Software

The school hosts several public Labs and Facilities with both Windows and Macintosh computers. All computers are kept up to date with the latest processors and operating systems, and all are connected through the school's network to school and university wide resources.

All computers in the school require a logon to the school's domain. Please see Accounts for information on getting setup with the proper accounts.

Software in the Labs

The following software programs are installed and supported on School of Architecture Lab computers. (Fall 2007)

Windows
Macintosh
Select Labs
Adobe Acrobat Pro 8xx
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3xx
Adobe Flash CS3xx
Adobe Illustrator CS3xx
Adobe InDesign CS3xx
Adobe Photoshop Extd. CS3xx
Adobe Reader 8xx
Arcadex(x)
ArcGIS 9.2x(x)
AutoCAD 2008 /
   AutoCAD Architecture 2008
x(x)
AutoCAD Civil 3Dx(x)
Autodesk VIZ 2008x(x)
MicroStation CAD v8 XM /
   Bentley Architecture XM
x(x)
Bentley Structuralx(x)
Bentley Descartesx(x)
Bentley IRAS/Bx(x)
Bentley Geopak Civilx(x)
Bentley InRoadsx(x)
Catalyst (Stratasys)x(x)
Ecotectx(x)
EdgeCAM 8x(x)
Final Cut Prox
Firefoxxx
FormZ 6.5xx
Google Earthxx
iDVDx
iMoviex
Internet Explorerx(x)
iPhotox
iTunes xx
iView Media Proxx
MasterCAM 9 / Xx
Maya Unlimited 8.5xx
Microsoft Officexx
Mulberry (email)xx
Non-Linx(x)
Quicktime Proxx
Rhino 4 /
   Flamingo / Penguin / Bongo
x(x)
Risa 2D and 3D x(x)
Safarix
SketchUp Pro 6xx
SPSSx
Thunderbird (email)xx
(x) = certain Intel Macintosh computers running Parallels and Windows XP. Computers with this capability are labeled.

 

All computers in the school provide access to the following locations:

· Local TEMP Hard Drive
· CD-RW/DVD-R(W)
· Olmsted/Classes (class working folders)
· Olmsted/Projects (research and user groups)
· Imagecenter/ScanTemp (networked temporary space)
· Your UVA Home Directory

IMPORTANT: Please Log out of these computers when you leave. If you do not do this, you leave your personal data available for anyone to access.

Software for your personal computer

Through contracts with vendors, the University and the School of Architecture are able to make certain software available for free or at significantly reduced prices to students registered in its programs. For information, see Software Distribution.


 by Katherine Floersheimer, 2006

by Katherine Floersheimer, 2006
ARCH 302: Architectural Design.

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