![]() ![]() These are easy to create for any site locality. The database in Vectorworks is a stand-alone FileMaker application that opens in a separate window whereas gCADPlus uses simple text files for its plant lists. The plant database provided with the Vectorworks Landmark product manages an extensive list of plant names and botanical information which can be used to associate specific plant data with plant styles. The interface is complex, whereas gCADPlus is modeled on and uses a simple AutoCAD-like interface without the sophistication of Vectorworks.īoth applications make extensive use of plant databases. Vectorworks is a comprehensive and advanced software application. Vectorworks 2008 and 12 can open as far back as MiniCAD 8. Vectorworks 2012 back to Vectorworks 2009 can open 2008, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and MiniCAD 7 files. Some older Vectorworks file formats are no longer readable by newer versions of Vectorworks regardless of backward compatibility tools. MCD, As of Vectorworks 2008, the new file extension is VWX. The previous extension for these files was. any file made in 2008 will have a flag that shows this when attempting to open the file in another version of Vectorworks.) That means drawings are backward compatible with every version of gCADPlus.Įach version of Vectorworks has its own file version. The file format for gCADPlus drawings is LCD and is the same for every version of gCADPlus. Here the prompts and guidance are in English only.īoth software applications have their own file format, but Vectorworks allows the importation of Autodesk’s dwg format while importing foreign files in gCADPlus is limited to Autodesk’s DXF format for file exchange. Language support in gCADPlus does not extend to the use of specialist landscape tools such as automating the generation of a plant schedule. As an example, Vectorworks supports a variety of languages very well whereas while gCADPlus has some language-switching capability, language support is limited to basic CAD drawing commands. gCADPlus is low-cost software ($USD 95 for a one-time payment) whereas Vectorworks requires a monthly subscription (about $AUD 250). Both software applications are directed at landscape designers. ![]()
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