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Autodesk Presentation Title 1
What’s New inAutodesk Building Systems 2007
A Better Faster AutoCAD for Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing engineering for buildings
AMS | CAD Consulting Grouphttp://www.amsystems.com
Autodesk Presentation Title 2
Focus of Autodesk Building Systems 2007
• Ease of Use
• Ease of Migration “Lines, Arcs & Circles”
• Construction Documents
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Ease of Use
Discipline Specific Tool Palettes
Single Line and Double Line Piping
More Grips & On-Screen Editing
Properties Palette
Context Menu
Piping Catalog Organization
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Discipline Specific Tool Palettes
Group by size, system or shape
Discipline specific
Purpose based for MEP
Benefit… Save time on
training, find drafting tools easily
Mechanical
ElectricalPlumbing
Piping
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Single Line & Double Line Piping
Single line and double line by size
Scaled fittings for plotting clarity
Benefit… create concise and
accurate construction documents that clearly represent your designs
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More Grips & On Screen Editing
Grips to flip, move, array, rotate
Edit on screen
Sticky move
Benefit… speed up productivity
by focusing on design and documentation
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Properties Palette
Activity Based
Relevant information first
Benefit… Make changes easily
from one easy to access location on your workspace
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Context Menu
Tools and commands where needed
Tools on objects
Conversion tools
Benefit… Increase speed and
production with tools and commands a right click away
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Piping Catalog Organization
Adapted to the way you design
Grouped by type, fitting type, and connection type
Benefit… Organized for ease
of use to increase speed and productivity
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Ease of Migration
Templates for Company Standards
Convert AutoCAD 2D Symbols to ABS Content
Work with Enhanced AutoCAD Commands in ABS
Migration Tools
Simplified Content Builder
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Templates for Company Standards
Benefit… Easily manage company standards using templates
Location for company standards
System definitions, layer key styles
Drawing consistency
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Convert AutoCAD 2D Symbols to Autodesk Building Systems Content
Convert AutoCAD blocks
Convert symbols
Batch convert all
Benefit… easily convert existing
2D symbols and blocks to Autodesk Building Systems content
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Work with Enhanced AutoCAD Commandsin Autodesk Building Systems
Benefit… increase productivity
using one command instead of three
Copy, snap, align in 1step
Array along duct, pipe, conduit
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Migration Tools
Migrate drawing standards
Templates, convert to device
On-screen editing and more
Benefit… Easily and quickly
migrate from AutoCAD using ABS specific migration tools
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Enhanced Content Builder
Use Primitives to create content
Simple 3D shapes
Save equipment info on part
Benefit… Quickly create fittings,
parts and equipment using standards shapes
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Construction Documents
Color & Linetype Preserved in Sections
Pipe Display by Size
Separate Connectors
Annotation Capabilities in Content Builder
Automated Hatching Support
Autodesk Inventor
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Color/Linetype Preserved in Sections
Display sections accurately
Layer, color & linetypes preserved
Sections in seconds not hours
Benefit… easily plot sections
based on your specific color/ linetype standards
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Pipe Display by Size
Display small pipe as single line
Use pipe size to determine display
Route by pressure class
Benefit… Create construction
documents that display and plot piping with clarity
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Separate Connectors
Two types of connectors on pipe
Flanged, threaded, grooved & more
Accurate pipe length
Benefit… layout piping the
way it’s designed
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Annotation Capabilities in Content Builder
Created scaled schematic blocks
Add text to annotation of parts
Benefit… display parts
based on view (plan/section)
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Automated Hatching Support
Hatch by theme
Hatch systems by size, velocity
Benefit… clearly identify
design intent with hatching to check for accurate design layout
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Autodesk Inventor
Access content for ABS
Greater library of equipment
Linked to your MEP design
Benefit… Increase library of
equipment for your design
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Spaces and Zones
Analysis & square footage data
Vertical adjacencies for gbXML
Benefit… Easily store and
retrieve room information in one location
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Export to AutoCAD
Accurate graphic representation
100% visual fidelity
Benefit… confidently deliver
accurate standard AutoCAD files
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Built On AutoCADHeads-up DesignDynamic DimensionsProject StandardsDisplay ThemesQuick CalculatorEdit-in-ViewEase of Use ToolsSetup and Deployment
OptionsProject Tool PalettesPublishing ToolsArchitectural Desktop
And we don’t just stop here…
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Autodesk Revit Structure
3D visual design coordination
Structural interference check
Benefit… share models
with structural engineers using Autodesk Revit Structure
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Extend to Fabrication
EastCoast CAD Fabrication
3D sheet metal and piping
Benefit… Create
fabrication drawings using ABS with EastCoast CAD software
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Extend to Cost Estimating
Wendes Systems, Inc.
Cost estimation
Mechanical, plumbing, piping
Benefit… Generate complete
labor and material cost estimates
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Links to Load and Sizing Analysis
The Trane Company TRACE 700: Load Analysis VariTrane Duct Designer: Duct Sizing
Elite Software Elite DuctSize: Duct System Analysis Elite FIRE: Fire Protection
Green Building Studio Energy Analysis
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Autodesk Design Review 2007Streamline reviews and team collaboration
Design Reviews Markup Measure Annotate Stamp Custom Symbols
Communicate Changes Auto-tracking Combine Project
Documents Round-trip Reviews
(formerly Autodesk DWF Composer)
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Autodesk DWF Viewer Securely share designs with extended teams
View & Print 2D & 3D designs accurately
Rotate, Cross-section, Pull apart
Preview and Print – Scale, Tile, B&W, Grayscale
View design intelligence: Properties, Block Data, Bookmarks, more
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Autodesk BuzzsawCollaborative Project Management
• Streamline the way you manage and share
information with distributed teams
• Ensure that accurate information is always
available to everyone involved in the
execution of your projects
• 850+ customers across multiple industries
• 125,000 users across 7 continents
• Learn how to save time and money with
Buzzsaw: www.autodesk.com/buzzsaw
Simple. Secure. Proven
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Autodesk Subscription
More cost effective than upgrades
Protects investments in design technology by keeping software current and customers more competitive
Annual fee provides predictable budgeting
Simplifies software license management and administration through exclusive password- protected portal
Product upgrades and any available incremental enhancements during contract period
Autodesk direct web support
Autodesk e-Learning
Entitlement to legally use previous versions of purchased software
BENEFITS ENTITLEMENTS
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The Time is Now!
Autodesk Building Systems
enables customers to realize immediate productivity gains
within existing ways of working by
accelerating design and documentation of their projects
Plan your upgrade today and soon you’ll be producing higher-quality construction documents quicker.