![]() ![]() In this review I will be looking at the general application and specific ARCHITECT features. With the release of version 9.5, VectorWorks ARCHITECT has been completely transformed into a native Mac OS X application. With the latest VectorWorks ARCHITECT 9.5 product, Architosh finally had the chance to put a true "carbonized" VectorWorks product to the test and see how well it did in the UNIX-based Mac OS X environment. The longtime Macintosh product has been a popular CAD application with architects, engineers and other CAD professionals for well over a decade, but the company's current trend has been to target specific industries with a series of 'vertical' CAD and rendering products built around a centralized CAD engine. N emetschek North America's venerable VectorWorks (formerly MiniCAD) product line has been one of the most anticipated products to reach native Mac OS X status, having its development process discussed numerous times here in this publication and ruminations of its eventual outcome talked about in our forums. Support: Runs equally well on Windows, Mac and Mac OS X. ![]() Autocad users should give program a serious test run (on Mac and Windows). Pros: Excellent OS X support, extensive timesaving drawing features, architecture-specific document creation and management tools, standards support, solid Autocad import/export, built-in scripting support, 1/3 the cost of Autocad.Ĭons: No multiple windows, no docking tool palettes in Mac version, 'Saved Sheets' functions need refinements.Īdvice:For existing users OS X version a must upgrade. ![]()
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