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7 Nov 00

Penn State offers Digital Design 'VectorWorks' Classes

Architosh Press Release Report: Penn State Offers Digital Design Classes Featuring VectorWorks.

University Park, Pennsylvania (November 7, 2000)÷Nemetschek North America today announced that Pennsylvania State University, in conjunction with the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), is offering, for the first time, online CAD training in Landscape Architecture through its World Campus Series. One of four online Landscape Architecture classes, "Digital Two-Dimensions,Designing/Drawing/Drafting," will feature VectorWorks, Nemetschek North America's flagship CAD product. The program begins on November 10, 2000 and runs through May 10, 2001.

This course is intended to assist landscape architects in making the transition from the traditional design studio to the digital design studio. The professor, Madis Pihlak, ASLA, is an associate professor of architecture and landscape architecture and founding director of The Stuckeman Center. The course is offered through the Department of Design Computing, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at The Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Pihlak has taught design computing at three different universities.

In this course, students will explore how to make relational spreadsheets for planting plans or material schedules right within VectorWorks. The course also deals with the graphic quality of the two-dimensional image. Both Digital Workflow and Digital Craft will be discussed. Participants will learn how to create beautiful two-dimensional images that rival hand-drawn graphics and find out how to incorporate an LCD graphics tablet that allows the user to draw on-screen. Additionally, students will learn how VectorWorks fits into a digital world with simple PowerPoint or more complex digital video presentations created with iMovie and File Cut Pro as post-production tools. For more information, visit http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/search/

Founded in 1855, Penn State is Pennsylvania's only land-grant university and has a broad mission of teaching, research and public service. It enrolls more than 80,000 students at 24 campus locations statewide, and offers instruction in more than 160 baccalaureate and 150 graduate programs.

Nemetschek North America (formerly Diehl Graphsoft) is a wholly owned subsidiary of European software giant Nemetschek AG. A global leader in design technologies, Nemetschek N.A. has developed CAD software for the personal computer since 1985. VectorWorks is one of the world's best selling CAD products and has more than 105,000 users in over 85 countries.