| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
Hi Y'all
I would like to reserve this note for discussions about HOME
BUILDERS CAD from EASEWARE. I just ordered two of the three
packages;
Home Builders Cad - Supposedly a CAD system which is oriented to
designing houses and then generating a bill
of materials with price estimates.
Home Builders Choice - A library of pre-done homes and accessories.
After I get this package( Friday 4/20 according to ABLE) I will
write a review and post it here.
Harry Arendt
CAM::ARENDT
DTN : 238-4313
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 3676.1 | Is it working yet??? | PEAKS::SCHROEDER | Daryl D. | Fri May 11 1990 10:10 | 27 |
> <<< Note 3676.0 by CAM::ARENDT "Harry Arendt CAM::" >>> > -< Home Builders CAD Discussion >- > > Home Builders Cad - Supposedly a CAD system which is oriented to > designing houses and then generating a bill > of materials with price estimates. > > Home Builders Choice - A library of pre-done homes and accessories. > > After I get this package( Friday 4/20 according to ABLE) I will > write a review and post it here. > > Harry Arendt > CAM::ARENDT > DTN : 238-4313 > What is the status of this? I have been considering getting HBC for myself as we are looking at building our next home. I would like to get some opinions on this before I spend the money. I appreciate the info I get in this notes file. It is nice to get "software reviews" by people that are not paid (read free software) for their "opinion". thanks, Daryl | |||||
| 3676.2 | Still working on it. | CAM::ARENDT | Harry Arendt CAM:: | Mon May 14 1990 16:01 | 53 |
Re .1
> What is the status of this? I have been considering getting
>HBC for myself as we are looking at building our next home. I would
>like to get some opinions on this before I spend the money. I appreciate
>the info I get in this notes file. It is nice to get "software reviews"
>by people that are not paid (read free software) for their "opinion".
I have made little progress with the package. I am over a year
from the point at which I need to get serious about a house so
I am in no hurry. However I do have some initial comments about
the program.
1. This seems to be a classic job of seperating a package into
parts in order to sell each at a resonable price. The package
comes in;
a. Home Builders CAD - Drawing and estimation package which allows
you to print out the estimate and bill of materials.
b. Home Builders Choice - This module allows you to modify the
standard building blocks of Home Builders Choice. It also
allows you to create your own building blocks.
c. Home Builders Library - Predefined library of building blocks.
d. Home Builders Print - Allows you to print out your drawings.
I have worked some of the demos and the package is very easy to
use and very feature laden.
Problems;
1. The software requires 500k bytes of memory for the CAD and
400k bytes for the estimator. If you come up short then it
just dies! No guru, no warning! I have it installed on
a hard disk and I haven't been able to free up this much
memory.
2. The author is a one man operation who does not even have a
buisness phone! His answering machine does not even give
his name ( I suggested this might be wise. ) On the other
hand he did call me back and was very helpfull on the
phone.
I am currently saving up to buy a memory card with 2 meg in it and
will have more on the package after I get this installed.
Harry
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