In some cases, I've found it easier to work with with good sketches than with CAD and BIM produced documentation.Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2021 has been specifically configured for the architectural market place and to that end contains productivity tools specific to this market sector.īuilt on the familiar AutoCAD platform new user after a small amount of initial training can transition with relative ease to this powerful architectural CAD software platform and speed up drawing creation, the production of schedules and of course other related documentation.įor architects requiring access to additional BIM (Building Information Modelling) software, Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture can be purchased on a subscription basis as part of the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection and is now part of AutoCAD with specialised toolsets. Since I also prepare shop drawings, I see the end results of a lot of different A/E Offices, both small and large, and they almost always end up with PDF files of greatly varying quality, with some being very poor image scans even though you can tell they were done in BIM software.

I use AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, Revit, 3dsMax. It should just look like its on the same software. I strongly disagree that all parts of a project need to be on the same software. It is possible to do a very bad job in Revit and a very good job in ACA and vice versa. In my opinion, detailing is easier in AutoCAD Architecture and modeling and scheduling is easier in Revit. The training curve on AutoCAD Architecture is steeper but most users already have AutoCAD experience and so only the extra features of AutoCAD Architecture need specialized training. To that degree Revit is more BIMish than AutoCAD Architecture but they both work well on real projects. You can change things in most any view they show up in. Revit is a single file structure (except with linked and shared projects). To collaborate, individuals are responsible for individual files. You cannot change anything in any view since it is a one way flow, semi-automated. Plotting arrangement occurs in sheet files. Documentation and detailing occurs in view files. AutoCAD Architecture organizes helps organize individual drawing files together into a project.

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