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What does that mean? I don't use Vectorworks, I'm trying to decide whether or not to buy it.

We are considering buying Vectorworks to assist on a major redevelopment planning study. What we need is a tool that allows us to create basic 3D masses divided into various uses by layers, or components, or something (note: I have not used Vectorworks, I appologize for the ACAD/Sketchup lingo) that can be calculated and automatically exported to a spreadsheet. Example: a four story mass with 10000 sf per floor. 5000 sf retail on the ground floor, 5000 sf residential. 5000 sf residential on floors 2&3. 5000 sf office on floors 2&3. Residential only on floors 4&5. Area is then exported to Excel and we get calculations on parking requirements, utility usage, etc. (from assumptions plugged into Excel). Is Landmark the best for this or Architect? Can you create terrain models in Architect?