Webinar: Creating interactive models with Vectorworks and AR-works

Back in September, we broke the news on ur's new Augmented Reality plug-in for Vectorworks. Now, on Thursday 3rd November, you'll have the chance to hear ur and Nemetschek Vectorworks talk you through their new technology and provide a guide on creating interactive 3D models.

What the webinar will cover

The one-hour long webinar will be co-hosted by Sy Whitehall, Business Development Director at UR-AR, and Rubina Siddiqui, Assoc. AIA, Architecture Industry Expert at Nemetschek Vectorworks, and will allow architects and designers to:

• Learn about the capabilities of AR-works and explore how it can be used to win over clients.
• Understand how to set-up Vectorworks files to enhance the AR-works experience.
• See how easily models can be exported from Vectorworks to the AR-works platform.
• Take a tour of the AR-works interface and tools, and understand how these can be used to enhance 3D models.

What is AR-works?

AR-works is a plug-in for Vectorworks that allows you to view interactive versions of your 3D architectural models using Augmented Reality technology. Every time you create a model, give your client a copy of the viewer, a model launcher, a 'Marker' (a printed graphic used to trigger the experience) and a file containing the AR-works model which is sent via email or transferred via a memory stick to the client's computer. To view it, your client will only need a computer with a webcam (if they don't have a webcam there's also 'mouse' mode, which is essentially a better version of the Vectorworks model viewer).

If you're looking for a bit more background info before you attend the webinar, it might be worth having a read of our article on the launch of AR-works here.

When and where

The webinar is being hosted on Thursday 3rd November, 2011 at 6pm GMT and, while it's free to attend, you'll need to register your attendance here in advance.


For an overview of what AR-works and Vectorworks can offer your workflow, read our article, call us on 03332 409 306 or email CAD@Jigsaw24.com. To get the latest news, follow @Jigsaw_CAD on Twitter and 'Like' our Facebook page.