New software tool supports façade design
17th March 2015

Aluminium façade specialist Wicona has developed a new software tool to radically reduce the time required for the production of 2D and 3D drawings and 3D renders.
WIC3D is a digital drawing platform which is useful from the earliest stages of schematic design, allowing designers to be both creative and productive, and explore alternative façade solutions. It supports the description, analysis and visualisation of architecture and gives project stakeholders the opportunity to assess the impact of different façade choices and changes.

The new easy-to-use tool enables architects, engineers and fabricators to sketch out initial design concepts and ideas, quickly and effectively, and incorporate Wicona’s highly engineered curtain walling, window, door and solar shading systems.

Developed in conjunction with leading architects, WIC3D is user-friendly modelling software that is an invaluable tool for designing, visualising, documenting, and communicating façade solutions.

WIC3D can produce true-to-scale drawings, whilst improving accuracy and saving time.  The façade designs can be viewed both internally and externally allowing proportions, configurations and options to be assessed and developed.
Its functions include:3D visualisations created in Google SketchUp can be imported into WIC3D to produce and show 3D renders featuring WICONA façade systems where required in the 3D construction.

• 2D elevation drawings can be brought into WIC3D for use as a template to create 3D renders. These can then be exported for use with all major CAD software including AutoCAD®, Bentley®, ArchiCAD and ADT.

• There is the option to export 3D renders for use with Google SketchUp or in 3ds format for use with AutoDesk 3ds Studio Max.

WIC3D is available via the Wicona WIC3D website for a free 30-day trial and there is a demonstration video to view.

www.wicona.co.uk