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Purchasing Software While there are no "required" applications needed to study within the Architecture Department, there are several software packages you may consider purchasing to make full use of your personal computer. Currently the Architecture Department provides the following software packages on all public workstations within the department: | ||||||
| Adobe Creative Suite +Adobe Illustrator +Adobe Photoshop +Adobe InDesign +Adobe Acrobat | Autodesk AutoCAD 2008 Autodesk Viz 2008 Autodesk / Alias Maya 8.0 Unlimited McNeel Rhinoceros Auto-Des-Sys Form-Z Google SketchUp Adobe / Macromedia Studio8 | Microsoft Office +Microsoft Word +Microsoft Excel +Microsoft PowerPoint | ||||
| For information on purchasing these packages at dramatic discounts, please visit Computer Services website here. | ||||||
Non-Commercial (Free) Licenses, And Apprentice Editions Several software companies now provide commercial-grade programs free to students. Please note that you must read the EULA (End User License Agreement) which typically allows you to use the software for academic (no-profit) work only. Some packages (such as Houdini and Maya) contain watermarks within the rendering outputs. | ||||||
| MicroStation | http://www.be.org | A professional level 2-D drafting program with native dwg support | ||||
| For Windows Operating System. | ||||||
| Google SketchUp | http://sketchup.google.com | A free version of SketchUp Professional with limited output capabilities | ||||
| For Windows Operating System (Macintosh version available soon). | ||||||
| SideFX Houdini | http://www.sidefx.com | Non-commercial edition of Houdini's award winning procedural software for modeling, animating, shading and lighting, rendering, creating special effects and compositing. | ||||
| For Windows and Linux Operating Systems. Please make note of the hardware requirements for your computer. | ||||||
| Graphisoft Archicad 10 | http://www.graphisoft.com | An Educational version of Archcad 10 drafting and modeling software free to students and faculty. | ||||
| For Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems. | ||||||
Open Source Software Many people are moving towards Open Source software both for the cost (typically free) as well as the support available from the developers and community at large. Below are links to several software packages you may wish to download and work with. All of these packages are free, but are to be used at your own risk. | ||||||
| PDF Creator | http://sector7g.wurzel6.de | Used for the generation of .PDF files from Windows-based programs | ||||
| For Windows Operating System. | ||||||
| Mozilla Firefox | http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ | An easy to use, safe, and stable web browsing program | ||||
| For Windows, Macintosh, and Linux Operating Systems. | ||||||
| OpenOffice | http://www.openoffice.org | Contains word processing, presentation, vector drawing, and spreadsheet applications | ||||
| For Windows, Macintosh, and Linux Operating Systems. | ||||||
| AbiWord | http://www.abisource.com/ | A basic but effective word processing program | ||||
| For Windows, Macintosh, and Linux Operating Systems. | ||||||
| The GIMP | http://www.gimp.org | a full suite raster imaging program for the creation and editing of digitial images | ||||
| For Windows, Macintosh, and Linux Operating Systems. | ||||||
| Blender | http://www.blender3d.org | 3-D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, and interactive generation program | ||||
| For Windows, Macintosh, and Linux Operating Systems. | ||||||
| Toxic | http://www.toxicengine.org/index.php | A GI-based rendering engine. This application is not for the beginner | ||||
| For Windows and Linux Operating Systems. | ||||||
| OpenCD | http://www.theopencd.org | A complete CD of software containing most of the programs listed above | ||||
| For Windows Operating System. | ||||||