sdds Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 hi guys, I have got this interview coming up. the company uses vectorworks and I'm guessing they also render with it. I dont really no much about it, but will download a trial and have a play. I come from a max and vray background with autocad, so what can I expect from this software? I see it has its own GI engine, that worries me because I cant see it being as fast or reliable as vray/mental ray for large production scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindala Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 We use vectorworks a lot for modeling. There are render options but they are not that great imo. We use it together with cinema4d. With the exchangeplug in it is a really good combination. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leoA4D Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Renderworks is the name of VW's rendering package and I fully agree with Sindala. I have used VW for a long time and Renderworks since it was incorporated into VW. VW is very fast for modeling most archviz objects with ordinary forms. In the time I have been using Cinema 4D, and importing VW objects with the exchange plugin (very easy!), the RW package has been improved, I believe. I do not know how improved it is. Check out their site: http://www.nemetschek.net/ I am extremely satisfied with my VW/Cinema 4D/VrayForC4D combination and do not plan to go back to Renderworks. Leonard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazdaz Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 If the original poster comes from a MAX and/or AutoCAD background, then you better be prepared for the awfulness that is VectorWorks. Easily one of the worst 3D apps that I have had the displeasure of using over the years, and I am no 3D n00b either - I would say I am an advanced user in both MAX and AutoCAD, and I also know SolidWorks and Inventor and a few others. Is the newest version of VW better? Lord, I hope so - the last version I have used is 10 but we have a couple of copies of 12 in the office and that version looks similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightlight Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I have used Vectotworks (10) in the past and now use Archicad/Max/vray. This is very stable. Vectorworks was great for producing 2d working/colour presentation drawings, but for 3d, had a clunky outdated navigation process compared to Archicad and Max. Cinema4d is very intuitive to use however and coupled with Vray should be a good combination. I would model mostly in C4D given the option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leoA4D Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 BTW, Nemetschek AG is the parent company of VectorWorks and Cinema 4D (Maxon) as well as Allplan, Graphisoft, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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