Dr. Biplab Sarkar, newly appointed CEO of global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc., offered an inside look into Vectorworks software’s future development cycle to 600-plus attendees from 23 countries at the annual Vectorworks Design Summit in Chicago, Ill., yesterday.
Surrounded by visionaries from across the architecture, landscape and entertainment industries, Sarkar presented his keynote, "Leading the Future of Vectorworks Software," where he introduced several planned developments including the Resource Manager, Structural Member Objects, Irrigation Tools, Vectorworks Analytics, Vectorworks Cloud Services for All, Vectorworks Graphics Module (VGM) performance enhancements and Web View/Virtual Reality.
"Our driving philosophy is that the customer comes first, especially with our development process. This approach to our technology life cycle delivers the tools they need to transform their workflows and dramatically impact the world of design," Sarkar said. "Today's presentation served as a transparent medium through which we revealed upcoming features in future releases of Vectorworks software, as well as how we intend to employ user feedback to shape ongoing development."
Learn more about the seven key features that Sarkar and several members of the company's research and development team introduced during the keynote:
The Vectorworks Design Summit concludes tomorrow, wrapping up three days of more than 30 Continuing Education opportunities, plus training, one-on-one tech support and an expo hall with headline sponsor Bluebeam Software Inc., along with a host of other exhibitors.