color palette using the checkbox. So that it is now easily and quickly available in the pre-selection. Another way to create a color palette defined by the user, the following is shown via a picture import.

Speaker 1: We call the color palette manager via the attribute palette

Speaker 0: and click on the new button here and give our new palette the desired name. With a click on the New button, another small dialog window opens. Here I can enter the corresponding color name. By clicking on the color field and then clicking on the pipette, it is activated and I can start with the color selection as shown. This is continued until all colors are applied and confirmed with a click on the OK button.

We put a checkmark next to the name of the new palette and thus have the option to call the palette in the pre-selection via the attribute palette and use it.

Speaker 1: Let's

Speaker 0: come to part 2, the textures. To make sure that all available textures can be displayed in the Access Manager, we first check the program settings. Under the diversity tab, make sure that Vectorworks libraries, online content and premium libraries are activated. Now we call our Accessories Manager via the window Palettes Accessories Manager. I pin it up here on the left, then it doesn't just fold up and via the setting wheel we first update our libraries.

We first update our libraries. In addition, we now filter according to textures

Speaker 1: and the exact print.

Speaker 0: We now focus on textures and the exact expression. If we now enter the term wood, for example, all the woods available in Vectorworks will be displayed. How can we now create textures using a user-defined color palette? As an example object, the chair drop of the architect and designer Arne Jacobsen should serve us here. In the accessory manager, click on the accessory layout button.

The menu for the accessory opens. We select texture here and confirm with OK. The dialog window Textur bearbeiten opens. I give the new texture the name Plastic bowl light green. Under color picture I select the shader color and click on the edit button.

I can now use the color shader to call up the required color palette, select the desired color and confirm with a click on OK. In addition, we add a plastic shader. This is called reflection under the shader. Here, too, we click on the edit button and look at the presettings and the preview image. The values look good and are set appropriately for our scene.

So I can load it like that. Now I try the created texture at once. To do this, I call up the 3D editing mode of the furniture symbol. I select the volume model and activate the seat and then select our newly created texture via the info palette. Now we leave the editing mode and create a rendering

Speaker 1: of the chair.

Speaker 0: A rendering of the chair.

Speaker 1: As

Speaker 0: an example, I have now created the entire new color palette in textures to be able to use them. This way we get a appealing color and texture study and can illustrate the effect well. Vectorworks has a plugin by mTexture and I would like to introduce it to you now. MTexture is a digital material archive for architecture and design. MTexture offers a free download of high-quality CAD and BIM textures for rendering and simulation.

Here, for example, the material, the color or the manufacturer can be selected via the search filter, or if there is 1, the exact name of the product can be entered. Via the settings down here on the left, we can determine the type of import. Textures, images or materials are offered. To show you the process in detail, I now simply select the filter natural stone under material and choose this marble here. In the preview image of the selection, We already have the most important data available.

We also have a three-dimensional view available. I'll demonstrate this in a moment. Down here on the left I start the download and then close the dialog window. And immediately we get the corresponding texture displayed in our accessory manager. You can now edit it via the command, if desired, and if necessary, adjust it.

There are a lot of shaders available for this, as already seen before, in the dialogue Textures adjust to availability. Let's use the texture for the test and create a small rendering. You can use the info palette to influence the type of texture projection, the size and the angle of the texture. Vectorworks has a plug-in of the manufacturer Wandersanden, in which we have direct access to the texture generator. The family company is 1 of the largest brick manufacturers in Europe.

They make facade stones, plaster blades and straps and offer solutions for facades and streets. We have the choice between a blender, a belt, a blade and a garden planter. We also have a filter function for color selection. For example, I simply choose the product Arctic Impression. Under format we have the available format, of course matching our selected ones so far.

Then I choose a suitable association, in our

Speaker 1: case The available format is of course available to

Speaker 2: us according to our selection.

Speaker 1: Then I choose a suitable band, in our case the wild band. Various options are also offered

Speaker 0: for the width and strength of the joints and their coloration, various options are offered. As soon as we have made our final choice, we load the texture again before we import it down here on the right. This takes a little while. And at this point we confirm the settings for import. Now we want to try out the new texture and call it up in the accessories.

Select it and then create a rendering with Renderworks. Here, too, the projection type can be defined in the info palette. As we can see, the result is quite appealing. Finally, I will now present the plug-in of the manufacturer Mosa. Mosa stands for everything that makes up Dutch design.

Years of experience and a rich history in ceramic production mean that timeless aesthetics, functionality and craftsmanship meet. We are asked to create an account or log in via the first dialog window. As soon as we are logged in, the tile pattern generator is available to us in full and free of charge. Here I can choose whether I want to create a new tile even start a whole new project. With a filter that can be easily adjusted, the desired tile can now be designed quite quickly.

This applies to the color or size, wall or floor tile, glazed or unglazed, the selection of collections such as color combination and also the grid nets.

Speaker 1: I scroll through the patterns

Speaker 0: to give you a better impression. Once we have found our selection, the flow pattern generator opens up. And here, too, we can apply various filters again to get closer to our desired configuration and bring it to an end, or just get inspired and try out what is possible. We operate the small wheel up here on the right, so we can find more information about the available selection. If you want to fully exhaust all the possibilities of the generator and dive deeper, I recommend the user video of the manufacturer itself.

By now pressing the Import button, the import dialog opens. I leave it here with the default settings and confirm with OK. Now the prepared scene comes into play. I activate the right wall and select the imported Mosa tile as an accessory. If the textures are to be finely adjusted, you have the following options.

It is advisable to choose the surface as a projection type. This prevents an ugly offset.

Speaker 1: Let's

Speaker 0: look at the whole thing in terms of shape and orthogonality. How can the report be adapted to the circumstances? This can either be done by scaling, or by influencing the angle, or by changing the value input in the x or y-direction. And now to a little special feature. The wall design with wallpaper.

Whether fascinating illusionist art, glamorous decor or a rather minimalist appearance, those looking for special ideas for the wall are stumbling over the wallpaper sooner or later. With modern wallpaper-appropriate wall paintings and selected art, you place artistic accents in a room and give a setting personality and style. You give an ambience a certain note or underline the effect of your interior design. All this was a reason and motivation for me to work out this document and to make it available to you after the webinar. I hope you get inspired by this We try out the various possibilities.

And now we come to the last and third part of our webinar today. And start with the new setting options for the volume model. To illustrate them as best as possible, I have prepared a small scene. And activate the camera here first and call the render style volume model. Now we go to the settings for the volume model.

Here we activate the edges first and set the quality to very high.

Speaker 1: We

Speaker 0: also activate the textures, the colors and the anti-aliasing. So far, so good and now I come to the newly added settings. Activate lighting through background HDRI to use the active background for the ambient light. Activate Environmental Reflection to use the active background as a source of reflection. Activate Object Reflection to reflect nearby objects.

If we switch all 3 options at the same time, we get a quite impressive result. If we move our model, We also see how performant it is at the same time. To show the difference in quality between the volume model and Renderworks, we quickly render the scene. Another visualization highlight in Vectorworks provides the possibility of providing light with a fog light. To illustrate this, I have prepared a small scene again.

4 small spotlights were planted in the ground in

Speaker 1: front of

Speaker 0: me. The light scene shown here is also complemented by a dot light. We activate 1 of the spot lights and call the light source via edit. Here, the option visible light can be activated. In addition, influence on the brightness can be taken, as well as on scattering and light Beams.

We have adjusted all lights, we switch off our point light at the end to check the effect.

Speaker 1: We

Speaker 0: come to another special feature or light-related innovations in the volume model settings. Before Vectorworks 2023, up to 8 light waves were rendered with the display type Volume Model. Additional light objects had no effect. This restriction was lifted for Vectorworks 2023 and later. To illustrate, we saw the small prepared scene.

As you can see, only up to 8 planned light sources can be activated at the same time and thus be visible. All other light sources are not displayed. If I now call up the document settings and take the box for the representation type volume model to 8 light source limits, all planned light sources are displayed at the same time. At this point I would like to thank Mr. Benjamin Kutschera of the company Kutschera & Bauer.

He provided us with the patient room model planning shown here. Finally, I would like to show you how to use an IES light profile in your planning. You can use these light profiles to adapt light sources so that they match all light sources. The profiles are usually used for interior and architectural shots, where the light falls on nearby objects such as walls, ceilings and floors and is clearly visible. A good and common possibility is to import a specific product-specific IES light profile directly from the manufacturer.

In our example, this applies to the type of Mie de Leuchte Ptolomeo Mie Di, which we have just seen in our example plan next to the hospital bed. So We select the appropriate selection and pre-download it. Then we go to our planning. Here on the left in the picture we see our example light, the Ptolemy.

Speaker 1: Then

Speaker 0: call the accessories manager. Then call the Accessories Manager. Activate our lights here and go into the 3D editing mode. Now we activate the light source here and set our own light source in the object display under light type. Now we access the IS profile in the download folder and

Speaker 2: open it. Now we access the download

Speaker 0: folder on the IS profile and open it. So it is used in our light and can be used. I now leave the editor mode of the symbol, close the accessories manager and create a rendering. Und erzeuge ein Rendering. Wir benötigen hierfür einen kleinen Moment Geduld, We need a little patience here until the result is fully displayed.

IES light profiles describe how the light of a light source spreads in the room. This data is provided by many manufacturers or is available for free, for example here in the IES library, so that light planners can realistically simulate how a project looks when a specific light source is used.

Speaker 1: I have already reached the end

Speaker 0: of this slide and would like to thank you very much for your participation. Und bedanke mich recht herzlich für ihre Teilnahme.

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