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David Berner will present "A Case Study Presentation: Exploring Sketch Up and Sketch Styles"-Learn how to export Vectorworks drawings and import AutoCAD files into Sketchup to use as a base for a massing model.Utilize Sketch Up to create quick conceptual massing models with applied material textures.Compare and evaluate qualities of Sketch Styles in Vectorworks for different presentation uses and audiences.Create custom Sketch Styles for producing unique modes of presentation.See More

Monthly meeting of Boston area Vectorworks users at the Boston Society of Architects.Members Dave Caruso and Brian Hores will collaborate to offer an overview of multiple uses for Portable Document Format (PDF), a very versatile file format for sharing and publishing digital information. Managing, extracting and combining PDF files, their use as a presentation tool, and use with CAD programs including Vectorworks will be covered.See More

BSA Vectorworks Users Group April meetingVectorworks Users Group co-chair Brian Hores tackles how to get the "I" out of BIM on April 7 at 6:00 pm at The Architects Building. Topics include the difference between spreadsheets and database worksheets, how to use built-in reports to generate schedules and quantity take-offs, creating custom records that can be linked to objects and symbols, and applying filters and criteria to create custom worksheets that report specific information.The meeting…See More

Presented by Wes Gardner, AIA,Vectorworks Architect Industry Expert at Nemetschek N.A., Inc.Summary:Join us for this “big-picture” presentation aboutBuilding Information Modeling (BIM) and its historical and technological precedents.Learn how BIM differs from CAD, how BIM affects the design and construction team,and the implications of BIM for the design and construction process.Learning Objectives of ProgramDescribe some of the historical precedents for BIMMotivations for why architects would…See More

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VWUG member and architect Joe Artley on "Quick Design and Modeling with Vectorworks: A Residential Case-Study." Artley's presentation touches upon site layout and modeling, existing conditions building plan and envelope, schematic design model and presentation.