![]() ![]() that uses Vectorworks Architect for residential development, healthcare and community design. Two designers who rely on Vectorworks as a BIM solution support Flaherty’s claim: “We are using 3D modeling from the outset on most projects now,” said Robert O’Leary of O’LearyGoss Architects, a 12-person firm in Bristol, U.K. “Taking advantage of BIM is an opportunity for Vectorworks Architect users to add value to the design creativity they already lend to a project, as well as work more efficiently and collaboratively across disciplines,” Flaherty said. In addition, as the 2016 mandate draws closer, more architects are utilizing Vectorworks software, creating a 44 percent increase in new U.K. over the past five years, with over 8,700 new designers choosing the platform as their design solution over the same time period. Sales across the Vectorworks family of design software, which includes Architect, as well as Designer, Landmark, Spotlight and Renderworks, have doubled in the U.K. “We’ve witnessed a rapid and widespread adoption of BIM workflows from our customers, and we’re committed to further enhancing our software’s capabilities as a BIM tool and promoting BIM workflows that are collaborative and free from the constraints of any single tool or vendor’s platform,” said Sean Flaherty, CEO at Nemetschek Vectorworks. by 2016, Vectorworks Architect’s BIM capabilities have positioned it as a leader in the architectural industry. With a legal mandate requiring BIM deliverables for significantly sized, government-funded projects in the U.K. This announcement comes on the heels of quantifiable growth for Nemetschek Vectorworks in the U.K. ![]() In addition to existing as a standalone application, VectorWorks Mechanical is also offered as a module to existing VectorWorks 9 installations.According to results from the fifth annual NBS National BIM Report 2015, Vectorworks Architect is the most popular software in the United Kingdom with 29 percent of respondents reporting that they use the solution from global design software developer Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. ![]() Nemetschek North America said those introductory prices are good through the end of the year. Previous users of VectorWorks products have a separate upgrade path - they can add VectorWorks Mechanical to their setups for a special introductory upgrade price of $250.75, normally $295. New users interested in VectorWorks Mechanical can buy the software for a limited time for an introductory price of US$1,011.50 - the software’s regular price is $1,295. Mac OS X compatible, and MacCentral confirmed with Nemetschek North America that VectorWorks Mechanical is also Mac OS X compatible. The new VectorWorks Industry Series products were announced earlier this month as being System requirements for VectorWorks Mechanical call for a PowerPC 604e-equipped Macintosh or greater Mac OS 8.6 or higher 64MB RAM 52MB hard drive space (750MB needed for full install) 800×600 resolution with 256 or more colors (Thousands needed for OpenGL rendering) and a CD-ROM drive. VectorWorks Mechanical sports an integrated database and spreadsheet functions to help designers and engineers track a project’s cost parts lists and bills of materials can be dynamically linked to the drawings.
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