1800 490 514 [email protected]

Solving Construction’s Capacity Problem With Andrew Anagnost

Andrew Anagnost

In Episode 34 of the Digital Builder podcast, Eric Thomas discusses the future of the construction industry with Autodesk President and CEO, Andrew Anagnost.

Andrew explains how A

View the video below to discover how new innovations from Autodesk are helping the architecture, engineering and construction industry be more efficient, more sustainable and more profitable.  Andrew explains the capacity problem, explaining how the world does not have the required resource to build what needs to be built and how digitisation can help resolve this problem.

See what’s covered below, you can listen to the full podcast or skip straight to your favourite topics.

00:00 – 01:28: Intro
01:29 – 03:13: Career & Autodesk experience
03:14 -05:09: Legacy for the construction industry
05:10 – 06:45: Bidding in construction
06:46 – 10:12: Autodesk’s pivot into the cloud
10:13 – 13:51: Platform and data in construction
13:52 – 15:36: Digital twins in construction
15:37 – 18:08: How technology is solving construction problems
18:09 – 18:58: Congress permitting & infrastructure act
18:59 – 22:17: Autodesk’s journey in construction
22:18 – 24:19: Digital firms perform better
24:20 – 27:40: Ideal state of the construction industry
27:41 – 28:05: Thank you

Get A Free Consultation

Book a free appointment with one of our Architecture, Engineering and Construction experts. Discover how Design Consulting can help your organisation solve problems and take advantage of opportunities with seamless integration of the latest technology into your workflows.  

Contact us  on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below to book in a free consultation. We have a team of experts ready to help improve your workflows for maximum return on your technology investment.

 

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Sharing Civil 3D Surfaces with Revit using Autodesk Docs

Civil 3D Surface Model

Autodesk Docs can now be used as a conduit for sharing Civil 3D surface models with Revit. In the past, it’s been surface sharing has been challenging, but now, when you share surfaces through Autodesk Docs, they retain the triangulation found in Aurdoesk Civil 3D and they are much easier to update.  If a new shared surface is modified in Civil 3D, a new version can be published to DOcs and then refreshed in Revit.

In the video below, civil industry expert Jeff Bartels explains how you can make the connection between the two platforms.  The video also explores how the Shared Reference Point feature can be used to align the Civil 3D and Revit environments.

See the video below to learn more.

Discover the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Collection.

Get access to both Civil 3D, Revit and much more in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Collection.  Get all the software you need to create seamless workflows and collaborate with ease.

Get Your Free Consultation

Contact us  on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below to book in a free consultation. We have a team of experts ready to help you create efficient workflows in your organisation.

 

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Twinmotion Now In Revit And AEC Collection

Twinmotion
Twinmotion

Exciting news!  Twinmotion is now officially included with Autodesk Revit subscriptions!

Announced at Autodesk University in September, it’s finally here!  Autodesk have collaborated with Epic Games to include Twinmotion with all Revit subscriptions. Whether you subscribe to the AEC Collection or standalone Revit, use Flex pricing or have an education license, you now have at your fingertips the real-time visualisation power of Twinmotion for Revit.

Twinmotion’s real-time rendering capabilities enable architectural storytelling through real-time visualisation.

With Twinmotion for Revit, Revit users can now easily bring their designs to life with high-quality visualisations in a fast, interactive creative process. Everything from photorealistic stills and animations to compelling immersive VR is all now possible. 

Launch Twinmotion for Revit directly from the Revit ribbon in Revit 2023.1. Immerse yourself in the intuitive creator environment, turning your design data into photo-realistic stills, scenes, and scenarios. Present a powerful picture of how your design is working, making it easier to evaluate options, make decisions and take clients and stakeholders through impressive experiences that  add shine and sophistication to your design communications. You can then utiilise your impressive content to win more work!

From project stills and animations, to VR experiences: Autodesk and Epic Games have now introduced powerful new tools into Revit that showcase your creativity, illuminate your insights, and help you better connect digital and physical worlds.

Get Twinmotion For Revit

Contact us  on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below to get Twinmotion for Revit today.

 

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

AutoCAD Vs AutoCAD Electrical

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical
AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

AutoCAD Vs AutoCAD Electrical

Many users who design electrical schematics and wiring diagrams use AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT as their tool of choice for 2D schematic and wiring design, however, Autodesk also has AutoCAD Electrical, a specialised product for electrical designers and engineers, available now with AutoCAD as a specialised toolset that can be downloaded and used if you have an AutoCAD Subscription.

What's the Difference?

AutoCAD Electrical has all the tools of AutoCAD plus specialised tools and catalog for electrical schematic design, reporting and panel layouts with integration with Autodesk Inventor which has electrical harnessing and nailboard drawing tools and BOM tables for wiring lengths and components.

In addition, Autodesk Vault Professional also has AutoCAD Electrical integration with additional options for working with electrical projects.

AutoCAD Electrical has these additional tools, not found if just using AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT:

  • Project Tab
  • SQL Database
  • Schematic Components
  • Circuits
  • PLC
  • Wire and Wire Numbers
  • Terminals
  • Catalog
  • Panel Layout
  • Reports
  • Symbol Libraries
  • Electromechanical Projects
  • Integration for Vault Professional 

Project Tab

AutoCAD Electrical has a project manager tab, to manage all your electrical projects with tools to make projects active, customise, copy, delete and archive.

There are also buttons to refresh a drawing list, tasks list, update/retag and other file management tools.

Click here to learn more.

Project Tab

No posts found!

SQL Database

AutoCAD Electrical manages the catalog through a SQL database, giving users the ability to work with catalog database tables, with a detailed list of customisable Family Code/Table Names

SQL Database 2 Family Table Moving at the Speed of Business

Schematic Components

Using the schematic tools, an AutoCAD Electrical user can:

  • Search for AutoCAD component
  • Insert a component
  • Insert at Fence Crossing Points
  • Copy Data from One-line to Schematic
  • Copy Component
  • Copy Component at Fence Crossing Points
  • Insert from User-Defined Pick List
  • Insert from Equipment List
  • Insert Components or Terminals from Panel Lists
  • Cut, Copy, and Paste Electrical Objects
  • Scoot Components/Wire Segments
  • Align Components/Wire Numbers
  • Stretch PLC Modules, Components, or Blocks
  • Split PLC Modules/Components
  • Reverse/Flip Components
  • Swap Contact States
  • Work With Cross-Referencing
  • Surf on Cross-Reference Exception Reports
  • Change Cross-Reference Visibility
  • Insert a Location Box
  • Retag Components
  • Retrieve the Pinlist Values from a Peer Parent
  • Check the Coil/Contact Count

 

Circuits

Circuits can be cut, copied and pasted and users can insert, configure single and dual circuits.

Using the circuit builder, the program builds dynamically and matches the rung spacing, adds wiring between components, and can annotate the circuit with calculated values based upon the assigned load amperage of the circuit. Circuit Builder extracts these annotation values from a database based on engineering standards, motor horsepower, and supply voltage.

Circuits

PLC

AutoCAD Electrical toolset can generate any number of different PLC I/O modules on demand and in various graphical styles. AutoCAD Electrical toolset generates the selected PLC I/O module through a parametric generation technique based on information in the PLC database (ACE_PLC.MDB).

PLC

Wires and Wire Numbers

Create, import, select, and change wire types with AutoCAD Electrical using the schematic tab for:

  • Different Wire Types
  • Ladders
  • Wire Gaps
  • Single Arrows
  • Tee MArkers
  • Wire Sequence
  • Internal Jumpers
  • Wire Colour/Guage Labels
  • In-Line Wire Labels
  • Inserting Cable Markers
  • Fan In/Out Source and Destination Markers
  • Shield Symbols
  • Inserting Wire Numbers
Wires and Wire Numbers

Terminals

Terminals can be inserted from the Catalog browser and users of AutoCAD Electrical can define a Multi-Level Terminal by Catalog Value, by Terminal Block Properties, and associate Terminals on the same Drawing or across Drawings.

When selecting a terminal, the user can show terminal associations or break them apart.

Terminals

Catalog

When working in the Catalog browser in AutoCAD Electrical, the user has a the ability to:

  • Insert a Schematic Component From the Catalog
  • Assign Catalog Information to a Component
  • Predefine a Search Value for Catalog Browser Lookup Mode
  • Copy Catalog Assignments
  • Show Missing Catalog Assignments
  • Update Components from the Catalog Database
  • Work With Editing the Catalog Database Records
  • Work With Catalog Database Tables
  • Create a Project-Specific Catalog Database
  • Define a Secondary Catalog Lookup File for a Project
  • Move the Catalog Database File
  • Edit or Add Manufacturer Content to the Catalog Database
  • Search through the Catalog

 

Catalog

Panel Layout

The Panel Layout tools create intelligent mechanical / panel layout drawings, whereby:

  • Layouts can be driven from information carried on the AutoCAD Electrical toolset schematic wiring diagram drawings or they can be constructed independently of schematics.
  • AutoCAD Electrical toolset places no requirements on special naming or attribute requirements on mechanical footprint symbols. Vendor-supplied footprint symbols, in AutoCAD format, can be used as is with AutoCAD Electrical toolset.
  • Bi-directional update capabilities allow certain schematic wiring diagram edits to update the panel drawings automatically and vice versa.
  • Wire number, wire color/gauge information, and connection sequencing data can be extracted directly from the schematics and annotated on to the panel footprint representations.
  • AutoCAD Electrical toolset extracts various reports from these smart panel layout drawings including panel BOM, panel component/item lists, nameplate reports, and schematic versus panel exception reports.
Panel Layout

Reports

Users can generate reports based on the schematic design with the ability to:

  • Generate a report
  • Insert a report on to a drawing
  • Change the format of a report
  • Export the report to a spreadsheet

 

Reports

Symbol Libraries

During a stand-alone installation of AutoCAD Electrical, all available symbol libraries are installed and users can remove any symbol libraries not required.

The symbol libraries and Symbol Builder template files are located at C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\Libs. The symbol library subfolder, \Libs, carries various AutoCAD Electrical schematic and panel layout symbol libraries.

The following electrical schematic libraries are installed by default and multiple symbol libraries can be used within a project.

Symbol Libraries

Electromechanical Projects

The Panel Layout tools create intelligent mechanical / panel layout drawings, whereby:

  • Layouts can be driven from information carried on the AutoCAD Electrical toolset schematic wiring diagram drawings or they can be constructed independently of schematics.
  • AutoCAD Electrical toolset places no requirements on special naming or attribute requirements on mechanical footprint symbols. Vendor-supplied footprint symbols, in AutoCAD format, can be used as is with AutoCAD Electrical toolset.
  • Bi-directional update capabilities allow certain schematic wiring diagram edits to update the panel drawings automatically and vice versa.
  • Wire number, wire color/gauge information, and connection sequencing data can be extracted directly from the schematics and annotated on to the panel footprint representations.
  • AutoCAD Electrical toolset extracts various reports from these smart panel layout drawings including panel BOM, panel component/item lists, nameplate reports, and schematic versus panel exception reports.

Vault Professional Integration

Vault Professional support AutoCAD Electrical .wdp project files where you can add and open an AutoCAD Electrical project to/from Vault using the .wdp file format and use the usual check in/out, revision/lifecycle and search features.

Autodesk Vault Professional allows you to:

  • Keep a history of your design changes
  • Review how your designs have progressed
  • Rollback to a previous version
  • Have a central shared secured repository of drawings and data
  • Search for required information across multiple drawings and projects
Vault Professional Integration. Autodesk Vault Professional Training Course

What's new in AutoCAD Electrical 2023

Whats New In Autocad Electrical 2023

Discover the Right CAD Tool for Your Engineering Needs

Choosing between AutoCAD and AutoCAD Mechanical? Our free eBook offers a detailed comparison to help you make the best choice for your design projects. Gain insights into key features, pricing, and real-world applications.

Download the eBook now to make an informed decision and optimise your workflow.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Sync Clarity with Egnyte 

Egnyte and Clarity
Egnyte and Clarity

IMAGINiT Clarity now supports Egnyte, so users of the Egnyte Cloud File Sharing system can now connect their Revit projects to Clarity to automate tasks and analyse metrics.

Adding your Egnyte Account

Connecting Egnyte to Clarity is easy and you can add multiple Egnyte accounts to Clarity by going to Clarity’s Settings and clicking ‘Add or Update Credentials’. Clicking this link will open up a new tab where you sign into your Egnyte domain. Once that’s been done, your Egnyte account will show up in Clarity under the Egnyte heading next to Default. 

 

How Clarity Works with Egnyte

Clarity connects with Egnyte 3 ways:

  1. Clarity Projects – When you set up a Clarity project, you can point to the Egnyte network path to access your files
  2. Post Action: Egnyte Upload – Let’s say you’ve created a PDF task and want to publish PDF’s from selected rvt files on a schedule or on-demand. Using the post action option, you can upload the PDF to Egnyte is a specified location
  3. Egnyte Sync Task – This tasks either synchronises, uploads or downloads specific files to specific paths in Egnyte. 

What is IMAGINiT Clarity?

IMAGINiT Clarity is an Automation, Analytics and Access for Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD-based programs and BIM Projects that connects to the most popular construction management systems and cloud sharing platforms. 

What is Egnyte?

It is one trusted platform to secure and govern all your company’s files, no matter where work happens and supports large datasets which is very popular for managing large CAD and Point Cloud files. 

Want to Learn More?

Learn more about how IMAGINiT Clarity can save time on your projects or make an enquiry by filling out the form below and we’ll be in touch. 

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Connected Construction: A Better Way To Build, Together

Autodesk construction cloud centralised bid management. Autodesk BIM 360 vs Construction Cloud. Autodesk construction cloud design build plan operate Autodesk BIM 360 vs Construction Cloud. bim 360 vs acc, acc vs bim360, acc vs bim 360. Autodesk Construction Cloud vs BIM 360

Pages from Connected Construction A Better Way to Build Together 1 Moving at the Speed of Business

Autodesk Construction Cloud™ connects workflows, teams, and data at every stage of construction to reduce risk, maximize efficiency, and increase profits.

Autodesk have released a detailed whitepaper on Connected Construction.  The whitepaper covers:

  1. A New Way To Build
  2. The Autodesk Construction Cloud
  3. Connecting The Project Lifecycle
  4. The Future Of Building, On One Platform

Download the whitepaper to learn more and see the future of connected construction.

Want More Information On Connected Construction?

Complete the enquiry form below or contact us to discuss Connected Construction with one of our experts.

VIEW MORE

Connect PDM and PLM with Autodesk

Fusion 360 Manage

Fusion 360 Manage

Fusion 360 Manage with Upchain: Cloud PLM and PDM that easily connects your data, people and processes. 

Fusion 360 Manage with Upchain is a true cloud-based SaaS solution for PDM and PLM. It delivers data and process management capabilities that enable manufacturers to digitally transform product development and collaboration workflows.

Fusion 360 Manage with Upchain allows you to connect your entire organisation, including your PLM and PDM systems. You can connect across multiple departments and international locations seamlessly, helping you bring your products to market with speed. Using cloud data and process management, you can:

  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
  • Maintain one single source of truth with your latest product data

Why use Fusion 360 Manage With Upchain?

  • Get the full picture of all data from all sources. Integrate your processes and do more with your data.
  • Give everyone access to the data they need. Provide secure access to rich CAD data and solicit feedback from internal and external stakeholders without requiring CAD licenses for reviewers.
  • Collaborate without barriers across multiple teams, suppliers, customers or other partners any time, from any location.

What can you do with Fusion 360 Manage With Upchain?

  • Enjoy the flexibility to start quickly and scale easily over time.  Scale up and down as needed with modular processes and tailored workflows without having to implement customised coding.
  • Bring all your product data together in one place with an open system.  Create a single source of truth for all your product data including different file types with multi-CAD integrations and an open API.  Pull in upstream and downstream data from a range of systems including ERP or CRM systems.
  • Access your data from anywhere at any time. Access and review designs, view bill of material items, change lifecycle states, manage change orders and more all from a mobile device.

Fusion 360 Manage With Upchain Options

There are multiple versions of Fusion 360 With Upchain including:

ProfessionalFusion 360 Manage with Upchain Enterprise
For organisations with enterprise level needs. It has all the features of the professional version, plus a sandbox environment, it caters for third-party users, single sign-on and includes expanded cloud storage.

 

 Professional Fusion 360 Manage with Upchain Professional

The best option for power users and design engineers. Integrate your CAD tools with PDM. Create and manage BOMs, workflows, workspaces, templates and engineering changes.

 

fusion 360 manage with upchain standard thumb 788x444 1 Moving at the Speed of BusinessFusion 360 Manage with Upchain Standard
Suitable for both extended engineering and non-engineering teams. Harness the full capabilities of PLM. Define and manage your processes, workflows, engineering changes, workspaces and templates.

ParticipantFusion 360 Manage with Upchain Participant
Suitable for management, project stakeholders, data consumers and ticket-raisers. View documents, create and run reports, participate in workflows and view dashboards.

Not sure which option is best for you? Want more information?

Complete the enquiry form below or contact us to discuss Fusion 360 Manage with one of our experts.

VIEW MORE

Inventor and Revit Fabrication Workflows

Advance Steel Revit Workflows Moving at the Speed of Business
Inventor Revit interop Moving at the Speed of Business Inventor users working with Revit have always found the data exchange tedious, with huge Revit models taking time to import, naming conventions not coming through, only an Element ID, and then once this bloated model came through, having to work with your assembly and the imported Revit model, working at a snails pace, but that all changed when Autodesk introduced Revit rvt files being supported in AnyCAD, a file reference tool in Autodesk Inventor.

Revit to Inventor

inventor 2022 image factory dataset 02 Moving at the Speed of Business When importing a Revit rvt file, the Inventor user has the option to:
  • Import it (convert it to an Inventor model) or
  • Reference it (link it in, like an xref), so if the rvt file changes, it will update
Once you reference the file in, you can start modelling around it or place it in an existing assembly and detail it. Inventor Revit 1 Moving at the Speed of Business Inventor Revit 2 Moving at the Speed of Business Click here to learn more or enquire below.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors. Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.
Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

What’s New in Clarity 2023.1

IMAGINiT Clarity integrate between BIM platfiorms and clouds systems and file management locally

What’s New in Clarity 2023.1

IMAGINiT Clarity integrate between BIM platfiorms and clouds systems and file management locally

IMAGINiT Clarity the automation, analytics and access system for AutoCAD, Revit and construction management systems is set to release 2023.1 with enhancements and features in:

– Task Management
– Project Templates
– Project Management
– Unified Sync
– Data Enhancements
– Space Programming

Check out the video below to learn more

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Reduce Waste and Improve Timelines with Lean Construction Principles

Autodesk construction cloud design build plan operate Autodesk BIM 360 vs Construction Cloud. bim 360 vs acc, acc vs bim360, acc vs bim 360. Autodesk Construction Cloud vs BIM 360 cde - common data environment
CRB Case Study Moving at the Speed of Business

Reduce Waste and Improve Timelines with Lean Construction Principles

Global design, construction, and consulting services firm CRB is looking to take lean technology and bake it into their Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) workflows to minimize redundancies and eliminate rework. CRB works on a variety of project delivery types across several industries, but life sciences and food and beverage are their bread and butter.

This year, CRB celebrated its 36th anniversary and knows that successful project execution starts the moment they’re awarded a contract. With their ONEsolution™ strategy to collaboratively design and build projects, CRB takes an integrated approach from planning to handover to deliver better project outcomes and reduce risk. By co-authoring models with trade partners, CRB maximizes efficiency and connects workflows from start to finish. Their speed to market and waste reduction innovations make life-saving technologies and services available months earlier than would be possible using standard construction methodologies.

Vince Naviello, CRB’s Northeast VDC regional manager, and Matt Edwards, CRB’s director of VDC, share six ways the company’s lean approach to project delivery drives greater planning, collaboration, and coordination while saving time, money, and resources.

1. VDC is Critical to the Lean Approach

“Once you’ve been through a Lean project, you learn how projects can be,” says Edwards, “In a traditional design-bid-build project, the design team’s authoring model gets thrown over the fence to contractors, who redesign and re-author that model to be able to work with their fabrication shops and ensure constructability. With a Lean approach, using VDC, you pull all that stuff that you’re doing twice into one effort during the design process, and the first time you do it, the light goes on.”

CRB provides design-assist services that bring every contractor, subcontractor, and stakeholder into the design process from the very start. This approach requires a shared virtual environment where information can be exchanged and worked on collaboratively.

“Collaborative project management tools like BIM 360 help us fully embrace a design-assist approach,” says Naviello. “With a common data environment, teams have access to real-time data for design coordination and review, which streamlines the process and helps our projects be more efficient.”

2. It’s All About Alignment, Before, During, and After

“We ask the contractors and designers we’re partnering with: ‘How do we make these projects go smoother? ‘How can we work better together?’,” says Edwards. 

By having these conversations before, during, and after projects, every stakeholder joins each new project with an understanding of how they will work together, and how they will make the project successful.

CRB also works with subcontractors and design partners to help them understand and embrace the technology that enables better collaboration.

“It’s important to share what the purpose of the technology is,” says Naviello. “It’s not that we’re using technology to use technology. We show them what the results are and how it’s going to make their jobs and lives better. That’s the key.”

3. You Need the Right Tools

“We use Autodesk Construction Cloud, including BIM 360 Design,” says Edwards. “We vet and onboard trade partners early on in the preliminary design process and co-author models together. This method provides shared ownership of design, which is a big key benefit. But then it also allows us to leverage all the other tools within the ecosystem, including PlanGrid and Assemble.”

For CRB, Autodesk Construction Cloud forms the backbone of a common data environment for collaboration. The platform also integrates with the many other tools that CRB uses so that nobody has to download or upload files from multiple tools.

“We also use Assemble in a lot of different ways,” continues Edwards. “Traditionally, to check on a high level how we’re tracking against estimates and using it as an interface to help us see our construction status. We use it to help generate earned value metrics, and as a straight-up model quantity takeoff for our estimating team. We’re even able to pull some BI data out of it.”

CRB uses PlanGrid and BuildingConnected company-wide to centralize data and get information in a way that’s digestible by all users. With the connection between BuildingConnected and PlanGrid, CRB can seamlessly transfer complex data from the design and planning phase into the hands of workers on the site. 

“In the design-build design-assist environment, we are building as we’re still designing and engineering. PlanGrid allows us to look at the latest field markups, see where construction progress is, and react from a design standpoint. We are no longer designing and building in a separate vacuum. Everything is connected,” says Matt Edwards.

BuildingConnected, in particular, has allowed them to build their network and establish deeper relationships with trade partners.

4. Co-Authoring Impacts Value, Timeline, Budget and Cost

“Through doing the uploads during design and co-authoring with trade partners, we’re able to take one of the big Lean principles of Target Value Delivery (TVD), and track how we’re trending against that estimate,” says Edwards. “How are we doing against each estimate through the quantities of modeling? That’s a very big thing for us right now.”

Co-authoring also cuts down on time to fabrication. By bringing specialty contractors in earlier and having them author inside the fabrication suite, the mechanical design team can also offer up their parts, and everything becomes seamless.

“One of our mechanical trade partners commented that doing it this way cuts down their time to fabrication by half,” says Edwards. 

It also improves budgeting and budget tracking. For instance, in the old way, you might have to give a plus or minus 10% estimate for piping, not knowing exactly how many feet of pipe would be needed. With the piping contractor assisting with design, this can be determined from the beginning and budgeted more accurately.

These time, value, and budget benefits occur across the construction lifecycle, thanks to the efficiencies gained through co-authoring.

Additionally, using collaborative cloud tools like Autodesk Construction Cloud reduces costs in a wide variety of ways.

“Over the last year, we’ve been able to convert over all paper reports into electronic reports,” says Naviello. “This is one example of how we’re able to take the integrations with these tools and realize real savings with time and material.”

5. Lean Means Staying Coordinated Throughout the Project Life Cycle

Going Lean requires substantial planning and co-authoring and collaboration upfront, but it must also be carried through every stage of design, build, and maintenance to yield the greatest benefit.

With BIM 360, CRB has found many opportunities to save time, money, and rework by resolving clashes before they become issues during construction. The transformation has led to less finger-pointing and more collaboration between project teams as everyone has access to real-time project data in one centralized platform.  

Before implementing BIM 360, conducting model coordination was time-intensive, as CRB had to share through an FTP site and did not have a common data environment. Having a centralized platform where all project stakeholders can upload models allows coordination to happen more organically, so teams are always coordinating rather than periodically – which is a significant value. CRB estimates this integration will save them at least two weeks of work on each project and improve communication with their subcontractors.   

For a global company with projects worldwide, the ability to coordinate multiple aspects of the job in the cloud is critical. 

“Without this technology, it was challenging to connect the field to the office,” says Naviello. “That’s the bottom line. We had disconnected teams and a lot of challenges. Sometimes we had to issue out multiple packages to projects. There was the possibility of getting out of sync. PlanGrid helps pull that all back in line so we can get information directly to the field as soon as it’s available. We have a line of communication back to the office making it easy to collaborate.”

6. Design Assist Saves Months

“Normally, the first three months of a major job are tied up in converting, tracing, and re-coordinating stuff to the fabrication level,” says Edwards. “By taking a design-assist approach and involving all stakeholders from the very start, we save months on the project timeline.”

The obvious advantage for clients is speed to market. CRB’s clients are often in high innovation fields of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Getting to market fast can provide benefits to all stakeholders, but Edwards says one benefit outweighs all the rest.

“We work for our clients, of course,” he says. “But it’s not just about money. What we do saves lives. Some of these companies are developing life-saving medications, and the fact that we can have a small part in decreasing the time it takes for these drugs to get to market… well, that is saving lives. It’s a great source of motivation when dealing with complex projects with short deadlines.”

Technology can be a disruptive force to standard operating procedures, particularly those operating procedures that weren’t previously supported with technology. By challenging some of their core standard operating procedures with new technology, CRB has gained trust with owners and trade partners, which is a net gain for the company. 

 

Learn more about Autodesk Construction Cloud here.

Contact Us

If you would learn more about Autodesk products, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

Contact Us Moving at the Speed of Business

VIEW MORE

Bluebeam Switches to Subscription – what you need to know

Keywords: Bluebeam basics, Bluebeam core, Bluebeam complete, bluebeam pdf, pdf design review, pdf estimating, mark-up software, pdf mark-up software, pdf measuring software, pdf software, pdf software for construction, best pdf software for construction, measure drawings in pdf, measure pdf drawings, mark-up drawings, 2d pdf, mark-up or markup document, mark-up drawing, mark-up pdf, mark-up 2d drawing, 3d pdf bluebeam, 3d pdf measure, 2d pdf measure, pdf design review software, Bluebeam revu, Bluebeam revu standard, Bluebeam revu cad, Bluebeam revue extreme
Bluebeam pdf collaboration software for the construction industry. Keywords: bluebeam pdf, pdf design review, pdf estimating, mark-up software, pdf mark-up software, pdf measuring software, pdf software, pdf software for construction, best pdf software for construction, measure drawings in pdf, measure pdf drawings, mark-up drawings, 2d pdf, mark-up or markup document, mark-up drawing, mark-up pdf, mark-up 2d drawing, 3d pdf bluebeam, 3d pdf measure, 2d pdf measure, pdf design review software, Bluebeam revu, Bluebeam revu standard, Bluebeam revu cad, Bluebeam revue extreme

Bluebeam Switches to Subscription – what you need to know

Bluebeam like many other software companies have moved to a Subscription model, however, they still offer a perpetual option for Bluebeam perpetual customers on an active maintenance agreement.

Check out the FAQ below to learn more.

FAQ

What does Bluebeam changing to subscription mean for me?

Upgrading to subscription allows Bluebeam to better support your work by delivering greater flexibility, peace of mind, and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). This includes the ability to:

  • Easily and securely access your work from anywhere, in the office or in the field, through your Bluebeam ID (BBID).
  • Quickly get stakeholders and teams up to speed with more integrated onboarding options and access to Bluebeam University at no additional cost.
  • Seamlessly manage and administer licenses across your entire organization, reducing administrative overhead.

Can I transition to subscription and keep using an older version of Revu?

We recommend transitioning to Revu 21, the latest version, as soon as possible, so you can leverage up-to-date functionality and get the most out of your investment with Bluebeam.

That said, you can choose to use an older version of Revu — even after you transition to subscription — to minimize disruption on your active projects.

If you have Revu 20, you’ll continue to receive future updates/patches we may release to address critical bugs, but we won’t be releasing any new product features/functionalities. If you have Revu 2019 or below, please see our EOL FAQ.

Will you continue to offer a concurrent user subscription, similar to Open license (OL)?

While we’ll no longer offer a concurrent user model, our new simplified self-serve licensing system allows you to effortlessly switch devices using your Bluebeam ID (BBID).

If you have Revu 20, you’ll continue to receive future updates/patches we may release to address critical bugs, but we won’t be releasing any new product features/functionalities. If you have Revu 2019 or below, please see our EOL FAQ.

What’s the renewal schedule for subscriptions?

Subscriptions are renewed on an annual basis, giving you uninterrupted access to products, services, support, and Maintenance. If you decide to not renew your subscription after one year, you’ll still be able to access your project data (in Studio and Bluebeam Cloud) and have the ability to export it.

If you decide to not renew your subscription, you won’t be able to continue using Revu 21 and must go back to the previous version you used (Revu 20 or below).

Please keep in mind that Revu 2019 & below will reach End of Life on March 21, 2023.

How do Bluebeam subscriptions differ from previous Revu editions?

Revu will no longer be available via the editions (Standard, CAD, eXtreme) we offered historically. Each subscription plan includes varying levels of functionality for Revu and Studio.

Basics doesn’t include the ability to create new Studio Projects or Sessions.

In terms of Revu functionality, is Complete similar to Revu eXtreme?

Our most comprehensive subscription plan, Complete, gives you full access to the functionality you’re familiar with in Revu eXtreme — plus brand new features to help you extend your work into the field on web and mobile.

Click here for the full FAQ and visit our Bluebeam page

VIEW MORE

Streamline Bid Management from Start to Finish

Building Connected - an Autodesk Compnay

Streamline Bid Management from Start to Finish

With Autodesk’s new Construction Cloud platform, the Building Connected module gives you a system to find reliable partners for every job on the Builders Network with access to over 1,000,000 construction professionals on their network, simplify bid workflows, and manage subcontractor risk in real-time.

Bid Management Tools

Buildingconnected 1 Moving at the Speed of Business

With Building Connected, you have bid management tools to:

  • Identify the best builders for the right project.

  • Qualify subcontractors and manage project risk.

  • Unite bid and collaboration tools for subcontractors.

Building Connected Qualify Subs 1 Moving at the Speed of Business

Qualify Subs

Choose the most qualified subs for the job with integrated risk analysis with TradeTapp.

Building Connected custom bid forms 1 Moving at the Speed of Business
Custom Bid Forms

Create custom bid forms to go out with your ITB and add scope-specific line items for the sub to fill out.

Building Connected level bids 1 Moving at the Speed of Business
Level Bids

Compare bid side-by-side in an apples-to-apples fashion and choose the best subcontractor for every project.

Building Connected bid analytics 1 Moving at the Speed of Business
Bid Analytics

Get unparalleled insights across your company with our detailed performance metrics and historical cost tracking.

With tools for Check out the Autodesk Construction Cloud page to learn more

Contact Us

If you would learn more about Autodesk products, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

Contact Us Moving at the Speed of Business

VIEW MORE

Autodesk Unifies Fusion 360 Manage and Upchain

Fusion 360 Manage and Upchain
Fusion 360 Manage and Upchain

Autodesk Unifies Fusion 360 Manage and Upchain

Autodesk has started to bundle in Upchain, a cloud-based PDM (Product Data Management) system with their cloud-based PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) platform, Fusion 360 Manage.

More Value for the Same Price

Autodesk believes that data and process management can transform product development and collaboration workflows for their customers.  

By offering Fusion 360 Manage with Upchain, customers have the advantage of both cloud PLM and PDM for one price. 

Autodesk’s cloud-native solution integrates across your CAD and business systems to connect internal and external stakeholders to the product information and processes they need to access.

Configurable, out of the box workflows control your processes to keep projects moving, while integrations keep teams working in the CAD and business tools they already know. 

Upchain Overview Video

Upchain Inventor Integration

Licencing Options

At this moment, Fusion 360 Manage with Upchain comes in the following releases:

  • Enterprise – For organisations with enterprise capability needs. All the features of professional with the added bonus of a sandbox environment, third-party users, single sign-on and expanded cloud storage.
  • Professional – For the power users and design engineers. Integrate your CAD tools with PDM. Create and manage BOMs, workflows, workspaces, templates and engineering changes.
  • Standard – For the extended engineering and non-engineering teams. Harness the full capabilities of PLM. Define and manage processes, workflows, engineering changes, workspaces and templates.

With Particpant Subscriptions available for all releases for  management, project stakeholders, data consumers and ticket-raisers. View documents, create and run reports, participate in workflows and view dashboards. 

For more information, contact us or check out the Autodesk webpage here

Contact Us

If you would to discuss Autodesk training courses, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

Contact Us Moving at the Speed of Business

VIEW MORE

What’s New in Revit 2023.1

What's New in the Revit 2023.1 Release
What's New in the Revit 2023.1 Release

What's New in Revit 2023.1

The following has been introduced into the latest Revit 2023.1 Release:

  • The introduction of Twinmotion for Revit to all Revit subscribers through a partnership with Epic Games. Starting with the release of Revit 2023.1, Twinmotion for Revit is included with all AEC Collection, Revit standalone, Flex, and Education subscriptions.
  • Design and documentation enhancements that advance functionality for project navigation, sheets, commands, and views
  • Upgrades to MEP modeling tools
  • Analytical to physical model automation for structural analysis in a BIM paradigm
  • An announcement of the release of Advanced Electrical Design for Revit by Schneider Electric, an Autodesk strategic partner
twinmotion visualization 1200x630 b69ae5928697 Moving at the Speed of Business

Twinmotion for Revit

Autodesk announced that they went into a partnership with Epic Games and now Twinmotion is officially included with Revit and it looks like it’s the plug-in for Revit rather than the standalone Twinmotion product.

Autodesk Revit and Architecture Engineering and Construction Collection subscribers should be able to open their Autodesk Desktop App and start downloading Revit 2023.1 and Twinmotion for Revit now.

Check out the Revit Blog for further details

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Save Time and Money with Autodesk Vault for AutoCAD

Autodesk Vault for AutoCAD users can provide a number of benefits in managing data and with support for AutoCAD Electrical, Civil 3D and other specialised toolsets in Vault Professional
Autodesk Vault for AutoCAD users can provide a number of benefits in managing data and with support for AutoCAD Electrical, Civil 3D and other specialised toolsets in Vault Professional

Save Time and Money with Autodesk Vault for AutoCAD

If you are wondering if Autodesk Vault can help you manage your AutoCAD projects and collaborate with team members, then check out these top reasons for Autodesk Vault for AutoCAD.

Autodesk Vault Autodesk Vault Basic,Vault Professional, available on-premise or pay by the month in the cloud

Benefits of Using Autodesk Vault

Autodesk Vault comes in two version, Vault Basic and Vault Professional and Design Consulting can deploy these systems on-premise or in the cloud.

  • Data Centralisation
  • Versioning
  • Search
  • Change Management
  • Revision Tables
  • Sheet Set Manager
  • Copy Design
  • Rename
  • View and Markup

Data Centralisation

Whether it’s Vault Basic or Vault Professional, your engineering data and related documents are stored centrally.

Files are stored on the Vault Server and users check them out which creates a  local copy on their computer and when they are ready, they can check the file/s back into Vault and the latest version is stored on the Server.

Versioning

Managers can audit and track the revision history of data files from a single location. This helps reduce the chance of design and construction errors by enabling the proactive release and tracking of files throughout the project lifecycle. 

Team members access only the correct revision of data. As the project evolves, Autodesk® Vault Professional software captures predefined milestones in the project lifecycle, making it easier for users to revert back to a previous state and keep track of design
changes.

Search

Vault users can use a range of methods, such as saved searches and shortcuts, to find and organize data. A user can search for a file name or search on attributes and custom properties to find the right file/s.

Change Management

Control design data access with revision management. Audit and track the revision history of your data files from a single location. Reduce the chance of design and manufacturing errors by securely releasing and tracking files throughout the design cycle, helping make sure that team members access only the correct revision of data.

Revision Tables

The process of manually updating the revision tables on drawings can be time-consuming, especially for changes that require simple property updates throughout the drawing’s lifecycle. The Vault Revision Table feature enables you to automatically update a drawing’s revision table data. Since multiple revision tables may exist in the same drawing, the Vault Revision Table feature tracks and updates all tables.

Sheet Set Manager

Sets of drawings are the primary deliverable for most design groups. Sets of drawings communicate the overall design intent of a project and provide the documentation and specifications for the project. However, managing sets of drawings manually can be complicated and time-consuming. The Sheet Set Manager integration enables you to store your sheets in a vault. You can also work on vaulted sheet sets online of offline.

Copy Design

Stop manually recreating or duplicating complex models and drawing sets, saving hours of design time. Using Autodesk data management software, you can copy a digital prototype—including all related files and documentation—for use in a new design. It’s easy to configure the files you want to replace, reuse, or copy.

Rename

Drawing files containing external references or links can be renamed and reorganized without breaking links between parent and child documents. Users are able to specify a new name and new numbering scheme based on a configurable set of tables.

View and Markup

Vault enables easy sharing and collaborating. Multisheet drawings are supported in the markup environment, which provides a rich feature set of tools. Once a markup is created, it can be shared and managed by Vault.

Summary

Vault provides a number of benefits for Autodesk AutoCAD users and all features except change management are found in Autodesk Vault Basic. Vault Professional offers revision control, lifecycle management, automatic numbering schemes a job processor to automate publishing of PDF, DWG and other file typ.es plus many other features with support for AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD Mechanical, Electrical, Civil 3D and Factory Design Utilities.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

End Construction Manufacturing Siloes with a Digital Fabrication Platform

CADmep - Detailed 3D modelling. cadmep fundamentals training course

End Construction Manufacturing Siloes with a Digital Fabrication Platform

Managing a construction project is challenging at the best of times, but manual and inefficient fabrication workflows can easily drag out any build.

With modern digital collaboration and workflow platforms now available, building and construction managers no longer need to play guesswork with their metal fabrication requirements.

In this blog we will look at the challenge of disparate workflows and how Design Consulting can integrate a number of tools to streamline fabrication to improve project management and overall building quality.

Fabrication Workflow Still Very Manual

Most construction projects use some amount of steel for structural members, perforated sheets for facades and tubing for balustrades.

This construction-level fabrication is a form of “construction manufacturing” and the fabrication requirements are generally unique to the project.

As a result of the unique requirements the industry is accustomed to fragmented processes with siloed technology.

For example, estimators might have their own way of requesting what is needed in a PDF or spreadsheet document; a design team might use CAD for design, but not with fabrication-level tools; and the machining team have their separate software and processes.

Then there are external stakeholders. Construction teams routinely have to send and receive designs from customers, consultants and regulators, who also might have something else to add.

Time and Quality Costs Add Up

What is all this manual work costing? Quite a lot in time and materials.

Construction industry leaders need to assess how they are doing fabrication workflow now and are the tools in use connected with team members and customers?

In the corporate world, people don’t print out a document and surface mail it to someone and then repeat the process over and over, but that’s how bad the manual processes can be with fabrication workflows.

The construction industry is overdue for a change.

Moving to Digital Fabrication Workflow

Moving to a digital fabrication workflow platform is a good example of digital transformation in the construction sector.

It is about taking the design from the start and going through to manufacture with the same data source, so there is no need to recreate anything in a different program that is disconnected.

With a modern digital collaboration platform, when a change happens it flows through to all stakeholders by connecting departments, end-users and software platforms

For example, with estimating most people use a spreadsheet and manually draw lines in PDFs. Why do that when you can extract data from a model and use design estimating tools?

The suite of Autodesk fabrication products work with its most popular CAD and analysis tools for a good level of integration.

For example, Autodesk Fabrication CADmep gives you the ability to create fabrication-intent models of piping, plumbing and ductwork systems. Construction companies can connect CADmep with ESTmep, CADduct and Revit for complete end-to-end workflows.

For more information on how fabrication workflow products integrate with each other please see the documentation on our Fabrication page

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Advance Steel and Revit Fabrication Workflows

Advance Steel Revit Workflows Moving at the Speed of Business
Advance Steel Revit Workflows Moving at the Speed of Business

Advance Steel Steel and Revit Fabrication Workflows

Synch Structural Steel Fabrication to BIM

Advance Steel is structural steel design and detailing software with parametric connections that also does folded plate design and flat patterns.

Over the years, Autodesk has developed a live synch with Revit using Revit’s structural tools, so designs made in either product can be synched to the other, modified and synched back. It started with being able to sync beams and with Revit also having a connection library the synchronisation is even better.

 

Advance Steel to Revit

Advance Steel allows users to import from Revit, export to Revit or Sync. By installing the Advance Steel extension (add-in) for Revit, users in Revit can import, export and sync as well.

Advance Steel to Revit Moving at the Speed of Business
Advance Steel Extension for Revit Moving at the Speed of Business

Import/Export

Users either import or export to a .smlx file and once imported/exported, any changes made can be synchronised.

Synchronising Advance Steel and Revit

Once imported, you can synchronise changes and through the dialog box select what changes you would like to synch and the colour coded system shows the user what has be appended (added), modified or deleted

Advance Steel Revit Synch Moving at the Speed of Business

Advance Steel Features

Advance Steel has all the tools of AutoCAD plus: 

  • Document Manager System with revision control to check status, update drawings, track changes and rename drawing numbers.
  • Structural steel beam and column library
  • Folded plate and flatten tools
  • Building Grid
  • Cut Beams and Plates
  • Place bolts, anchors, holes, and shear studs
  • Create welds
  • Connection library – Create, copy and customise
  • Stairs, handrails and cage ladder tools
  • Portable/Gable Frame Tool
  • Mono-pitch Frame tool
  • Bracing tool
  • Purlins, joist and truss tools
  • Cladding tools
  • Clash Check
  • Camera views
  • Automated drawings (requires configuration)
  • 2D Shop Drawings (GA and part)
  • Parts List
  • Export to DXF
  • Export NC1 (CNC Machine)
Advance Steel connections Moving at the Speed of Business

What's new in Advance Steel 2023

Advance Steel features 1 Moving at the Speed of Business
Advance Steel Features 2 Moving at the Speed of Business

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Unifying Project Data at All Phases with Egnyte and Autodesk

Egnyte Logo white green Moving at the Speed of Business

Unifying Project Data at All Phases with Egnyte and Autodesk

Egnyte Autodesk integration

A successful building project requires vast data, from architects’ drawings to engineers’ calculations to builders’ material lists. Projects can quickly become chaotic without a platform to unify and manage this data as important information gets lost in the shuffle. That’s why it’s vital to have a system for unifying design and construction project documents. By unifying all the data in one platform, everyone involved in the project can easily access the information they need when they need it. This not only saves time and prevents frustration but also helps to ensure that the project is completed on schedule and within budget. In short, unifying project data is essential for ensuring the success of any building project.

As anyone who has ever worked on a building project knows, architects, engineers, and builders often work with many different information sources. In the past, this data was usually stored in separate applications, making it difficult to get a holistic view of the project. By integrating those applications you are helping to ensure that everyone is on the same page and that no critical details are overlooked. This also helps to streamline the construction process by eliminating the need for manual data entry. As a result, building projects run smoothly from start to finish.

Egnyte Autodesk accelerates the pace of project activity. When integrated with Autodesk’s Revit, AutoCAD, and Construction Cloud, Egnyte’s solution unifies, protects, and controls all project data, making it easy for architects, engineers, and builders to collaborate on projects and ensure that everyone is working with the most up-to-date information. Working in concert, Egnyte and Autodesk improve project coordination, reduce errors and omissions, and accelerate project delivery.

The Egnyte Autodesk integration provides capabilities to access files at any time and any place:

For Revit files

  • Preview files without using specialized software, including the ability to quickly rotate, zoom, and measure within the file.
  • Develop custom workflows.

For AutoCAD files

  • Users access, update, and create new files all from within AutoCAD. 
  • Users can save drawings back to Egnyte for enhanced file sharing and management. 
  • Users leverage Egnyte’s robust versioning control and security settings to ensure you are constantly working on the right file at the right time.

For Construction Cloud

  • Create custom integrations that intelligently synchronize documents between Egnyte and your PlanGrid, BIM 360, Pype, and Autodesk Build projects. This helps teams organize information and stay updated. 
  • Automatically push marked-up drawings from Autodesk Construction Cloud into Egnyte. 
  • Ensure all project documents are in a single location and enforce compliance and governance policies across your organization, including archive and retention policies.

Egnyte’s native integration with Autodesk is a dream come true for architects, engineers, and builders who want to unify their data. By integrating the two systems, accuracy is increased, efficiency is gained, and time is saved. Architects can easily find the files they need with the help of the search function, and engineers can quickly retrieve the data they need for their projects. In addition, builders can use the revision history to see which drawings have been changed and make it easy to stay updated on the latest changes. Thanks to the Egnyte Autodesk integration, working with data is now easier and more efficient than ever.

The combination of migrating our project data to Egnyte, and then integrating Egnyte with our Autodesk environment, improved our operations so much that our executive team took notice. That success gave us the credibility to propose other ambitious IT projects.

C.W. Driver integrated Egnyte and Autodesk Construction Cloud to ensure project teams both in the office and on project sites work with the most current information. By deploying this integration, they connect the project teams and share information more efficiently. As a result, they can deliver better results to our clients in a shorter amount of time. And that’s something everyone can benefit from. Read their case study to learn more about C.W. Driver’s journey.

Egnyte - Manage and protect your critical content

One trusted platform to secure and govern all your company’s files, no matter where work happens.

Egnte File Sharing & Collaboration Confidently share files and collaborate with anyone in real-time.

File Sharing & Collaboration

Confidently share files and collaborate with anyone in real-time.

Lifecycle Management Reduce complexity and mitigate risk while managing large data volumes.

Lifecycle Management

Reduce complexity and mitigate risk while managing large data volumes.

Access Governance Manage access permissions to files and folders based on user right to know.

Access Governance

Manage access permissions to files and folders based on user right to know.

Egnte File Sharing & Collaboration Confidently share files and collaborate with anyone in real-time.

File Sharing & Collaboration

Confidently share files and collaborate with anyone in real-time.

Lifecycle Management Reduce complexity and mitigate risk while managing large data volumes.

Lifecycle Management

Reduce complexity and mitigate risk while managing large data volumes.

Access Governance Manage access permissions to files and folders based on user right to know.

Access Governance

Manage access permissions to files and folders based on user right to know.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Revit Audit and Compact with IMAGINiT Clarity

IMAGINiT Clarity automate analytics and access for Revit AutoCAD and BIM 360 projects
IMAGINiT Clarity automate analytics and access for Revit AutoCAD and BIM 360 projects

Revit Audit and Compact with IMAGINiT Clarity

If you need to audit and compact files on demand or schedule, then IMAGINiT Clarity can automate it for you!

1. To setup the task, select the Revit Audit and Compact task
2. Select the project, rvt files, worksets and if you want to purge
3. Select if you want the file to go to a storage service
4. If so, select where you would like it saved
5. configure the frequency and user options
IMAGINiT Clarity automate analytics and access for Revit AutoCAD and BIM 360 projects

Clarity is the leading automation and analytics system that provides access for CAD and non-CAD users to view/edit project data, run CAD, BIM Management, IT related tasks and project analytics.

It works with Revit, Revit LT and AutoCAD-based software (Specialised Toolsets, Civil 3D, Advance Steel, etc.) and connects with major Construction Systems and Cloud Storage Providers to run tasks and sync data, saving time and money on every project.

IMAGINiT Clarity Cloud vs on prem Moving at the Speed of Business

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

An Autodesk Reseller with a Difference!

cropped Design Consulting Logo 3ds grey Moving at the Speed of Business
Autodesk software Subscription, AutoCAD Revit, Inventor Professional, aec collection, pdm collection, Architecture Engineering and Construction Collection, Product Design & Manufacturing Collection, Civil 3D, Advance Steel, cadmep, camduct, infraworks, AutoCAD LT, Revit lt

An Autodesk Reseller with a Difference!

Get a competitive quote on your upcoming Autodesk Subscription Renewal

Deal with the team who’s customers rate them 10 out of 10 on Autodesk’s survey scores for Customer Satisfaction!

Design Consulting consistetnly gets 10/10 for customer satisfaction on Autodesk customer surveys

Get Premium Support without the Price Tag

spedo Moving at the Speed of Business

Fast Response

  • Licences received and tickets answered to in hours.
  • Guaranteed 4-hour response time
  • Call, email or log a ticket
No Moving at the Speed of Business

No Hidden Fees

We don’t charge you extra for miscellaneous administration fees or for the technical support you are entitled to.

experts Moving at the Speed of Business

Experts in Autodesk

Staff with over 10 years experience each in dealing with Autodesk licencing and support

flexible star Moving at the Speed of Business

Flexible

Align and consolidate your Autodesk contracts

Autodesk Revit Software for BIM, Archiecture, MEP and Structural design, analysis, detailing and documentation

Free BIM Services*

Model audits, batch project and family upgrades. Free Content Management System (5 users)

autodesk inventor professional small badge 128@2x 531cd63c Moving at the Speed of Business

Free Inv Services*

iLogic design automation modelling and consulting services.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

What’s New Utilities for Revit 2023

IMAGINiT Revit Utilities
IMAGINiT Revit Utilities

What's New in Utilities for Revit 2023

Utilities for Revit has continued to bring out more an more functions. 

With the Dimension Update, Sheet Duplicator and Renumbering tools being the most popular, the customer base has requested some more enhancements and new tools with the goal to take a repetitive process and help you do it faster.

IMAGINiT Utilities for Revit Tab Moving at the Speed of Business

Schedule from Revit

Bring in or link an Excel worksheet into Revit 

Project Template Report

Document project/template file configurations

Create rooms from AutoCAD

Aid for converting CAD files into Revit Models

Space Copy Phase

Create MEP Spaces by copying from rooms or by copying from one Revit phase to another

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Synch Large CAD Datasets with Egnyte

IntelligentFileCache2x Moving at the Speed of Business

Synch Large CAD Datasets with Egnyte

Is your cloud system taking to long to synch large CAD or Point Cloud datasets?

IntelligentFileCache2x Moving at the Speed of Business

Intelligent File Cache

Eliminate performance issues by automatically caching frequently accessed files in remote, limited bandwidth locations. Sync only the edited parts of files to the cloud, to conserve bandwidth, while spending less time waiting for the document you need.

LargeFileCollaboration2x Moving at the Speed of Business

Large File Collaboration

Password-protected download links remove file size limitations, so you can safely share large files even over email. Securely collect files from external parties using upload folders – your partners only see files in their assigned folders.

Egnyte - Manage and protect your critical content

One trusted platform to secure and govern all your company’s files, no matter where work happens.

Egnte File Sharing & Collaboration Confidently share files and collaborate with anyone in real-time.

File Sharing & Collaboration

Confidently share files and collaborate with anyone in real-time.

Lifecycle Management Reduce complexity and mitigate risk while managing large data volumes.

Lifecycle Management

Reduce complexity and mitigate risk while managing large data volumes.

Access Governance Manage access permissions to files and folders based on user right to know.

Access Governance

Manage access permissions to files and folders based on user right to know.

Egnte File Sharing & Collaboration Confidently share files and collaborate with anyone in real-time.

File Sharing & Collaboration

Confidently share files and collaborate with anyone in real-time.

Lifecycle Management Reduce complexity and mitigate risk while managing large data volumes.

Lifecycle Management

Reduce complexity and mitigate risk while managing large data volumes.

Access Governance Manage access permissions to files and folders based on user right to know.

Access Governance

Manage access permissions to files and folders based on user right to know.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Hire a full time BIM Manager for $347 pw

IMAGINiT Clarity automate analytics and access for Revit AutoCAD and BIM 360 projects
pointing 2649315 640 Moving at the Speed of Business

Hire a full time BIM Manager for $347 pw

Based in Australia, duties Include:

  • Publishing PDF, DWG, NWC, IFC, etc.
  • Batch run dynamo/python scripts
  • Monitor errors, health and performance issues across projects
  • Update project standards 
  • Clean, audit, purge, and transmit rvt files
  • Fix errors and broken links
  • Daily backups, schedules, reports, diagrams, datasheets and metrics
  • Batch upgrade projects and Families to required release
  • Copy/upload/download files to required folders
  • Works 7 days per week, available 24 hours per day
  •  
frustrated 2681484 640 Moving at the Speed of Business

Yes, it is too good to be true...

annoyed gebea1a678 640 Moving at the Speed of Business

But time is money and in these inflationary times, you need to automate mundane repetitive tasks...

young 3061653 1920 Moving at the Speed of Business
IMAGINiT Clarity automate analytics and access for Revit AutoCAD and BIM 360 projects

Get IMAGINiT Clarity for only $347 per week to automate and analyse AutoCAD and Revit Projects with BIM 360, SharePoint, ProCore, Egnyte, DropBox integration and more.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Hire a full time CAD Manager for $325 pw

Vault Professional logo Moving at the Speed of Business
pointing 2649315 640 Moving at the Speed of Business

Hire a full time CAD Manager for $325 pw

Based in Australia, duties Include:

  • Managing revisions
  • Publishing PDF, DXF, DWG, STEP files, etc.
  • Batch update properties/attributes
  • Managing file references
  • Finds latest files
  • Change Orders
  • Exports Bill of Materials 
  • Finds Duplicates
  • Copies projects and files for new projects
  • Works 7 days per week, available 24 hours per day
frustrated 2681484 640 Moving at the Speed of Business

Yes, it is too good to be true...

annoyed gebea1a678 640 Moving at the Speed of Business

But time is money and in these inflationary times, you need to automate mundane repetitive tasks...

young 3061653 1920 Moving at the Speed of Business
Vault Professional logo Moving at the Speed of Business

Get Vault Professional from $325 per week to automate and manage AutoCAD and Inventor Projects plus more.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Product Design & Manufacturing Collection Workflows – Inventor-Navisworks

Navisworks Factory Moving at the Speed of Business
Navisworks Factory Moving at the Speed of Business

Product Design & Manufacturing Collection Workflows - Inventor-Navisworks

Find out if you should be using Navisworks in the PDM Collection.

What is Navisworks?

Navisworks is 2D/3D project management software with data aggregation, collaboration, scheduling, clash detection, rendering and animation tools for large projects mainly in construction and for large assemblies.

Navisworks Timeliner Moving at the Speed of Business

Why use Navisworks?

Here’s 5 benefits for Autodesk Inventor users:

  • Append – You can have super massive assemblies in Navisworks and if the Inventor model (or other any other file format) changes, it updates in Navisworks.
  • Data aggregation – Combine almost any 2D or 3D file formats into the one file.
  • Collaborate – Share files, renderings and walkthrough animations with free Navisworks and Autodesk viewers.
  • 5D Scheduling – Combine 3D with Project Management Tools, Create or upload a Gannt chart and simulate the deconstruction and/or construction of your models.
  • Clash Detection – See if your equipment will clash with other objects or services.

To learn more about Navisworks, visit the Navisworks page on the Autodesk website

Navisworks scan and model Moving at the Speed of Business

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Free Digital Twin Solution from Autodesk

Tandem 1 Moving at the Speed of Business
Tandem 2.jpg Moving at the Speed of Business

Free Digital Twin Solution from Autodesk

Harnessing BIM to realise Digital Twins Transforming the Built Asset Lifecycle.

Autodesk Tandem is a Digital Twin cloud solution to provide a digital replica of built assets to provide the necessary operation and behavioural awareness to simulate, predict and make informed decisions based on real world conditions.

Autodesk Tandem helps AEC firms harness BIM (Building Information Modelling) data throughout the project lifecycle to create and handover a digital twin. Autodesk Tandem helps owners connect operational systems to the digital twin turning fragmented data into business intelligence.

Tandem 3 Moving at the Speed of Business
Tandem 4 Moving at the Speed of Business

Autodesk Tandem provides flexible and configurable building blocks that will enable AEC firms and owners to create and manage data-rich digital twins that mirror the built environment they represent. This allows for a more integrated workflow, whereby specifying, capturing and verifying the data—and collaboration between owners and project teams—will help achieve the desired operational outcomes.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Get the SpaceMaker add-in for Revit

spacemaker 1 Moving at the Speed of Business
spacemaker 1 Moving at the Speed of Business

Get the SpaceMaker add-in for Revit

Spacemaker is a cloud-based AI software, empowering teams to collaborate, analyse and design real estate sites.

Lower risk. Faster projects. Better homes.

Spacemaker is a 3D massing design and analysis tool that plugs into Revit to provide analysis studies for wind, sun, solar panel, noise, parking design, daylight studies and more.

Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/products/spacemaker/overview

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

CNC Posts for Autodesk Inventor and Fusion 360

Design Consulting Autodesk HSMWorks Moving at the Speed of Business
Inventor CAM 2 Moving at the Speed of Business

CNC Posts for Autodesk Inventor and Fusion 360

Thinking of connecting Inventor or Fusion 360 to your CNC Machine?

Let us know your make and model and we’ll quote you on a CNC Post!

Inventor Nesting 2 Moving at the Speed of Business
  • Streamline and connect your engineering and manufacturing workflows with integrated CAM in Inventor and Fusion 360. 
  • Use Inventor Nesting to optimise nest table and export Nesting to DXF or CAM for Machining.
  • Associative design with integrated Nesting and CAM reduces rework and errors.
Inventor Nest and CAM Workflow Moving at the Speed of Business

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Synching AutoCAD and Inventor Layouts with PDM Collection

factory design suite 2 Moving at the Speed of Business
factory design suite 2 Moving at the Speed of Business

Synching AutoCAD and Inventor Layouts with PDM Collection

The ability to select a conveyor, draw hundreds of metres in polylines and within seconds convert it into an Inventor assembly of thousands of parts and a bill of materials is a game changer.

Whether it’s a conveyor system for a factory or chutes for the resource sector, the Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing Collection has unique AutoCAD 2D and Inventor 3D synchronisation tools to get the job done faster.

With the Factory Design Utilities in the PDM Collection, users can:

  • Layout and synch between AutoCAD and Inventor
  • Access 1000’s of smart Factory assets
  • Create your own custom factory assets
  • Chain assets – 3D models from an AutoCAD polyline
  • Process analysis – create layouts and simulate, optimise and report on assembly lines

Check out the Autodesk Factory Channel here to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUK_zCI5A1rbi4O3b_VVv5g

Design Consulting offers Factory Design Utilities setup and training, so contact us if you’re interested in seeing how Factory Design Utilities works.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

What’s New in IMAGINiT Clarity 2023 for Revit and AutoCAD

IMAGINiT Clarity automate analytics and access for Revit AutoCAD and BIM 360 projects
IMAGINiT Clarity automate analytics and access for Revit AutoCAD and BIM 360 projects

What's New in IMAGINiT Clarity 2023

IMAGINiT Clarity brings more features in BIM 360 and Revit and improvements to UI and Task management. 

Here’s some features that stand out:

  • Map Revit parameters to BIM 360 Attributes
  • Auto create IMAGINiT Clarity project upon new BIM 360 Project
  • New Audit, Purge and Compact Task
  • Improvements to Python and Dynamo task scheduling
  • Improvements to UI for AutoCAD DWG and NWC from Revit model task
  • Improvements to Datasheets
  • ProjectWise IMS account support
  • New Metrics
  • Plus more!

Check out the video below to learn about the full list of features in 2023 and past releases.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Industry Capabilities Benchmark Report

benchmark capabilities report Moving at the Speed of Business
benchmark capabilities report Moving at the Speed of Business

Industry Capabilities Benchmark Report

Autodesk is continuously working to help businesses as they adapt to an increasingly digital, data-driven, and automated world. A critical component of helping companies thrive, now and in the future, is understanding what capabilities they need to be successful. They collected feedback from over 1000 business leaders and professionals, from 617 companies, across the Building Design, Civil Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing industries.

Download the report below.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Benefits of using Grading optimisation for Civil 3D

civil 3d grading optimisation Moving at the Speed of Business
civil 3d grading optimisation Moving at the Speed of Business

Benefits of using Grading Optimisation for Civil 3D

Check out this study where the time and effort is evaluated and compared with using Civil 3D and Civil 3D with the new Grading optimisation toolset available in the Architecture Engineering and Construction Collection.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Should Manufacturing be considered as National Security?

soldier g9db14dd8a 640 Moving at the Speed of Business
soldier g9db14dd8a 640 Moving at the Speed of Business

Should Manufacturing be considered National Security?

When looking at the multiple items on the National Security agenda, very little is spoken about securing our Manufacturing borders.

If the current pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that global supply chains can crumble in an instant and when it comes to National Security and times of war, if you can’t get goods in and out, what then?

Defence Readiness

The governments are all big on defence spending, however, very little is spoken about securing the manufacturing sector if there is a conflict that comes to our shores.

How much of the critical and essential processed materials and goods do we make in Australia and can we fulfil that capacity if supply chains were cut?

Without doing any detailed analysis, over time, most goods are being purchased overseas, so in the event of supply chains being cut, if we can’t produce the goods to keep our economy running and people fed, what’s the point?

We don’t make cars anymore, how much other machines do we make locally to support industry?

Automotive, textiles, electronics, machinery, and many other essential items are not made in Australia anymore, and many Australian manufacturers rely on imports to produce products, so shouldn’t the government be preparing for a worst case scenario, protect and grow these industries during peacetime?

industrial g5985b9e55 640 Moving at the Speed of Business

Where are Materials Processed?

Then if we did have all those industries online to meet demand, how can we fuel them if our oil, gas and minerals are shipped offshore for processing?

Australia has 4 local oil refineries that is currently only meeting around 65% of petroleum needs, half the demand for transport and less for other sectors, leaving a gap, especially if we needed capacity to increase.

If we can’t produce enough or get refined fuel into the country for industries needing petroleum based materials, it doesn’t matter how many facilities we have, they won’t operate and agriculture is still dependent on diesel operated machinery to mass produce food.

Is Manufacturing and Processing an Insurance Policy

We get insurance and build redundancy into IT infrastructure because to manage risk and maintain critical infrastructure, so why have we allowed policies that stripped away our industries?

If you cut off all our shipping and supply chains from overseas, what do we make locally that we build for construction? Can we produce enough steel, how many cars and other machines can we make on demand? What textile factories can make our apparel and other fabric products? How many plastic manufacturing facilities are there to meet demand?

We seem to have outsourced many industrial processes that can be done cheaper by another country with different labour, OH&S and compliance standards, but what if we needed it back to survive? 

Manufacturing facilities and processing plants can take years to build. I may be over reacting in some industries but if the bulk of goods are imported, we face similar issues we have experienced with lockdowns and mandates where rising costs and long lead times or no lead time in some instances chokes supply chains, production and the economy.

car accident g561892eda 640 Moving at the Speed of Business

VIEW MORE

Free Content Management System for Revit

Connector for Revit and 3ds max content management system
Design Connected 2 Moving at the Speed of Business

Need a better way to manage Revit content?

Get Connector for Revit and Revit LT

Connector for Revit and 3ds max content management system

Introducing Connector - Free For Up To 5 Users

Autodesk Revit Software for BIM, Archiecture, MEP and Structural design, analysis, detailing and documentation

Revit Families

Drag and drop families, type catalogues, view parameters

tag Moving at the Speed of Business

Tags

Assign assets to tags to find and filter families and digital assets

Filter Moving at the Speed of Business

Filters

Smart filtering by type, favourites, tags, rating, etc.

Connect Moving at the Speed of Business

Connect

Connect to existing storage systems

version Moving at the Speed of Business

Batch Tools

Rename, remove/add characters, case, etc.

Folders Moving at the Speed of Business

Show Files

Visually see all files within sub-folders

Connecter Server Moving at the Speed of Business

Need more features?

Check out Server Edition to centrally manage teams, permissions and versioning, plus more!

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

DC Scores 10/10 for Autodesk Customer Satisfaction

Autodesk Customer support - 10/10 csat scores for customer satisfaction
Autodesk Customer support - 10/10 csat scores for customer satisfaction

DC Scores 10/10 for Customer Satisfaction!

Tired of waiting for your Autodesk software or support tickets to get fulfilled?

Deal with the team who’s customers rate them 10 out of 10 on Autodesk’s survey scores for Customer Satisfaction!

Design Consulting consistetnly gets 10/10 for customer satisfaction on Autodesk customer surveys

Get Premium Support without the Price Tag

spedo Moving at the Speed of Business

Fast Response

  • Licences received and tickets answered to in hours.
  • Guaranteed 4-hour response time
  • Call, email or log a ticket
No Moving at the Speed of Business

No Hidden Fees

We don’t charge you extra for miscellaneous administration fees or for the technical support you are entitled to.

experts Moving at the Speed of Business

Experts in Autodesk

Staff with over 10 years experience each in dealing with Autodesk licencing and support

flexible star Moving at the Speed of Business

Flexible

Align and consolidate your Autodesk contracts

Autodesk Revit Software for BIM, Archiecture, MEP and Structural design, analysis, detailing and documentation

Free BIM Services*

Model audits, batch project and family upgrades. Free Content Management System (5 users)

autodesk inventor professional small badge 128@2x 531cd63c Moving at the Speed of Business

Free Inv Services*

iLogic design automation modelling and consulting services.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Revit Architecture and MEP Workflows with Simulation, CFD Dynamo and Autodesk Rendering

combining Revit, dynamo, simulation cfd and Autodesk cloud rendering

Revit Architecture and MEP Workflows

Building and Internal Airflow Analysis using Revit, Simulation CFD, Dynamo and Autodesk Cloud Rendering

We all need to collaborate better and a picture speaks a thousands words. Typically BIM collaboration has largely been done by linking in Architectural, MEP and Structural models but when you combine BIM models and computational fluid dynamic analysis, the results are limitless as the video below illustrates how Architects, MEP designers and Engineers can collaborate better through Autodesk Revit.

Autodesk Revit to Simulation CFD

Autodesk Revit CFD 0 CFD Simulation Moving at the Speed of Business

Once the Revit model has been shared with the Engineer and they have completed their analysis, results can be exported to a spreadsheet.

Until recently, there’s been no way of importing those results into Revit to coordinate CFD analysis with a BIM model, however, through Dynamo visual scripting we are able to bridge the gap between excel data and BIM modelling.

Sending CFD Results as Models to Revit via Dynamo

Autodesk Dynamo Training Fundamentals Course. For Revit, Advance Steel or Civil 3D or customised to suit your project needs.

Dynamo is a visual scripting language that has suport for a wide range of formats and in this scenario we imported CFD coordinate data and positioned them correctly to be able to visualise results with the BIM model, to coordinate with various stakeholders to make better design choices.

Autodesk Cloud Rendering

combining Revit, dynamo, simulation cfd and Autodesk cloud rendering

Using the Autodesk Cloud Rendering service, a panorama render can be processed in the cloud and shared amongst non-CAD users and either using a browser, the recipient of the file can view in 360 the impacts of the design and the airflow behaviour.

Optionally, you can be immersed into a virtual reality environment using any popular VR headset and device.

Click here to view the  panorama

AEC Collection + Simulation CFD

architecture engineering construction collection badge 1024px Moving at the Speed of Business

Apart from Autodesk Simulation CFD, Revit, Dynamo and Autodesk Rendering is available through your AEC Collection, however, there may be additional fees for high-quality renders through Autodesk Rendering service utilising cloud credits.

 

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Autodesk Impact Report FY22

Autodesk’s impact strategy includes how we improve our operations, partner with customers and advance industries.
Autodesk’s impact strategy includes how we improve our operations, partner with customers and advance industries.

Autodesk Impact Report FY22

Autodesk released their impact report this month and how much impact are Autodesk having on sustainability?

You can download the report here

There focus is on:

  • Impact
  • Improving Operations
  • Partnering with customers and
  • Advancing industries

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Evaluate cost impacts with the PDM Collection

Product Design & Manufacturing Collection tolerance analysis advanced-statistical-results-large-1920x1080
Product Design & Manufacturing Collection tolerance analysis advanced-statistical-results-large-1920x1080

Evaluate cost impacts with the PDM Collection

How do you stack your tolerances?
Dimensional variations can mean the difference to your design getting assembled or rejected.

Tolerance analysis Moving at the Speed of Business
Product Design & Manufacturing Collection IC Commercial New Single-user ELD Annual Subscription

Balance assembly fit and machining cost with the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection

Error Logo Moving at the Speed of Business

Reduce Errors

Tolerance analysis tools reduce errors in manual stacking

tick Moving at the Speed of Business

Accuracy

Accurately calculate cumulative effects of GD&T

Graph Moving at the Speed of Business

Results

Communicate Analysis Results

dollar sign Moving at the Speed of Business

Cost

Show cost-control efforts manufacturing

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Automate Inventor models drawings and iproperties

Autodesk Inventor iLogic design automation services and training
Autodesk Inventor iLogic design automation services and training

Automate Inventor models, drawings and iproperties

Are your Inventor models and metadata same but different?

Use iLogic to save time on repetitive design and admin in Inventor.

ilogic2 Moving at the Speed of Business

Design Consulting can automate your Inventor models and drawings and/or provide iLogic training.

cube blk Moving at the Speed of Business

Models

Automate part and assembly design

2D Drawing Logo Moving at the Speed of Business

2D Drawings

Automate Sheets, Views and Annotations

Material colours blk Moving at the Speed of Business

Materials

Automate material/appearance assignment

parameters attributes properties logo Moving at the Speed of Business

iProperties

iProperties and Bill of Material metadata

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Construction Data Control, Threat Management and Collaboration with Egnyte

Egnyte Logo white green Moving at the Speed of Business

Construction Data Control, Threat Management and Collaboration

Too many systems and services to manage?

Save time and money by consolidating your IT systems and sync data  with other services such as BIM 360, IMAGINiT Clarity and other construction platforms.

Egnyte - Manage and protect your critical content

One trusted platform to secure and govern all your company’s files, no matter where work happens.

Egnte File Sharing & Collaboration Confidently share files and collaborate with anyone in real-time.

File Sharing & Collaboration

Confidently share files and collaborate with anyone in real-time.

Lifecycle Management Reduce complexity and mitigate risk while managing large data volumes.

Lifecycle Management

Reduce complexity and mitigate risk while managing large data volumes.

Access Governance Manage access permissions to files and folders based on user right to know.

Access Governance

Manage access permissions to files and folders based on user right to know.

Egnte File Sharing & Collaboration Confidently share files and collaborate with anyone in real-time.

File Sharing & Collaboration

Confidently share files and collaborate with anyone in real-time.

Lifecycle Management Reduce complexity and mitigate risk while managing large data volumes.

Lifecycle Management

Reduce complexity and mitigate risk while managing large data volumes.

Access Governance Manage access permissions to files and folders based on user right to know.

Access Governance

Manage access permissions to files and folders based on user right to know.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Save Hundreds of Hours on Revit and AutoCAD Projects

IMAGINiT Clarity automate analytics and access for Revit AutoCAD and BIM 360 projects

Save Hundreds of Hours on Revit and AutoCAD Projects

Are you spending more and more time on admin and less on design? Stop Wasting Time in Revit and AutoCAD.

Stop Wasting Time in Revit and AutoCAD Are you spending more and more time on admin and less on design?

There's a Better Way...

IMAGINiT Clarity automate analytics and access for Revit AutoCAD and BIM 360 projects

Clarity is the leading automation and analytics system that provides access for CAD and non-CAD users to view/edit project data, run CAD, BIM Management, IT related tasks and project analytics.

It works with Revit, Revit LT and AutoCAD-based software (Specialised Toolsets, Civil 3D, Advance Steel, etc.) and connects with major Construction Systems and Cloud Storage Providers to run tasks and sync data, saving time and money on every project.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Autodesk Vault Migration Best Practices

Vault badge Moving at the Speed of Business
Vault migration planning best practices and information

Autodesk Vault Migration Best Practices

A Vault migration occurs where the Vault environment is being migrated from one release to a later release (e.g. 2022 to 2023).

Migrations need to be planned out and not left too long between releases and from the current release to avoid issues with data and config migrations which ultimately leads an increase in the time and cost to migrate Vault to the designated release.

Vault migration planning Moving at the Speed of Business

Planning the Migration

If Vault migrations are left too long between releases or is migrated to a release that is more than 3 releases from the current, issues can arise in a migration where there are errors in configurations and database relationships due to:

  • Double and triple migrations
  • Autodesk integrating too many changes between releases and the old configuration not being supported in the new release.
  • Users may miss issues during testing and handover phase, etc.
  • Release is end of life and no longer support from Autodesk
  • Forced to do a double migration
  • Cyclical problem of too many changes between releases (being too far apart) and errors, can’t go forward until issues are resolved.
Vault double migration

What is a Double Migration?

Vault can only be migrated within 3 releases. A Vault environment on 2020 can only be migrated to 2022. If the current release in this scenario is 2023, then another migration is required to go from 2022 to 2023.

A triple migration is basically when the Vault release is far back from the desired release. In one example, Design Consulting migrated Vault from 2015 to 2017, 2017 to 2019 and then 2019 to 2021.

The time taken and steps involved to migrate are virtually replicated, resulting in a duplication in costs every time a migration is required, so planning your Vault migration is important to get the best value for money  when migrating and also have users take advantage of the additional productivity features in the new releases of Vault and CAD software.

On one hand IT may want to delay the inevitable for as long as possible to reduce their workload on a 1, 2 or 3 year interval, however, the user base can lose out on new features that makes the business more productive and if there are issues with the migration due to unforseen errors in data and configuration, any time savings in IT may be minimal compared to these aforementioned factors.

Vault migration best practices

Vault Migration Best Practices

While things get busy and there may be budgetary constraints, however, if possible, the best practice for Vault to optimise the migrations are:

  • To ensure backups are scheduled, not failing and up to date
  • Vault Server and CAD System Requirements are being met
  • Try migrating within 3 releases to avoid a double migration (2019 to 2021, 2021 to 2022 double migration costs the same as 2019 to 2021, 2021 to 2023)
  • Stay 1 release behind the latest or wait for the major service pack release to avoid any unforeseen issues.
  • Test environment – Have a compatible server, job processor (if required), CAD-level workstation, etc. as a test environment for the migration that users can connect to, before rolling it out the migrated Vault release into production.
  • For larger environments of 50x users or more, having in place a more formal ITIL framework or similar.

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Automate Revision Control with Vault Professional

Autodesk Vault Professional enterprise data management revison control, lifecycles, bom management

Change Management Slowing Down Engineering?

Focus on design and less on admin with Autodesk Vault Professional.

cad and product lifecycle management for design and engineering common workflows
Vault Professional product data management for AutoCAD Inventor Revit

Automate Revisions, Lifecycles and Change Management with Autodesk Vault Professional

Rev Schemes 2 Moving at the Speed of Business

Revision Schemes

Setup schemes and rules

table blk Moving at the Speed of Business

Automated Revisions

Work on the latest revision

process blk Moving at the Speed of Business

Lifecycle Management

Automate workflows

lock blk Moving at the Speed of Business

Compliance

Lock files when released

List Moving at the Speed of Business

BOM's

Manage bills of materials

PC blk Moving at the Speed of Business

Job Processor

Automate PDF, DXF, STEP, files and more

Autodesk Vault Professional

Vault Professional offers data security, compliance, audit trails and many automated data and file administration tools to speed up the design and engineering process

Design Consulting Autodesk Vault mobile app Moving at the Speed of Business

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Render Thousands of Image Variations within Hours

vis-b - render thousands of image variations in hours
vis-b - render thousands of image variations in hours

Render Thousands of Image Variations within Hours

Need to photo-render models, views, material and object variations? If you need to batch render imagery in the thousands, automate it with Vis-B.

 

Vis-B Batch image configurator application that batch renders every material or object variation from a set of 3D models

How Vis-B Works:

cube blk Moving at the Speed of Business

Models

Upload Models

camera blk Moving at the Speed of Business

Camera

Select Camera Views

Material colours blk Moving at the Speed of Business

Materials

Select Material Groups

pointing finger blk Moving at the Speed of Business

Assign

Assign objects in models to material groups

Vis-B Products and Services

We supply Vis-B, custom jobs or batch rendering services. We batch render 1,285 images per hour @ 720p!

Get in Touch

DC is an authorised Autodesk Reseller providing products and services for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors.

Feel free to contact us on 1800 490 514, [email protected], by live chat or fill out the form below.

Contact Form Demo

Design Consulting Logo

VIEW MORE

Vault Workgroup End of Life – What it means to you?

Vault Workgroup - product end of life discontinued after july 6, 2023
Vault Workgroup - product end of life discontinued after july 6, 2023

Vault Workgroup to be Discontinued

Autodesk has announced on the 2nd of May, 2022, that Vault Workgroup will become an end of life product. The key dates are purchase of a new Vault Workgroup Subscription or 3-Year renewal is before 6th of July, 2022 and the last annual renewal is 6th of July, 2023. 

In a strategy to consolidate their product stack, they felt Vault Basic, which is free and Vault Professional were the choices moving forward.

In the 10+ years of supplying Vault, Vault Workgroup was the least deployed system of the three in my experience and many chose it for revision control if not needing all the additional features of Vault Professional and lower cost, so it was no surprise this change happened.

Vault Workgroup Users - What Does it Mean for You?

To maintain the use of Vault, companies with a Vault environment will need to migrate their server and clients to Vault Professional before their Vault Workgroup Subscription expires, which is 6th of July, 2023 or their contract renewal date, whichever comes first. 

As of 6th of July, 2022, Autodesk will provide access to Vault Workgroup and Vault Professional so you can plan your migration, however, if you need to add new users/seats after 6th of July, 2022, and have not purchased additional seats prior, you may be forced to rush the migration sooner rather than later to give these new users access to Vault.

After the last cut-off date, you will need to have your Vault migrated to Pro and have renewed on a Vault Professional Subscription before your Subscription expires to maintain access to your Vault Server and data.

Vault Workgroup discontinued - migrate to Vault Professional

Vault Professional Features

Vault Professional offers the following over Workgroup:

  • Active Directory Integration
  • Incremental back-up
  • Model States
  • Duplicate Search
  • Unlimited Thin Client – Free access for view, print and download
  • Mobile App for users assigned a Vault Professional seat 
  • ECO/ECR – Change Orders
  • BOM Management (Item Master)
  • Custom Objects – Create custom modules, workflows, forms, etc.
  • Multi-Site Replication
  • Integration for Revit, Inventor-Revit interoperability, AutoCAD Electrical and Factory Design Utilities
  • Support for LT Products
  • Support for Fusion 360 and Autodesk Construction Cloud to sync data
  • Support for Fusion Manage
Autodesk Vault Professional enterprise data management revison control, lifecycles, bom management

Migrating to Vault Professional

While you wouldn’t need to do any additional configuration (unless you wanted to take advantage of the additional features), there are some points to consider for planning the upgrade:

  • When is your Subscription Renewal date?
  • Are you planning to add more users to Vault?
  • What release (e.g. 2021) are you on?
  • Will you also be migrating your Vault to a future release?
  • How much time do you usually need to plan for the migration (Server requirements, IT, budgetary approval, current projects, network deployments, etc.)?

There are also the standard Vault migration system and environment checks that also go along with migrating a Vault environment. Check out this link to our best practices blog. 

Design Consulting Vault Products and Services

Design Consulting has in-depth experience in Autodesk Vault.

We offer the following products and services:

  • JP-Pro – An advanced Job processor for Vault
  • Visio/AutoCAD Electrical plug-in for Vault
  • Advanced file filtering and batch plotting/printing plug-in for Vault
  • Vault system deployments
  • Vault release migrations 
  • On-prem to Cloud migration
  • Training and Configuration
  • Vault Managed Services
Design Consulting Logo

Get in Touch

Call on 1800 490 514, email [email protected], click the live chat icon or fill in the form below and we’ll be happy to answer any of your queries…

Contact Form Demo

VIEW MORE

Automate Project Deliverables into Egnyte

IMAGINiT Clarity Egnyte Moving at the Speed of Business

Automate and Sync Project Deliverables into Egnyte

Automatically publish PDF, DWG, NWD, IFC, and more from Revit and AutoCAD Projects to Egnyte with IMAGINiT Clarity.

IMAGINiT Clarity is a Server based system that connects AutoCAD and Revit projects to Collaboration systems such as Egnyte and through a Task Server, processes jobs such a PDF creation and then outputs them into a designated Egnyte location. 

IMAGINiT Clarity can also synchronise Egnyte with another Collaboration system such as BIM 360, ProjectWise, Procore, SharePoint and Google Drive to ensure any data placed within one system is synchronised to the other.

 

Check out the What’s new in IMAGINiT Clarity 2022.1 to learn more about IMAGINiT Clarity and Egnyte Integration.

VIEW MORE

Export Bills of Materials with JP-Pro for Autodesk Vault

JP Pro for Autodesk Vault Professional is an advanced job processor to automate publishing on files on-demand or automatically on change state, bom export, email notifications and more.

Export Bills of Materials with JP-Pro for Autodesk Vault

Using the JP-Pro plug-in for Autodesk Vault Workgroup and Vault Professional, users can automatically export Bills of Materials from Autodesk Inventor assemblies through Vault.

 

JP Pro export bills of materials from Inventor Professional assemblies

JP-Pro is an advanced Job Processor for Autodesk Vault that automates jobs for Autodesk AutoCAD products and Inventor Professional and Microsoft products and one of the functions of JP-Pro for Autodesk Vault is the ability to export bills of materials from Autodesk Inventor assemblies through Vault Workgroup and Professional by using the Job Processor.

One of the unique features of JP-Pro is the ability to export a bill of materials from an Autodesk Inventor assembly (iam) file to either excel, csv or xml file through Vault so users can then use that data in other systems.

It does that by configuring the Job Processor to initiate a bill of material export on lifecycle change state or by manual trigger.

When the user changes the lifecylce for example to released, JP-Pro will send the instruction to the Vault Job Processor to export the Bill of Materials in the configured format.

Users can also initiate an export on maual trigger by selecting or multi-selecting a range of Autodesk Inventor assembly files (iam), RMB (right mouse button) click and selecting BOM export.

Not only does JP-Pro export bills of materials but also exports many other formats, connects meta data between files and sends user notifications.

Click here to learn more about JP-Pro

VIEW MORE

What’s New in IMAGINiT Clarity 2022 – Revit AutoCAD BIM Automation, Analytics and Access

IMAGINiT Clarity Revit, AutoCAD and BIM automation, analytics and access

What's New in IMAGINiT Clarity 2022 - AutoCAD, Revit and BIM Automation, Analytics and Access

This years release of IMAGINiT Clarity is a an amazing release to say the least. Packed full of support for new applications, new features and enhancements, IMAGINiT have turned IMAGINiT Clarity into the ultimate automation, analytics and access system for AutoCAD, Revit and BIM projects.

What is Clarity

For those who are just learning what Clarity is for the first time, it’s a server based application that automates tasks, provides analytics (metrics, business intelligence, etc.) and access for CAD and Non-CAD users to project data, deliverables and tasks.

How IMAGINiT Clarity works - Revit, AutoCAD and BIM automation, analytics and access for non-cad and cad users

AutoCAD Support

Clarity now supports AutoCAD Tasks to automate and gain insights into AutoCAD projects, for environments with mixed CAD packages. Clarity works with all AutoCAD based applications for AEC projects like Civil 3D, Plant 3D, Map 3D, AutoCAD Electrical, etc.

Clarity runs the following AutoCAD tasks:

  • Opt-in to tracking DWG/DST files
  • PDF 
  • eTransmit
  • Navisworks
  • Task Targeting
  • SRC (Headless LISP routines, scripts)
  • BIM 360 / File-based project types
Allowing you to batch process tasks usng the IMAGINiT Clarity system.
IMAGINiT Clarity - AutoCAD tasks automation, analytics, scripts, pdf, etransmit, navisworks

Task Dashboard: Pivot Tables

Pivot tables are now supported within the web portal, to be used for administrators to answer questions like:

  • What kind of tasks failed last night?
  • What kind of tasks are running?
  • Which Task Servers are most busy?
  • Which offices use IMAGINiT Clarity the most?
  • What kind of issues are we seeing most often?

AutoCAD Support

Clarity now supports Autodesk AutoCAD Tasks to automate and gain insights into AutoCAD projects, for environments with mixed CAD packages. Clarity works with all AutoCAD based applications for AEC projects like Civil 3D, Plant 3D, Map 3D, AutoCAD Electrical, etc.

Clarity runs the following AutoCAD tasks:

  • Opt-in to tracking DWG/DST files
  • PDF 
  • eTransmit
  • Navisworks
  • Task Targeting
  • SRC (Headless LISP routines, scripts)
  • BIM 360 / File-based project types
Allowing you to batch process tasks usng the IMAGINiT Clarity system.

PyRevit Scripting

Macros and scripts using Python in Revit are supported by IMAGINiT Clarity 2022, whcih too many is like something in between Dynamo scripting and .NET/Revit API and gives the rapid development capability and full access to the Revit API.

This new addition allows users to run PyRevit scripts or in batch mode on demand or on schedule with your other IMAGINiT Clarity tasks.

 

 

Glue Download

Based on the legacy product, Autodesk BIM 360 Glue, IMAGINiT has added the ability to download projects from Glue.

Procore Synch

IMAGINiT Clarity supports the ability to push files to Procore in previous releases and in 2022, Clarity supports the ability to Sync to Procore.

From / To Synchronisation for Non-CAD files

Instead of solely moving, copying and synching Revit and AutoCAD files or tasks, IMAGINiT Clarity can do this on any file that is stored somewhere else, on demand or on schedule sych as SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, etc.

Native Revit PDF Export

Autodesk has included native PDF export and IMAGINiT Clarity has fully integrated this feature instead of relying on PDF drivers, and IMAGINiT have added this option inside the PDF task options.

BIM 360 and Construction Cloud Enhancements

IMAGINiT Clarity has added the following support for Autodesk BIM 360 and Autodesk Unified Platform Construction Cloud:

  • BIM Collaborate Pro
  • BIM 360 Upload Post Task: Same File
  • BIM 360 Upload Post Task: Folder Structure – match from/to folder structures
  • BIM 360 Project Backup: More Data – Back up more data and meta data
    • Issues
    • Checklists
    • RFI’s
    • Assets
    • Forms (Unified Platform)
  • BIM 360 Data Connector / Extraction – Extract data from BIM 360 

A new server (not project based) task has been added to Clarity 2022 which downloads Account level data from BIM 360 for Business Intelligence.

Autodesk BIM 360 and Construction Cloud through the Clarity task in 2022, downloads CSV’s of t his data and businesses can use apps like Power BI for business intelligence.

Data Reporting

IMAGINiT Clarity has support for easy data integration into Excel, Power BI, Teams and Tableau, etc.

 

Through one-click, an external link is provide which can then be embedded into external systems where reporting is required by using the ‘GetData’ button in the required systems without having to worry about configuring it to work with SQL and setting permissions.

Cross Project Queries

Clarity 2022 manages an index database with everything in one place where administrators can run cross project queries and visualise and analyse data through Business Intelligence systems like Power BI, Excel and Tableau.

Once an external link is generated, credentials can limit which projects are visible.

These queries can answer such questions such as what was the average size of a specific type of room/s in the last 5 projects

Global Project Coordinatopr Access Update

Global Project Coordinator Roles now have access to:

  • Untracked models
  • CAD Management 
  • Offices

Global Project Coordinator Access Update

Global Project Coordinator Roles now have access to:

  • Untracked models
  • CAD Management 
  • Offices

Fit and Finish Enhancements

  • Targeted UI Freshening (Grids, User Elements, Mobile devices)
  • 2 New Metrics 
  • PDF: Force View Template Swap
  • Server Page: RSS Feed of Announcements
  • Files Page Cleanup
  • IMAGINiT Updater Security Improvements
  • Task Timeline UI Improvements
  • Email/TLS Improvements
  • Move/Copy Post Task Action: Use metadata to define folder

Contact Us

If you would learn more about IMAGINiT Clarity, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

Contact Us Moving at the Speed of Business

VIEW MORE

Is the Automotive Industry just Big Tech on Wheels?

automotive big tech on wheels alias, iot, Autodesk alias autostudio, alias surface, alias concept

Is the Automotive Industry just Big Tech on Wheels?

With more and more tech going into cars with connected systems suing IoT, global positioning systems (GPS) and the technology for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles, will the automotive industry and big tech converge into one.

automotive big tech on wheels alias, iot, Autodesk alias autostudio, alias surface, alias concept

Transformation of the Automotive Industry

With the push for greener vehicles, more and more electronic systems and sensors, a connected digital supply chain, robotics, digital design, virtual reality and other technologies, it seems like we are already there.

automotive configurator tablet

Connected Automobiles

Our smartphones are already connected to vehicles via bluetooth and many cars have sim cards and these software platforms are all connected and can be used for consumer and industrial applications that can benefit the driver, passengers and payloads with a huge growth potential.

With these connected system, comes big data and analytics feeding into a centralised system give automobile manufacturers insights into how automobiles are being used and IoT diagnostics on component wear and tear, maintenance and failure

Manufacturing Big Tech Automotive

Most automotive factories are already using digital prototyping, design, machining and analysis software where the CAD models and metadata are used to in manufacturing processes, systems and machines to manufacture.

In the concept and design phases, virtual reality and high-end visualisation systems are used as standard, however, the automotive industry needs to be more agile and innovation to connecting not only cars to human interface devices but also other cars and systems and infrastructure that connect to cars. 

Automotive Needs More Programmers

automotive big tech iot

With today’s cars packed full of tech, the industry needs more programmers than ever to create in-built applications and integrate systems with external devices and applications.

“Today’s car infotainment systems use more than 10 million lines of code,” said Audi’s Member of the Board of Management for Marketing and Sales, Hildegaard Wortmann, speaking at NVIDIA’s GTC21 event this year. “That’s as much code as an entire vehicle needed just a few years ago.”

While the advantages of technology in cars and trucks is self-evident, the overhead to innovate, design and manage applications for essentially what is a mechanical smartphone device on wheels, adds to the cost of manufacturing and development.

What Does the Future Look Like for Automotive and Big Tech?

The Hollywood vision of driverless hybrid flying cars running on a anti-gravity fuel system is still far away but if we look at the gains we have made in the last 5 years, it’s probably not as far away as you think.

With over 50% of the workforce wanting to work from home these days, do we really need a car with all that tech if the days of being stuck in traffic for an hour or more are gone but we only have to imagine the magical drive down the ocean or trekking to the mountains and the justification of paying for all that tech and comfort makes sense in a car full of screaming kids. 

Autodesk alias autostudio, alias surface, alias concept

Contact Us

If you would learn more about Autodesk software, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

Contact Us Moving at the Speed of Business

VIEW MORE

Rize – World’s first UL Greenguard 2904 Certified 3D Printers

Rize UL Greenguard 2904 Certification safe fore office, education and hospital use

Rize - World's first UL Greenguard 2904 Certified 3D Printers

How safe is your 3D printer for indoor use and what is the air quality while it is in use?

Studies have found that 3D printers in indoor settings pose potential health threats to those exposed to the nano-sized ultrafine particles (UFPs) that come off the printer during operation.

UL and Georgia Tech continue research into impact of 3D printing emisions on indoor air quality

UL Greenguard 2904 Certification

Underwriter Laboratories (UL), the world’s leading non-profit safety science organization, has announced a new standard UL 2904 for safety in 3D printing focusing on setting standards for indoor air pollution by 3D Printers.

This certification assures users that the 3D printer meets the safety and sustainability goals in LEED certification, Zero Waste.

georgia tech study - charactrisation of volatile organic compound emissions from consumer level material extrusion 3D printers

Carcinogens in 3D Printer Extrusion

RIZE became the first company in the world to receive UL 2904 GREENGUARD certification for RIZE 2XC Printing system – Rize 2XC Printer, RIZIUM Composite Filament. Rize met and exceeded the certification requirements to receive the certification of UL Greenguard.

More than 90% of the particles emitted by 3DPrinters are in nanoparticle range (less than .1 micron) and when inhaled can cause cardiovascular and pulmonary issues.

There are 200+ VOC’s detected, many are known irritants and carcinogens:

  • Formaldehyde (known carcinogen)
  • Styrene (flammable chemical and irritant)
  • Caprolactam (known irritant of eyes, throat and headaches)
  • And many others
Carcinogens from 3D printers

Safe 3D Printers for Office, Education and Hospital Use

Many consumers take the risk with 3D printing unaware of the health issues and businesses with industrial floorspace can have 3D printers in well-ventilated environments, however, in office environments and education where there are small children and in hospitals where there are sick and elderly, these risks and liabilities become issues when 3D printers produce poor health quality.

Having a UL 2904 certified 3D printer reduces the risk, liability and long-term health implications of using 3D printers in indoor environments.

3D printers Short and long term health effects

Rize 3D Printers - The Safest Choice

If it is safety first when choosing a 3D printer, then Rize composite and full colour 3D printers are the leading choice for environments where air quality and the short and long term side effects of carcinogen exposure are primary factors. 

Rize 3D Xrize Moving at the Speed of Business

Contact Us

If you would to discuss Rize 3D printers, please contact us by calling on 1800 490 514, by filling out the form or clicking the live chat in the bottom right-hand corner.

Contact Us Moving at the Speed of Business

VIEW MORE