Partner Pavilion - SDS/2 by Design Data

About
the SDS/2
Users Group Conference
Wednesday Oct 10
12:00 - 2:00 Conference Registration
12:15 - 2:00
Each year, the SDS/2 Users Group hosts its annual
conference in Lincoln, Nebraska. This three-day event is
primarily a learning opportunity. Activities include training
on very specific topics determined by the Users Group, the
unveiling of new enhancements, award presentations and
other events.
Partner Pavilion
2:00 - 2:15 Welcome and Opening
Remarks
2:15 - 2:55 Keynote Speaker
3:00 - 4:55 Roundtables
5:00 - 5:30 Business Meeting
The business meeting is for all users. Come and
make your voice be heard!
5:30 - 6:30 Design Data Update
6:30 - 8:00 Partners Reception
Attendees and partners are invited to enjoy drinks
and hors d’oeuvres in the Partner Pavilion.
Partner Pavilion
The 2012 SDS/2 Users Group will host partnering
companies via the event’s Partner Pavilion, which is
home to the conference kick-off event, Wednesday
evening’s reception (sponsored by Peddinghaus), and
exclusive conference sessions.
The Partner Pavilion allows companies to display
their wares and demo their software to SDS/2 users
from around the world. Each partner will also have
individual meetings with Design Data programmers
and developers during the conference.
The Partner Pavilion will be open on
Wednesday, October 10
and
Thursday, October 11
SDS/2
USERS GROUP
CO N F E R E N CE
Both Design Data employees and SDS/2 customers
present innovative SDS/2 techniques, encouraging users
to employ the power of SDS/2 to its fullest.
This conference also provides an opportunity for users to
offer their input on new developments in SDS/2. Whether
suggesting ways to implement new tools or exploring the
latest in connection design, members of the Users Group
play a large role in the continual enhancement of SDS/2.
This year’s conference will be held at The Cornhusker
Hotel in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Cornhusker Hotel
333 South 13th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
Tel: 402.474.7474
Fax: 402.474.1847
To learn more about the conference online, including links
to hotel reservations and online conference registration,
visit sds2.com/events/UsersGroup.
For additional details, contact Jo Owens with Paxton &
Vierling Steel Company at 712.347.4263 or via email at
jowens@pvsteel.com.
October 10-12
2012
Thursday Oct 11
8:00 - 9:10
9:20 - 10:30
10:40 - 11:50
BREAK-OUT ROOM 1
BREAK-OUT ROOM 2
BREAK-OUT ROOM 3
Keeping Up With
the Joneses: The
Importance of Using
the Latest Release
Implementation of
SDS/2 Connect
Partner Session TBD
SDS/2 v7.3 Part I:
Main Menu and
Modeling
Real-Life Model
Approval
Implementation
Partner Session TBD
SDS/2 v7.3 Part II:
Drawing Editor
Partner Session TBD
Modeling Tools:
Tips and Tricks
LAB
Parametrics and
Custom Members
Bring in your ideas or
parametrics/custom
members and let the
pros give you a hand
2:45 - 3:55
Partner Pavilion
BREAK-OUT
ROOM 2
BREAK-OUT
ROOM 3
Bringing
BIM to the
Field with
SDS/2: How
to Work with
Point Cloud
Technology
SDS/2 v7.3
Part I:
Main Menu
and Modeling
The Basics
of Report
Writer:
Getting the
Information
You Want
From SDS/2
SDS/2 v7.3
Part II:
Drawing
Editor
SDS/2
Mobile:
Learn How
It Works
and How
to Transfer
Information
BIM: The
Reality of
SDS/2 Imports
and Exports
If you missed the Roundtable Discussions, here’s your chance to meet the Advisory Board in Break-Out Room 1 to discuss your problems.
A Fabricator’s Guide
to Interfacing with
SDS/2: How SDS/2
Works with MRP and
CNC Software
SDS/2’s Use on
Industrial Projects:
An Engineer’s
Perspective
Intelligent Models:
Uses of Status and
Custom Properties
Working with
Erectors Using
SDS/2 Erector
Plant Design with
SDS/2
Parametrics 101:
What’s Included with
SDS/2 and How to Get
Started
4:05 - 5:15
6:00-10:00 Design Data Reception and Dinner
Parametrics and
Custom Members
Continued
Design Data will host an evening of entertainment, including dinner and drinks, at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska. The festivities
BREAK-OUT
ROOM 1
9:20 - 10:30
11:50 - 12:50 Lunch Break
12:50 - 2:40
8:00 - 9:10
Friday Oct 12
will include a raffle for several large prizes, as well as the presentation of the Solid Steel Competition, Code Clash and the annual
Connectors Club awards.
SDS/2
Connect
Learn how
connection
design can be
done inside
of Autodesk®
Revit® and
how that
information
is transferred
into SDS/2
LAB
(10:00 - 11:50)
SDS/2
Erector
10:40 - 11:50
Not Your
Average
Parametric
Presentation:
What’s
Possible in
SDS/2
LAB
(8:00 - 9:50)
Marketing
Your
Business:
How to Use
the Web/
Social Media
to Create a
Better Image
Repeat
Session (TBD
by User Vote
at Design
Data Dinner)
An in-depth
look at
adding a
crane into
SDS/2 Erector
11:50 Adjournment of the 2012 SDS/2 Users Group Conference