Kendall Edwards Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Question: Can you import ArchiCAD. pln files into VectorWorks? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Robert Anderson Posted June 6, 2017 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted June 6, 2017 There is no direct import. Best to use IFC (for 3D / data) or DWG (if all you want is 2D). Quote Link to comment
Kendall Edwards Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thank you, sir. I didn't think so, but I wanted to be sure. I'm versed in ArchiCAD, but not VectorWorks. I'm considering changing my workflow to VectorWorks. In your opinion, would that be a wise decision? Quote Link to comment
Itchy Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 On 6/7/2017 at 8:11 AM, Kendall Edwards said: Thank you, sir. I didn't think so, but I wanted to be sure. I'm versed in ArchiCAD, but not VectorWorks. I'm considering changing my workflow to VectorWorks. In your opinion, would that be a wise decision? It interesting you say that as I just had a sales guy in yesterday wanting to know if I was interested in swapping to ArchiCAD. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on why you want to move? Sorry, I can't however comment on what is best as I haven't done my research into ArchiCAD yet. Quote Link to comment
Kendall Edwards Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Honestly, it was just a flip of the coin. I downloaded ArchiCAD and VectorWorks simultaneously, and ArchiCAD won out, because it has a more streamlined interface. But, I took some courses on BIM, and while everyone else was using Revit, I chose to use ArchiCAD, and there were a lot of things you can do in Revit that can't be done in ArchiCAD, so I wanted to research VectorWorks. Revit is a little too "Fussy" for me!!! Quote Link to comment
Kendall Edwards Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 About ArchiCAD, it's a good tool. Very easy to learn. The quality of the work is only limited by the tools and your imagination. All platforms are different, so I'm looking for functionality and quality. Quote Link to comment
rDesign Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I am a long-time user of Vectorworks (since version 8.5 released around 2000), and here are a few of my thoughts about Vectorworks-vs-ArchiCAD: 1) In comparison to the ArchiCAD 21 release video of the Stair tool, the Vectorworks Stair Tool is very limited in both functionality and ease-of-use. With Vectorworks, you cannot graphically modify the Stair tool configuration by dragging control points on the screen, everything is controlled through dialog boxes. The dialog boxes of the Stair tool are confusing and frustrating as best; I often find myself fighting with the UI. Ultimately, the recommended Vw workflow with creating stairs is to use the Stair tool to get the design 'close enough' and then un-group the Stair and model the Stair directly (breaking the BIM functionality). 2) Vectorworks currently cannot have multiple model views on screen at a time (e.g., you cannot have live views of the plan and section on screen at the same). My two cents. Quote Link to comment
Kendall Edwards Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Thank you for your response. I guess that's a pro for ArchiCAD. Quote Link to comment
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