Results 1 to 15 of 47
Thread: Is There Anybody Out There
-
12-27-2008, 08:04 PM #1Registered User Promoted
- Join Date
- Jan 2005
- Location
- Victoria, B.C. Canada
- Posts
- 3
Is There Anybody Out There
Hi,
I'm a full time Achitectural Designer using X1 in the Greater Victoria area in B.C. designing New Builds, Additions & Reno's. from concept to finished working drawings. Just thought I'd try to network with any other users out there as it could be mutually benificial to have these contacts. Also I'm just interested to see how many of us there are in the Van. Isld., Vancouver, and surrounding marketplace.
I started with Chief V9.0 4 yrs. ago moving over from AutoCAD and have never looked back. Most of the time I love this program!
Have a great New Year.
Matthew H. Smith
dba INNER VISION DESIGN
-
12-29-2008, 12:48 PM #2
Matt.
I dont live in your Area, but i do alot of Drafting & Design Work for a Company in that Area.
So if you have any questions or want to Hi Email me at
draftingdesignhome@yahoo.comScott M. Turner
Professional Building Designer
SMT Residential Design
www.smtresidentialdesign.com
www.aibd.org
smtresidentialdesign@yahoo.com
scott@smt-design.com
-
12-29-2008, 10:42 PM #3Registered User Promoted
- Join Date
- Jan 2005
- Location
- Victoria, B.C. Canada
- Posts
- 3
Hi Scott,
Good to see someone is reading these C-Talk Threads. What part of the continent are you located in? The beauty of e-mail and programs like CA is the ability to communicate with clients & other users etc... without having them over. Although, I always like to have a face to face with my clients once the first draft of the model is done, it's all part of the personalized service. It can be a confidence builder for them as well, seeing how the program works and how easy it is to manipulate the model post development. I am a solo designer, no employees or sub-contractors. I work out of my home and work primarily word of mouth although I have 1 contractor whom I work with quite often and a few other less frequently. Most of my work is in the Greater Victoria area although I have done a couple of jobs on the mainland in the Vancouver area. Chief is a great program and I usually learn some little trick every day I use it, stuff that you can only really learn from use.
Anyways, thanx for the contact and hope you're keeping busy through this economic downturn.
Regards,
Matthew
-
01-02-2009, 03:48 PM #4
Greetings to the Islanders
Hello to you and all others back home on the island!
I've been in Aberta since '95 and miss the coast terribly.....sigh.
We (husband and I) have an interior design firm in Cochrane (just outside Calgary), and we have been using Chief for nearly 6 years now (switched from AutoCad).
We love the flexibility of the software for 3D's, interior detailing and documentation ease, and our clients love it as well!!!
We work on residential kitchen & bath design, interior remodels, new homes, as well as hospitality and retail projects.
Hope the weather is improving out there....it's -27 here right now.
-
01-20-2009, 09:59 AM #5Registered User Promoted
- Join Date
- Jan 2009
- Posts
- 1
Hi Matthew
I wonder if you are interested in taking original drawings and completing the conversion and entry into Chief Architect? I represent a custom home builder in the Lower Mainland and would like to know if this type of work would be of interest to you
thanks
Mike
-
02-04-2009, 11:12 AM #6Originally Posted by Matthew Smith
I run a similar operatin in Fort St. John BC, about 5 hours north of Prince George. I have family in Comox that I visit from time to time. Good to hear from someone relatively close who is in the business.
I would caution you about what terms you use to describe your business. Unless you are lisenced with the AIBC, you could get in trouble for using terms such as Architect, Architecture, Architectural, and so forth. Here are some resources and links that may help you.
www.aibc.caLast edited by sherpa_jones; 03-13-2009 at 02:06 PM.
Rod Kervin
Kervin Home Design
Courtenay BC
p. 250-871-0316
If a picture is worth a thousand words, and a video is worth a thousand pictures, then uploading the chief file is worth a thousand videos.
-
02-04-2009, 03:23 PM #7Registered User Promoted
- Join Date
- Sep 2008
- Posts
- 2
Hi Mathew,
I live and work in Sequim and can see Victoria accross the Straights from my office window. I am a small contractor and started using Chief 8 months ago. I am still on a pretty steep learning curv, but it is getting easier.
Finnaly some sun,
Criag Armstrong
-
02-11-2009, 11:09 AM #8Unlimited Design Concepts
- Join Date
- Sep 2007
- Posts
- 5
Designers
Hi Matthew, My name is Vince I own a company called Unlimited Design Concepts. Good to hear there are a few of us Canadians. We are located in
Windsor, Ontario
Feel free to contact us at 1-888-686-0999
-
03-09-2009, 06:32 PM #9Registered User Promoted
- Join Date
- Mar 2009
- Posts
- 18
Hi Matthew,
I'm on Gabriola Island and am in the throes of learning this program. In fact, I'm incredibly frustrated at the moment. Do you have any time to advise me on a point or two? Cheers,
Marc
-
03-09-2009, 06:47 PM #10
Hey Rod,
Check that link again.
-
03-11-2009, 02:22 PM #11Registered User Promoted
- Join Date
- Jan 2009
- Posts
- 43
Hi Marc
I started Chief a few months ago, if ever you would like to swap tips/storeys/horrors let me know.
Welcome to the forum, Everyone here is great.
Also, if any other Canadians would like to swap contact info, I'd be up for that. I get a little frustrated with the learning curve sometimes.
jl.lefebvre@gmail.com
Julie
-
03-12-2009, 10:58 AM #12Registered User Promoted
- Join Date
- Mar 2009
- Posts
- 11
Chief user in Simcoe Ontario here...just switching from 2D drafting (Visio, ACAD) to Chief...LOVE IT!
-
03-12-2009, 01:44 PM #13Registered User Promoted
- Join Date
- Jan 2009
- Posts
- 43
I LOVE the simcoe area!!! I'm in Ottawa, switch to Chief 3 months ago. Its been a love hate relationship but I wouldn't go back to CAD.
-
03-12-2009, 01:49 PM #14
In alberta here, sorry about the hole BC thing. That is ok, we won't hold that against any of you. At least you aren't in the states.
-
03-13-2009, 02:06 PM #15Originally Posted by RustyRod Kervin
Kervin Home Design
Courtenay BC
p. 250-871-0316
If a picture is worth a thousand words, and a video is worth a thousand pictures, then uploading the chief file is worth a thousand videos.