Product
Vectorworks Architect
About
Vectorworks Architect is BIM software for architects and interior designers that combines 2D drafting, 3D modeling, construction documentation and rendering in one application for Mac and Windows. It carries a project from pre-design and site analysis through schematic design, design development and construction documents, with drawings updating from the model. It exchanges models through IFC/openBIM and direct links with Revit, SketchUp and Rhino.
How teams use it
By audience
- Architecture
- Architects sketch, model and document a building in one BIM file, and sheets update when the model changes.
- Architects exchange models with consultants through IFC/openBIM and direct links to Revit, SketchUp and Rhino.
- Architects check the model in Solibri through Solibri Direct and manage BCF issues with BIMcollab or Newforma Konekt.
- Architects export a bill of materials to One Click LCA for a whole-life carbon assessment.
- Interior Design
- Interior designers model cabinetry and countertops with parametric tools that update when a parameter changes.
- Interior designers annotate and report room finishes with the Room Finishes feature.
- Interior designers build mood and finish boards and render interiors directly from the 3D model.
By phase
- Concept & Planning
- In pre-design, teams bring site and context data together, including ArcGIS feature layers, for conceptual design, site planning and analysis.
- Teams move from massing models to concept models to confirm design intent.
- Design
- In schematic design, teams do space planning and programming and turn massing models into a BIM model.
- In design development, teams coordinate with consultants and report quantities, costs and energy performance from the model.
- In construction documents, model changes update the drawing set, and teams publish PDFs to Bluebeam Studio Sessions for review.
Integrations (8)
| Integrates with | Connection | Details |
|---|---|---|
 | NativeBind Layer to Feature Service (AEC > GIS) | |
| Native2 data objectsVectorworks AutoCAD DWG import/export | ||
| Native1 data objectVectorworks-Revit direct link (IFC/Cloud) | ||
| Native1 data objectBluebeam Studio Session in Vectorworks | ||
 | Native3 data objectsVectorworks Cloud Services ↔ Dropbox | |
 | NativeVectorworks BCF Manager palette (BIM collaboration service connection) | |
 | Native1 data objectRevizto for Vectorworks plug-in | |
| Native1 data objectVectorworks SketchUp direct link |
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