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We are all looking for ways to continue creating as much as we can during the Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, some designers and architects all over the world are doing their best to contribute collaborative design efforts. However, not being able to access a good workstation is a limiting factor for all. The cloud computer startup “vagon” has announced a special support package via Archinect for architects, designers, and students to solve that.

vagon provides private cloud computers built to run high-performance applications. They began out of the frustration a lot of us have faced – the lack of computer power required for the software we use and other options that are just too complicated. Their focus was a “Click & Use” computer system that would provide the power whenever you need it with the ability to add more power with one click.

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It’s a computer in the cloud you can use, install software, render, etc, just as you would on a computer at your home or office.

Each computer is an individual virtual machine with flexible super performance accessed via an internet connection. Their goal is to let architects and designers use a personal powerful computer from any low-end laptop. Thanks to vagon, even Chromebooks are good to run Lumion or Revit now. The solution provides a boost to your computer at home to run Autodesk, Adobe and other graphics software products faster. Moreover, it is more likely that vagon will reduce workstation investments for the most.

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How does it work?

It’s simple. You create a vagon computer for you on their web platform and connect it through your computer.

There are multiple performance options that you can choose or change any time with a single click. So you can use one performance to design and get another to render in minutes, without any change to your computer’s data. That’s a huge problem solver for different software’s unaligned performance dependencies.

The pricing is a monthly computer storage subscription starting at $7.99/month with three tiers based on usage and no monthly or yearly commitments. If one is selected and more/less power is needed, you can select which one to scale up/down to. Windows OS is available with Linux option in the works.

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Although it is still in beta, vagon has announced a support package for the Archinect community during the Covid-19, so that we can all continue creating.

The package includes 2 months of free computer storage + 5 hours of free usage (3 hours Professional + 2 hours Challenger). You need to type “ARCHINECT” promo code when you register to redeem this package. The promo code is available for 200 people.

If you are collaborating with an open-source design project to help the situation with Covid-19 you can ask them directly for further support.