AEC From the Ground Up - Top Tools for Preliminary Design Tools for
Preliminary Design - various tools that can help the architect with
preliminary design include Wacom Cintiq, Alias Sketch Book Pro,
Photoshop, Plan Tracer, SketchUp, form Z 5.0, Autodesk VIZ, 3ds max,
Alias Maya and Studio, ArchiCAD, Architectural Desktop and Revit, for
preliminary design, H. Edward Goldberg, Cadalyst AEC, April 1, 2005
SketchBook Pro - software responds quickly to the stylus and its pen-based interface and marking menus are well done, Chris Hipp, CGW, March 2004
CAD Upgrades, New Hardware, and More - an overview of the latest digital tools for the architect: MicroStation V8, HP's DesignJet 100 and 120 Printer Series, Architectural Studio 3, BOA, ZiPCAD, SpaceNavigator and SpaceTraveler, SketchBook Pro, QuadriSpace Presenter 2.3, BEES 3.0 and Solibri Model Checker (SMC), Deborah Snoonian, Architectural Record, September 2003
Essential Presentation Tools - reviews of software for AEC multimedia tasks (including tablet PC packages) examine SketchUp 2.1, Architectural Desktop 2004, Cubicspace rtre, QuadriSpace Presenter, Alias|Wavefront's SketchBook Pro and Wacom's Cintiq interactive pen displays, H. Edward Goldberg, Cadalyst, May 2003
