Autodesk Announces Quantum Leap in Architectural Software; New AutoCAD Architectural Desktop Integrates Model Based Design with Enhanced AutoCAD Drafting for the Building Design Team.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1998--Today Autodesk is unveiling a new and integrated AutoCAD Release 14-based solution specifically developed to support the entire architectural design This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. process. AutoCAD Architectural Desktop(TM) software delivers robust object-oriented technology See object technology. and gives users access to powerful new model based design The dawn of the electrical age brought with it various novel, innovative and advanced control systems. It was as early as 1920's when the two strands of technology, control theory and control system, came together to produce large scale integrated systems. tools and "intelligent" AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission objects. Expected to be available in the U.S. and Canada this summer, AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software provides significant new functionality and lets users create a "coordinated building model," producing documents in less time, saving costs, and letting users explore more design options. The AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software improves on the proven power of AutoCAD(R) Release 14 software, providing tools for streamlining 2D production drafting and construction documentation. AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software is the result of over two years of input and testing from architectural and building design professionals. Product testing was conducted on Dell Workstations that are optimized for 2D/3D software and handling large complex drawings. AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software is the only Autodesk architectural product that ensures data integrity throughout the entire design process, bridges the gap between 2D production drafting and 3D modeling, and actually improves productivity at the same time. "Throughout the development of this new product Autodesk has been very responsive to the input of design professionals," said Sascha Wagner, an AutoCAD Architectural Desktop product tester and an architect at RMW RMW Read-Modify-Write RMW Regulated Medical Waste RMW RM Williams (Holding Limited) RMW Radioactive Mixed Waste(s) RMW Robert Mondavi Winery RMW Rock My World , San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] . "Focusing on the actual work processes is the only valid approach for building powerful architectural design software." "Customers are increasingly concerned with preserving data integrity throughout the design process," said Mark Sawyer, general manager of the Autodesk AEC market group "It's a significant productivity benefit when users can share design information and be confident that accuracy is intact - the AutoCAD Architectural Desktop delivers on that important customer need." Designed to Support the Entire Architectural Design Process AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software delivers a quantum leap quantum leap n. An abrupt change or step, especially in method, information, or knowledge: "War was going to take a quantum leap; it would never be the same" Garry Wills. in productivity by focusing on the entire architectural design process. This new product provides pull down menus that support the workflow for a building project for conceptual design, design development, and construction documentation. This new software is significantly different from other computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive software programs that typically focus on task automation, primarily drafting. AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software automates many time intensive tasks, including creating and editing preliminary sketches, developing easy 3D conceptual design, massing studies, and developing space planning layouts. It also provides "intelligent" 2D/3D door, wall, window, stair and roof objects; plus tools for annotating an·no·tate v. an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing, an·no·tates v.tr. To furnish (a literary work) with critical commentary or explanatory notes; gloss. v.intr. To gloss a text. , dimensioning, and detailing construction documents. Simplify 2D Production Drafting and Increase Design Productivity The new AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software incorporates architectural production drafting features, such as layer standards and grouping, schedule generation, a symbols manager, and AEC content help -- ensuring that users can more efficiently implement routine tasks into their design process. Now using standard AutoCAD software commands, AutoCAD Architectural Desktop users can place, stretch, move, copy and schedule "intelligent" AEC objects, maintaining a single object model throughout the design process. The new view manager lets users automate common drafting tasks, quickly generate plans, elevations and sections. Users can draft in 2D, and use the new camera object to visualize designs in 3D without doing any extra work. The Complete Architectural Solution Provides Advanced Technology and Data Continuity AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software is a single solution (not an add-on) that includes all of the functionality of AutoCAD Release 14 software plus many new architectural features. A few of the new productivity features include drafting tools that maintain a firm's standards or industry standards, such as the AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture layering guidelines -- thus saving time and ensuring data compatibility. AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software delivers on the International Alliance for Interoperability International Alliance for Interoperability is a not-for-profit organization that supports the development of the IFC specification and the deployment of buildingSMART. (IAI IAI Infection And Immunity (journal) IAI International Alliance for Interoperability IAI Institut für Angewandte Informatik IAI Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research IAI International Association for Identification ) vision for a common data model. Now users are empowered to develop intelligent building models, which can be shared by all members of the design team, thus improving coordination between disciplines and providing better consistency of information across a full set of documents derived from the model. AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software provides users with interoperability among Autodesk products, next generation productivity and efficiency, and security by providing data continuity from concept to production. Delivering Industry-Leading Object-Oriented Technology In addition to providing architectural functionality, AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software is also a platform for interoperability. The power of ObjectARX(TM) for AEC, a new robust object-oriented application-programming interface (API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. ), lets Autodesk developer partners access the common object model within the AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software, ensuring interoperability among add-on applications. This new product also supports IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. (Industry Foundation Classes), based on the IAI specification. Autodesk users will be able to exchange object models via a free IFC import/export utility that will be made available on the Web later this year. The AEC Family of Products: Committed to Providing Complete Interoperable Solutions The Autodesk AEC market group and its developer partners are in the process of creating interoperable applications to meet the varying work practices and regional needs of architectural and building services engineering professionals worldwide. The Autodesk family of products offers solutions for a wide variety of AEC professionals including architects, civil engineers, surveyors, mechanical engineers, building design professionals, and electrical engineers This is a list of electrical engineers, people who made contributions to electrical engineering or computer engineering.
Availability and Pricing AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software is expected to ship in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. this summer. The U.S. suggested retail price (SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. ) of AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software is US$4,795. Existing AutoCAD Release 14 customers can add AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software for a SRP of US$1,395. Introductory pricing for AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. is US$4,395, with upgrades from AutoCAD Release 14 software available for US$695. Softdesk 8 architectural software customers will be able to upgrade for US$195. Attractive upgrade prices for Softdesk 7 software, AutoCAD Release 12 and AutoCAD Release 13 software customers are also available. Go to www.autodesk.com/aec for more information. International localized versions of AutoCAD Architectural Desktop software will be available at a future date. About Autodesk Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC design software and multimedia tools. The company's 2D and 3D products and data management tools are used in many industries for architectural design, mechanical design, mapping, film and video production, video game development and Web content development. Its Kinetix(R) division is the leader in PC-based 3D modeling and animation software, providing a full range of products for digital media and design professionals. The fifth largest PC software company in the world, Autodesk has three million customers in over 150 countries. For more information, contact any Authorized Autodesk Reseller, call Autodesk at 800/964-6432, type GO ADESK on CompuServe(R), or log in with a World Wide Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. at http://www.autodesk.com. Autodesk shares are traded on the Nasdaq national market under the symbol ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) . -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, Kinetix, Softdesk and AutoCAD are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and certain other countries. AutoCAD Architectural Desktop and ObjectARX are trademarks of Autodesk. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks are used solely for identification purposes and belong to their respective holders. CONTACT: Autodesk, Inc. Jennifer Reidy, 415/507-6536 jennifer.reidy@autodesk.com |
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