Book: Vectorworks Architect Tutorial Manual
Fourth Edition by Jonathan Pickup

Book: Vectorworks Architect Tutorial Manual Fourth Edition by Jonathan Pickup is a thorough, project-based training workbook.

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The tutorial walks the user through a residential renovation project and demonstrates the process of documenting the existing site, preparing and presenting proposed designs, and creating working drawings/construction documents. Although the example in the manual is a residential project, the principles learned can also be applied to commercial building design.

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This third edition of the tutorial has been updated for use with Vectorworks Architect software. It includes an expanded visualization chapter with the addition of massing models and a solar animation exercise, as well as a greater focus on concept drawing and site analysis. Recommendations & Tips:

• This tutorial can be used with any Vectorworks product.
• Measurements for the exercises are shown in both metric and imperial.
• This hard-copy workbook comes with a companion CD that contains exercise files, and the entire manual in PDF.
• View the PDF using Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 or higher.
• The PDF contains embedded tutorial movies that demonstrate the steps of each exercise.

Jonathan Pickup is an architect trained in New Zealand and in the UK with over 30 years of experience. He is the main manual writer and support provider for Nemetschek training, and he has been providing training and consulting services to architects and design professionals since 1992, as well as authoring over 100+ Vectorworks materials. Having written several Vectorworks training manuals for architects, landscape architects, educators, and design students, he runs the Vectorworks On-Line User Group, provides its main direction, and can frequently be found online at Novedge's Vectorworking community.