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

        * Light Dinner Refreshments ($5 Donation) / Reception & Hobnobbing
        Complimentary juice/beer/wine courtesy of the Boston Society of Architects!
 

        * Welcome, Introductions, General Announcements:

* Informal Reception, Demos, and Drop-in Time: 4:00-6:00 pm

        * 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.

        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.
 
 

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