Archetype News

Archetype PlotStation
December 2009
Archetype PlotStation allows a single Autocad workstation to be used for the production of all PDF, DWF, bound copies and paper plots. This is fully integrated with the Archetype Drawing Register see PlotStation. The Drawing Register can now also produce paper plots of drawings and this allows batches of drawings to be plotted as selected or as part of the issue process.

Archetype version 12
September 2009
Archetype version 12 is due for release in September 2009. See the New in release 12 page for further details.
An Archetype reseller conference is taking place on 15th September to provide sales and technical training to reseller staff.

Archetype in Australia
October 2008
Alec James (Archetype MD) spent 2 weeks in Australia visiting existing clients and conducting a series of seminars in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Archetype also had a presence at the Perth Exhibition and Conference Centre for the Design Build Expo.

Archetype release 11 seminar
Monday 16th June 2008
Archetype seminar for existing and potential new users in the Glasgow Kelvingrove Art Gallery 12 noon to 4pm. Existing users will be introduced to the new modules and features. Potential new users can find how Archetype can benefit them in practice. See New in release 11 for a summary of the new modules.
Refreshments will be served.
Guided tours of the refurbished galleries will be available.

Archetype dealer conference
Thursday 12th June 2008
Archetype dealer conference in Glasgow to announce the release of version 11 of Archetype.

Archetype sales
Wednesday 16th April 2008
Archetype passes the 4000 copies sold mark

Archetype visit to Dubai and Kuwait
Friday 28th March 2008
Managing Director, Alec James, and software engineer, Matthew James, are visiting the UAE for a week to undertake a series of seminars and demonstrations and to visit existing Archetype users.

Archetype seminar in Birmingham
Wed 18 April 2007
Please contact us for details of the time and location and come along and see how Archetype can help you

Archetype seminar in Inverness
Fri 30 March 2007
In conjunction with the Inverness Chapter of the RIAS at their AGM.
Please contact us for details of the time and location and come along and see how Archetype can help you

Archetype sales
March 2007
Archetype sells 3 thousandth copy of our practice management system. Recent sales include 180 copies to a large Architectural practice, 55 copies to a practice in the South East, 15 additional copies to an existing user and we are currently in the final stages of negotiating an order for 500 copies from a single practice.

Archetype seminar in Birmingham
Wed 17 March 2007
Please contact us for details of the time and location and come along and see how Archetype can help you.

Archetype sales
Feb. 2007
Current sales of Archetype accounts for more than 2750 copies.

Archetype at the RIAS
Wed 31January 2007 Archetype presentation

Archetype at the RIBA
Wed 24 January 2007
Archetype presentation

Archetype at the Barbican
Construction Computing 2006
22 - 23 November 2006 / 10:00
Exhibition Hall 1

Archetype will be exhibiting at the Barbican in November. Please come along and see us.


Archetype Release 9 now shipping
May 2006

Archetype release 9 is the latest version of Archetype and includes many new features. In particular there are 3 new modules

Holiday Planner - provides a system for managing staff holidays. Integrated with Archetype's calendar allows you to easily see and organise staff holidays

Staff Profile - recording of staff experience, qualifications, training, CPD, special skills, etc. Useful for searching and printing staff profiles when tendering for jobs.

Document Issues - integrated with the Archetype drawing issues, allows you to now issue documents from any of the Archetype document registers, e.g. the Incoming documents (document including drawings from external sources e.g. consultants) and the Document register.

Archetype also now has its own in built PDF creation system and can now create PDF files of the Archetype documents without requiring a PDF printer.


Archetype MS SQL Server Express
December 2005

Archetype now offers the new Microsoft SQL Server Express, free from Microsoft, as an option for the SQL database.


Archetype SQL
July 2005

Archetype now offers the choice of Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL as the SQL database.


International Sales
June 2005

Archetype Software Limited has appointed 2 new international system partners.

Omnix International is a locally owned company operating from the United Arab Emirates and covering the Middle East, North Africa, and North America. The head office is located in Dubai with branch offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, KSA, Qatar, Jordan, and Canada.

AEC Systems, with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth, are well positioned to provide Archetype sales, training and support throughout Australia.


Archetype sales
May 2005

Current sales of Archetype accounts for more than 1600 copies.


New System Partner
April 2005

Archetype Software has appointed Graham Kerry Associates as a new system partner. Based in the Midlands, Graham provides demonstration, installation, training, support and maintenance services to Archetype clients.


Archetype SQL
March 2005

An SQL version of Archetype has been released and has been shipping since February 2005. Upgrades are free to clients with up to date maintenance contracts.


Archetype Release 8 issued
October 2004

Existing user's will have their free upgrades issued to them.

More than 40 new features and options have been added since the issue of release 7.

New features include: -

Integration with pdf files. Archetype can automatically create a pdf file of every document created. The Archetype browser can be used to browse for pdf files for any project.

Project Planner. A new module for planning projects has been introduced. This allows you to programme targets or budgets for stages of a project and then compare these with the actual resource use. A Gant chart can be used to help programme the dates for stages.

Calendar. The new Calendar module is used to schedule appointments and can be used to check other user's calendars and make group bookings. It also integrates with the Resource Schedule so that bookings can include rooms, equipment, vehicles, etc.

Incoming Documents. This new module manages incoming documents (e.g. from consultants) recording when they arrived, which format they are in, who they came from, their purpose (e.g. Information, Draft, For Comment, etc. ). It automatically recognises existing documents and supersedes them. It allows access to the current versions and also the superseded versions. Actions can be programmed with target dates (e.g. comment before 12/03/2005) and manages the actions in terms of who is responsible, priority, when they were completed and by whom.

Staff team. This module is used to record which members of staff are involved in which projects. The access to project data can be restricted to staff who are in the team for the project. Time sheet entries can also be restricted so that staff can only enter time for projects that they are involved with.

Correspondence Browser. The correspondence browser integrates the correspondence modules for a project so that, in one register, you can search for correspondence across letters, faxes, emails and memos.