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Rendering created in CET Designer by Michael Hahn, Technical Designer/Space Planner

Try CET Designer for free at www.configura.com/cet.

We’ll get you started! Call us at 877-238-0808.

Free webinars for anyone, whether a beginner or advanced user. Please call 877-568-4106 and use code 671-407-662 and join by clicking on “Join Webinar Now” at www.configura.com/cet/training.

Special September Webinars:

CET Designer 2.6 Releases Sept 19!

Learn the new features and changes in CET Designer 2.6

CET Designer 2.6 Releases Sept 19 with some important changes and enhancements! Here are a few hightlights: • The red focal point is gone in 3D! The view is now simply based on cursor location for zoom and rotate.

• A new Pack & Go saving feature creates a new file that bundles your project’s CET Designer .cmdrw and all AutoCAD .dwg files, making it easier to access all necessary files and share projects with other users.

• Background color control lets you now change the background color when working 2D and 3D views.

• DWG file enhancements: AutoCAD file importation is improved (no multiple prompts) and small .dwg files behave like normal objects when selected for automatic copying and pasting.

• Photo Lab: All rendering functions are now combined in Photo Lab, which allows enhanced rendering capabilities, including post-rendering editing options. Photo Lab is a completely different interface, so please plan to attend one of our 2.6 webinars or view our on-demand videos so you can optimize your use of this powerful new tool.

See www.configura.com/cet/training for more information.

See full release notes at www.configura.com/ cet/release-notes.

Sept 16: Sept 19: Sept 20: Sept 21: Sept 23: Sept 26:

11 am and 2 pm, ET 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm, ET 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm, ET 11 am and 1 pm, ET 11 am and 1 pm, ET 11 am and 1 pm, ET

Intro to User Conference in Las Vegas Considering attending the User Conference?

This webinar covers what to expect, what you’ll learn and the benefits of attending.

Sept 19: 4 pm, ET and Sept 20: 10 am, ET See our complete list of free webinars – including free on-demand webinars – at www.configura.com/cet/training.

Upcoming Events: CET Designer Academy, Grand Rapids, MI Classes* These two-day Beginner and Advanced classes in CET Designer are interactive and handson. The cost is $300 per two-day session and includes course materials.

Beginner: Sept 20-21, Oct 11-12 Advanced: Sept 22-23, Oct 13-14 Sign up at www.configura.com/cet/training. *CET Designer Beginner and Advanced classes are IDCEC approved courses. CEUs are accepted

by ASID, IDC, and IIDA.

Special Promotion: If you have five or more CET Designer licenses, we will come to your dealership to lead a two-day training session for $1,000! Contact tracy.lanning@configura.com for more information.

Meet CET Designer user Michael Hahn, Technical Designer/Space Planner Michael joined One Workplace, a Steelcase dealer in Milpitas, California, in May of 2010. Before that, Michael worked for a local Haworth dealer for 15 years and used the CET Designer Canvas Extension. He currently uses the CET Designer SmartTools Extension on a daily basis for everything from producing quick design concepts to laying out full furniture layouts. “The software only gets better and better with each release, and I appreciate that the programmers attend the user conferences and listen to feedback from the users in order to continually improve it,” Michael said. “I recently had to populate an entire floor plate for a floor in a building where the company founders were going to reside, and had to add furniture including soft seating, conferencing, etc., along with walls, doors, and windows. I was able to make many changes on the fly and show them exactly what their space would look like because of CET Designer.”

What do Google and Configura have in common?

Find out in Las Vegas!

Keynote Speaker Aidan Chopra Product Evangelist for Google SketchUpTM 4th annual CET Designer User Conference Oct 25, 2011 The Venetian/Palazzo, Las Vegas Register at : www.configura.com.userconference

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4th Annual CET Designer® User Conference Oct 26-27, 2011

Early networking starts Oct 25!

The Venetian Palazzo, Las Vegas, Nevada - Classes taught by Configura experts - Sessions led by power-peer users - Manufacturer breakout sessions The CET Designer User Conference is two full days of learning, networking and fun! Attend presentations led by Configura trainers, developers, peer users and manufacturer representatives. Learn the latest features and best practices of CET Designer and the manufacturer Extensions. Join 100+ attendees from North and South America to experience the solution that’s changing the contract furniture industry.

The conference is free!

Once again, our User Conference is no charge to our users. Plus, we’ve negotiated great room rates at The Palazzo if you book your room by Sept 25. (Call 877-583-6423 and reference Group Code “RCOUS.”)

Free subscription …

Each dealer that sends a user to the conference will receive a free one-year new subscription to CET Designer, a value of $750 (Extensions not included; offer applies to additional, new subscriptions only, not renewals.

One free subscription per dealership.)

How to register …

Go to www.configura.com/userconference.

Hotel and airport info is also there. Space is limited to the first 75 attendees.

Questions?

Don’t hesitate to contact us by using our toll-free number, 866-922-2200, or by sending an email to usinfo@configura.com.

Best of of CET Designer® Awards Program – Call for Projects and Renderings Have you done incredible work using CET Designer? Share with us in the Best of CET Designer Success Stories and Awards Program. Categories: - Best Success Story - Best Video - Best Rendering The grand prize is a brand-new computer with high-end graphics card and with a new CET Designer license (for Best Success Story).

Submissions due by Friday, Sept 30.

There is no cost to submit entries. Conference attendance is not required. Awards program details and submissions accepted at www.configura.com/userconference.