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Architectural CADD News by Software |
Last Updated : June 28, 2006
VectorWorks, VectorWorks Architect, VectorWorks Landmark, VectorWorks Spotlight
Nemetschek North America = http://www.nemetschek.net
Latest version : VectorWorks 12.01
Web Site : http://www.vectorworksarchitect.com
Online Forum : sign up via http://www.nemetschek.net
Note from Architectural CADD : VectorWorks is the heart of a series of CADD programs all oriented towards the building construction industry. VectorWorks, formerly called MiniCAD, and formerly made by Diehl Graphsoft, by itself is a great architectural CADD program - with walls, windows, doors, automatic stair/roof/wood frame generators, 2D production, 3D CADD with solid modeling boolean operations, and much more. VectorWorks Architect adds automatic layers, automatic drawing sets, architectural styles, and many architecturally intelligent objects (such as columns, railings, dormers). VectorWorks Spotlight is a lighting design software for lighting designers. There are also other add-ons and "Workspaces" oriented towards mechanical engineers, surveyors, landscape architects, and much more. RenderWorks is a rendering add-on. MiniCAD was the winner of the 1997 Designers 3D CADD Shootout for Architectural CADD Systems, and has placed in the top three every year of that competition.
Comments from Architectural CADD : Unquestionably one of the best architectural CADD programs in the industry. Not as powerful or expensive as ArchiCAD. Clearly superior to many AutoCAD based alternatives. Avoids the compatibility problems the AutoCAD world has (with their AutoCAD 2000 versus ArchitecturalDesktop proxy objects conflicts) as all flavors of VectorWorks can open other VectorWorks files flawlessly. Can exchange DWG files very well too, of course. The biggest controversy in VectorWorks is with Layers vs. Classes (a kind of sub-layer concept) which creates intelligence that cannot be transfered to AutoCAD if used in a mixed AutoCAD/VectorWorks office.
VectorWorks ARCHITECT and VectorWorks LANDMARK to be Combined, see below
VectorDepot = http://www.vectordepot.com
A new site for sharing VW goodies
VectorWorks 9 was released March13, 2001 and includes a spelling checker, support for AutoCAD 2000i, 3D NURBS and Extrude-along-a-Path, associated dimensioning, and support for OpenGL on both Mac and Windows. ** Full list of New Features and PR **
Nemetschek North America announced that VectorWorks seats reached 105,000 as of August. Two vertical products will target the landscape and theater lighting industries, and will ship before the end of the year. Nemetschek intends to fully support Mac OS X: http://www.architosh.com/features/2000/2000-07intev-neme.html
VectorWorks Architect is now shipping - it consists of a compendium of templates (pre-set up layers with scales, heights, etc.) for various types of projetct, assemblages of commonly used building elements - dormers, detailed collumns, railings, and much more.
February 2000
Diehl Graphsoft Acquired by Nemetschek AG for $30 Million
Deal establishes US presence for European software giant, Columbia,
MD, February 18, 2000 --- full
story press release
What does this mean ? There is no word as yet. Does this mean AllPlan will again be marketed agressively in the USA, or is this move really to consolidate Nemetschek's hold on the European market ? Does this make VectorWorks even stronger, with $30 million dollars of European money, or could this just be a maneuver ? Write to us and tell us what you think. VectorWorks Architect was also the featured software in this weeks AEC Tech News at Cadence Magazine, http://www.cadence-mag.com
VectorWorks Architect is released.
September 1999
For the second consecutive year, Diehl Graphsoft has earned a place on the Soft*Letter 100, an annual ranking by calendar year revenues of the one hundred leading PC software developers in USA.
Diehl Graphsoft is this week showing "Armadillo", a vertical market product specifically for architectural design professionals. It is scheduled for release in September. http://www.diehlgraphsoft.com
VectorWorks v8.0.1 has fixes that improve the Mac and Windows printing and plotting, including speed, less memory requirement, along with amendments to the bitmap drawing and printing. Other features include: a refined DXF/DWG file exchange, speed and worksheet enhancements, and user interface adjustments to the object info palette. The 8.0.1 update is available for free download from http://www.diehlgraphsoft.com
From: "Deirdre Kidd" <deirdre@nemetschek.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001
Nemetschek North America Combines VectorWorks ARCHITECT with LANDMARK
San Francisco, California (July 27, 2001)" Due to substantial customer demand, Nemetschek North America today announced, at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC), the release of its first combination product, VectorWorks ARCHITECT with LANDMARK. The move to fully integrate these two products was brought about by customers that expressed a need for both products' capabilities. Company officials state that ARCHITECT with LANDMARK is targeted towards full service design firms and is currently available in the US. It will also be available internationally through Nemetschek North America,s distribution channel in the near future.
Stewart Rom, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, stated, "We were originally surprised at the number of customers that were interested in a standalone solution that contains the high-end design capabilities of both of these products. However, we pride ourselves on listening to our customers, and it became apparent from the earliest mentions of LANDMARK that there were many firms that were looking for a fully integrated architecture, landscape and site design solution like this."
As a completely integrated product, VectorWorks ARCHITECT with LANDMARK combines all of the features of both products into one workspace. It also offers a unique hybrid design environment that easily incorporates a project's 2D plans, and 3D models with reports and schedules. For more information and a complete feature set, visit www.nemetschek.net. ARCHITECT and LANDMARK are still available for sale individually.
Nemetschek North America (formerly Diehl Graphsoft) is a wholly owned subsidiary of European software giant Nemetschek AG. A global leader in design technologies, Nemetschek N.A. has developed CAD software for the personal computer since 1985. VectorWorks, our flagship product, is one of the world's best selling CAD products and is available in over 85 countries and is translated in 14 languages. The VectorWorks Industry Series is a line of products designed specifically to meet the needs of designers in the fields of AEC, entertainment and landscape design. For more information, visit, www.nemetschek.net .