Autodesk Dropped Architectural Studio

[narlee]

This was on yesterday's TenLinks.com. I personally haven't used it, but I know some of you do and it's sounded like a good program.

[Scott D Davis]

They've been giving it away with Revit for awhile now....once you use SketchUp and compare....well there really is no comparison.

[barathd]

Architectural Studio belongs right next to Autodesk's "molecule modeller". Anyone remember that - received free copy at a seminar. I have been using Sketchup from its inception - its hard to beat.

[Richard McCarthy]

I think it will be missed...
For one, it has a "over the web collaboration" conferencing/ white boarding ability... somethinhg sketchup obviously lacks. Also I like the fact it's more like a sketching program, that let you simply draw, and pull another sheet and draw.... I just WISH autodesk has put more resource into it, and maybe BUY SKETCHUP and integrate into Architectural studio ).. oh well guess dream is over...

[fernando]

i agree with richard
more than a cad program or a drawing aplications
AS is a real sketching tool
the same way whe sktch over paper, previous from drawing in cad
to studing, color's
a useful and only electronic tool to some architects that deny to work with a PC
but that surrender to use a tablet pc and AS

[Wes Macaulay]

It's sad news. I really like AAS for sketching in 2D. Its 3D is nothing like Sketchup, but at least you can 2D sketch digitally and store the sketches on your computer.

Lost trace paper is the bane of many an architect... "I did sketch something, but where the hell did I put it??"

I can't believe they're not going to SELL it anymore!

[mlgatzke]

I agree. I liked AAS. In some circumstances it was the ideal tool. It was an especially nice tool to sketch ideas for presentation to the client to get some quick feedback. It's especially nice for emailing these images to clients for feedback. I think AAS was an application that came before it's time - because, to use it correctly (as intended), you need a very powerful TabletPC or Wacom Cintiq. Both of which are either not available or too expensive for common use. Too bad really.

[PeterJ]

I think that one area that it must have really suffered was the uptake of the tablet as an input device.

I did a little work with AAS and liked what it had to offer but I feel it needed more development and more interoperability than it offered. Sketchup's 3D toolset is easier to use for the majority of people because it works well with a mouse and is perhaps a little more intuitive, but the painterly opportunites to work over a photo, scribble some colourwash apply a sheet of tracing are all such winning ideas that I suspect it will be missed in certain quarters.

Shem on Autodesk really for deciding that it didn't warrant a greater push to integrate it with other tools.

[dg]

I thought that the concept of AS, was a place to collate different media ( sketches, images, plans, drawings etc) into one place, to aid the design and presentation process?

To me this never really was an alternative to a large desk or drawing board.

I thought that the 3d sketching function was just a part of the overall concept, and should not be compared to Sketchup.

I tried it on my TabletPC, but never got used to the small screen size - too much scrolling. Also file sizes got much too big as various items got imported to the workspace.

And I could never understand why printing to A2 size paper was not an option!

The concept was good, but I feel that it was doomed to fail.

[Les Therrien]

Hey! Maybe Autodesk should/will buy Sketchup!!