Architectural software comes in many different types, prices, features, and quality. I won’t talk about all of your options here, as there are literally dozens of different small, inexpensive programs available at your local software depot.
Instead, I will focus on the major players in the architectural software market for design professionals. This will also be useful for beginner designers…especially those who may want to share (or pass-on) their files to an architect or engineer without having compatibility issues.
Here are some of the most popular architectural software programs available, along with my comments, based on my 13 years of experience working with some of them. These programs are widely used in design firms all over the nation, but can also be used by everyday consumers, as well.
Microstation Below are some descriptions and comments about the list above…
Microstation
Many who are die-hard microstation users will quickly point out that it is a much more stable platform to work with, as opposed to the industry standard AutoCad. Many suggest that it is much easier to deal with, and that the programmers did many things much more intelligently in their architectural software design, as it relates to user experience.
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