A/E/C SYSTEMS 2001

June 6, 2001

Speaker: Prof. Geoffrey Moore Langdon, AIA

Title: AEC Shareware

Track: Architecture

Description :

Shareware conceptually is just a different approach to marketing, with a try and use before you have to pay for it kind of philosophy. With CADD and particularly design software, where a designer really needs to do a real project with a tool to truly see if it works well for them, the shareware concept works well. The ultimate cost of the software can range from perpetually free to thousands of dollars. This session will be a guideline to what is available, its ramifications, and perks.

There shareware offerings for many different areas of AEC software :

2D Production Drafting

3D Modeling

Rendering

Client Presentation

Productivity (CADD Symbol Libraries, 3rd party macros and add-ons)

Student/Faculty Discount Programs for AEC Software

Outline :

A. Intro to AEC Shareware concepts

B. Specific Examples and Visual Demonstrations of Software

1. 2D Production Drafting

2. 3D Modeling

3. Rendering

4. Client Presentation

C. Comments on Productivity Software

C. Shareware Sources / True prices / Academic deals

D. Recommendations for Different Types of Users

E. Q and A

Software covered :

IntelliCAD, DesignWorkshop, DaveCAD, SoftCAD 3D, (Revit)

Niknak PDF creator, Netscape Page Composer

CheapTricksWare

CADD Symbol Libraries

Student/Faculty Discount Programs for AEC Software