Okay, so I got this book for my theater tech course, and wow - it's been a rollercoaster! At first I was like 'this is gonna save my life' when we suddenly went remote. The step-by-step layout actually worked surprisingly well for Zoom classes.

BUT... (and this is a big but) the Kindle version? Absolute trash. The images look like they were scanned with a potato. Trying to zoom in on CAD diagrams just gives you pixelated nightmares. Publisher really dropped the ball here.

The early chapters are solid gold though - clear explanations that actually make Vectorworks make sense. But then around Chapter 7 it's like the author got tired? Instructions get vague, files from the publisher's site don't match up, and don't even get me started on the typos in critical steps.

Weirdest thing? My professor swears by this book while my TA secretly told us to just watch YouTube tutorials instead. Honestly? I get why both feel that way. It's useful... when it works right.

Final verdict: 3/5 stars - could be amazing with better quality control and updated digital files. Might keep it as a reference but definitely not following every exercise blindly!