Architectural CADD News by Software |
Last Updated : July 30, 2001
ArchT for IntelliCAD and AutoCAD
IntelliCAD Technology Consortium - http://www.intellicad.org
EaglePoint Software Corp. - http://www.eaglepoint.com/
Primary Web Site for ArchT - http://www.archt.com
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Web Site : http://www.archt.com
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Note from Architectural CADD : ArchT is an architectural CADD add-on software for AutoCAD 14, 2000 and IntelliCAD 98. It is production oriented, and allows a designer to draw walls and pop in windows/doors in plan, and then automatically generates elevations and sections. It also has a significant symbol block library of furniture and other architectural elements. Far simpler and easier than either AutoArchitect or ArchitecturalDesktop, ArchT has been a favorite amung architects using AutoCAD because of its straightforward approach - and it is one of the cheapest architectural add-ons.
Comments from Architectural CADD : ArchT is currently in limbo. It historically has been great, easy, fast, cheap since its days as "Ketiv". However, Visio bought Ketiv, and then struck a deal with Eagle Point to distribute it (see below), then when Microsoft bought Visio it spun off ArchT (without its valuable symbol libraries) to the IntelliCAD Tech. Consortium. Unfortunately, the ONLY job the IntelliCAD.org has commission to is to freely distribute IntelliCAD 2000 - not IntelliCAD 98 (strangely enough) which is the only IntelliCAD ArchT currently works with. Apparently there is a new deal in which Eagle Point now takes over real development of ArchT, plans to make it available for IntelliCAD 2000. Thus, we MIGHT have some significant, inexpensive, competitition for ADT here someday.
Also see news sections for AutoCAD 2000 and IntelliCAD 2000
VISIO ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE U.S. DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
WITH EAGLE POINT SOFTWARE FOR ARCHT BY VISIO
Visio Corp. today announced at the A/E/C SYSTEMS '99 show in Los Angeles, it has entered into an exclusive marketing and distribution agreement for the United States with Eagle Point Software Corp. for its ArchT® by Visio architectural design software product. A 16-year veteran of providing value-added CAD solutions for the AEC market, Eagle Point has agreed to market, sell and support the ArchT product to existing and future customers of ArchT, effective immediately. Other terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.eaglepoint.com/company/news/ep99/eparcht.htm
Eagle Point Software
ADA Design Assistant for ArchT (US$195 to US$275) assists in accessibility design complying with the ADA and with many state standards. It alerts you to door design errors; creates compliant 2D/3D ramps and curb ramps; and includes a library of drag and drop accessible toilet rooms. http://www.evanterry.com
Eagle Point
You can register for a free 30-day trial of ArchT at http://www.eaglepoint.com/architectural/ArchTTrial.asp.
Review of ArchT add-on to AutoCAD - March 28, 1996