Scaffolding with Vectorworks & Production Assist – Complete Webinar Walkthrough

Описание: In this on-demand webinar, Maurice shows you how to build, calculate, and validate custom scaffolding structures entirely within Vectorworks using the Production Assist plugin. You’ll see step-by-step how to import standards, snap with precision, apply loads, add bracing, account for wind pressure, and even calculate the necessary ballast—without ever leaving your design environment.

What You Will Learn

How the Vectorworks + Production Assist scaffolding workflow compares to traditional SCART tools
Importing and positioning scaffolding standards, ledgers, trusses, fixtures, and loads
Ensuring drawing accuracy and visualizing structural “show structure” feedback
Using array duplication for quick column grids and precise spacing
Applying dead loads, live loads, and combined deflection checks
Setting up wind-load planes, CF drag coefficients, and regional wind-speed standards
Adding diagonals and bracing to optimize rigidity and workload percentages
Removing floor support and calculating ballast/base plates for ground anchors
Creating custom wind-load covers (polygons) for marquee, LED walls, and mesh
Requesting certified structural checks and getting cost estimates from an engineering office
Troubleshooting common pitfalls and Q&A on wind coefficients, mesh permeability, ballast options, and regional codes

Chapters
0:00 Introduction & Webinar Agenda
0:03 SCART vs Vectorworks Workflow Overview
1:19 Importing Scaffolding Standards from the Library
2:13 Visualizing “Show Structure” & Ensuring Accuracy
3:10 Duplicating Standards with Array for Column Grids
5:06 Inserting Ledgers in Plan & 3D View
7:25 Using Floor as Support & Checking Deflection
9:44 Extending Scaffold Height & Copying Upward
11:02 Adding Fixtures, Trusses & Outriggers
13:24 Applying Loads & Viewing Forces
14:49 Wind Load Setup: Planes, CF Factors & Pressure
20:08 Adding Diagonals & Bracing to Reduce Overload
26:16 Optimizing Rigidity & Workload Percentages
28:05 Ballast Calculation: Base Plates & Weights
32:53 Creating Wind-Load Covers (Polygons → Symbols)
35:02 Requesting Certified Structural Check & Pricing
36:09 Q&A: CF Coefficients, Mesh Permeability & More
46:06 Closing Remarks & Next Steps