I would suggest form-Z (ph.614-488-8838) as the best 3-D modeller for the
Mac. An excellent all-around architecture production program is ArchiCAD
from Graphisoft (ph. 1-800-344-3468).
On Wed, 3 Nov 1993, Cynthia Frazier wrote:
> To recipients of Design-l:
>
> I'm a Technical consultant at Cornell University, and I have been working
> with the faculty from our art and architecture departments to develop a
> list of software for use in a new computer facility.
>
> The new training facility will have 14 Macintosh 660 AVs with 12 mb of
> memory and 500 mb harddisks. Along with the av's we also plan to provide a
> large fast server. All machines will be networked, and there will be
> several MO drives (with 125 mb cartridiges) so that students can off-load
> their work. We are weak in the area of color output so far (ie, no really
> good color printer yet) but I have faith.
>
> So far, the art department has adopted Adobe Photoshop and Infiniti-3D.
>
> The architecture department has discussed a number of CAD and design
> programs for the Mac. The architecture courses initially taught in this
> facility next semester will involve some of the following areas: graduate
> visualization studies, publication software for high-resolution output,
> first year drawing, perspective, and furniture design.
>
> Any suggestions, experiences, or software recommendations would be most
> welcome as we make further decisions for this teaching lab.
>
> Many thanks.
>
>
>
> Cynthia Frazier
> Senior Technical Consultant
> Cornell Information Technologies
> Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14530
> 607-255-0748
Mac. An excellent all-around architecture production program is ArchiCAD
from Graphisoft (ph. 1-800-344-3468).
On Wed, 3 Nov 1993, Cynthia Frazier wrote:
> To recipients of Design-l:
>
> I'm a Technical consultant at Cornell University, and I have been working
> with the faculty from our art and architecture departments to develop a
> list of software for use in a new computer facility.
>
> The new training facility will have 14 Macintosh 660 AVs with 12 mb of
> memory and 500 mb harddisks. Along with the av's we also plan to provide a
> large fast server. All machines will be networked, and there will be
> several MO drives (with 125 mb cartridiges) so that students can off-load
> their work. We are weak in the area of color output so far (ie, no really
> good color printer yet) but I have faith.
>
> So far, the art department has adopted Adobe Photoshop and Infiniti-3D.
>
> The architecture department has discussed a number of CAD and design
> programs for the Mac. The architecture courses initially taught in this
> facility next semester will involve some of the following areas: graduate
> visualization studies, publication software for high-resolution output,
> first year drawing, perspective, and furniture design.
>
> Any suggestions, experiences, or software recommendations would be most
> welcome as we make further decisions for this teaching lab.
>
> Many thanks.
>
>
>
> Cynthia Frazier
> Senior Technical Consultant
> Cornell Information Technologies
> Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14530
> 607-255-0748