CAD-/Mac-focused Architosh Interviews Sean Flaherty, CEO at Nemetschek NA:  Anthony Frausto-Robledo asks Sean for more details about the Vectorworks 2010 line of products as well as some of the complexities of visionary thinking required in software development.
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Vectorworks Green Projects Highlighted on Nemetschek AG’s Website: Vectorworks users have definitely been raising the bar for good designs that are not only appealing but also environmentally friendly. Eco-campuses in Japan and Canada, a solar subway in New York, green centers in Australia, and a sustainable building  in Germany all illustrate how Vectorworks designers are meeting the challenges of green design.
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Nemetschek North America Sponsors CyberCafe at ASLA 2009:  For the third year in a row NNA has sponsored the Cybercafe at the annual American Society of Landscape Architects trade show. This year the event took place in Chicago.
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ESP Vision Releases Vectorworks 2010 Plugins for Windows & Mac OSX System: Modeling plugins for use with Vectorworks Spotlight 2010 on Windows and Mac OSX operating systems are now available from ESP Vision.  As the 3D community continues to demand the highest level of product functionality, ESP Vision maintains its commitment to providing integration with the complete and latest offerings of Vectorworks.
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Solar Animation: A walkthrough on creating a solar animation of your 3D model in Vectorworks. Explains the various settings and rendering options involved when creating the animation from scratch. Covers how to create a quick solar animation to check how your model will be affected by the sun and nearby object shadows.
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Symbol Insertion 2010: Covers the changes made to the way Symbol Insertion behave in Vectorworks 2010. Explains Wall Insertion overrides, custom class settings-by-symbol as well as manipulating objects after they have been inserted into a wall.
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Nov 20 - Nov 22: LDI
Orange County Convention Center
Live Design International
Orlando, FL
Booth #1239

Dec 04: CCLC
Chesapeake Conservation Landscape Council Conference George Washington University
Washington, DC

User Group Meetings and Events
Oct 15: Minnesota VW User Group
Oct 22: West Hartford VW User Group
Oct 22: Greater Boston VW Landmark User Group
Oct 26: Boston VW User Group*
Oct 27: New York VW User Group*
Oct 27: Charlotte VW User Group Meeting
Oct 29: Cincinnati VW User Group
Nov 02: Southern California VW User Group
Nov 03: Northern California VW User Group*
Nov 04: Seattle VW User Group*
Nov 11: St. Louis VW User Group

*These meetings will be presented by NNA

Vectorworks Job Board
Check out our job board to find out about jobs wanted and offered by Vectorworks users around the world. You can even post your own listing--whether you're looking for a new job, or a new employee. Find out more here.

Oct 20: Top 10 Tricks in Architect and Renderworks
Oct 21: Top 10 Tricks in Fundamentals and Renderworks
Oct 22: Top 10 Tricks in Spotlight and Renderworks
Oct 23: Top 10 Tricks in Landmark and Renderworks

To register, please visit our Events page.

2010 Student copy of Vectorworks is in, and it’s FREE!
U.S. students—looking to take your designs to a new level? Check out the new functionality in the 2010 Vectorworks software. Just go to student.myvectorworks.com, sign up, request the software, and see what all the excitement is about.