Architectural CADD Reviews and Articles
 


Published CADD Reviews


Note :  All the latest reviews are available now only in the CD version of the book Architectural CADD - A Resource Guide

Review and Rating Criteria.

Review of Autodesk ArchitecturalDesktop 3.3
Review of AutoCAD 2002
Review of Autodesk ArchitecturalStudio
Review of Autodesk Revit 4.5
Review of DataCAD 10.03
Review of ArchiCAD 8
Review of SketchUp 2.3
Review of VectorWorks 10
Review of DesignWorkshop
Review of MicroStation TriForma for Architecture

Link to many reviews done for Cadence Magazine and other periodicals

Review of ArchT add-on to AutoCAD
Review of AllPlan by Nemetscheck
Review: PowerCADD 3.0 offers low-cost, highly accurate and faster CAD (at ZD net)
The State of the Art in Architectural CADD - in CADENCE magazine August Special Supplement 1998
Review of DataCAD 8 for Windows95 - in CADENCE magazine August 1998
Blow by Blow Analysis of the 1997 Designers 3D CAD Shootout - in ArchitectureBoston June 1998
AutoCAD Architectural Desktop - in CADENCE magazine September 1998
MicroStation TriForma Articles

Review of ArchiCAD 6 : Beyond Teamwork
Review of PalladioX
Review of ArchiTECH.PC and SoftCAD
Review of NaturallySpeaking for Architects : It Types What You Say - in ArchitectureBoston
Review of IntelliCAD / ArchT
Review of AllPlan 14
Review of MicroStation TriForma
Special Articles

Architectural Design Software : A Comparison of ArchiCAD, AllPlan, and AutoCAD
In depth comparison of these three powerful programs as they relate to design oriented firms

The Future of DataCAD 5/98
Short article describing the new directions of this company, and its prospects. 6/1/97 ---- Update 5/19/98

Architecture as a Spectator Sport - The Designers 3D CADD Shootout for Architectural CADD Systems
Article in BSA Chapter letter fall 1997 about the upcomming Design Shootout at Build Boston on November 18th 1997.

The Stickyness Factor in CADD :
How Resistant CADD Users Are to Change, Despite Seeing Obvioulsy Superior Software
Discussion about factors relavant to marketers of CADD software

Special Articles on Incompatibilities of AutoCAD Architectural Desktop with AutoCAD

Autodesk Responds About the Controversial Issue
of Proprietary Objects Embedded into AutoCAD Drawings
WARNING - Why any design office using AutoCAD 12 should discontinue use of it immediatly
Reasons why you definitely should upgrade to AutoCAD2000 or consider alternative CADD
Notes from the IAI - International Alliance for Interoperability on IFC Classes
CADD Statistics - What really is the percentage of AutoCAD users
Architectural CADD Term Translator