If added work and steps is what you dislike, DO NOT USE VUE FOR ARCH WORK.

We use it at my firm.  Oh god how I wish for a DWG Link like Max has.  Instead, you must use ACAD to export a 3ds and import THAT into Vue.  Now here is the kicker.  3ds files have a 65,000 verticie limit.  Seems like a lot, but you never really have total control over how items are converted into the 3ds, causing you to sometimes have to import various items seperately.  The auto reload basicaly doesn't work cause if you change the dimensions or size, it moves your re-import.  Try matching that in Vue.  Oof.  Also, there's no precision texture mapping.  Getting items to scale is a pain in the ass.

Vue = NO BUENO for arch vis work.

-Ryan Spaulding
 VueRealism.Com