9:00am PDT
10:45am PDT
Big CAD in SketchUp
Speakers
Principal / Partner, MAKOR Architecture Inc. / MAKOR Visualization Inc.
Duane is a graduate of the 4 yr Architectural Technology program at Fanshawe College, London, Ontario with a focus on design, construction drawing management & building science. When it came to studying building design it was important to know how things were built, how they would...
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10:45am PDT
Constructability modeling
Speakers
Owner, Estimator for SketchUp, LLC
John graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1987 and has been in the construction business his entire career. For the last 21 years he has run his own custom home design/build firm. An avid 3D modeling enthusiast, John builds highly-detailed 3D models...
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10:45am PDT
Experience design: Creating a large-scale exhibit
Speakers
Owner, SketchUpTranier.com
Daniel Brown has been a designer, 3D modeling specialist and SketchUp trainer since receiving his Architecture degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2007. Dan served as a SketchUp Trainer for Google prior to starting db-3D.com and SketchUpTrainer.com. As a trainer, he...
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10:45am PDT
Into the 4th Dimension: Introducing 4D workflow
Speakers
Director, Organisational Development, M Moser Associates
Charles Corley, an American architect, has 33 years of experience and has lived and worked in Asia for 26 of those years where he has been the country head of office in several countries. He has been with M Moser since 2003.The Organisational Development team achieves continual improvement...
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Workplace Interior Design, M Moser Associates
Jason is the lead architect of M Moser’s Building Experience Modeling ecosystem, an extensive, highly customisable Virtual Reality-based Building Information Modeling (VRBIM) methodology consisting mainly of SketchUp, LayOut, Trimble Connect and Unreal Engine. This innovative methodology...
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10:45am PDT
Lateral thinking: How to build the impossible in SketchUp
Speakers
Senior Creative Designer, PGAV Destinations
As an Architect and Senior Creative Designer at PGAV Destinations, a world-class design firm that specializes in themed attractions and destination experiences, Dave is part of PGAV’s core Media & 3D visualization team, developing new ways to explore the design process using professional...
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10:45am PDT
New trends in hybrid visualization
Speakers
Architect, Leggitt Studio LLC
Architect, educator, urban planner, and professional illustrator, Jim Leggitt, FAIA is based in Denver, Colorado. He is principal of Leggitt Studio and offers drawing seminars and design visualization workshops at AIA National Conventions, regional and local conferences, universities...
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10:45am PDT
Robots vs. dinosaurs: Amazing illustrations with SketchUp
Speakers
Graphic Designer, Robots V Dinosaurs
Liam is a designer and illustrator based in Sweden and the UK. Previously, Liam has worked as Programme Manager for Condé Nast in London, responsible for the roll-out of the publishers' titles on multiple platforms and devices. Working across twelve magazines including GQ, WIRED...
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10:45am PDT
SketchUp at all scales of city planning
Speakers
Principal, Houseal Lavigne Associates
Nik brings over 10 years of professional design and planning experience to Houseal Lavigne Associates and as a Principal, he manages much of the firm’s versatile studio work, as well as hones skill specializations in urban design, planning, geo-design, landscape architecture, site...
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Partner, Houseal Lavigne
Devin Lavigne is a nationally recognized innovative leader in the field of urban planning, with special expertise in urban design, physical planning, graphic communication, GIS, and 3D development visualization. Co-founder of Houseal Lavigne Associates, a National Planning Excellence...
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10:45am PDT
What’s next for augmented reality, survey, and site design?
Speakers
Trimble
Mel Harrington joined Trimble in 2016 as a Product Applications Engineer as part of the Rotational Development Program. In this role, Mel has rotated through various roles, including technical support with the Sketchup Knowledge Team. Mel currently fills a technical sales role within...
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Product Manager, SketchUp
Kate joined Trimble in 2016, holding positions in the Geospatial, Civil Engineering & Construction, and Mixed Reality divisions before finding her calling in the Architecture & Design division. Kate currently manages the XR SketchUp Viewer products focused on bringing SketchUp models...
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12:50pm PDT
Lumion VR
Speakers
Designer, Brightman Designs
Mike Brightman worked as a professional architectural designer before founding Brightman Designs, a Colorado design and visualization firm, in 2006.A national speaker, Mike has provided hundreds of hours of free learning to thousands of SketchUp users. Mike has also published multiple...
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1:15pm PDT
Behind the curtain: 3D modeling for concept art
Speakers
Concept Designer, None
Chris Rosewarne, is a British concept artist and illustrator working in the film and television industry. His fast cinematic renderings and industrial prop designs have brought him to projects internationally from L.A. to London and many studios across Europe. Born in 1978 to artistic...
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1:15pm PDT
HP VR & Trilogy Partners – Connecting Clients with Design (Sponsored by HP)
Speakers
CEO, Trilogy Partners and Trilogy DesignWorks
Michael Rath has been designing and building homes for over twenty years. During the last economic recession, he asked what he could do to insulate himself and his company from downswings in the economy while keeping clients as the #1 priority. Enter SketchUp. Enter the most comprehensive...
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Worldwide XR Marketing, HP
Scott has pursued a life-long passion for enabling creative expression through technology. He’s worked with teams who pioneered flight simulation, non-linear video and multi-media, human-computer interaction for creative professionals, and virtual and mixed reality for a wide...
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1:15pm PDT
Modeling infrastructure in SketchUp
Speakers
Principal, Landscape Architect, Chinook Landscape Architecture
Jon Altschuld is a registered Landscape Architect with over 12 years of experience in the design of natural areas, trails and open spaces, ecological restoration, parks, streetscapes, and transportation planning. Throughout his career, Jon has become an expert on 3D modeling, visualization...
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Digital Studio Manager, Author, Developer, Confluence
Daniel is a landscape architect with over 20 years of experience. He has joined Confluence and started a Digital Studio to help innovate and better implement technology for projects, pursuits and public outreach.Background in urban design, planning and project management that he brings...
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1:15pm PDT
Software to deliverable: A SketchUp landscape workflow
Speakers
Online Training Content Producer, SketchUp
Eric is a LEED Accredited urban, landscape and graphic designer with 15 years industry experience. He leverages the flexibility and power SketchUp offers to solve complex creative and technical environmental design tasks. His project experience ranges from large mixed-use master plans...
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1:15pm PDT
The key to making LayOut your own
Speakers
Head of Operations, Richards SketchUp Services
Dave Richards has been a SketchUp user and teacher for more than a 15 years. He uses SketchUp for a wide variety of projects from tiny medical devices to architectural projects. His primary use is modeling woodworking projects and plans for himself as well as for a number of professional...
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2:30pm PDT
EDU Ascent: Student Panel
Speakers
SketchUp
Steve Griffin is a program coordinator with the SketchUp Education Team where he enjoys sharing SketchUp with the edu community and inspiring the next generation of makers and creative thinkers. When not working on creative projects, he can be found running on the many trails around...
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2:30pm PDT
Animation in SketchUp
Speakers
Aldevron
Matt Chambers holds degrees in Environmental Design and Landscape Architecture from North Dakota State University as well an MLA from the University of Minnesota. Matt is an operations and communications professional for
Aldevron, a biologics manufacturing organization with loc...
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2:30pm PDT
Crossing the model drop chasm (Sponsored by Evolve Labs)
Speakers
CEO, President, EvolveLAB LLC
Bill Allen is CEO, and President of EvolveLAB, Disrupt Repeat, and On Point Scans. He has over 14 years of experience managing technology for buildings in the AEC industry for cutting-edge firms. Bill has experience lecturing on staff as a College Instructor for the University of...
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2:30pm PDT
Exploring interior design choices in SketchUp
Speakers
3DVinci
Bonnie Roskes is a long-time SketchUp author, trainer, and modeler. Among Bonnie's many instructional materials offered at 3DVinci is the textbook Modeling with SketchUp for Interior Design, in use in many university-level interior design programs throughout the world. She also frequently...
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2:30pm PDT
SketchUp: The centerpoint of communication and fabrication
Speakers
SketchUp
Eric started his career designing architectural millwork, furniture and cabinetry. After many years working for wood shops and cabinetry showrooms he founded SketchThis.net with the goal of making it easier for designers to use technology in their businesses. He has worked with Google...
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4:00pm PDT
A SketchUp approach to structural engineering
Speakers
Presidente, Nicholas Sonder, Architect
Nick Sonder, a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, has been a licensed California architect since 1993 and has owned his own business since 2000, primarily focusing on custom residential design in the Sierra Mountains surrounding the Lake Tahoe region. He has been using...
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Founder, Zachary Engingeering
David K. Zachary, PE is a licensed Civil Engineer in California, Nevada, Hawai‘i, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Arizona. He is the owner of
Zachary Engineering and lives and works in beautiful Lake Tahoe. He converted entirely to SketchUp in 2009 and has never looked back. David’s work consists of creating 3D models that are used to create the structural plans for high-end residential homes. His work integrates directly with the...
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4:00pm PDT
All Things SketchUp Viewer
Speakers
Sr Manager, Product Management, Trimble
I joined Trimble as a Product Manager in 2013 and since then have spent time at the helm of 3D Warehouse, Extension Warehouse, SketchUp viewer apps for Android, iOS, HoloLens, VR and SKORE (SketchUp’s core code base). I am currently the Product Manager for SketchUp for iPad and...
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4:00pm PDT
Business as usual…in SketchUp
Speakers
Business Development Director, Trilogy Partners
Erin Pfarr started her first business at twenty-one years of age and sold it five years later when she was recruited to work for her alma mater. She ran the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s graduate program at Columbia University, teaching others how to successfully and organically...
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4:00pm PDT
4:00pm PDT
Virtual collaboration
Speakers
VDC Manager, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
As McCarthy’s Virtual Design and Construction Manager, Shannon is responsible for management and implementation technology on construction sites. He leads project teams that create 3D models for site logistics planning, estimating, concrete placement, constructability, and MEPFP...
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4:00pm PDT
Workplace Design: Keys to radically improving project workflow that really works
Speakers
Director, Organisational Development, M Moser Associates
Charles Corley, an American architect, has 33 years of experience and has lived and worked in Asia for 26 of those years where he has been the country head of office in several countries. He has been with M Moser since 2003.The Organisational Development team achieves continual improvement...
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Workplace Interior Design, M Moser Associates
Jason is the lead architect of M Moser’s Building Experience Modeling ecosystem, an extensive, highly customisable Virtual Reality-based Building Information Modeling (VRBIM) methodology consisting mainly of SketchUp, LayOut, Trimble Connect and Unreal Engine. This innovative methodology...
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9:30am PDT
Build beautiful renders with Lumion Live Sync for SketchUp (Sponsored by Lumion)
Speakers
Designer, Brightman Designs
Mike Brightman worked as a professional architectural designer before founding Brightman Designs, a Colorado design and visualization firm, in 2006.A national speaker, Mike has provided hundreds of hours of free learning to thousands of SketchUp users. Mike has also published multiple...
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Sponsors
Act-3D B.V.
Lumion architectural visualization software — used by 63 of the top 100 architect companies in the world — makes it easy to transform CAD models into beautiful images, videos and 360 panoramas. Lumion invites people to step inside your model and feel the spaces you designed. Within...
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9:30am PDT
Extension madness
Speakers
YouTuber, The SketchUp Essentials
Justin Geis is the founder of The SketchUp Essentials. Justin started using SketchUp as part of his work as a general contractor in 2008. He quickly realized the power of the software and started using it for personal projects. He started The SketchUp Essentials as a place to share...
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9:30am PDT
Organic modeling: Create fantastic shapes
Speakers
The SketchUp Guy, Trimble
If you have watched SketchUp Live, any of the Skill Builder videos, or been on the SketchUp forum, it's pretty obvious that Aaron likes talking about SketchUp! As a SketchUp employee for two years with more than a decade in the software, Aaron is not just a Trimble employee, but a...
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9:30am PDT
Using 3D scanners
Speakers
Segment Manager, Field Technology Group-Trimble Buildings
David Burczyk is the Segment Manager for scanning, field layout, and mixed reality solutions for the Field Technology Group with Trimble Buildings. With over nineteen years of AEC industry experience promoting technology and collaboration among construction teams, David brings a comprehensive...
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Master Planner, Stangl Associates
Mitchel Stangl, a mechanical engineer, with over 37 years of experience in the planning, design, and construction of residential, commercial, industrial process projects. Mitchel is the head bottle washer at Stangl Associates. Stangl Associates (SA) is an engineering firm focused...
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10:45am PDT
Constructability modeling
Speakers
Owner, Estimator for SketchUp, LLC
John graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1987 and has been in the construction business his entire career. For the last 21 years he has run his own custom home design/build firm. An avid 3D modeling enthusiast, John builds highly-detailed 3D models...
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10:45am PDT
Experience design: Creating a large-scale exhibit
Speakers
Owner, SketchUpTranier.com
Daniel Brown has been a designer, 3D modeling specialist and SketchUp trainer since receiving his Architecture degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2007. Dan served as a SketchUp Trainer for Google prior to starting db-3D.com and SketchUpTrainer.com. As a trainer, he...
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10:45am PDT
Modeling from scan data and point clouds with SketchUp
Speakers
Segment Manager, Field Technology Group-Trimble Buildings
David Burczyk is the Segment Manager for scanning, field layout, and mixed reality solutions for the Field Technology Group with Trimble Buildings. With over nineteen years of AEC industry experience promoting technology and collaboration among construction teams, David brings a comprehensive...
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Master Planner, Stangl Associates
Mitchel Stangl, a mechanical engineer, with over 37 years of experience in the planning, design, and construction of residential, commercial, industrial process projects. Mitchel is the head bottle washer at Stangl Associates. Stangl Associates (SA) is an engineering firm focused...
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10:45am PDT
The shining city: Accurate urban modeling for 3D printing
Speakers
Founder & Lead Designer, Holygon
Felix Heuman, born 1977 in Sweden, studied architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, philosophy at the University of Copenhagen and got a Master of Business Degree from Stockholm School of Economics.Fascinated by timeless design patterns and high-performance...
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Founder & Lead Developer, Holygon
Anders Lyhagen, born 1977 in Sweden, studied computer science and philosophy at Lund University, and mathematics at Uppsala University.An experienced software engineer coding in Ruby and C++, Anders Lyhagen specializes in programming custom Sketchup extensions that help users effortlessly...
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12:50pm PDT
1:15pm PDT
Architectural blogging: The good, the bad, and the crazy
Speakers
Architect, Malone Maxwell Borson Architects
Bob Borson, FAIA is a principal of Malone Maxwell Borson Architects, Inc. a full-service architectural firm based in Dallas, Texas. Since 1992 MMBA has specialized in the design of retail and commercial interiors, single and multifamily homes, and corporate marketing centers. The...
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1:15pm PDT
Massive model management
Speakers
Professor of Classics, University of Reading
Dr. Matthew Nicholls is a historian of ancient Rome in the Department of Classics in the University of Reading, England. His work with digital modeling for research, teaching, and outreach has won various awards He works with SketchUp as a Visiting Professional helping to introduce...
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1:15pm PDT
1:15pm PDT
Trading up: Migrating your company from AutoCAD to SketchUp
Speakers
Owner, Design Time, LLC
Larry is the founder and owner of Design Time, LLC with a broad-based background in computer-aided drafting and design. He is recognized as an expert in teaching 3D software. Working throughout the states of Colorado, and Washington. With over 28 years in the design and drafting industry...
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2:30pm PDT
10 things I hate about your SketchUp model
Speakers
Sr Manager, Product Management, Trimble
I joined Trimble as a Product Manager in 2013 and since then have spent time at the helm of 3D Warehouse, Extension Warehouse, SketchUp viewer apps for Android, iOS, HoloLens, VR and SKORE (SketchUp’s core code base). I am currently the Product Manager for SketchUp for iPad and...
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2:30pm PDT
Extreme SketchUp
Speakers
CEO, Trilogy Partners and Trilogy DesignWorks
Michael Rath has been designing and building homes for over twenty years. During the last economic recession, he asked what he could do to insulate himself and his company from downswings in the economy while keeping clients as the #1 priority. Enter SketchUp. Enter the most comprehensive...
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Manager of Virtual Design and Construction, Trilogy Partners
Lars started his career working with SketchUp creating content for Google Earth and has modeled everything from large resorts to small products. Lars’ SketchUp experience was a seamless fit with Trilogy Design Works as the Manager of Virtual Design and Construction as they continue...
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2:30pm PDT
Four rules for SketchUp success
Speakers
Journalist, Self-employed
I've been using SketchUp since 2007, mainly to make furniture models that I share on the 3D Warehouse (more than 700 models so far, and counting). I've been teaching SketchUp in person and via Zoom since 2013. At present, I teach at the Silvermine Arts Center, in Connecticut, at the...
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2:30pm PDT
The future of V-Ray for SketchUp and massive scale cloud rendering (Sponsored by Chaos Group)
Speakers
Product Specialist, Chaos Group
Konstantin joined Chaos Group in 2010 and until 2017 was one of the lead 3D artists and presenters for the company. His past experience as a 3D artist at several production studios brought to Chaos Group talent, inspiration and a deep knowledge of the production process. Konstantin...
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Director of Engineering, V-Ray Cloud and Business Services, Chaos Group
Director of Engineering, V-Ray Integrations, Cloud and Business Services at ChaosGroup, Boris Simandoff has more than 20 years of experience in software design, code optimization and distributed network systems. At Chaos Group, he’s involved in product engineering management for...
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3:35pm PDT
How architecture firms accelerate their design process with 3D printing
Speakers
Director of Community Development, Ultimaker at New Lab
Matt Griffin is the Director of Community for Ultimaker North America. He is a writer, teacher, and consultant, and is currently creating a book on design for 3D printing. He has taught Digital Fabrication at Maryland Institute College of Arts (MICA) and through Coursera. Matt is...
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4:00pm PDT
A return to Ancient Rome in 3D
Speakers
Professor of Classics, University of Reading
Dr. Matthew Nicholls is a historian of ancient Rome in the Department of Classics in the University of Reading, England. His work with digital modeling for research, teaching, and outreach has won various awards He works with SketchUp as a Visiting Professional helping to introduce...
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4:00pm PDT
Conceptual rendering
Speakers
Project Manager, MJM Architects
Joseph Kim is currently a project manager at MJM Architects who participate in retail designs and BIM management. He is experienced in both large and small-scale commercial designs internationally. In addition to designs and BIM management, he has expertise in architectural visualization...
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4:00pm PDT
Drones, data, and three dimensions
Speakers
Principal, Landscape Architect, Chinook Landscape Architecture
Jon Altschuld is a registered Landscape Architect with over 12 years of experience in the design of natural areas, trails and open spaces, ecological restoration, parks, streetscapes, and transportation planning. Throughout his career, Jon has become an expert on 3D modeling, visualization...
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4:00pm PDT
Inspiring a community with SketchUp
Speakers
Innovation Specialist, Trimble
After joining Trimble in 2013 as an intern, Isabella Giacomin rotated through different positions before assuming her current role as Innovation Specialist. Her work focus on expanding market share of Trimble technologies across the main Brazilian sub-markets, as well as development...
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4:00pm PDT
Low-poly illustration with SketchUp
Speakers
Digital Artist, Pixodust Games
Rodrigo is a brazilian architect that shifted to videogame art and has been using SketchUp to create illustrations, videogame characters and environments!
4:00pm PDT
The curious intersection of planning, visualization, and gaming engines
Speakers
Principal, Houseal Lavigne Associates
Nik brings over 10 years of professional design and planning experience to Houseal Lavigne Associates and as a Principal, he manages much of the firm’s versatile studio work, as well as hones skill specializations in urban design, planning, geo-design, landscape architecture, site...
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Partner, Houseal Lavigne
Devin Lavigne is a nationally recognized innovative leader in the field of urban planning, with special expertise in urban design, physical planning, graphic communication, GIS, and 3D development visualization. Co-founder of Houseal Lavigne Associates, a National Planning Excellence...
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9:30am PDT
EDU Ascent: Educator panel
Speakers
Program Manager, Trimble
Chris is a member of the SketchUp for Education team. He manages the Trimble Visiting Professionals Program and has presented and trained at various educational events and conferences around the globe. Chris is also an avid Maker and digital fabrication enthusiast and enjoys seeing...
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9:30am PDT
10 things I hate about your SketchUp model
Speakers
Sr Manager, Product Management, Trimble
I joined Trimble as a Product Manager in 2013 and since then have spent time at the helm of 3D Warehouse, Extension Warehouse, SketchUp viewer apps for Android, iOS, HoloLens, VR and SKORE (SketchUp’s core code base). I am currently the Product Manager for SketchUp for iPad and...
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9:30am PDT
Animation in SketchUp
Speakers
Aldevron
Matt Chambers holds degrees in Environmental Design and Landscape Architecture from North Dakota State University as well an MLA from the University of Minnesota. Matt is an operations and communications professional for
Aldevron, a biologics manufacturing organization with loc...
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9:30am PDT
Photorealistic renders with SU podium (Sponsored by SU Podium)
Speakers
Head of 3D Visualisation, JBA Ltd
Nat Ellis is Head of 3D Visualisation at JBA Ltd, an Architectural Practice in the UK and has been using SketchUp as a design tool for 18 years. He specializes in photorealistic rendering using SketchUp & SU Podium. He has taken the lead in expanding the company's 3D Visualisation...
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Sponsors
Cadalog, Inc. is the developer of SU Podium, popular photo-realistic rendering extension, Podium Browser, 20,000 render-ready component library and ProWalker GPU, Iray driven visualization and animation extension. We invite you to come by our booth and join our workshop to see the...
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10:45am PDT
The spectacular mind of a SketchUp extension developer
Speakers
The SketchUp Guy, Trimble
If you have watched SketchUp Live, any of the Skill Builder videos, or been on the SketchUp forum, it's pretty obvious that Aaron likes talking about SketchUp! As a SketchUp employee for two years with more than a decade in the software, Aaron is not just a Trimble employee, but a...
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10:45am PDT
Details done right
Speakers
Presidente, Nicholas Sonder, Architect
Nick Sonder, a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, has been a licensed California architect since 1993 and has owned his own business since 2000, primarily focusing on custom residential design in the Sierra Mountains surrounding the Lake Tahoe region. He has been using...
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10:45am PDT
10:45am PDT
Performance based design
Speakers
Director, Strategy and Business Development, Trimble UK
Hugh spends his days thinking about how to ensure the long-term health and growth of our Architecture and Design ("SketchUp") business. Based just outside London, England, Hugh has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and has been in the software industry for 29 years, working for universities...
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