User manual AUTODESK ARCHITECTURE 2010 BROCHURE

[. . . ] Smooth Collaboration Easily share designs and project information with clients and members of your extended project team. Use integrated rendering tools to create contextualized design visualizations for clear client communication and accelerated approvals. Rely on industryleading DWGTM technology to exchange information with colleagues. Expedite project review cycles by publishing files directly to DWFTM or DWFx formats. [. . . ] Sections and Elevations Generate 2D sections and elevations with material hatching, directly from your floor plans. If your design changes, fully updated section and elevation graphics are generated, maintaining layer, color, linetype, and other properties. The Power to Be Productive Get all the functionality of AutoCAD software, plus tools designed specifically for architectural drawing, design, collaboration, and documentation. Scheduling Whether you are customizing the appearance of out-of-the-box schedule styles to meet company standards or creating new schedules from scratch, complete with required calculations, you can do so with ease. Since schedules are linked directly to your designs, you can update them to reflect any design changes at the click of a button. Drawing Compare The Drawing Compare feature enhances collaboration by using color-coded displays to show items on a drawing that have been changed, added, or deleted by other members of the design team. Changes to items such as styles, fire ratings, or other nongraphical properties are also tracked. Combined with redlining features, such as revision clouds, Drawing Compare helps clarify communication across the design team. AutoCAD Architecture Success Story Whitney Architects, Inc. Since 1984, interior architecture firm Whitney Architects has delivered a broad range of technical and design services for large corporations, financial services firms, and hospitality providers. Whitney adopted AutoCAD Architecture software to better provide this diverse blend of services and to foster improved collaboration. Before moving to AutoCAD Architecture, Whitney experienced difficulty sharing files with consultants, and required a great deal of support from their previous CAD vendor. Additionally, says Stephen Bures, president of Whitney Architects, "We consistently ran into trouble training new employees. They were familiar with AutoCAD, but none of them knew our previous CAD application, resulting in a steep learning curve and increased costs. That was a big part of our decision to make the switch. " Since adopting the software, Whitney has completed almost 600 major construction projects more productively and accurately than possible with their previous CAD software. "Right out of the box, " says Bures, "AutoCAD Architecture helped us save roughly 35 percent in time spent on drawings. " Collaboration with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers as well as structural engineers and other consultants has improved significantly, too. According to Bures, "Our drawings are much better with AutoCAD Architecture, not only because the quality control process is easier, but also because the interface with all of our consultants and clients is easier and more exact. As a result, we save time on projects. " Rendering Bring designs to life for client presentations at any stage of the design with integrated rendering. The streamlined visualization capabilities are fully integrated into the AutoCAD Architecture workflow. Make your presentations stand out by visually communicating richer design information. Dimensioning With even greater flexibility in AutoCAD Architecture, you can now dimension any wall--and all its components, including wall stud centerlines and faces--according to your own dimensioning standards. And since the dimensions are associative, they automatically update as your designs change, eliminating the tedium of many manual updates. AutoCAD® Revit® Architecture Suite-- For Maximum Flexibility and Advantage Combining AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, and Autodesk® Revit® Architecture software applications into a single, comprehensive package, this AutoCAD® Revit® Architecture Suite software allows you to transition to building information modeling (BIM), while protecting your legacy software, training, and design data investments. Purpose built for BIM, Autodesk Revit Architecture delivers a powerful competitive advantage by speeding creative design work, facilitating analysis for sustainable design, and automatically delivering coordinated, consistent documentation. Support ongoing work in either AutoCAD or AutoCAD Architecture while you make the switch to BIM with Autodesk Revit Architecture, at your own pace. Right out of the box AutoCAD Architecture helped us save roughly 35 percent in time spent on drawings. --Stephen Bures President Whitney Architects Learn More or Purchase Access specialists worldwide who can provide product expertise, a deep understanding of your industry, and value that extends beyond your software purchase. To purchase AutoCAD Architecture software, contact an Autodesk Premier Solutions Provider or Autodesk Authorized Reseller. [. . . ] Learn more at www. autodesk. com/subscription. Building design by CBT Architects. Autodesk is committed to sustainability. This brochure is printed on 25 percent postconsumer waste recycled paper. Autodesk, AutoCAD, ATC, DWF, DWG, and Revit are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. , and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, in the USA and/or other countries. [. . . ]