| Release date |
Summer 2001
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| Initial price |
$4,995
|
| Upgrades |
$495 from one major version to next
|
| Lease option |
$199 per month for 36 months; after that,
you own the software
|
| Annual maintenance fee |
$420(software service agreement includes
updates inside the major version and telephone, e-mail, remote
control, and ScreenCam movie support
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| Operating systems |
|
| Supported |
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 (XP due12.01 as v16.3)
|
| Reviewed |
Windows 2000
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| Multiple document support |
Yes, but only within the same project
|
| Supports xrefs (or similar) |
Yes
|
| Web-aware |
Somewhat
|
| Web tools |
|
| Collaboration tools |
Yes, through NID files
|
| Format for sharing drawings via Web |
No
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| Attach hyperlinks to entities in drawing |
Yes
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| Access/insert data/content directly from
Web |
Yes
|
| Other |
Strong network support
|
| Smart AEC objects |
|
| Predefined objects |
Walls, doors,roofs, rafters, windows, openings,
stairs, beams
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| Easily exchange objects |
Yes
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| Custom objects supported |
Yes
|
| View-dependent representation of objects |
Yes
|
| Walls |
|
| Predefined wall styles |
Unlimited
|
| Customize wall styles |
Yes
|
| Curtain walls |
Yes
|
| Curved walls |
Yes
|
| Hatch fill |
Yes
|
| Solid fill |
Yes
|
| Doors/windows |
|
| Predefined doors and windows |
Unlimited(parametric)
|
| Customize doors/windows |
Yes
|
| Work in 2D |
Yes
|
| Work in 3D |
Yes
|
| Work in 2D/3D simultaneously |
Switch back and forth from view to view
|
| Convert 2D to 3D |
Yes
|
| Convert 3D to 2D |
Yes
|
| 2D detailing/drafting tools |
Comprehensive
|
| Metric option |
Yes
|
| Space planning tools |
Yes
|
| Generate walls from space plans |
Yes
|
| Mass modeling tools |
Yes
|
| Generate floors from mass models |
Yes
|
| Explicit multistory support |
Yes
|
| Layers |
|
| Maximum number of layers |
Unlimited (default is AIA scheme with 460)
|
| Supports alphanumeric layer names |
Yes
|
| AIA layer system |
Yes
|
| Other layer systems |
Yes
|
| Master layer controls |
Yes
|
| User configurable layer system |
Yes
|
| Dimensioning (automatic or semiautomatic) |
Yes
|
| Keynotes |
Yes
|
| Schedules; dynamic link with model |
Yes
|
| Reports; dynamic link with model |
Yes
|
| Symbols library |
Comprehensive
|
| Doors |
Yes
|
| Windows |
Yes
|
| Plumbing |
Yes
|
| HVAC |
Yes
|
| Electrical |
Yes
|
| Furniture |
Yes
|
| Structural |
Yes
|
| Site |
Yes
|
| Landscape |
Yes
|
| VehiclesYes |
|
| Other |
Walls, etc. About 5,000 in all
|
| Plotting |
|
| WYSIWYG preview |
Adequate
|
| Color fills |
Yes
|
| Batch mode |
Yes
|
| Save configurations for multiple plotters |
Yes
|
| Other |
Uses Windows or its own drivers
|
| Visualization/rendering |
|
| Texture mapping |
Yes
|
| Ray tracing |
Yes
|
| Transparency |
Limited
|
| Reflectance |
Yes
|
| Refraction |
Yes
|
| Procedural rendering |
Yes
|
| Radiosity |
No
|
| Animation |
|
| Animate camera/target |
Yes
|
| Animate textures |
yes
|
| Customization tools |
|
| VBA support |
No
|
| Access ActiveX object model interface |
No
|
| Other |
Easy macro language, many add-ons
|
| Data exchange |
|
| Import formats |
DXF, DWG, DGN, ESS, Spirit, IFC, META, FEA,
HPGL/2
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| Export formats |
DXF, DWG, DGN, ESS, IFC 2.0, META, TIFF,
BMP, AVI, VRML
|
| Tutorials |
|
| Printed version |
Yes
|
| Multimedia |
Available
|
