Here's a brief overview of some of the software tools that are often used by Architecture+Engineering and VDC students in their Stanford classes.

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Working with Windows apps

Setting Up Your Computer to Run Windows Software

Alternatives to Installing Windows on Your Computer

Applications and Tools

Graphics Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud 🔵 🟢 🟣

Modeling Tools

SketchUp 🔵 🟢 🟠

Autodesk Revit 🔵 🟣

AutoCAD 🔵 🟢

Rhino & Grasshopper 🔵 🟢

SolidWorks 🟣

Fusion 360 🔵 🟢 🟠

Rendering / Visualization Tools

TwinMotion 🔵 🟢 ⭐️

Enscape 🔵 🟢 ⭐️

Lumion 🔵 ⭐️

V-Ray 🔵 🟢 ⭐️

Unreal Engine 🔵 🟢 ⭐️

D5 Render 🟠

Structural Analysis Tools

ETABS 🔵

CSIxRevit 🔵

Tekla 🔵

Robot Structural Pro 🔵

Karamba 3D 🔵

Project Management Tools

Utilities / Tools

Convert Raster Images into Vectors

Legend

| 🔵 = | Available for Windows (or Mac running Bootcamp or Parallels) | | --- | --- | | 🟢 = | Available for Mac (Intel or Apple Silicon) | | 🟠 = | Available in Web Version | | 🟣 = | Available in Apporto Virtual Machine | | ⭐️ = | Requires GPU |

Other Digital Resources

00_DRG_final.pdf