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Issue Date: February 2003

Record project completion supports switch to Autodesk

1 February 2003

The record completion of several built environment projects - with complete working drawings - vindicates Windhoek-based Claud Bosch Architects' recent decision to switch to Autodesk Architectural Desktop design technology.
"One of the main reasons for the switch to Autodesk technology," explains Russel Lind, senior technician at Claud Bosch Architects, was the incompatibility of the company's previous computer-aided design (CAD) system and drafting package with the AutoCAD software used by many of the engineering firms with which Claud Bosch collaborates. "Now our systems are compatible not only with engineering firms with which we partner, but with our clients - many of whom use AutoCAD software - and also with international partners. Autodesk technology is used extensively throughout the world."
Using intelligent architectural objects, Autodesk Architectural Desktop enables architects to design with objects such as stairs, curtain walls, windows and roofs that behave according to their real-world properties, automatically updating the design whenever the architect makes a change. A change to the width of a wall, for example, sees doorframes and windows automatically assimilate the new parameters while dimensioning is also automatically updated to reflect the new width.
In the area of drawing documentation, Lind says Autodesk Architectural Desktop has helped boost productivity significantly. "The 'building block' working environment where everything is done in 3D format and into which every shred of design data is embedded, makes it possible to prepare sections and elevations from plans almost instantaneously. In addition, tools that do area evaluations and create door and window schedules have enabled us to work faster and more accurately."
For more information contact Autodesk (Africa), 012 664 8115.


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