Get professional training and certification through CAST, with instructors who live and breathe wysiwyg.
Live Online Training Sessions
Live online training sessions on schedule. Available in English and from time to time we offer training in other languages.
Wysiwyg Essentials: Getting Started
A free introduction to wysiwyg with a comprehensive product overview and explorations of some of the most common workflows, tools and commands. (Language of instruction: English)

No more classes for 2020 – Check back in January for 2021 schedule
Wysiwyg Essentials Series Courses
Essentials is a comprehensive online course delivered live by CAST instructors. It includes 5 sessions, each focusing on a different area of wysiwyg, covering all fundamentals and new features to help you design a wysiwyg project from start to finish.
What’s Included
Included with the course
- 3-month wysiwyg Design educational license (watermarked)
- ESTA ETCP Credits
DAY 1
Introduction to wysiwyg; product overview; common workflows, tools, and commands.
DAY 2
Work with templates; customize venue appearance/scenic elements; essential CAD drawing tools; wysiwyg library.
DAY 3
Insert lighting fixtures, accessories, structures; focus instruments; patch and assign attributes.
DAY 4
Bring your designs to life: configure fixture parameters; create scenes and simulations without external control systems.
DAY 5
Create professional scale plans; generate lighting documentaion to convey all light design information.
Class Schedule

No more classes for 2020 – Check back in January for 2021 schedule
Certified wysiwyg CAD Specialist
A specialist course focusing on the CAD functionality of wysiwyg. In this course, you will learn about additional and advanced CAD tools. Go beyond the basics, increase your proficiency and efficiency when using wysiwyg. Develop knowledge and skills to effectively import CAD files and 3D models and re-use previous files you created to eliminate the need to duplicate or repeat work.
Includes:
- ONE month of wysiwyg Design educational license (watermarked).
- ETCP-recognized: 2 Renewal Credits per 2-hour session.
- Certificate
Class Schedule
Certified wysiwyg Designer
Learn how to pre-visualize lighting and other elements of your show, such as multimedia and stage automation. Understand how to develop creative concepts and collaborate effectively while exploring the graphical capabilities of wysiwyg.
This course explores advanced features of wysiwyg. Familiarize yourself with settings; patch and focus fixtures; build LED walls and add multi-media to your file; make use of wysiwyg cameras; pre-visualize lighting and other components of your show. Connect to lighting consoles and control fixtures in the virtual world to pre-program your show.
Course requirements:
- wysiwyg membership or lease must be current and running latest release to take this course,
- Your Dongle license number must be entered to enable bookings for this course. Please email training@cast-soft.com if you have difficulty booking.
- Certified Designer status will be granted to attendees achieving 75% or greater during the end of course assessment,
- Certification is valid for a period of 2 years.