Online Vectorworks Landmark Course

Are you mystified by CAD? This is ideal for working designers with no CAD training, or for those who aren’t using its full potential.

Course Instructor


Duncan Heather

Duncan Heather


The online Vectorworks Tutorials are ideal for those using Vectorworks 2017 or Vectorworks 2018.  Especially if you’re a working landscape and garden designer who’s missed out on CAD training. It’s also invaluable if you need a refresher course, or if you’re not making the most of its potential.

You can download a 30 day free trial of the software and may be eligible for a student software* while you study.

Many people find CAD difficult to learn in a traditional classroom. It’s easy to get left behind. This is where online learning comes into its own. You’ll never feel out of your depth.

As you become familiar with the tools, you’ll be able to quickly transform 2D objects into 3D drawings, change and resize objects, use hard landscaping tools to create custom patios, pathways and other landscape elements.

After that, we add the plants. You’ll learn how to create and edit your own plant definitions, how to design a schedule and place plants in the landscape according to seasonality and bloom time.

*student software status cannot be guaranteed.


  • GD1300 | Introduction to CAD for landscape designers
    • VW 2022 Getting Started (Bonus Lecture)
    • GD1301 | Setting up your workspace
    • GD1301 Introduction To Vectorworks 2022
    • GD1302 | Setting up the drawing area
    • GD1302A  Introduction to the 2022 Snapping Palette
    • GD1303 | Resource Manager
    • GD1304 | Drawing basic shapes
    • GD1305 | Drawing irregular shapes
    • GD1306 | Understanding surfaces
    • GD1307 | Using X and Y cordinates
    • GD1308 | Resizing and reshaping objects
    • GD1309 | Move by point tool
    • GD1310 | Duplicate along a path
    • GD1311 | The attributes palette
    • GD1312 | Text attributes and labeling
    • GD1313 | Dimensioning your drawing
    • GD1314 | Layers & classes
    • GD1315 | Sheet Layers
    • GD1316 | Viewports
    • GD1316 | Additional notes on viewports
    • GD1317 | Additional Viewports
    • GD1318 | Printing
    • GD1319 | Importing a site survey
    • GD1320 | Drawing up the site survey
    • GD1322 | Plotting existing trees
    • GD1323 | The hardscape tool
    • GD1324 | Creating a hard landscape report
    • GD1328 | Adding furniture from the resource manager
    • GD1329 | Introduction to planting in Vectorworks
    • GD1330 | Customising plants using default plant data
    • GD1331 | Planting graphics
    • GD1332 | The plant tool
    • GD1333 | Creating new plants
    • GD1334 | Landscape tool: bulbs & wild flowers
    • GD1335 | Creating a plant report
  • GD1400 | VW videos
    • GD1401 | Mouse interaction
    • GD1402 | User interface
    • GD1403 | Palettes & workspace
    • GD1404 | Introduction to classes
    • GD1405 | Introduction to layers
    • GD1406 | Snapping
    • GD1407 | Tool & command interaction
    • GD1408 | Navigation & views
    • GD1409 | Document organisation
    • GD1410 | Object types
    • GD1411 | The hardscapes tool
    • GD1412 | Creating hardscapes
    • GD1413 | Hardscape settings
    • GD1414 | Introduction to landscape areas
    • GD1415 | Creating landscape area
    • GD1416 | Landscape area settings
    • GD1417 | Introduction to site modelling
    • GD1418 | Creating a site model
    • GD1419 | Site model settings
    • GD1420 | Introduction to site modifiers
    • GD1421 | Creating site modifiers
    • GD1422 | Site modifier pads
    • GD1423 | Site modifier grade limits
    • GD1424 | Site modifier texture beds
    • GD1425 | Site model contour editing
    • GD1426 | Site model from imported survey file
    • GD1427 | Site survey from imported DWG file
    • GD1428 | Creating a property line
    • GD1429 | Parking along a path tool
    • GD1430 | Railing fence tool
    • GD1431 | Introduction to planting in VW
    • GD1432 | Placing plants
    • GD1433 | Plant definition graphics
    • GD1434 | Plant definition settings
    • GD1435 | Plant instance settings
    • GD1436 | Plant tags
    • GD1437 | Plant tag images

Course Information

Difficulty: Beginner

Course Instructor

Duncan Heather (Principal) Duncan Heather (Principal) Author

One time payment

£360.00

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GD1300 | Introduction to CAD for landscape designers

GD1400 | VW videos