Lighting & Drawing · Wavemist Certified

Vectorworks: Rigging & Lighting Drawing

What you'll learn

• ✓ Compute a per-point rigging load from a fixture inventory and know when to escalate to a PE-stamped plot versus AI pre-engineering
• ✓ Reason about truss span, deflection limits, bridle leg tension, and design factor as separate constraints that each can govern a hang
• ✓ Plan DMX universes from per-mode fixture footprints and lay out lighting positions by function (key/back/wash) using photometric overlap rules
• ✓ Translate connected wattage into amps and circuits under the PF-0.9 and NEC-80% conventions, and pack a truck by weight, axle balance, and reverse-of-load-in order

Read the short course, then pass the exam with a perfect score — retake it as many times as you need — to earn a verifiable certificate. It teaches the framework and the vocabulary; exact union rates always come from the governing agreement, never a number memorized for a test.