LAD152 Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 Hello all, Im currently working with cad 08 lt and I am doing some research into whether or not to buy the cad arch or not. Can anyone tell me if it really does make a difference in your drawing, for example construction documents? How about the 3d part? Thanks guys8) Quote
Geoffers Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 Hello all, Im currently working with cad 08 lt and I am doing some research into whether or not to buy the cad arch or not. Can anyone tell me if it really does make a difference in your drawing, for example construction documents? How about the 3d part? Thanks guys8) I have been disappointed with Arch 09. I had to give benefit of doubt for some time as I knew my graphics card was inadequate. However after upgrading I still can't use Arch 3d easily; its like working in treacle- although it displays correctly in 3d now. I believe my machine spec is ok otherwise. some of the extra routines in arch are useful though... sorry, no real help to you... Quote
Noahma Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 We are working on implementing Autocad Architecture in our office, I have been learning it outside of our office for quite a while. I have been doing independent projects just mainly to learn it. Once you get your standards down, and know the way the work flow goes it is quite a powerful program. Construction documents are great when red lines come around and you have to start moving walls around, with the AEC dimensions they update as you move walls around. Roof objects are a pain in the rear when doing Residential (which 95% of our work is) but there are little tricks you can pull out to speed things up. I am finding design problems much much quicker than I was when doing things in 2d. And you have that extra little thing you can pull out and render the house quickly to give the clients something to look at. I have one of our display representations setup to use a flat white paint, so our clients can get quick looks at the project as it is developing. Being able to walk around the project to see potential problems or stupid ideas is great! The one thing is the careful line that has to be followed in terms of what to spend time modeling, and what do do through line work. Paul Aubin's Book Mastering Autocad Architecture is a great resource in learning the program. I find the vertical to be of great use. Quote
tobes_1983 Posted November 21, 2008 Posted November 21, 2008 The version of AutoCAD Arch 2009 that I have is buggy. When you zoom in close to lines they splay out at strange angles. Very annoying when you have complex 3d model to work with. I've never had a problem like this with any other previous versions Quote
markryan Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 you may want to download and install the 2 service packs for architecture if you are having problems with it. And yes, it is worth getting. Quote
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