The Designers 3D CAD Shootout 1999
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The Designers 3D CAD Shootout 1999 |
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The DataCAD Team |
| using DataCAD 8.5 and DataCAD Spirit | |
| by DataCAD LLC and Softech |
Team Coordinator : |
Rick Morse, DataCAD LLC |
| 20 Tower Lane, Avon, CT 06001 | |
| 860 - 677 - 4004 ph. // 860 - 677 - 2610 fax | |
| rick@datacad.com |
Team Members : |
Mark Madura - DataCAD LLC |
| Rick Morse - DataCAD LLC | |
| James Horecka, AIA - Team Captain |
Understudy Team Member : |
DataCAD Web Site : http://www.datacad.com
Additional Contacts : "David A. Giesselman" <dave@datacad.com>, mark@datacad.com
DataCAD® 8.50
DATACAD LLC
20 Tower Lane
Avon, Connecticut 06001
(800) 394-2231 Sales
(860) 677-4004 Main
(860) 677-2610 Fax
e-mail: info@datacad.com
WWW: http://www.datacad.com
DataCAD® 8.50 is a professional-level, 32-bit A/E/C CADD program for architectural design, photo-realistic rendering, animation, and construction document creation. Developed by architects and software engineers for architecture, DataCAD includes tools that make design and drafting easier, such as automatic door and window insertion, associative dimensioning and hatching, automated 3D framing, OpenDWG-based DXF/DWG translators, and DCAL, an applications development language for third-party developers. DataCAD is now listed as the second most widely used software by architects according to the most recent American Institute of Architects (AIA) firm survey. DataCAD is available for Windows 95/98/NT.
Cost
DataCAD 8.5 retails for $995 USD, with a promotional price of $695 USD good through August 31, 1999. Additional licenses are $395 USD each, and upgrades from DataCAD 8 for Windows are $195 USD. All prices good for United State distribution only.
DataCAD Team Members:
Mark F. Madura
Since October 1996, Mr. Madura has been the president of DATACAD LLC. He is the founder of Madura Studios Inc., a former successful Boston-based value-added reseller of architectural CADD products and support. Madura studied engineering at Boston University and architecture at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island.
Richard C. Morse
Rick Morse is Senior Applications Engineer for DATACAD LLC and has more than 10 years professional experience training architects in the use of DataCAD. Morse studied architecture at Roger Williams University and is the principal author of the DataCAD Productivity Pack. Regarded as an expert on DataCAD, Rick has taught DataCAD at LaSalle College and the Boston Architectural Center.
James E. Horecka, AIA
Jim Horecka is an architect based in Winchester, California and has more than 15 years professional experience in the A/E/C industry. Regarded as an expert on DataCAD, Jim is the author of the web-based DataCAD Round House and editor of the Tip-of-the-Day archives.
Minimum System Requirements:
IBM PC-compatible 486 or higher processor
Microsoft Windows 95
16MB RAM
10MB available hard-disk space required for a minimum installation
CD-ROM drive
VGA or higher-resolution video adapter
(SVGA, 800x600, 256-color required for Visual Reality Suite)
Microsoft-compatible pointing device (3-button mouse recommended)
Recommended System Requirements:
IBM PC-compatible PII or higher processor
Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 88 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later
32MB RAM for use on Windows 95; 64MB for use on Windows NT
110MB available hard-disk space required for a complete installation
CD-ROM drive
XGA or higher-resolution video adapter
Microsoft-compatible pointing device (3-button mouse recommended)
System for the Design Shootout
The DataCAD team will be operating with two IBM ThinkPad computers
running 300 MHz PII and 366MHz PII processors respectively, each
equipped with 128MB of system RAM, running a 100BaseT Windows 98-based
LAN provided by a D-Link DSH-5 Hub.
Total Cost: $8,700.00
The DataCAD team will be using SPIRIT 9, DataCAD 8.5, Productivity
Pack 3.0, Renderize Live, and DC Viewer. The cost of SPIRIT 9 is
$5,000 USD. The cost of DataCAD 8.5 is $695 USD which includes
Productivity Pack 3.0, Renderize Live, and DC Viewer.
