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Sketchup

SketchUp is one of my favorite drawing program because it gets rid of the problem with perspective. Many design students, including myself when I was a student, can not master perspective. Sketchup, in my opinion, is the drafting board for Set Design 101. Teaching Stage Carpentry at Purchase College inspired me to create an interactive iBook that takes you through the process of drawing and lighting a complete set with all the construction detail in the model.

Setting up scenes for quick navigation is great for doing live demonstrations in a meeting or sending a mp4 animation to a client for review.

Create Scenery &Props with Sketchup
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AUTOCAD Drafting

AutoCAD drafting for Events, Scenery, Millwork, Architecture, Theatre, Film and Fabrication Drawings.

My experience with using AutoCAD is both extensive and intensive because I used it for so many projects. I do most of my preliminary work in AutoCAD and use it to produce many of my 2D drawings sets. The import and export functions in AutoCAD make working with other CAD programs possible. AutoCAD is the glue that ties together the SketchUp files, VectorWorks files, Rhino files, PDF files, and Illustrator files that I get from project managers.

Model Space Screen Shots Working in AutoCAD

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VECTORWORKS

Vectorworks drafting for Events, Scenery, Millwork, Architecture, Theatre, Film and Fabrication Drawings.

Vectorworks is one of the first CAD programs I used because of its user-friendly format. It’s great for creating 3D designs, presentations, and drafting. As a technical designer, I get a lot of projects that were designed in Vectorworks.  I prefer to start my work with the original  Vectorworks file, so I can see the context of the design. Many times I get a PDF file and a DWG file that were exported from Vectorworks: the DWG file doesn’t look at all like the PDF. Vectorworks. I own  Vectorworks Designer, which includes Spotlight, Architecture, and Landscape. Ironically, my favorite Vectorworks project was using the Landscape workspace. I designed an extensive excavation plan for my barn, located on a hill behind my house at an elevation 35 ft. above the house, which needed a 250 ft. road. Vectorworks was my primary CAD program for many years.