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Vectorworks Developer(s) Nemetschek Vectorworks Stable release 2011 / 14 September 2010 Operating system Mac OS X, Windows Type CAD Website www.nemetschek.net Vectorworks is a computer-aided design (CAD) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software program developed by Nemetschek Vectorworks that is used for drafting, technical drawing and 3D modeling. Vectorworks offers 2D, 3D, production management, and presentation capabilities for all phases of the design process.
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History
Vectorworks was previously known as MiniCAD. It was originally developed on Mac OS. It was developed by Diehl Graphsoft, now Nemetschek Vectorworks. Alongside MiniCAD, Diehl Graphsoft also released a 2D CAD program for the Mac targeted toward architects called Blueprint.
The version numbers went up to 12 and are numbered from 2008 and on by the year (i.e. currently 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011).
The data files used the MCD extension (from MiniCAD) until version 12. VectorWorks 2008 and onwards use the VWX extension.
Release history
Version Platforms Release Year Key Features MiniCad 1 Mac 1985 3D editor, hidden-surface rendering, 27 geometric primitives, perspective views, bitmap render editing environment MiniCad 2 Mac 1986 2D editor, 15 layers, PICT support, unlimited zoom, multi-page support, text input with Mac fonts, bitmap objects, 8 dash styles, symbol library, dimensions MiniCad 3 Mac 1987 multi-document editing, text rotation, pen and fill patterns, snap and display grid, free object rotation, double-line tool, clip/add/intersect surfaces, fillets, movable origin, layer colors, trim menu command MiniCad 4 Mac 1988 fly-out tools, text editing at any zoom, double-line polygons, double-line joins, new arc creation modes, general speed increase MiniCad+ 1 Mac 1988 array duplication, MiniPascal, integrated spreadsheet, symbol folders, spline tool, integrated 2D/3D editing environment, Worksheet, 256 color support MiniCad+ 2 Mac 1989 DXF translation, EPS export, fully rotatable text, vector hatching, click-click drawing mode, constraint palette, mirror tool, floating tool palettes, combine into surface MiniCad+ 3 Mac 1991 2D smart cursor, records and formats, data palette, database rows in new worksheet palette, query language for MiniPascal and worksheet, new dimensioning tools MiniCad+ 4 Mac 1993 wall object, floor and roof objects, walkthrough tool, flyover tool, 3D smart cursor, tolerance dimensioning, user dash styles, section generation, hybrid object environment, mode bar, message bar MiniCAD 5 Mac 1994 chamfer tool, user definable scales and units, smarter cursor, polyline object, enter group editing mode, unlimited layers and classes MiniCAD 6 Mac/Windows 1996 object info palette, holes in polygons, export EPSF, ClarisCAD translator, working plane palette, 3D reshape tool, 3D locus object, wireframe and solid editing modes, SDK and plug-in environment, workspace editor, PowerPC-native support MiniCAD 7 Mac/Windows 1997 lights, sun position feature, dashed hidden-line rendering, associative hatching, auto-join walls, wall framer, math support in numeric entry boxes, dual unit dimensioning, column object, rotatable grid, export DWG, 3DMF export MiniCAD VectorWorks 8 Mac/Windows 1999 multiple undo/redo, round wall object, wall styles, complete roof object, context-sensitive menus, tools tips and balloon help, reverse translation, QuickDraw 3D rendering support VectorWorks 8.5 Mac/Windows 1999 introduction of VectorWork Architect, door and window schedules, enhanced wall styles, door and window objects, point plug-in objects, OpenGL rendering (Windows only) VectorWorks 9 Mac/Windows 2001 introduction of complete Industry Series and RenderWorks, floating-point database, associative dimensions, parametric constraints, callout object, NURBS curves, extrude along path, connect/combine tool, path plug-in objects, tapered extrude VectorWorks 9.5 Mac/Windows 2002 OS X-native support, 3D Power Pack (non-manifold solids engine, NURBS surface creation, blend edges, shell solid, stitch and trim surfaces, IGES import/export) VectorWorks 10 Mac/Windows 2002 batch file translation, zoom mouse-wheel support, resource browser, gradient fills, image fills, STL export, faster solids engine, space planning tools, connected walls, seating layout object, export DOE-2 VectorWorks 10.5 Mac/Windows 2003 raster printing, protrusion tool, revolve with rail, perimeter texture mapping for NURBS VectorWorks 11 Mac/Windows 2004 Viewports, context-sensitive help, SAT file translation, 2D OpenGL acceleration, Sheet layers, roof framer, Artistic RenderWorks rendering, multi-processor support, hardscape object, stipple object VectorWorks 11.5 Mac/Windows 2004 default lighting, improved freehand tool, recently used fonts list, vector sketch ( no support planned for OS X 10.5 ) VectorWorks 12 Mac/Windows 2005 Section Viewports, 3DS import, worksheet formatting improvements, DTM object, more flexible tool palettes, Organization dialog, view palette, improved door/window/stair/cabinet objects, .SHP file support, class overrides in viewports VectorWorks 12.5 Mac/Windows 2006 Intel Mac support (Universal Binary), Perspective section viewports, Google Earth export, PDF import, HDRI image support, mesh smoothing VectorWorks 2008 Mac/Windows 2007 Heads-Up Data Display, Rotate-able 2D Views, Intel Mac support (Universal Binary), Design Layer viewports, 2-Way Worksheets, IFC import/export, GSA-compatible Space Objects, Google Earth export, PDF import, AutoCad(r) and SketchUp6 support, HDRI image support, mesh smoothing Vectorworks 2009 Mac/Windows 2008 Integration of Parasolid modeling kernel, Pre-Selection Highlighting, Improved Snapping, Snap Loupe, PDF Snapping Support, Visibility tool, 3D modeling improvements, Parasolid X_T import/export, DXF/DWG 2009 support Vectorworks 2010 Mac/Windows 2009 Making Change Easy. Implementation of easy to use 3D environment, unified views, planar graphics, interactive dimensioning, automatic drawing coordination, wall sculpting, corner windows, DXF/DWG 2010 support, SketchUp 7 support, Decal Texturing, Event Planning Suite, and many usability improvements. Vectorworks 2011 Mac/Windows 2010 Vectorworks 2011 Delivers. Improved 3D Environment, Push/Pull Tool, Extract Planar Objects, New Slab tool, 3D Wall Components, Cinema4D Rendering Engine, New Existing Tree Tool, Improved Focus Point Support, Perfect Preview Text Editing, Scalable Symbols References
See also
- Comparison of CAD editors for AEC
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