ARCHITECTURE: PRODUCTIVITY

 

What is new in Revit Architecture 2009?

ever increasing productivity....

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Bidirectional Associativity
A change anywhere is a change everywhere. In Revit® Architecture software, all model information is stored in one place. As a result, any information that gets changed is effectively changed throughout the model.

 

Schedules
Schedules are just another view of the Revit Architecture model. A change to a schedule view is automatically reflected in every other view and vice versa. Functionality includes associative split-schedule sections and selectable design elements via schedule views, formulas, and filtering.

 

Parametric Components
Parametric Components, also known as families, are the basis for all building components designed in Revit Architecture. They offer an open, graphical system for design thinking and form making as well as an opportunity to express design intent at increasingly detailed levels. Use Parametric Components for the most elaborate assemblies, such as cabinetry and equipment, as well as for the most elementary building parts, such as walls and columns. Best of all, no programming language or coding is required.

 

Design Options
Develop and study multiple simultaneous design alternatives to make key design decisions. Present multiple schemes to your clients easily. Substitute each option into the model for visualization, quantification, and other data analysis to inform decision making.

 

Detailing
Take advantage of the extensive detail library and detailing tools provided with Revit Architecture. Presorted to align with the CSI format, detail libraries can be tailored to accommodate your office standards. Create, manage, and share your own detail library.

 

Material Takeoff
Calculate detailed material quantities with this new tool. Appropriate for sustainable design and checking material quantities in cost estimates, Material Takeoff simplifies the tracking of material quantities. The parametric change engine helps ensure that your material takeoffs are always accurate.

 

Revit Building Maker
Access a better workflow for common tasks. Easily create expressive forms to produce an overall massing study. Import conceptual massing from applications such as Form-Z, Rhino, Sketchup™, and AutoCAD® 2007, or other ACIS® or NURBS-based applications and turn them into mass objects, and then select faces to design walls, roofs, floors, and curtain systems. Extract important information such as gross area per floor.

 

Design Visualization
Capture design ideas in a photorealistic state. With easy user interaction, high quality output and faster render times, mental ray® rendering engine enables superior design presentation.

Interference Check

Use Interference checking to scan your model for collisions between elements

Autodesk 2D and 3D DWF Integration

Revit Architecture supports complete round-tripping of markups with Autodesk® Design Review software. Because Autodesk Design Review software’s markup capabilities combine with Revit Architecture navigation and revision management capabilities, tracking changes is easy. There’s no need to reenter information. Revit Architecture supports publishing a model to 2D or 3D DWF format. This capability provides high-impact, dynamic communication of design information in a lightweight format. It’s great for including nontechnical participants in the project review process.

Posted on: 20 May 2008 | Category: Architecture

 

What is new in AutoCAD 2009?

ever increasing productivity....

All information provided courtesy www.autodesk.com. For more information please visit their website here

 

Ribbon
With the ribbon interface, overall drafting productivity is increased as the number of steps to reach a command is decreased. The ribbon interface presents command options in a concise visual format, allowing you to quickly select commands based on the work you’re doing. Moving between applications is now quick and intuitive. The ribbon is both customizable and expandable so that it can be optimized for each user and meet each company’s standards.

 

ViewCube and SteeringWheels
The ViewCube™ is an interactive tool used to rotate and orient any solid or surface model in AutoCAD. Selecting a face, edge, or corner of the cube brings the model quickly to that predefined orientation. Clicking and holding the ViewCube allows the model to be freely roated in any direction. Since the cube is in a fixed location on the screen, it provides at-a-glance orientation. The ViewCube will be introduced in all Autodesk products as a common tool for working with 3D models.

Menu Browser
Reviewing and working with several files is no longer a tedious and time-consuming process. The new menu browser interface allows you to browse files and examine thumbnail images and provides detailed information about file size and file creator. Plus, you can organize recently used files by name, date, or title.

 

Action Recorder
The new action recorder saves time and increases productivity by automating repetitive tasks without requiring the skill or assistance of a professional CAD manager. Users can quickly record a task, add text messages and requests for input, then quickly select and play back recorded files.

 

Layer Dialog
The new layer dialog makes creating and editing layer properties faster and less prone to error. Changes are instantly reflected in the drawing as they are made in the dialog. The manipulation of the dialog box has been simplified, and columns in the dialog can be individually resized so the contents of that column or its title are not truncated. Individual columns can be fixed in place so that the rest of the columns can be scrolled through and referenced to a fixed column such as the layer name.

 

Quick Properties
The easily customizable quick properties menu increases productivity by reducing the steps to access properties information, ensuring that information presented is optimized for that particular user and project.

 

Quick View
The quick view feature uses thumbnails instead of file names, making opening the correct drawing file and layout faster and decreasing the time spent opening incorrect drawing files.

Posted on: 20 May 2008 | Category: Architecture