ihsan

Dear Friends

I am a new user of 3dvis....comparing it with the archicad I fined Vis so un fraindly having so many factors and fussy...

I need your advice does it worth it to learn ....

regards

Acheng

3d studio vz / max certainly more powerful compare to archicad. because it has more tools for modelling, rendering and others. it's my opinion
u can know more from this site coz most of the member are using max or viz

good luck

bricklyne

It depends on what you want to do really. ArchiCAD is both a modelling and drafting software. Which means that you can create Architectural Construction Documents (CDs) for construction purposes as well as 3D-models for rendering. However the current rendering engine is extremely weak compared to other dedicated rendering software out there, although for the new version they have upgraded it. It does allow you to export the 3D model to other 3D-modelling/Rendering applications ( VIZ, MAX, Lightwave, Maya etc) and to render them there, giving you the best of both worlds.

VIZ, on the other hand is not a drafting tool to any degree. It is strictly and primarily and modelling and rendering application; and a very powerful one at that ( and of course with the requisite steep learning curve). It relies on having ready made blueprints or plans from AutoCAD or some other drafting software to enable one to be able to accurately make a model from scratch. But like I said before, it has a very powerful rendering engine producing very photorealistic renders and images.

If you're interest is only in visualization ( modelling and rendering) then VIZ is the way to go (assuming you are prepared to learn a lot) . But if you are looking for an true architetural modelling and documentation software, then ArchiCAD isn't abad place to start as it is also not as difficult to learn for one who is in the profession and used to the conventions

Maxer

We use both Archicad and Viz in our office, it's very convenient for me because I have to do very little modeling. As has been stated before Archicad has a very week renderer and if you are looking for something more than just cartoon renderings then you need to start using something like Viz.