Architosh Staff (info@architosh.com)

7 Dec 2001

MacCAD: VectorWorks 9.5, Industry Series for OS X

As anticipated, Nemetschek North America (formerly Diehl Graphsoft) announced this week the completion of the beta test period for VectorWorks 9.5. The product line is now fully compatible with Apple's new Mac OS X operating system.

VectorWorks Gains a UNIX platform

This is the first version of VectorWorks (formerly MiniCAD) to run natively under Mac OS X, and in essence, it becomes the first UNIX platform to be supported. Mac OS X is based on Darwin, an industrial-strength UNIX core.

Company officials stated this new OS X version gains dramatic improvements in speed and reliability. Chief Technology Officer, Sean Flaherty explains:

"Mac OS X represents a technological breakthrough in Apple's Mac development. Our longtime Mac users will be impressed with the robustness, as well as the significant interface enhancements that Mac OS X offers." -- Sean Flaherty, CTO

All of the new VectorWorks Industry Series applications are Mac OS X ready, taking full advantage of the new Aqua interface, as well as protected memory, preemptive multitasking, advanced memory management, and symmetric multiprocessing.

Update is Free for VectorWorks 9 Users

The update is free for registered version 9 users and can be downloaded directly over the Internet. For those with more limited bandwidth an update on a CD can be mailed to them. For full information on VectorWorks 9.5 and updating your version, visit: www.nemetschek.net/95update

For the full press release click here.