What’s the biggest difference you experience in your everyday workflows? My time in Vectorworks is spent designing. Everything is contained in a single working file my design and my model are the same thing. Scott Lebsack (BYLA) - Having software that replaces SketchUp and provides tools specifically for planting, grading, and irrigation in a single package is critical for streamlining the work we do. In contrast, with AutoCAD, we’d have to invest in separate add-on applications for each license in the office. Phillip Tripp (Surface 678) - The lightbulb moment was realizing Vectorworks designed Landmark specifically for landscape architects, with native tools and features that are integral to our process. We were also really drawn to having an all-in-one solution, one that enables BIM workflows, too, because other countries are already requiring it and now it’s coming to us. Jordan Guerrero (SiteWorks) - Vectorworks Landmark is very finely tuned to the needs of landscape architects in terms of tools and features. Why did you decide on Vectorworks Landmark? I tried to use block attributes to create plant schedules and “smart irrigation” blocks, but the tools for creating and interacting with extra data weren’t well implemented and didn’t seem to be encouraged. It only nodded at modeling, which wasn’t easy to use. It only allowed me to draft with a set of digital tools that mimicked the physical tools I was familiar with. I came to realize that AutoCAD wasn’t using the resources available in a modern computer. Scott Lebsack, PLA, ASLA, Landscape Architect at BYLA Glenaire Retirement Community in Cary, North Carolina. It never felt as inclusive and coordinated with Revit and Civil 3D as we had hoped. Over time, as architects and civil engineers started using Revit and Civil 3D, there were layers of complexity and special requests for files in formats best suited for AutoCAD. We used to work in AutoCAD for black-lined construction drawings and basic color-toned conceptual plans. Phillip Tripp, PLA, Senior Landscape Architect at Surface 678 Working across multiple platforms to accomplish these things was a definite pain point for us. We do a lot of cost estimates and takeoffs in our projects, and our previous software wasn’t able to do the kind of digital terrain modeling and cut/fill analysis that we felt was necessary for our documentation needs. Jordan Guerrero, ASLA, AEP, ASLA NY Board Member, Landscape Designer at SiteWorks Third is the Idaho-based firm BYLA, who’ve been designing eye-catching outdoor spaces since 2006.Ĭan you share some workflow pain points you and your firm experienced before Vectorworks Landmark? Surface 678 works on projects in the academic, cultural, civic, corporate, healthcare, senior living, and recreation markets, and have been using Vectorworks since 2019. Next is Surface 678, who have received three awards from the North Carolina ASLA in 2020. The first firm is SiteWorks, who are based in New York City and provide a variety of landscape architecture services, including project scheduling/budgeting and construction implementation. In this article, you’ll hear from three landscape architects who’ve switched to Vectorworks Landmark and are now benefiting from more streamlined workflows. Vectorworks Landmark is known for being an all-in-one solution, which means landscape architects can work without having to invest in additional software. This comes as a sticking point for many landscape architecture firms whose work spans beyond 2D drawings and plans. In landscape architecture, many of the available software options seem to specialize in individual areas, requiring an investment in add-ons to enable more holistic workflows.
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