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Pat I am going to send you a PM.

Really? I haven't found an upgrade to Designer from Architect option at a reseller nor at nemetschek...

Thanks Tamsin. That's what I was looking for. So even if I don't have Renderworks I will have the option to export or send the DTM to Cinema 4D? I haven't found an upgrade option to Designer from Architect so I need to make sure I make the right purchase. I checked out your training Tamsin. I am in the USA and may be interested in some online training. Does that sound reasonable given the timezone distance?

sorry if it seems like i keep asking the same question over but I just want to make sure I am clear on this. Here are a couple of image (site, floor/elevation plans) of a typical project that I normally do entirely in Cinema 4D. The site plan and concept elevation is my next project. Can you tell me if VW ARCHITECT is enough to handle this or if I need LANDMARK as well? Sorry, I've been calling it "Landscape." I'm getting the understanding that ARCHITECT can handle the DTM but that LANDMARK does a better job at it - is that correct? I have also included a typical result, but I am looking for a better architectural solution in that making changes is a bit challenging and I think the modeling process would be faster. [img:left]http://www.pixelforce.com/VW/site2.png[/img] [img:left]http://www.pixelforce.com/VW/drivesideconcept.jpg[/img] [img:left]http://www.pixelforce.com/VW/viz_olson-gray-high.jpg[/img] [img:left]http://www.pixelforce.com/VW/viz_abbott-low.jpg[/img]

Thanks for the reply Grant. If I'm not mistaken you can get Architect with or without Renderworks. My question is; if I get Architect without Renderworks will I be able to Export a C4D model or use the Send to Cinema 4D option - or is that option disable without Renderworks?

I do not own a VW yet but need to know; since I own C4D and will be doing all my final renders and animation in C4D I really do not need Renderworks in order to final render, however is there still the option to export/send to Cinema 4D in Architect without Renderworks?

I do not own a Vectorwork application yet. I am here asking pre-sales questions to make sure I make the right decisions. 1: Am I able to create a digital terrain model in Architect or is Landscape required for that? 2: When I look at the online videos, the poly DTMs look a little rough - even with the "smoothing" option selected. They look too low poly, is there a way to increase the polygon count to smooth it out more? 3: I am a C4D user and will need to upgrade to Visualize 12, but if I do, can I place the DTM into a NURBS cage in order to smooth out the DTM - or am I going to be asking for trouble if I do that? Perhaps some of this should be asked in the Landscape forum but thought I would start here since I really on need an architectural and DTM solution. I do not need all that is required of Landscape. Thanks for any help you can provide.