<s>
Vectorworks	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
is	O
a	O
U.S.-based	O
software	O
development	O
company	O
that	O
focuses	O
on	O
CAD	B-Application
and	O
BIM	B-Architecture
software	O
for	O
the	O
architecture	O
,	O
engineering	O
,	O
and	O
construction	O
(	O
AEC	O
)	O
,	O
landscape	O
,	O
and	O
entertainment	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorworks	B-Application
is	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Nemetschek	O
Group	O
,	O
a	O
multinational	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
subsequently	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
the	O
Nemetschek	O
Group	O
and	O
became	O
Nemetschek	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
rebranded	O
again	O
in	O
2016	O
adopting	O
its	O
current	O
name	O
,	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
was	O
acquiring	O
the	O
ESP	O
Vision	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
to	O
further	O
enhance	O
its	O
stage	O
lighting	O
and	O
pre-visualization	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
,	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
 '	O
annual	O
software	O
release	O
for	O
its	O
CAD	B-Application
and	O
BIM	B-Architecture
programs	O
included	O
updates	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
70%	O
based	O
on	O
customer	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
acquired	O
Design	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Solutions	O
Limited	O
and	O
opened	O
a	O
new	O
office	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
shared	O
that	O
its	O
2020	O
release	O
would	O
include	O
live	O
data	O
visualization	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
games	O
style	O
Level	O
of	O
Detail	O
(	O
LoD	O
)	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
architectural	O
software	O
developer	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
IFC4	B-Application
Export	O
Certification	O
from	O
buildingSMART	B-Application
International	I-Application
(	O
bSI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorworks	B-Application
further	O
expanded	O
its	O
platforms	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
by	O
acquiring	O
the	O
ConnectCAD	O
plug-in	O
,	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
its	O
AV	O
installation	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
released	O
support	O
for	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
processing	O
for	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
is	O
handled	O
by	O
the	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
Graphic	O
Module	O
(	O
VGM	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
processing	O
for	O
external	O
technologies	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
software	O
,	O
like	O
Enscape	O
and	O
Lumion	O
,	O
uses	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
Graphic	O
Sync	O
(	O
VGS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorworks	B-Application
hosts	O
an	O
annual	O
Design	O
Summit	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
of	O
its	O
software	O
to	O
provide	O
feedback	O
,	O
meet	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
learn	O
about	O
new	O
developments	O
and	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
one	O
billion	O
user	O
interactions	O
are	O
logged	O
daily	O
by	O
Vectorworks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorworks	B-Application
also	O
licenses	O
Pixar	O
's	O
OpenSubdiv	O
library	O
for	O
3D	O
mesh	O
modeling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorworks	B-Application
supports	O
tight	O
integration	O
of	O
all	O
building	O
elements	O
,	O
providing	O
architects	O
with	O
Building	B-Architecture
Information	I-Architecture
Modeling	I-Architecture
(	O
BIM	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorworks	B-Application
software	O
utilizes	O
Siemens	O
 '	O
Parasolid	B-Application
modelling	O
kernel	O
to	O
underpin	O
its	O
geometry	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
eight	O
different	O
options	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
:	O
Landmark	O
for	O
landscape	O
architecture	O
and	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
site	O
analysis	O
;	O
Spotlight	O
for	O
stage	O
and	O
lighting	O
design	O
;	O
Fundamentals	O
for	O
basic	O
2D/3D	O
modeling	O
and	O
documentation	O
;	O
Architect	O
for	O
conceptual	O
design	O
,	O
construction	O
documents	O
,	O
and	O
fully	O
coordinated	O
BIM	B-Architecture
models	O
;	O
Braceworks	O
for	O
rigging	O
analysis	O
of	O
temporary	O
structures	O
;	O
Vision	O
for	O
lighting	O
previsualization	O
;	O
ConnectCAD	O
for	O
signal	O
flow	O
designing	O
;	O
and	O
Designer	O
which	O
provides	O
Architect	O
,	O
Landmark	O
,	O
and	O
Spotlight	O
in	O
one	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorworks	B-Application
 '	O
software	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
customization	O
using	O
,	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
VectorScript	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
included	O
algorithms	O
aided	O
design	O
feature	O
called	O
Marionette	O
.	O
</s>
