Vectorworks Architect

[johncruet48]

VW Architect is a great program. That is why I re-invested in it. I've had this program since 1996 when it was MiniCAD. I've used it to build models in which I can extract elevation information, which, for the working drawings phase, I sometimes transfer this to PowerCadd. Especially with elevations which have angular views, I find the accurate representation of such elevations is crucial. I find that, even in standard Renderworks mode, it produces nice renderings. Doing the early years of my practice, before computers, 3D representation from me was just adequate, with my having to use perspective grids under-laid under my tracing paper, print these out in blackline, then color them up with magic markers. VW Architect is a valuable tool for taking me through the design phase pf a project. Should PowerCadd 10 fail to materialize, I'll develop an approach whereby future projects will be done in Vectorworks, in all phases, and I'll use my current laptop for archiving PowerCadd materials.

[johncruet48]

This is an example of a drawing which utilizes the elevation view developed in Vectorworks, and translated into a PowerCadd working elevation.