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Hi I do custom cabinetry and millwork both residential and commercial I'm looking for a cad software package that can help with some of my design work and also offer 3-d drawing for some furniture projects. Is just the basic vector works program what I'm looking for? I also found a link that seems to be a addon that is being developed to aid in furniter design through vector works http://www.thetagroup.com/ hopefully somebody can help and offer some suggestions thanks in advance for any help

Pat

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That theta group stuff looks pretty cool. The basic vectorworks package should probably do you just fine. I don't know that any of the "industy add-ons" would do anything for you. If you are going to be doing any presentation stuff you might want to consider renderworks as well. It isn't all that amazing a product, but it does okay for the money.

If you have the time you might want to beta test that theta group stuff. I would guess that most of their issues are interface and unit related.

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Hi I have done quite a bit of custom cabinet and furniture work with vectorworks architect it includes a cabinet plug in and a library of stock cabinets which is much to limited for custom work but it is usfull for kitchen layout work ,if it had a way to customise the doors it would be much more usefull. unfortunatly I can't remember if the cabinet tool is part of the base program or the architect addon . the base program however works quite well for custom and one off work .

mike

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Hannes thanks for that link but in case you didn't look at the link I included we are both looking at the same software package. That addon is a reason I'm considering vector works. but to the other responses it seems that you recommend I go with the architect version opposed to the basic vectorworks 9.5 i think it is thanks

pat

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Originally posted by Pat A Montalbano:

Hannes thanks for that link but in case you didn't look at the link I included we are both looking at the same software package. That addon is a reason I'm considering vector works. but to the other responses it seems that you recommend I go with the architect version opposed to the basic vectorworks 9.5 i think it is thanks

pat

hello Pat,

Yes we are talking about the same add on.

I also use VW for cabinet design and don't think that the architektural version will bring you

much advantage compared to the basic version.

HTH, Hannes

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Pat - I am a foreman of a millwork shop and have been using VW for all our drawings and lay-outs for almost three years. It is an indispensable tool,especially for lay-out. Full sized drawings on sheets of MDF are long gone.

I almost never use the supplied cabinet tools anymore. I do use Renderworks, and I have a few designers that will pay to see a fully rendered model of something like a complicated reception counter. For these it is possible to go to say Pionite's web site, download a plam sample and apply it to the model. Clients love this too.

So I say get the base vworks to start and maybe add renderworks later if you have the need, and the sooner the better.

Hannes - I've been watching your site for over a year waiting for your door plugin to become available. How's that going?

[ 03-28-2002: Message edited by: ccroft ]

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