DBUG> Agenda for May 16th DBUG Meeting at the BSA

["Evan H. Shu FAIA" <evanshu@comcast.net>]

		DBUG Welcomes the AIA: May 2008 Agenda


		Date: 	Friday, May 16, 2008
		Time: 	4:00-6:00 pm Informal Reception and Demos
      			6:00 p.m Program Meeting

		Where:  Boston Society of Architects Building, 5th Floor
        		52 Broad Street
        		Boston, Massachusetts (see directions and link below)
 
		Host: 	RSVP to Mark Madura <mark@datacad.com>


* Informal Reception, Demos, and Drop-in Time: 4:00-6:00 pm
         
* Light Dinner Refreshments ($5 Donation) / Reception & Hobnobbing
Complimentary juice/beer/wine courtesy of the Boston Society of Architects!

* Welcome, Introductions, General Announcements:

* Architectural Design and 3D Printing Best Practices
	by Scott Harmon, Vice-President of Z Corp.
Major trends are increasingly impacting the architectural design process and
having a fundamental impact on the way product designers create new products
across many diverse industries. Improvements in architectural design software
like DataCAD and in 3D printing technology have set the stage for significant
changes in how architects create, sell and implement their designs. We will
discuss these trends and how your practice can benefit from them.

* 3D Model Challenge
Z Corp has received several model files exporting directly
from the DataCAD program for 3D printing (e.g. creating a solid model). We will
see how well these models come out compared to the CAD files 
(The Models will be raffled off lucky attendees!)

* Urban Infill
	by Mark Madura, DataCAD President and CEO
The next free update to DataCAD 12.07.00 includes twenty minor enhancements in
response to requests from members of the DataCAD Forum.  In addition,
theinterface for rendering activities such as loading materials, editing
materials, and assigning materials has been modularized for ease-of-use and
consistency.  Mark will present these latest features, and using a 15-story,
250,000 s.f. high rise as an example, showing how he modeled the building using
smart entities and other 3D tools.  

Note: AIA Members & Massachusetts Registered Architects can earn 3 CEU credits
for attending.

DIRECTIONS:

>From the Convention Center, the Boston Society of Architects Bldg. is about 1
mile from the Convention Center. You can take the Silver Line or Shuttle to
South Station and easily walk to the BSA Bldg. From other locales, take the T to
either the State St. Station (Orange/Blue Lines) or to Downtown Crossing (Red/
Orange) for even closer T stops to the BSA Bldg.

Directions to BSA Building Map Link at <http://tinyurl.com/q25j>: 
Broad Street is one block west (up StateStreet) of the Custom House
Tower on Boston's waterfront. From the corner of State and Broad Streets, 52
Broad St. is one block south
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