1/9/2023 0 Comments Free vectorworks viewer![]() Like most of us here, our consultants almost exclusively use Acad. Lastly, we are primarily using the viewer to allow consultants to see our native files. I've had a few client complain, but when they realize what is really required to produce a rendering, or a set of construction docs, or manage a construction project or whatever we do,they usually become quite appreciative. The hours I spend on the project are irrelevent in the face of the understanding and talent required to produce a successful rendering. ![]() ![]() When I do freelance rendering work I charge a flat fee. One of our primary services is to work in the clients best interest during the construction phase, because we have the experience and expertice in construction that they need to insure they get what they are paying for.īesides, the client who truely appreciate what we do will continue to use us. We provide a service that has more to do with organization, managment, and 3 dimensional perception than simply puting lines on the virtual paper. But a client who appreciates good design will know the difference.Ģ. The residential market has always seemed hit and miss to me, and for every good designer there are 100 developers going for the same dollar (thats why I got out of residential). In the US all building types outside of residential construction require an architects stamp. Personally I don't have an issue with the viewer, or the notion that we are somehow giving something away or revealing secrets for 2 reasons.ġ. Those starting out and coming up the ranks will have to learn how to use a truly sophisticated, intelligent design and presentation software in the future. I'm not worried for myself, but for the architecture profession. Is the argument then for the architect to climb higher and cater only towards the most sophisticated projects or to the most snotty clients? Is there any room left in that upper echelon? Is there any fresh air up there? Such is the debate. If VW+Viewer can be one notch above that at just a few hundred dollars more, then the next significant portion of potential clients will stop seeking an architect's service - with false expectations or otherwise. Let clients bring their own sketches in VW format! Let 'em add their own notes when you're halfway done! Retire your entire drafting staff! The extreme example is HomeDesigner and the like, available for US$9.95 in the bin next to the checkout stand in any computer store. Draftsmen, you see, would be less necessary if only ideas are valuable. The other problem with those three thoughts, Caleb, is that they suggest a significant reduction in the VW user base that are not architects or designers: namely, the draftsmen. For example, I may want to distribute Viewer without the Organize and Palettes menus and without the layer and class pulldowns (drawing would be preset before saving). ![]() And don't offer free download to the public except the most bare-bones version. Solution? Perhaps Viewer can be packaged for the distributing professional such that the main menus can be entirely deleted using something like Workspace Editor. Silent suicide for the professional - he/she eventually becomes obsolete, by false perception or otherwise. Good for NNA in the short term (selling more copies of VW). Then the resourceful client starts to think he/she can buy the software instead of hiring the professional. I can imagine delivering an efficient and professional VW drawing file along with Viewer9 to a resourceful client. It's not a direct issue with Viewer, but Viewer certainly makes it an issue. Yes, I agree that VW drawings need some kind of locking feature. Personally I'm not sure how to deal with this "secrets of our efficiency" issue.
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