Autodesk software increases BIM adoption

Autodesk has announced new versions of its software products designed to help increase industry adoption of the building information modelling (BIM) process.

Updated software in Autodesk's BIM portfolio includes Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 software, Autodesk Revit Structure 2010 software, Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 software, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 software and Autodesk Navisworks 2010 software solutions.

Autodesk's 2010 software portfolio for building information modelling will help to enable building designers, civil engineers, contractors and the clients they serve to more easily create and profit from digital design data and better communication across extended project teams.

By investing in BIM, AEC firms can more accurately visualise, simulate and analyse project performance, appearance and cost, to create more resource-efficient buildings and infrastructure, as well as renovate or replace aging infrastructure.

The Autodesk Revit platform-based products for BIM feature an aligned user interface, giving the entire range of products a consistent look and feel.

The updated Autodesk Revit platform also allows a greater level of interoperability for green building analysis, providing support for the green building extensible markup language (gbXML) format.

Updates to the products based on the Autodesk Revit platform include: Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 software (BIM for architects and designers) enables customers to more accurately capture early design concepts with improved conceptual design functionality.

An intuitive conceptual design workspace creates complex geometry more easily.

A user interface (UI) provides a smoother and more continuous design workflow.

There is improved interoperability with programs such as AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 software, Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010 software and Autodesk Inventor 2010 software.

Autodesk Revit Structure 2010 software (BIM for structural engineers, designers, and drafters) integrates a multi-material physical and an independently editable analytical model to help provide for more efficient, more accurate documentation, analysis and design.

Users will experience: enhanced conceptual design, modelling and analysis to handle more complex architectural forms; improved user interface with a customisable ribbon toolbar; improved performance and interoperability, including native 64 bit support.

Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 software (BIM for mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers) provides customers with optimum tools for system design and building performance analysis helping engineers to make better informed decisions.

Native heating and cooling loads analysis enables MEP engineers to determine the energy demands of the building.

Enhanced gbXML export with the ability to examine an analytical model of the project before exporting to a gbXML file is included.

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 software, a BIM solution for civil engineering, helps project teams explore transportation, land development and environmental projects digitally before they are built.

This includes a new application menu, ribbon UI and quick-access toolbar for an easier-to-use workspace.

Improved design and analysis functionality enables users to automate design tasks while analysing project conditions to optimise performance.

BIM workflow is easier, with support for popular formats and interoperability standards, making collaboration with an extended team smoother and more effective.

Autodesk Navisworks 2010 software, including Autodesk Navisworks Review 2010 software, Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2010 software, Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2010 software and Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2010 software, enables design and building professionals to unite project contributions into a synchronised model for building information modelling.

Autodesk Navisworks applications enable team members to more reliably share, combine, review and perfect detailed 3D design models of any size or format.

With this application, new measuring tools and sectioning enhancements help improve workflow.

There is also a greater level of interoperability allows for enhanced collaboration.

Autodesk 3ds Max Design software enables architects, designers, engineers and visualisation specialists to explore, validate and communicate their creative ideas.

3ds Max Design offers digital continuity with the AutoCAD, Revit and Autodesk Inventor software products enabling the reuse of design data for visualisation.

New features in Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010 include: more than 100 additional modelling tools help designers explore form making, while refining their designs with a new render-quality viewport display; Interactive lighting analysis helps users to iterate more quickly, validate sustainable solutions and avoid mistakes early in the design process; a library of particle effects and flickerless rendering improvements.

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