#VECTORWORKS VIEWER SECTIONS SOFTWARE#
In fact, I’m sure many customers of every BIM tool have requested this capability, but not many software firms are willing to do it. I’m sure that many Vectorworks customers have requested Revit export. Live data visualisation enables components within a model to be assigned colour attributes, depending on their object parameters Revit export The history tree is the recipe of sequential commands used to create the component and they can be edited or removed from the tree, impacting the resultant component when ‘rebuilt’. Essentially, to achieve the desired geometry, a range of operations are applied to define the shape of the building component, such as rounded edges, fillets, shells and chamfers. History-based modelling is a common modelling paradigm in manufacturing CAD. History-based modelling This is a feature I never expected to see in an architectural design tool. These can also be shared between files and projects. Multiple visualisation sets can be created through a simple interface and stored/reapplied throughout the design process. It’s completely user configurable and it’s possible to have colours automatically associated to groups of components, such as fire door rating times, for instant identification within your model. It could also be used for massing analyses with various residential units, or in the Landscape variant, to see which plants had the highest solar requirements, pricing or water needs. Live data visualisation is like a lightweight Solibri capability, so you could instantly see which doors lacked fire protection or what are supporting structures vs partition walls. It could be used to check models visually during the design process. This new feature enables components within the building to be assigned colour attributes, depending on their object parameters. Vectorworks 2020 features much faster graphics thanks to dynamic Level of Detail (LoD) control Live data visualisation The others are Fundamentals, Architect, Braceworks, Vision and Designer. Landmark is a very well-regarded and comprehensive landscaping variant and Spotlight has single-handedly developed a leading role in the world of stage and lighting design. One other unique feature in the Vectorworks offering is the way that the technology comes in a variety of flavours. In this release, Vectorworks has actively exposed some of the more powerful solid modelling methodologies of Parasolid, to make accurate manufacturable components, but more on that later. It turns out that having a powerful geometry engine, usually found in manufacturing CAD systems, may well be a better match as the industry moves to embrace digital fabrication. There’s also a new kid on the block called BricsCAD, which uses the ACIS kernel. Both Bentley Systems and Vectorworks utilise the Parasolid kernel from Siemens.
Until recently, it was only one of two platforms for construction that used a solid modelling kernel to underpin its geometry. Each of Nemetschek’s BIM brands are run as separate concerns and have different approaches, methodologies and underlying technologies to deliver on the process of BIM.ĭespite its apparent age, Vectorworks has been undergoing a radical re-architecting and a fleshing out of its BIM capabilities. Around the year 2000, it transitioned to the Vectorworks brand when it was acquired by Nemetschek. Vectorworks was born in the mid 1980s and started off life as MiniCad for the Apple Macintosh. With sales in over 85 countries and a very strong presence in Europe, the company seems comfortable with selling what, on the face of it, appear to be competing platforms.Īllplan and ArchiCAD have their origins in Europe. Nemetschek owns three: AllPlan, ArchiCAD and Vectorworks. All of the other software developers in the industry have one BIM product. Munich-based Nemetschek is a very unusual software company. In Vectorworks Landscape, for example, it could be used to quickly highlight which plants have the highest solar requirements, pricing or water needs There are many different applications for the new live data visualisation tool.
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