datacad.com -- Press: Customer Testimonials

Who Uses DataCAD?
Commercial and Non-Profit Architectural Organizations "DataCAD is a very capable yet easy-to-learn tool. From an architectural standpoint, it allows you to study and evaluate options very quickly, without having to spend a lot of time and money to do it. Its a great tool for architecture." Kerry Nielsen, AIA, Project Architect Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints "DataCAD is the only CADD system I have used that has allowed me to design. I often begin with a sketch pad and develop the concept as a crude sketch before transferring it into DataCAD at the earliest practical time, to allow accuracy and visualization as I further develop and explore my ideas. I haven't been able to achieve this with other products. For our architectural practice, DataCAD is the only software that bundles everything we need in one system. And that guarantees our success with more accurate estimates, greater artistic freedom, faster production, flawless documentation, and integrity accounting." Mark Bell, Managing Partner Peddle Thorp NT Architects (one of the worlds top 10 architectural firms) "For our office DataCAD is simply the best tool for the job. It thinks like we do, and it's so easy to use that it has become a natural extension for our design ideas. The speed at which we can design and draw with DataCAD is nothing short of amazing. Construction drawings are the bread-and-butter of an architectural practice, and DataCAD allows us to crank out wonderfully detailed drawings in the minimum amount of time. For those reasons the learning curve for new DataCAD users in our office has never exceeded two weeks. That translates into quick productivity, which translates into larger profits. Another reason we do business with DATACAD LLC is that it is far and away the most responsive software company we have ever experienced. They really seem to have their fingers on the pulse of their users. Acting quickly on user input to extend the capabilities of the program is the norm rather than the exception. We feel that we couldn't do what we do, as well as we do it, without DataCAD." Michael Smith, Associate Architect William Mitropoulos Associates (a firm specializing in commercial architecture) Residential Architectural Firms "DataCAD provides the tools essential to our practice. The built-in customizable toolbar feature allows quick access to standard symbol libraries, ensures graphic consistency throughout the office and permits the automation of many drawing sequences. In addition, the .DWG translator allows us to exchange drawing files seamlessly with our consultants. DataCAD has always been an intuitive, simple, easy-to-learn program." Steve Mielke, Managing Partner Jeremiah Eck Architects, Inc. (an award-winning residential architectural firm) "A big advantage DataCAD brings to our firm is how quickly our architects can gain proficiency with the software and be productive. We are continually hiring new staff. Their experience level ranges from recent, computer-literate graduates to seasoned architects who may be more comfortable drafting by hand. This creates a unique challenge in integrating staff. The big issue in our work environment is cost effectiveness, and that is why we needed a CADD system that is intuitive for architects. DataCAD speaks the architect's language. Architects designed it, and it relates to subcontractors as well as it does to our staff. Because it is architect-friendly, we only need a week or two to have our new staff fully trained on the program." Ken Niemerski, AIA, Associate Vice President Bassenian/Lagoni Architects (architectural and land planning firm) "DataCAD has been the lifeline of my practice. When I started my new business last year, I was extremely conservative with my finances and was having a hard time justifying spending $3,000+ for AutoCAD. For a fraction of the price of AutoCAD and a money-back guarantee, I decided to test-drive DataCAD and havent stopped the vehicle since. If DataCAD had not been available at that time for such a good price, I might still be making other people rich. DataCAD is a proven architectural CADD tool that serves me well." Jack Berry, Architect, AIA "DataCADs ability to create production drawings from a 3D model gives me great efficiency in my design practice. Traditionally, production drawings account for 70% of the architect's fees, most of which are paid at a projects working drawing completion. With DataCAD, over 50% of my production drawing is already done when I finish the design portion. Using DataCAD enables me to get far ahead of production and hence invoice for services sooner." Ed Wolfstein Wolfstein Architecture "Shortly after purchasing DataCAD, our firm realized that not only was it much less expensive than the industry standard CAD program, but it was also easier to use and learn. We were producing working drawings within a months time and weve never looked back. We have had personnel come in with no prior experience in CAD and become proficient in production drawings within two weeks. We also enjoy the fact that we can draw our plans in 2D and with a click of a button be able to view it in 3D. This has become especially helpful in one of our recent projects. I have worked with many CAD programs for many years and never wanted to work in 3D because it was always a pain to work with or hard to understand their concepts. It took me one day to learn and setup our 3D sanctuary using DataCAD. Along with DataCAD's ease of use is its ability to transfer from one CAD format to another via DXF or DWG. We do a lot of work with consultants who use different CAD programs, and we have never had a problem transferring our drawings back and forth. Today there are many more CAD programs available for architects. But for its price and ease of use, DataCAD is still the preferred program in our firm." Sergio Astorga Hall/Barnum Architects Builders "We've been using DataCAD since 1995 and love it. It's about time a CAD company came up with software that speaks the language of architects and homebuilders! The user interface is extremely intuitive. We've grown from a 15-home a year custom builder to a 100-home a year semi-custom builder in less than two years because of the exacting plans we can generate with DataCAD. Ronald W. Danne, Design and Drafting Manager DiYanni Homes Inc. "My use of DataCAD to create professional-looking plans is probably my biggest competitive advantage over other builders. I use it for everything from basic shop drawings for ordering and submittals to full house plans and remodeling projects. I stepped up to DataCAD after using several of the CADD programs you see in discount stores that are OK but not very flexible. I am far from a DataCAD expert, but then you don't have to be to get results." Bruce Bartley, Owner Rise&Run Construction "I have never had so much fun learning a program that has made my working life easier and allows me to make money. DataCAD is so easy to use that it allow me to take my customers ideas for a home and present it the next day as a full 3D drawing. This ability to produce in hours a conceptual drawing in DataCAD has landed me about every job I have been invited to bid on." Ed Sivik, Builder Remodelers "Ive turned my jobs around fast, kept my margins and overhead low, and have tripled my business. I couldnt have done it without DataCAD." Robert Chew, Certified Kitchen Designer and Remodeler Interior Designers "We find DataCAD instrumental in closing business and in presenting ideas to clients. We also use it as an innovative marketing tool for basic selling. We show potential clients the best of our past 3D presentations whenever they come in to see our 100% CAD environment. We like to show off our projects in fly-bys, including walk-throughs of building interiors. With 3D, it's just that easy to visualize and present a space." Maura Snow, Design Associate Design Management Corporation (cited by Architectural Record magazine as one of the best managed firms in America) "I recently got a job for a 10,000 square foot office building because I could turn it around so fast. I did these detail layouts in a day. Without DataCAD, it would have taken at least a week." Dick Horowitz, Design Consultant (specializes in furniture and interior design for commercial buildings) Soep Associates Architectural Animators "We use DataCAD as the core 3D modeling program for all of our architectural animations. It is the most intuitive program available -- you cant do this kind of modeling in AutoCAD without greater effort and expense. We have also found that the accuracy of DataCAD is preferable over our high-end animation and rendering programs when it comes to precision architectural modeling." Charles Gaushell, RA, NCARB Paradigm Productions Memphis, TN Comments on DataCAD Support" I am not sure who the head honcho is at any of the big name CADD companies, but I'll bet they never answer any trivial little people type questions on any of their forums. I continue to be amazed at the fact that the head honcho (Mark Madura, President/CEO) at DataCAD LLC and his elves do not hesitate to answer our questions when it looks as if we are having a problem. "With DataCAD in my machine and the DBUG forum on the phone, every day is Christmas for me." Oran Woody, registered architect Houston CADD Houston, TX

Who Uses DataCAD?

Commercial and Non-Profit Architectural Organizations

"DataCAD is a very capable yet easy-to-learn tool. From an architectural standpoint, it allows you to study and evaluate options very quickly, without having to spend a lot of time and money to do it. Its a great tool for architecture."
Kerry Nielsen, AIA, Project Architect
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

"DataCAD is the only CADD system I have used that has allowed me to design. I often begin with a sketch pad and develop the concept as a crude sketch before transferring it into DataCAD at the earliest practical time, to allow accuracy and visualization as I further develop and explore my ideas. I haven't been able to achieve this with other products. For our architectural practice, DataCAD is the only software that bundles everything we need in one system. And that guarantees our success with more accurate estimates, greater artistic freedom, faster production, flawless documentation, and integrity accounting."
Mark Bell, Managing Partner
Peddle Thorp NT Architects
(one of the worlds top 10 architectural firms)

"For our office DataCAD is simply the best tool for the job. It thinks like we do, and it's so easy to use that it has become a natural extension for our design ideas. The speed at which we can design and draw with DataCAD is nothing short of amazing. Construction drawings are the bread-and-butter of an architectural practice, and DataCAD allows us to crank out wonderfully detailed drawings in the minimum amount of time. For those reasons the learning curve for new DataCAD users in our office has never exceeded two weeks. That translates into quick productivity, which translates into larger profits. Another reason we do business with DATACAD LLC is that it is far and away the most responsive software company we have ever experienced. They really seem to have their fingers on the pulse of their users. Acting quickly on user input to extend the capabilities of the program is the norm rather than the exception. We feel that we couldn't do what we do, as well as we do it, without DataCAD."
Michael Smith, Associate Architect
William Mitropoulos Associates
(a firm specializing in commercial architecture)

Residential Architectural Firms

"DataCAD provides the tools essential to our practice. The built-in customizable toolbar feature allows quick access to standard symbol libraries, ensures graphic consistency throughout the office and permits the automation of many drawing sequences. In addition, the .DWG translator allows us to exchange drawing files seamlessly with our consultants. DataCAD has always been an intuitive, simple, easy-to-learn program."
Steve Mielke, Managing Partner
Jeremiah Eck Architects, Inc.
(an award-winning residential architectural firm)

"A big advantage DataCAD brings to our firm is how quickly our architects can gain proficiency with the software and be productive. We are continually hiring new staff. Their experience level ranges from recent, computer-literate graduates to seasoned architects who may be more comfortable drafting by hand. This creates a unique challenge in integrating staff. The big issue in our work environment is cost effectiveness, and that is why we needed a CADD system that is intuitive for architects. DataCAD speaks the architect's language. Architects designed it, and it relates to subcontractors as well as it does to our staff. Because it is architect-friendly, we only need a week or two to have our new staff fully trained on the program."
Ken Niemerski, AIA, Associate Vice President Bassenian/Lagoni Architects
(architectural and land planning firm)

"DataCAD has been the lifeline of my practice. When I started my new business last year, I was extremely conservative with my finances and was having a hard time justifying spending $3,000+ for AutoCAD. For a fraction of the price of AutoCAD and a money-back guarantee, I decided to test-drive DataCAD and havent stopped the vehicle since. If DataCAD had not been available at that time for such a good price, I might still be making other people rich. DataCAD is a proven architectural CADD tool that serves me well."
Jack Berry, Architect, AIA

"DataCADs ability to create production drawings from a 3D model gives me great efficiency in my design practice. Traditionally, production drawings account for 70% of the architect's fees, most of which are paid at a projects working drawing completion. With DataCAD, over 50% of my production drawing is already done when I finish the design portion. Using DataCAD enables me to get far ahead of production and hence invoice for services sooner."
Ed Wolfstein Wolfstein Architecture

"Shortly after purchasing DataCAD, our firm realized that not only was it much less expensive than the industry standard CAD program, but it was also easier to use and learn. We were producing working drawings within a months time and weve never looked back. We have had personnel come in with no prior experience in CAD and become proficient in production drawings within two weeks. We also enjoy the fact that we can draw our plans in 2D and with a click of a button be able to view it in 3D. This has become especially helpful in one of our recent projects. I have worked with many CAD programs for many years and never wanted to work in 3D because it was always a pain to work with or hard to understand their concepts. It took me one day to learn and setup our 3D sanctuary using DataCAD. Along with DataCAD's ease of use is its ability to transfer from one CAD format to another via DXF or DWG. We do a lot of work with consultants who use different CAD programs, and we have never had a problem transferring our drawings back and forth. Today there are many more CAD programs available for architects. But for its price and ease of use, DataCAD is still the preferred program in our firm."
Sergio Astorga Hall/Barnum Architects

Builders

"We've been using DataCAD since 1995 and love it. It's about time a CAD company came up with software that speaks the language of architects and homebuilders! The user interface is extremely intuitive. We've grown from a 15-home a year custom builder to a 100-home a year semi-custom builder in less than two years because of the exacting plans we can generate with DataCAD.
Ronald W. Danne, Design and Drafting Manager
DiYanni Homes Inc.

"My use of DataCAD to create professional-looking plans is probably my biggest competitive advantage over other builders. I use it for everything from basic shop drawings for ordering and submittals to full house plans and remodeling projects. I stepped up to DataCAD after using several of the CADD programs you see in discount stores that are OK but not very flexible. I am far from a DataCAD expert, but then you don't have to be to get results."
Bruce Bartley, Owner
Rise&Run Construction

"I have never had so much fun learning a program that has made my working life easier and allows me to make money. DataCAD is so easy to use that it allow me to take my customers ideas for a home and present it the next day as a full 3D drawing. This ability to produce in hours a conceptual drawing in DataCAD has landed me about every job I have been invited to bid on."
Ed Sivik, Builder

Remodelers

"Ive turned my jobs around fast, kept my margins and overhead low, and have tripled my business. I couldnt have done it without DataCAD."
Robert Chew, Certified Kitchen Designer and Remodeler

Interior Designers

"We find DataCAD instrumental in closing business and in presenting ideas to clients. We also use it as an innovative marketing tool for basic selling. We show potential clients the best of our past 3D presentations whenever they come in to see our 100% CAD environment. We like to show off our projects in fly-bys, including walk-throughs of building interiors. With 3D, it's just that easy to visualize and present a space."
Maura Snow, Design Associate
Design Management Corporation
(cited by Architectural Record magazine as one of the best managed firms in America) "I recently got a job for a 10,000 square foot office building because I could turn it around so fast. I did these detail layouts in a day. Without DataCAD, it would have taken at least a week."
Dick Horowitz, Design Consultant
(specializes in furniture and interior design for commercial buildings)
Soep Associates

Architectural Animators

"We use DataCAD as the core 3D modeling program for all of our architectural animations. It is the most intuitive program available -- you cant do this kind of modeling in AutoCAD without greater effort and expense. We have also found that the accuracy of DataCAD is preferable over our high-end animation and rendering programs when it comes to precision architectural modeling."
Charles Gaushell, RA, NCARB
Paradigm Productions
Memphis, TN

Comments on DataCAD Support"

I am not sure who the head honcho is at any of the big name CADD companies, but I'll bet they never answer any trivial little people type questions on any of their forums. I continue to be amazed at the fact that the head honcho (Mark Madura, President/CEO) at DataCAD LLC and his elves do not hesitate to answer our questions when it looks as if we are having a problem. "With DataCAD in my machine and the DBUG forum on the phone, every day is Christmas for me."
Oran Woody, registered architect
Houston CADD
Houston, TX