SketchUp

We use it as a design tool to study different massing, skin and materials on buildings. It allows us to also model context of buildings and through Enscape, get renderings for clients. This allows us to pick the best design options and come up with solutions before putting our final design into Revit for documentation.

• SketchUp allows us to study models quickly and when we use Enscape to get renderings, we can avoid the fees of renderers.
• SketchUp let's you work quickly to get design solutions in front of clients. The quicker they make decisions, the faster the timeline of the project moves. The faster the project moves, the more money the client saves.
• We can work on design solutions in SketchUp while another team is documenting in Revit, allowing our Revit model to stay clean and prepare for documentation. This allows us to document quicker as we are not disrupting the process and we can more easily coordinate with consultants.

Revit

Revit, AutoCAD

Real Estate is very competitive right now. Getting a seller's attention is hard. We use Sketchup to differentiate ourselves from the pack of real estate professionals by allowing the seller to visualize how the home will be staged or marketed differently. It takes the "picture is worth 1000 words" concept and puts it in 3D.

• Versatility
• Choices
• Ease of Use

• ROI is insane, it allows us to gain customers who otherwise would get lost in the noise of the market
• Impact on Value Proposition is outstanding
• Ability to differentiate ourselves and seem "cutting edge" without actually knowing much tech...PRICELESS

SketchUp is our go to 3D modeling software to quickly visualize a space and share it with clients. On multiple occasions we have used it's large web based library to find objects that we integrate into our models and then export into rendering software to provide a polished 3D visual for our clients. The super intuitive nature makes it easy for anyone to 3D model, and I prefer it over our other 3D modeling programs with use.

• Quick Modeling
• Exporting to other programs
• Importing other formats (JPEG, PDF, DWG,Etc...)

• Quick informative models
• Ease of model exploring for non-trained users
• Quick surface material changes
• Vast Web Based Library of Objects

ARCHICAD

ARCHICAD

We use SketchUp for quick iterations and design studies. Particularly conceptual level things. I think a lot of people in the design field have used SketchUp in school or at other places so it is important to have it in the firm if designers have a desire to use it.

• Quick visualization
• that it exists. a lot of designers still use SketchUp today as one of their "go-to" tools in the toolkit. it's important to recognize that, what people are comfortable with matters.
• massing studies
• conceptual studies

• I think we designers struggle with how much 3D computer stuff to show and when. SketchUp is a good way to start showing clients forms without going straight to a fully constructed building. this is not quantified in $$$ but rather in merit.
• one positive thing is that it's not expensive compared to Revit. you can produce many things in SketchUp for what, $300 a year?

Rhinoceros 3D and Revit

Rhinoceros 3D, Revit

Sketchup is my go-to program for 3D modeling of interior architecture.

• Easy of Use
• Fast
• Works well with Enscape

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AutoCAD and Revit

AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe PhotoShop