Design and visualisation: upgrades to Minicad and Form.Z, two of the most frequently used visualisation tools, provide improved options for architects

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MiniCAD and Form.Z are popular CAD and visualization tools, and their recent upgrades means they are available in Windows versions. MiniCAD is much used by architects and designers and the upgrade version includes many functions that have been requested by users, and it is not now confined to regular x and y grids. Form.Z was originally developed for the Mac and is often used together with MiniCAD. There are two new versions, a basic application and a rendering option.

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Taking it from the Max: Viz from Kinetix takes the excellent visualisation capabilities of 3D Studio Max to create a design tool perfect for architects

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3D Studio Max is a modelling, rendering and animation program, and is used in architectural visualizations and even Hollywood movies. It was developed by Kinetix, which is planning to launch 3D Studio Viz especially for architectural and engineering visulizations. It offers a powerful design environment based on object oriented design methodology, with comprehensive animation features. CAD capabilities have been included and there is a built in 2D CAD tool set.

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God is in the network details: ArchiCAD for TeamWork is an intelligent, flexible network system that concentrates on design management for large and small teams

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ArchiCAD for TeamWork addresses the lack of real network functionality with ArchiCAD, which has been much used by architects. ArchiCAD for TeamWork provides cross-platform compatibility, focusing on design management. It features an element transformation tool enabling users to trace over elements outside of the reserved area.

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