LandworksCAD Lt or Pro versus Vectorworks Landmark

[Jennifer Mann]

Hi Kathy,

I purchased VWL about five years ago.  How are you doing with it now after over a year working with it?  It took me a while to get it figured out but that’s mostly because I am so busy running my own design/build and maintenance company and I’m a mom….just no time!  Lately I’ve been doing one on one go to meetings with Eric Gibley, the VW main instructor.  That has been very beneficial and not too terribly expensive.  I am a service select member, too, and have found it worth the money as well.  I don’t live near Denver (the closest city where VW workshops are held) so the go to meetings are a great alternative, I can work on my questions directly, and I think at the end of the hour I’ve learned more than I would in the workshops.

Anyways, just wanted to connect with another VW user.  I do think it’s a great Mac based software specific to landscape design.  I plan on doing more contract drafting work in the future.

[nigel varley]

Andrew, you are right. It is important for many that the files you export or import are essentially the same on your machine as they are on your associates.

Surveyors, Architects, HVAC engineers Electrical engineers and Structural engineers etc all have the same issues as Landscape Architects, however it is a myth to think that because you use one product from Autodesk it will produce a file that is the same on another product from Autodesk. For instance, if you use AutoCAD it does not produce the same file format as someone using Revit and so there is a conversion process that takes place. The same is true for LANDWorksCAD and AutoCAD. LANDWorksCAD make sure the conversion is as close to perfect as possible. If it is a big concern however there is a version of LANDWorksCADthat runs as an app for AutoCAD (or BricsCAD) and this will maintain your original DWG file format without conversion.

Historically the DWG interchange issue has bee a problem with software such as ArchiCAD, Vectorworks and others but due to the OpenDWG Alliance the DWG format is available from just about all up to date design software.

[Kathy Robert]

Hi Jennifer, 

Thank you for reaching out.  

I purchased VWL a year ago last December.  From January to March, I worked through the training videos faithfully, until I got busy.  I am also a Design/Build company.  

This year, I have recommitted myself to learning VWL.  It takes time to make time.  Right?!. I have to find the time to get my training done, so I don’t waste my investment, and so that I hopefully will be able to get my designs turned out faster.  I am also a service select member, and do appreciate the help that they provide.  I will keep the one-on-one go-to meetings in mind for the future.  

Sincerely, Kathy Robert

[Todd McCurdy, FASLA, CLARB]

I had the same response as Robert. Never heard of the other one, but VW Landmark has been building software for landscape architects for quite some time now, and it’s good stuff.

[Jennifer Mann]

…..and interfaces very well will all sorts of files, too.  the 2017 release is awesome!

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