The Designers 3D CAD Shootout 1999
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The Designers 3D CAD Shootout 1999 |
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The VectorWorks Team |
| using VectorWorks | |
| by Diehl Graphsoft, Inc. |
Team Coordinator : |
Robert Anderson - Diehl Graphsoft, Inc |
| Director of Content Development | |
| in Columbia, MD 410-290-5114 x 650 | |
| in Austin, TX 512-346-3005 | |
| randerson@diehlgraphsoft.com |
Team Members : |
Robert Anderson, AIA - Diehl Graphsoft, Inc |
| Francis Levy - Studio Mosaic | |
| Jeffery Ouellette - Studio Mosaic |
Understudy Team Member : |
VectorWorks WEB Site: http://www.diehlgraphsoft.com/
Additional Contacts : "Dan Monaghan" <dan@diehlgraphsoft.com> , marketing@diehlgraphsoft.com
Diehl Graphsoft, Inc
10270 Old Columbia Rd., Columbia, MD 21046
410-290-5114 phone // 410-290-8050 fax
VectorWorks is a international Object-Based CAD program that is being used effectively by architectural firms, design/builders, interior design/architecture, and landscape architecture firms ranging from 1 to 100 people in over 80 countries.
VectorWorks' stands alone in the CAD marketplace. First, it is the only cross-platform, mid-priced CAD program. In addition, It is unique in it's philosophy to provide designers powerful, yet-easy-to use Computer Aided Design sofware--software that can be operated by design professionals rather than professional CAD operators, and priced within the means of even the smallest design firm. Lastely, VectorWorks unique in it can be completely customizable. Using VectorScript, VectorWorks' built-in scripting language novice users can automate routine or tedious drafting tasks and developers can use it as a platform to build custom commercial applications.
In the Shootout we are using only one "main" software package, VectorWorks 8.0.1, with its RenderWorks photorealistic rendering
The VectorWorks Team
Robert Anderson, AIA, team captain and coordinator, is a registered architect who is Director of Content Applications at Diehl Graphsoft, Incorporated in Columbia, MD. Robert has been a registered architect in the state of Texas since 1979 and has been involved with architectural CAD (using proprietary CAD software as well as AutoCAD and Cadvance) since 1981. He has used MiniCad/VectorWorks since 1986.
Francois Levy, is a principal in Studio Mosaic, an Austin, TX architectural firm. Francois also teaches at the University of Texas School of Architecture. He has a wide architectural experience for such a young fellow (see more at <http://www.studiomosaic.com/profiles.html>) Francois has used MiniCad/VectorWorks since 1994.
Jeffrey Ouellette is an architectural designer and architect-in-training at Studio Mosaic with Francois. Jeffrey has CAD experience dating back to his start in 1985 with AutoCAD. He's used MiniCad/VectorWorks since 1996. Jeffrey's also a furniture builder and will bend your ear about the Arts and Crafts tradition if you ask him.
Min. System Requirements
The min. system requirements for VectorWorks are a 486 Pentium with 16 megs of RAM or 68K Mac with 16 megs of RAM
Recommended System
Our recommended system requirements are a Pentuim with 32 megs of RAM or PowerPC with 32 Megs of RAM
System Used at the Design Shootout
We are using two PowerBook laptops, a PowerBook G3/292 and a PowerBook G3/266. Both are running MacOS 8. VectorWorks also runs on Windows 95/98/NT and can be seen running on that platform at our booth on the display floor.
Cost
A single VectorWorks seat costs $595. For Archiects who need photorealistic rendering they can purchase RenderWorks for an additional $225 and there are considerable savings multiple sites. For example a 10 users site is only $267.75 a seat.
VectorWorks is the successor to the successful line of software known as MiniCAD
The MiniCAD Team
1997 Winner of the
Architectural CADD Cup
