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Revit Architecture 2009

Purpose-built Building Information Modelling (BIM) software that works the way you think - so you create naturally, design freely, and deliver efficiently.

New features:

Overview - Discover how Revit Architecture software works the way you think to capture early design thinking and improve your business.

Autodesk Green Building Studio - Access the whole building energy, water, and carbon analysis tools from the Autodesk® Green Building Studio® service directly within the Revit platform for BIM

Revit for Structural and MEP Engineering - Discover Revit-based applications for structural and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering.

Reno C. Negrin Architects (RCNA) - Vancouver-based architectural design company standardises on Revit Architecture for The Erickson, a 17-story high-rise that twists as it rises.

Product code: P082ANA     RRP: £4325 (£4973.75 incVAT)

Revit Architecture Suite 2009

Protect your investments in software, training and design data and get the competitive advantage of Building Information Modelling.

AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite turns maximum flexibility to competitive advantage. Combining AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, and Revit Architecture into a single, comprehensive package allows you to transition to BIM while protecting your software, training, and design data investments. Building Information Modelling using Revit Architecture can speed up creative design work and enhance the coordination of presentations and documentation.

New features:

AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture and Revit Architecture - All this software included in AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite.

Support - Support ongoing work in AutoCAD or AutoCAD Architecture while starting new projects in Revit Architecture. Providing maximum flexibility for a smooth transition to BIM, helping you get started today.

Product code: P066APA     RRP: £4925 (£5663.75 incVAT)

AutoCAD Architecture 2009

Use purpose-built architectural drawing and design tools in a software environment you already know.

Immediate Productivity

If you are an architect who knows AutoCAD software, you already know a lot about AutoCAD Architecture software. Within its familiar environment, you can begin using AutoCAD Architecture immediately - and in ways more focused on your architectural needs and projects. Create accurate drawings, documentation, and schedules faster. As you use the software, you can discover even more ways to improve your productivity, all at your own pace.

Smooth Collaboration

Realise your clients' vision and let them share yours. Integrated rendering tools enable creation of contextualised design visualisations, making for easier approvals and clearer communication with your clients. Streamline collaboration and coordination of design information with engineers and design professionals through the industry-leading DWG file format.

- Stephen Keller, Designer, The S/L/A/M Collaborative Boston, Massachusetts

New features:

Walls, Doors, and Windows - Take advantage of architectural objects, such as walls, doors, and windows, that behave like their real-world counterparts. Automatically insert a door or window into a wall with complete placement control. Move a wall, and connected walls and spaces automatically update

Scheduling - Easily customise the appearance of out-of-the-box schedule styles to adhere to company standards, or create new schedules from scratch, complete with your required calculations. Since schedules are linked directly to your designs, you can instantly update them to reflect any design changes

Spaces - With AutoCAD Architecture, you can automatically tag every room and room area in drawings. Spaces update automatically if the bounding elements are changed, saving you time and making more accurate documentation

Details - Document and annotate faster with the robust library of detail components and powerful keynoting tools found in AutoCAD Architecture. Automate the creation of details and maintain consistent annotation.

Product code: P049ANA     RRP: £4325 (£4973.75 incVAT)

3ds Max Design 2009

Explore, validate and communicate your ideas, from concept models to cinema-quality presentations.

Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009 software is a comprehensive 3D modelling, animation, and rendering solution designed to support the way designers and visualisation specialists work: creatively, iteratively, and across multiple software applications. Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009 significantly enhances interoperability with Revit 2009 through the accurate import of lights, materials and cameras.

What will I use it for?

Architects, Designers and visualisation specialists in the Architecture, Manufacturingand Civil Engineering industries use 3ds Max software to visually inform every phase of the design process. Powerful polygonal modelling and scripting tools enable Architects and Designers to rapidly prototype multiple concepts and explore alternatives during the schematic and design development phases. From over the shoulder design reviews, to the most elaborate customer presentations and marketing materials, it empowers Architects, Designers and visualisation specialists to create stunning still and animated visualisations that communicate and persuade.

New features:

Exposure - Support for Sustainable Architectural Projects Used for simulating and analysing sun, sky, and artificial lighting in a 3D scene. This powerful feature helps architects accurately evaluate real-world light intensity in their designs.

Reveal Rendering - Gives you the precise control you need to quickly refine your renders. Choose to render your entire scene minus a specific object; render a single object, or even a specific region of the frame buffer.

Recognise - Delivers new levels of interoperability between 3ds Max Design and Revit

ProMaterials - The ProMaterials library provides easy-to-use, physically-based materials for mental ray, built from manufacturer-related data.

Photometric Lighting in Review - Offers full support for photometric lights (including IES files), giving instant feedback on how real luminaries will affect the environment.

Product code: P353AMA     RRP: £2399 (£2758.85 incVAT)

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