The Designers 3D CAD Shootout 1999

	The ARRIS Team
	using ARRIS 2001
	by Sigma Design International

Team Coordinator :	Charles White
	5521 Jackson St., Alexandria, LA 71303
	318 - 449 - 9900 ph. // 318 - 449 - 9901 fax
	cnwhite@arriscad.com

Team Members :	Charles White, AIA - Brittian and White Architects
	Jim Bennett, AIA - Brittian and White Architects
	Issam Chahine - Brittian and White Architects

Understudy Team Member :

Gary Thill - Sigma Design International

ARRIS WEB Site: http://www.arriscad.com/

Additional Contacts : cnwhite@arriscad.com (Charlie White)

Stephen Furr 318 - 449 - 9900 ph. // 318 - 449 - 9901 fax

The ARRIS Team returns to the competition with an impressive record of two wins in three attempts. ARRIS provides a powerful competitive advantage in 2D architectural design and production as well as sophisticated 3D tools. The ARRIS Architectís Studio consists of ARRIS CAD and five highly focused architectural plug-ins that combine to form the single most comprehensive architectural software solution available in the industry for firms large or small. ARRISí unique layer structure and ease of customization make it highly efficient in a teamwork environment.

ARRIS 2001 is the latest version in a line of award-winning software products designed specifically for Architects and the building industry. It is the result of two years of focus on extending ARRIS beyond a CAD system and into an essential tool for office organization and project management.

ARRISview works in conjunction with ARRIS allowing dynamic viewing, dynamic sectioning and mark-up of 3D models. It works equally as well in viewing, redline and mark-up of 2D construction documents. ARRISview also views and marks up several popular image file formats such as JPG, GIF, PNG, TGA, BMP, and HPGL.

Lightscape produces high-end photorealistic renderings and animations of 3D models. When used in conjunction with ARRIS, most of the preparation work required in Lightscape may be done in ARRIS, such as orientation of surfaces, assigning of materials and photometric properties of lights. ARRIS data may be written directly into a Lightscape LP file.

Team Members:

Charlie White, AIA

Principal, Brittain & White Architects. 18 years of experience in commercial and custom residential architecture and development.

Jim Bennett, AIA, N.C.A.R.B.

Brittain & White Architects. 17 years of experience in educational, commercial, institutional, and custom residential architecture. Specialist in project and systems management.

Issam Chahine

Specialist in computer 3D modeling and imaging.

Understudy:

Gary Thill

Director of Sales and Services, Sigma Design International. Owned and managed a southern California architectural drafting service for 7 years. Specialist in training and facilities management.

Minimum Requirements:

Windows:

Pentium Computer 32MB RAM

Open disk space required for program: 60 MB

UNIX:

Workstation: Sun Solaris 1, Solaris 2, SGI IRIX

Shootout Machines:

Pentium II 450MHz 128MB RAM, Windows NT

Pentium II 300MHz 128MB RAM, Windows NT

Costs:

ARRIS CAD $1495

ARRIS Architectís Studio $2995 --------- (ARRIS CAD, Architect, 3D, Site, Details, Developers Kit)

ARRIS Studio Bundle $3995 ----------- (ARRIS Architectís Studio, Lightscape, ARRISview, Painter Classic)

ARRIS Architectís Total Solution $4995

(ARRIS Architectís Studio, Lightscape, ARRISview, Painter Classic and a complete state of the art 500 MHz Pentium computer from Dell, Micron, Gateway, or Compaq)

The ARRIS Teams have won this competition in 1996 and 1998.