I would be very grateful if someone could point me in the direction of tutorials on VSR Autodesk Shape modelling documentation and/or tutorials. I can’t seem to get my head wrapped around how this plug-in is supposed to work 
I’m sure you’ve checked youtube, but in case you’ve not: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vsr+shape+modeling&sm=3
Also, the OnlineHelp file is pretty good. As well, it’s integrated into the Auto-Updatable Rhino Help panel.
Michael is also pretty active in answering questions on the Virtualshape forum: http://www.virtualshape.com/en/forum
HTH,
Ernest