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News Release from: CADlogic | Subject: New Quick Architect Version 2
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 October 2004
New Quick Architect Version 2 Now
Available
New Quick Architect TM version 2 - fast, easy to use, affordable, Architectural CAD = is now available.
UK CAD software developers CADlogic have just launched version 2 of Quick Architect TM, now an even more powerful low-cost, 2D architectural PC CAD system, that's fast and easy to use without training and yet featuring a high degree of drawing automation Packed with powerful features Quick Architect draws up previously time-consuming items instantly
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 14 Jan 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition to the impressive existing feature list CADlogic has added the following new functionality to version 2.
Dynamic tidy wall tool.
Dynamic zoom/pan with middle mouse button.
Solid area fill.
Bill of quantities export.
Stair sections - Spiral, Winders, Quarter turn Stair plan - 1/2 turn commercial.
Door styles - More elevational styles Window styles - Bull's-eye and a number of Walk-in types Door/Window Combination.
More 3D walkthrough objects.
PRODUCT FEATURES.
Walls.
It is so easy to draw walls with Quick Architect.
Dynamic dimensions are displayed from the previous wall point so that it is simple to specify the length and angle of each new wall, you have complete control over the distance and angle snapping which can be changed whilst you are drawing.
What is more, Quick Architect boosts your productivity with automatic Wall breaks.
An intuitive dialog box controls the break style for each Wall type.
Then, when inserting a Door or Window, Quick Architect inserts the structural opening into the Wall and applies the appropriate break style.
Doors and Windows.
The flexibility of Quick Architect's Doors and Windows means that almost any design can be produced, and its easy to locate them into walls as the dimensions are displayed from both ends of the wall.
The Door dialog box allows you to select the sizes, style, jamb detail, threshold options, schedule data, etc whilst the Window dialog box offers the same flexible options.
Roofs Hipped, Gable, Mono Pitch, False Hip, Flat, Apex and Dormer roofs can be created via the dialog box.
The Roof can then be placed on to the indicated Wall in plan, with an option to tee into an existing Roof.
Elevations.
Elevational views can be created automatically from the plans.
These views are associative so when changes occur within the plan they update automatically.
Stairs.
In plan you can define the style (straight, half or quarter turn, spiral), control the sizes and have a choice of winders, cut-lines and numbering entirely at your discretion.
You also have access to a wide range of Elevations and Sections, with the option to conform to Building Regulations.
Symbols.
Quick Architect has hundreds of symbols including Plumbing, Heating, Furniture, Electrical and Kitchen fittings, to help you add further detail to your designs.
The majority are not just blocks that have to be stretched and scaled to the correct size, but are intelligent parametric symbols.
This means that you can define the key dimensions and the symbol is automatically and instantly drawn to the size you require.
Additonal Features.
Dimensioning is another task usually associated with time consuming effort, however this is not the case with Quick Architect.
As well as the standard dimension functions (horizontal, vertical, aligned etc) it has a special routine which finds all of the elements inserted into a given wall; i.e a door or a window, and automatically places a string dimension and an overall dimension along the selected wall.
This means that a building design can be fully dimensioned in literally a few minutes.
You can also create Structural Grid layouts with automatic numbering and spacing based on your input.
The ceiling grid layout function saves you time by constucting the tile layout for a given room boundary.
This like many other functions in Quick Architect is associative so if the plan is modified the ceiling grid updates automatically.
Quick Architect is a genuinely open system that can export to or import from AutoCAD and other formats.
OPTIONAL DESIGN MODULES.
To boost productivity in key areas, Quick Architect also offers five bolt-on design extensions, at just £99 plus VAT each.
Design tools for steelwork construction and fabrication including:- Columns, Foundations, Bolts, Gussets, Holes, Welds and Assemblies.
Virtually all of these symbols are parametric, giving high flexibility in the variation of symbol sizes available.
Building Sections.
Parametric symbols for the Foundations, DPC, Floor Structure, Walls, Sills, Headers, Doors, Windows, Roof Trusses and Fascias.
You can use these to build a single or multi-storey building section in stages or you may select from a choice of standard pre-assembled modules.
Timber framing/Flooring.
Parametric Timber stud panels in plan and elevation.
You can specify the key sizes and select from the following types: - Door opening, Window opening, Door and Window opening and No-opening.
The flooring routine Automatically lays out floor joists.
Foundations/Perimeter and Space Diagram Tools.
The Perimeter tool is used for quickly designing your building footprint and placing walls on it.
Foundations can then be generated automatically from the building perimeter.
Space Diagram tool lays out a building design room by room giving dimensions.
3D Walkthrough.
Now you can create stunning 3D walkthrough models of your designs, straight from 2D plan drawings.
The 3D Walkthrough module creates a 3D file in VRML (Virtual Reality Modelling Language) format, which can be viewed within any Internet browser that supports it, allowing you to fly around and walk through the building with doors opening automatically.
You can specify materials, textures or colours for each design element within your 2D drawing.
This means that you exercise complete control over the look and feel of the 3D walkthrough generated.
Even components of standard elements can be assigned an individual material, texture or colour.
For example, with doors, the door, frame, lintel and threshold can all be given different materials, textures or colours.
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