PROJECT: My project is to compare various CADD programs and to see how they compare when used for Architectural Design.
My list of CADD programs is short for now but I hope to find more.
-AutoCAD
-CYCAS
-Autodesk Revit
-ArchiCAD
-Vectorworks
METHOD: To determine how efficient each of the programs are and what limitations they are bound by.
1. Are the programs easy to learn how to use?
2. Are the programs easily accessible? cost? availability?
3. Do the programs run well on the average computer?
4. What sets the programs apart from each other? Why would someone choose one over the
other?
SPECIAL PROBLEMS: I would like to be able to get professional opinions on each of the programs that I will compare for this project. If not professional maybe one of the other students in my program has used another program and would be willing to talk about that.
ALSO: Do all of the programs run in imperial and metric systems of measurement.
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One important question when looking at various CAD programs is compatibility. Can you transfer files from one platform to another? Will it run on Mac and PC? Since the majority of the industry uses AutoCAD, the other programs must be compatible if you are going to share files with other consultants.
I found this post on Video of the the design process of tomorrow.
Autodesk, the CAD software giant, and the US Green Building Council have been collaborating in the research and development of a coordinated Building Information Management software system that links the design process with real-time updates of the environmental performance of the proposed building.
http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/blog/helen_goodland_41
This is a link to the Autodesk wedsite. It looks exciting.
Thanks for the information and weblink on BIM (building information management) for autodesk I alredy know that Revit largely incorporates it.
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