Recent content by Darin

I have the drawing basically done. So excited to finally have the room in VW.

Have a small black box (14' ceiling) so a little haze will go a long way. All fire alarms are heat-sensor, so no risk of setting them off. DMX controlled would be a plus

My alma mater!

I don't suppose there's an easy way to take a set (let's say, I box set) and explode it into wall elevations? I know I can to sections and elevation views of the entire set, but I'm talking about showing the individual flats

I found a great 2 hour+ video in VW University that not only shows exactly how to do what I'm doing, but shows off a lot of the newest tools in the latest versions.

I've completed the basic and intermediate courses on VW University. Ready to put it to work

This is for a small theatre program, so really the only drawings I would need are 1) blank/empty theatre, 2) scenic drawings (for shop), 3) lighting/sound plot

Meaning using actual wall, door, etc. objects?

3) Can I have a hanging position (grid pipe) that is in several "pieces" (i.e. not a single polygon) but all the same position? I have HVAC that interrupts some of my pipes

2) Recommendations for setting up Layers/Classes. It's a black box theatre, so basically a giant rectangle (with no "stage" distinct from the floor of the space). Items I would like to individually turn on/off/grey include the theatre walls/doors, the lighting grid, the I-beams (that intersect...

One of my big projects this summer is to (finally) draw our theatre space in Vectorworks. The building was constructed in the mid-60's, and we have nothing but hand-drawn plates for the space. I have been hand-drawing all of my scenic and lighting drafting for the past 6 years, but am now...

It's one of my favorite designs I've ever done. It took SO MUCH work to get there (a lot of really bad versions before we got to this one)

Just launched my website (digital portfolio)https://darinkeesing.com

We do either three plays or two plays and a musical per year, with the plays being 4-8 actors. We do a lot of modern dress show. Our costume shop is maybe 250 sq feet

We've had the same Costume Shop Manager for 30+ yearsOur TD is a retiree.So yeah, it's an odd situation.Unfortunately like so many small schools right now, the university simply does not have the money to staff departments out like they should. We're trying to work the system as well as we...