![]() ![]() We have utilized FileMaker Pro to develop a number of customized forms and solutions for practice specific needs. The simplicity and reliability of the Macintosh platform has made it possible for us to support our 14 Mac systems in-house. “Although my primary role here is architecture, I am also the primary IT support person. “Only our accounting/billing software (Wind2) runs on a PC, although we did attempt running that under Virtual PC for a while,” he said. They had initially begun computer use on Wintel systems years ago, but have ended up almost entirely Mac. ![]() Oliver Design Group is a member of a 12 person architectural firm in Cleveland, Ohio. MYOB AccountEdge stupidly only allows you to access two years worth of data, and our jobs commonly run longer than that.” We hate it, but there is nothing else available in the price range for Mac OS X. Our engineering software is Multiframe, and we don’t yet know what they are going to do … Our financial software is Quickbooks Pro 4. “We are still on Mac OS 9.2, but will migrate soon to Mac OS X ready,” We use Sketchup, FormZ, and Design Workshop for Modeling, all of which will probably go Mac OS X by the end of the year. There are 2-5 people working there, depending on the project. Ray Strang of Raymond Strang & Associates is an architect near Annapolis, Maryland. For project scheduling FastTrack Schedule byĪEC Software runs on both Mac and Windows. The lastest version runs on classic and Mac OS X.Īrchitectronica of California makes 254Forms, a program that handles the submission of these standard government forms used by architects doing public work. MECcheck, an energy analysis application used to determine energy loss in homes. In the area of technical support software for architecture firms, the US Department of Energy makes Frausto-Robledo also recommends the following: One such solution is Time Sheet Manager byĭesignSoft. Intacct Online Professional Accounting is a similarĪrchitects often need to track their hours intensely on a per project basis and many deploy time tracking solutions right on the desktop, he added. However, these days a great new program worth any Mac architecture office’s consideration comes from Oracle in the form of their new Oracle Small Business Suite. Generally this is the one spot where Mac firms will use a PC, letting the accounting person use the software of their choice. “While no dedicated financial tools specifically for architects run on the Mac, most firms can do well with programs like MYOB’s AccountEdge in combination with time-card reporting done with FileMaker Pro. “A number of FileMaker developers create custom solutions for the market and some even include financial tools dedicated for the field,” Anthony Frausto-Robledo, B.Arch., founder and editor ofĪrchitosh, said. There is a bookkeeping system which runs on FileMaker called Genesis Accounting from ![]() It’s compatible with “most non-pixel based Mac applications.” MacPlot works with System 6.0.5 or higher (but doesn’t run natively under Mac OS X). MacPlot supports large format pen plotters up to A0-size and works from within your application. The utility takes drawing information from your Mac application and outputs it to a directly connected large format pen plotter. Microspot offers Mac Chooser-level driver supporting large format pen plotters and vinyl cutters. It’s a version for Illustrator 10, which is Carbonized for Mac OS X. CADtools 2 boasts: custom, multiple scales per document scaled rulers and grids optional linked dimensions which respond to artwork changes scaled move, transform and repeat dimension and label styles and more. You can draw in any scale dimension artwork with a mouse click, and numerically control object. The US$199 tool merges graphic and technical power with a complete set of 38 drawing and dimensioning tools for Illustrator 7, 8, 9 or 10. HotDoor is a plug-in for Adobe Illustrator.
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