VectorWorks Architect. (Special Advertising Section: CAD Software).(Brief Article) Builder (10/1/2002)
...000 users in over 80 countries, VectorWorks ARCHITECT is one of the world's most popular CAD programs. Engineered to meet the specific needs...automatically track costs and materials. No other CAD program offers so much for so little. For more...

Chief Architect 8.0. (Special Advertising Section: CAD Software).(Advertising)(Brief Article) Builder (10/1/2002)
Another popular CAD program is Chief Architect 8.0, which offers precision software tools that combine point-and...produce a powerful yet affordable CAD package for builders, designers, and architects. From initial concept through...

AEC estimating tools: estimating software taps into CAD building model data. (AEC tools: master the architect's desktop).(Timberline, WinEstimator) CADalyst (9/1/2002)
...construction. Estimation software has been evolving for...respected in the estimating software arena. We'll also...This may change as CAD programs move more toward...design programs, the architect or designer creates...reluctance on the part of architects and designers to be...greatly in ...

Architects Embrace CAD Design Tools. Energy Optimization News (10/1/2004)
...engineering and construction software and services company...extensive industry survey of CAD usage in building design...to the survey of 585 architects and engineers, the...BIM building design software is happening more rapidly...earliest project stages. Architects and engineers report...

Course Correction.(CAD for Principals Council wants CAD for architects)(Brief Article) Builder (10/1/2000)
...come together to steer CAD into the future. WHAT...answer regarding CAD software and the architects who use it. She's...architecture firms to demand software that better meets their...the contribution the software makes to business results," says Fallon, an architect by ...

Hail to Chief: Chief Architect 9.5 makes 3-D CAD easy--even for the novice operator.(Builder tech: new gadgets, new systems, new future)(Product/Service Evaluation) Builder (1/1/2004)
MOST ARCHITECTURAL CAD SOFTWARE is geared toward producing...In contrast, Chief Architect, from Advanced Relational...easy as it gets with CAD software. Click on a toolbar...direction to face. The software ships in two versions...

Turning CAD files into PDF documents. (Software Exchange). Mechanical Engineering-CIME (1/1/2003)
...drawings for the AutoCAD software application from Autodesk...Rafael, Calif. The PDF software is useful for engineers and architects who furnish CAD drawings to clients...Developer: Bluebeam Software Inc., 1250 Lincoln Ave...

Lifecycle FM solutions: CAD integrates with facilities management. (AEC tools: master the architect's desktop).(Facilities management tools)(Buyers Guide) CADalyst (3/1/2003)
...and more. With FM software, you can generate...and profit gains, many software developers are focusing...systems developed by CAD vendors, some are solutions...AIA, is a practicing architect and industrial designer...than $100,000, and software cost per concurrent user...

CAD on campus: CADENCE goes to school to find out more about the joint effort between industry leaders and educators to expose the latest CAD technologies to today's students--tomorrow's architects and engineers. (Cover Story). Cadence (4/1/2003)
...tech community--particularly CAD developers--recognizes the...and students have to say about CAD's role in education and what...benefit. Patrons of Education CAD developers and high-tech companies...educational sector: "Even if the software is free, there's a limit...