Re: DBUG> VectorWorks

["Marcelino Barrera" <junimgab@cox.net>]

Harry,

The learning curve depends on your Cadd background, experience, and openness 
to different way of thinking.

I switched to pen tablet with DataCad partly because of my wrist and of 
Vectorworks. It took me about a week and half to get used to pen tablet 
again. The people I know use Vectorworks with a pen tablet - a lot of 
pushing and pulling and not much data input or typing.  The snaps are a lot 
nicer to use in VW, kinda like Sketchup but nicer. Anyway, I still remember 
when I started using DataCad's preset scaled window-in views - it was 
frustrating coming from Autocad's free zoom, but later on, I came to 
appreciate this feature.

Layers are not like in DataCad or Autocad, but more like RevIt. I hardly had 
to think about layers. They are more like your sheet - with GoToView,MSP, 
Xrefs, with title block info all combined to produce the sheet. The 
"classes" are basically your layers in DataCad, and "layers" are all the 
info tied to make produce your sheet. VW is one of the easiest program to 
create "base plan"- without any kind of xref's.

The biggest hurdle for me is accepting the idea of push /pull and using the 
toolbar and icons, and getting away from typing anything My brain and my 
hands are so used to the keyboard and routines of AutoCad and DataCad  that 
20 years of experience actually lengthened my learning curve in VW . 
Observing and being around people who knows VW will cut down the learning 
curve substantially.  RevIt experience will help. I would say if you are 
young, 2-3 months, and if you carry a lot of software Cadd baggage 4-6 
months.

Just a caveat - my brief  experience with VW made me realize how old DataCad 
and AutoCad are - but they are the tools I am used to, most comfortable and 
most productive with.

Have fun and Good Luck.

Mar


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Korshak" <hbug10624@gmail.com>
To: <datacad-dbug@world.std.com>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 11:30 PM
Subject: DBUG> VectorWorks


> Does anyone use VectorWorks? If so, what is the learning curve like  from 
> DCad? I remember a few years ago there was a member of this group  who 
> worked for Nemetschek. I wonder if they offer a discount on  VectorWorks 
> for users of DataCad?Any thoughts or comments will be very  much 
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Harry
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