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Looking at Cost of Ownership year over year (the narrow view IMHO) AC upgrades are as little as 16.3% of OCO versus VW at about 28.5% Vectorworks allows you to choose how you want to work: in 3D or 2D or somewhere in between (there are times when it is better to draw than model).Ĭost of Ownership can be looked at in a number of ways: straight dollar cost - i.e how many dollars does it cost me each year or alternatively, what do my upgrades cost relative to what I layed out originally.Įxpressed as a percentage of the original capital outlay (i.e., what the seats cost in the first place) ArchiCAD upgrades have always been less expensive than MiniCAD/VectorWorks. Many claim (and I agree) that 2D drafting in AC is actually superior to that in ACAD.
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I'm tired of people referring to the "inferior 2D capability" of AC - these are people who clearly do not know how to use the software. My view is that with a few more iterations it will more than match it with both Archicad and Revit. Vectorworks is not that far behind Archicad in the front end design capability these days. Its cost of ownership is therefore far less. Vectorworks doesn't require expensive add ons to get functionality. Vectorworks allows you to choose how you want to work: in 3D or 2D or somewhere in between (there are times when it is better to draw than model). Vectorworks is much more adaptable and versatile, and can be used for much more than just architecture. Archicad has a much higher cost of ownership, and far too much capability has to be bought as add ons (For the Archicad ownership price most of the Cigraph add ons should be part of the program).
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Archicad is a bit sexier at the front end in the design phase, but its inferior 2D capability makes completing the contract documentation more of a chore. An observation from an Architect who has licenses for both Archicad and Vectorworks Architect, and uses both.