Vertex BD Architectural

Vertex BD Architectural is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) software developed by Argos Systems, Inc. It is designed for wood and cold-formed steel framed construction and targets medium to large sized residential and commercial builders. This software offers a range of features that can assist professionals in the construction industry.

Key Features

Complete Projects Faster: According to the vendor, Vertex BD Architectural generates architectural and structural drawing sets, fabrication drawings, material reports, manufacturing data, and marketing renderings from a single building model. It automates the creation of lot-specific drawing sets, potentially saving time and effort for production home builders. Additionally, it eliminates the need to recreate drawings for each customer's house options.

Automated Panel Prefab: The vendor states that Vertex BD Architectural serves as panel prefab software primarily used by component manufacturers and panelizers. It automates the generation of wall and floor panel fabrication drawings, structural layouts, cut lists, and material reports. By automating these tasks, it aims to reduce design, drafting, and estimation time while minimizing errors during construction. It supports both wood and cold-formed steel construction.

Demo of Vertex BD for Wood Framing: The vendor provides a demo video showcasing the step-by-step process of using Vertex BD Architectural for wood framing. It demonstrates the creation of a building layout, generation of wall, floor, and roof framing, addition of hold downs, electrical components, and pipes. The video also illustrates how to create panel stacks, export panel drawings to PDF books, and generate cut lists, minimum waste reports, and general material reports.

Vertex Showroom: According to the vendor, the Vertex Showroom is an online platform where users can view, manage, and share their Vertex models. It is accessible from any device with an internet connection, allowing users to showcase their building models and collaborate with others.

Customizable Building Design: Vertex BD Architectural is highly customizable, according to the vendor. Users can modify libraries of walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, doors, windows, trims, details, and more. This flexibility enables builders to tailor the software to their preferred building methods and materials, potentially enhancing efficiency and accuracy in the design process.

Import and Export Capabilities: The vendor states that Vertex BD Architectural offers extensive import and export capabilities. It supports the import of 2D vector drawings in dwg and dxf formats, 3D building information models in IFC format, and raster images in various formats such as pdf, jpg, bmp, tif, gif, and png. It also enables the export of 2D drawings in formats like pdf, dwg, dxf, jpg, tif, gif, bmp, and png, as well as 3D geometry in formats such as 3D pdf, 3D dwg, igs, sat, 3ds, stl, and dae.

Hardware Requirements: According to the vendor, Vertex BD Architectural requires a 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10/11 operating system. It is recommended to have a processor speed of 3.0 GHz or faster and 16 to 32 GB RAM. The application itself requires 5 GB of disk space, with additional space needed per project. A dedicated display card, such as Nvidia T1000, RTX A2000, or similar, is also necessary.