Currahee Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) What software do you use for residential architectural work? If not post on poll please include with "other". Edited January 18, 2011 by Currahee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
designerstuart Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 why put revit and adt in together? they are quite different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjenk8100 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 usually chief architect will suffice For most residential applications chief architect is easy and fairly universal autocad is a much better written program and once you get the hang of things you can really move. try autocad free trial @ http://www.autodesk.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Plain AutoCAD but then again I'm no architect nor do I work for an architectural firm. I do it as a sideline for friends, family and coworkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPlanera Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 My dad is an architect, and he uses plain Ole autocad. The vertical products do what custom LISPs and blocks and such did for the industry specific, back in the day... Right, ReMark..... back in your day?? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 JPlanera: Don't know what day your talking about. Are you using a Gergorian calander? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Plain vanilla AutoCAD and Sketchup here. I really don't need 3D in AutoCAD as I use SU but I do need my lisp routines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPlanera Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 JPlanera: Don't know what day your talking about. Are you using a Gergorian calander? Somewhere between 1 K'atun and 1 B'ak'tun ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 My dad is an architect, and he uses plain Ole autocad. The vertical products do what custom LISPs and blocks and such did for the industry specific, back in the day... Right, ReMark..... back in your day?? :-) Back in the day I used a big board, T-square, some triangles, some pencils, erasers, dividers, compass and a big sheet of paper.....and that day was not so long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Now when It comes to drawing mechanical...I wouldnt give up my 2010 for all the past versions...it is just that good (once I removed the ribbons and customized my tool bars)....but my Architecture 2010...I just cant stand it...I get twice the work with the old ADT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 The poll needs an extra catergory Autocad + add on using lisps etc commercial or user derived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danellis Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 The poll really needs to split ACADwin ADT and Revit up. dJE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 The poll really needs to split ACADwin ADT and Revit up. dJE If I knew how... i would:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephus Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I am a residential architect..for a long time now...started with a Mayline parallel bar and electric eraser about 40 yrs ago. I use Rhino for 3D modeling, Cinema4D and Maxwell for rendering and plain old autocad for all my construction docs. I used Archicad for several years...found the BIM "solutions" not to be my cup of tea :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Regardin BIM soloutions its interesting being involved in an add on package the vast difference between client requests always remember a prospective client asking to zoom in on the windows that had been drawn in seconds and asking why he could not see the timber moulding shape. My question to him was had he ever done it to any of his plans and likely to do so answer No but he had to have that 3d answer even if he never used it. If you make 80% happy your on a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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