Gable CAD

Gable CAD, or Gable 4D Series, was a British architectural computer-aided design package initially developed in the early 1980s.

Gable CAD
Developer(s)Sheffield University
Gable CAD Systems
Initial release1985
PlatformUNIX
Typecomputer-aided design
Licensecommercial software

History

Gable CAD was developed at the University of Sheffield in the mid-1980s[1] under the leadership of Professor Bryan Lawson.[2] It was spun out into Gable CAD Systems Limited (incorporated in 1984)[3] and retained links with the university until its demise in 1996 when a court order was made for compulsory winding up.[4]

An early building information modeling application, Gable CAD was an advanced 2D and 3D design package with different modules, and was operated via a Windows-style interface and mouse running on UNIX. It was possible to create detailed 3D models and then generate 2D drawings or rendered visualisations from the data.[5]

The assets of the company were acquired by Auxer in 1997 and aimed to complete the conversion of Gable CAD to Windows NT[6] but this does not appear to have ever been released.

References
  1. Phiri, Michael (1999). Information technology in construction design. Thomas Telford. p. 57. ISBN 978-0727726735.
  2. "Programme Committee Members' Short Biographies". Creativity & Cognition 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  3. "Gable Cad Systems Limited". DueDil. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. "18 November 1996" (PDF). The London Gazette. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  5. Hall, R.N.. "The Use of Gable OMS (Object Modelling System) in the Building Design Process" In Proceedings of the International Conference eCAADe: European Computer Aided Architectural Design Education, III1-III18. eCAADe: Conferences. Brussels, Belgium, 1983.
  6. "Auxer Industries Inc. announces the acquisition of Gable CAD Systems". The Free Library. Retrieved 16 March 2012.


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