Virtual Design Lab (VDL)

Thanks to the generous contribution from our corporate sponsor, Halliburton, this state of the art computing facility was formed in the Fall of 2002. The VDL consists of 20 high end CAD stations and multiple printers. This lab is only available to students in the following courses:

ARE 217	Computer Aided Design and Graphics
ARE 320K	Introduction to Design I
ARE 320L	Introduction to Design II
ARE 465	Integrated Design Project

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Hardware
Software
Printing
Schedule
Reservations
Overnight Access
Reference Material (coming soon)

Room Layout

Hardware

PC Hardware

Model	Qty	Room	Configuration
DELL Precision T3500	20	VDL	160 GB hard SATA drive, 12 GB RAM, 3.2 Ghz cpu, 2 GB nVidia graphics, CD ROM, CD-RW, DVD-RW, 24 ” flat screen wide display, Windows 7 64-bit

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Software

PC Software

Adobe Acrobat X (10)

Adobe Illustrator CS2
Adobe Image Ready CS2
Adobe Photoshop CS2
AutoCAD 2012
AutoDesk Ecotech Analysis 2012
AutoDesk Green Bldg Studio 2012
AutoDesk NavisWorks 2012

AutoDesk Revit Arch 2012
AutoDesk Revit Structure 2012
AutoDesk Revit MEP 2012
AutoDesk Robot 2012
Autodesk Vasari 2.0
Bentley Microstation V8i
Energy Plus 6.0
eQuest 3.64

Google Earth 5
Google Sketchup 8
ImageJ 1.45K
Microsoft Office Pro 2010
Microsoft Project Pro 2010
SSH Secure Shell 3.2.9
7-ZIP 9.2

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Printing

Printing Options

Media	Configuration
Laser	HP LaserJet 5500dtn color laser , 600 dpi, 21 ppm (VDL_ColorLaser), $.40 per page
Plotter	Canon IPF825 Large Format Plotter, Arch C, D, and E, (LRC_Plotter), $.25 per sq. ft.
Scanner	Epson 1640XL Flatbed Network Scanner, 42-bit color depth, 1600X3200 dpi, 12.2” x 17.2” capacity.

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Schedule

Spring 2012 Hours

Week of	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Jan 16	Closed	8 am - 9 pm	8 am - 9 pm	8 am - 9 pm	8 am - 9 pm	Closed	Closed
Jan 23	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am -10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Jan 30	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Feb 6	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Feb 13	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Feb 20	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Feb 27	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Mar 5	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 8 pm	Closed	Closed
Mar 12	SPRING BREAK Mon - Fri, 9 am - 4 pm (No Proctor on Duty)					12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Mar 19	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Mar 26	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Apr 2	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Apr 9	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Apr 16	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 8 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Apr 23	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
Apr 30	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
May 7	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	8 am - 10 pm	12pm - 5pm	12pm-10pm
May 14	8 am - 6 pm	8 am - 6 pm	9am - 4pm weekdays & closed weekends until May 31, 2012

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Reservations

This room cannot be reserved.

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Overnight Access

The new card access security system was installed during the Spring 2009 semester. Click HERE for more information.

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