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SoftPlan, the architectural design software of choice for thousands of professionals, remains on the cutting edge of light commercial and residential design technology. And, we’re passing that knowledge on to the next generation of architects, designers, and builders through SoftPlan Educational software. From middle school and high school to technical, community, and vocational colleges and beyond, SoftPlan’s powerful design tools and user-friendly interface are being taught in classrooms across the United States and Canada.

SoftPlan is pleased to offer an Educational package that is intended to be simple to use for instructional purposes while being cost effective. Teachers are amazed at how easy SoftPlan is to implement in the classroom as the program enables them to focus their time on building design concepts rather than navigating complicated software.

The practical and straightforward approach of SoftPlan’s program gives students increased skills comprehension and confidence in their design capabilities that will encourage those interested in pursuing residential design careers. In fact, schools that utilize SoftPlan in their curriculum have found great success at regional and local architectural drafting competitions. Many of these students have even competed on the national level which builds a solid foundation for launching into a design career.

SoftPlan takes pride in making education affordable. If you would like to find out more about the SoftPlan Educational program and educational discounts that will allow you to offer top of the line software to your students, please call 1-800-248-0164.

Design:

SoftPlan's object orientation makes it easier for students to grasp than conventional CAD packages. With SoftPlan, students will learn to design with everyday building objects such as walls, windows, and doors, with SoftPlan’s many pre-defined symbols. This means they do not need to learn an entirely new language or x,y,z coordinates to effectively use the program. Because SoftPlan's learning curve is the absolute shortest in the industry, teachers can focus on teaching building design and techniques instead of spending the entire semester teaching a software program.

Achieve:

From the classroom to the competitive level, students gain a significant edge through the quick and easy creation of working drawings that quickly change into a 3D design! Schools that utilize the power of SoftPlan Educational software have seen students go on to be extremely successful in local regional and national design competitions such as SkillsUSA and Skills Canada. Students enter their design careers well equipped to excel at the next step in their education or professional goals.

over 1600 schools use SoftPlan in the classroom

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With SoftPlan Educational students learn how to:

Plans

• Draw quality plans at a speed second to none
• Use familiar objects such as walls, windows, and doors to create detailed floor plans
• Quickly design floor system framing plans
• Add automatic or completely custom roofs
• Generate instant cross sections, elevations, wall, and roof framing diagrams
• Design accompanying decking
• Complete site plans based on engineering data

3D Renderings

• View renderings from various interior or exterior angles
• Apply countless textures to three dimensional surfaces including hardwood, carpet, tile, brick, siding, stucco, and even your own custom textures
• Add interior and exterior lighting with incredible real life shadows and reflections
• Import backgrounds and images from your digital camera, the web, or your scanner

Material Lists

• Keep a running total of all materials used in your drawings
• Assign a waste calculation for each material
• Customize lumber pricing tables for different types of lumber or lumber suppliers
• Edit formulas for precise calculations based on the way you build
• Edit report styles (i.e. one may show total cost of the project for presentation to your client, while another shows your hard costs, mark-up, and labor rates)
• Export your material list to a job costing and accounting program, spreadsheet, or word processor

SoftPlan Educational HomeWork Station

Cost:

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