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Computer Aided Design

From basic 2D computer aided design tools to powerful and collaborative 3D design and modelling tools for Architecture, Structural Engineering, Building Services, Manufacturing, Plant Design, Civil Engineering and Mapping, Excitech is able to assist your organisation in choosing the most suitable design product for your organisation.

Excitech has worked with organisations of all sizes and disciplines to develop their efficient use of CAD tools and processes to improve and support creativity, productivity and quality to build their competitive position and reduce risk.

Architecture

Autodesk’s architectural solutions offer the choice of product that provides the most appropriate fit for your business.

Both of these solutions increase design and documentation productivity, improve coordination and collaboration and help to manage complex designs.

AutoCAD Architecture provides the familiarity of AutoCAD but with added features specific to architectural design. Revit Architecture offers a freshly designed parametric database solution for a completely unique take on architectural documentation.

Dedicated architectural design solutions such as these provide numerous benefits including:

Greater design productivity through object-based design
Coordinated information from plans, elevations etc. and even visualisations and schedules
Performance analysis
Space and volume calculations
Integrated rendering and visualisation
Design options
IFC support

Software

Simply click on the links for further information.

AutoCAD Architecture 2009 AutoCAD 2009 based intelligent design software for the construction industry	AutoCAD Architecture 2009 Feature	Summary & Pricing
AutoCAD Architecture 2010 AutoCAD 2010 based intelligent design software for the construction industry	AutoCAD Architecture 2010 Feature	Summary & Pricing
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2009.1 The best of both worlds in industry leading CAD and parametric design package for building information modelling	AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2009.1 Feature	Summary & Pricing
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2010 The best of both worlds in industry leading CAD and parametric design package for building information modelling	AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2010 Feature	Summary & Pricing
Autodesk Ecotect 2010 Measure and improve environmental design factors early on with conceptual building performance analysis	Autodesk Ecotect 2010 Feature	Summary & Pricing
CAD Checker Plus Seamlessly maintain document standards as you roll-out the latest AutoCAD-based applications		Summary & Pricing
Excitech Revit Coordinate Scheduling Tool Coordinate scheduling for the Autodesk Revit 2010 Platform	Excitech Revit Coordinate Scheduling Tool Feature	Summary & Pricing
LandXplorer Suite Create, analyse and visualise your city.	LandXplorer Suite Feature	Summary & Pricing
Piranesi 5.1 Produce stylised artwork from 3D CAD models	Piranesi 5.1 Feature	Summary & Pricing
Revit Architecture 2009 The parametric design package for building information modelling.	Revit Architecture 2009 Feature	Summary & Pricing
Revit Architecture 2010 The parametric design package for building information modelling.	Revit Architecture 2010 Feature	Summary & Pricing

Presentations

See relevant presentations and demonstrations. Note that you may need to register on the Excitech web site to gain access depending on the presentation selected.

AutoCAD Architecture 2009 Overview		AutoCAD Architecture 2009 Update (from 2008)		Revit Architecture 2009 Overview		Revit Architecture 2009 Update (from 2008)		AutoCAD Architecture 2010 Update (from 2009)		Revit Architecture 2010 Update (from 2009)

Case Studies

Each Excitech project profile provides a case study in technology for design; its implementation and use, highlighting the perceived need, solution and actual results achieved through the use of products identified above or related services such as training.

To see how other clients have used these design solutions click here.

	Project	Company
	From Object Based Design to Scheduling	HOK
	Architectural practice HOK use Autodesk Architectural Desktop to rapidly deliver detailed plans and schedules
	Inventing 3D Bridge Designs	Halcrow
	Supported by Excitech, Halcrow use mechanical design software (Autodesk Inventor) to design two bridges then integrate into Architectural Desktop (now known as AutoCAD Architecture).
	Document Collaboration	Halcrow
	Halcrow use Autodesk Design Review to produce DWF files for review and mark up by team members in 2D and 3D which also facilitates easier transfer of changes back into the original design documents.
	Total Solutions with Autodesk Revit	HBG
	HBG take advantage of Autodesk Revit Building (now named Revit Architecture) for major project design including the use of its database to aid costing, the scheduling of fictures & fittings as well as on into facilities management.
	Teamwork; Effectively Securing Data	MHI
	MHI were already using Cyco AutoManager TeamWork (now InnoCielo TeamWork) for electronic document management but needed changes to improve performance and efficiency for an effective system.
	Implementing Revit for a First Project	RTKL
	RTKL adopted Revit Building (now Revit Architecture) to gain productivity and quality improvements over CAD tools previously used.
	Productivity Gains with Autodesk Revit	Stride Treglown
	Stride Treglown wanted to improve the use of design data with object-based CAD software and chose Autodesk Revit, producing productivity gains in many areas.
	Making the Move to 3D BIM	Paul Brookes Architects
	Paul Brookes Architects chose Autodesk Revit Architecture to get major productivity gains in architectural design.
	Training, the key to successful software adoption	Wellwood Leslie
	How Dundee-based Wellwood Leslie realised the advantages of AutoCAD Architecture by utilising training from Excitech.
	Utilising Training to Gain Competitive Advantage	CRGP
	Excitech worked with CRGP to develop and deliver a staged bespoke training plan to ensure that CAD users across the organisation received relevant training.
	Re-investing in AutoCAD Architecture	CRGP
	AutoCAD Architecture was used on a 3-storey project with success and notable time savings and is now being utilised on other projects.
	Implementing Revit Structure for Healthcare Project	Gifford
	Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Gifford explain how their implementation of Autodesk Revit Structure reaped substantial benefits in terms of coordination, collaboration and risk reduction on a major healthcare construction project.
	Realising the Benefits of Revit Architecture	Gilberts
	How Edinburgh based Gilberts, support by Excitech, successfully implemented a staged roll-out of Revit Architecture.

Training Courses

Training (as well as an initial review of what training is appropriate and subsequent certification) is an essential element of the introduction of new design technology software and processes as well as a valuable way to develop staff, increase quality, reduce errors and improve productivity.As the UK's leading Autodesk Training Centre and ATC of the year you can rely on Excitech to deliver on the promise.

For information on Excitech training courses which relate to these design solutions click here.

Course	Description
SketchUp Advanced Landscape Course	Landscape Design is a discipline that encompasses many workflows that result in designs ranging from human-scale site fixtures to regional masterplans.
SketchUp for Geomodeling	The Mastering 3D Using SketchUp: Geomodeling Training course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the process and benefits of exploring the interoperability of SketchUp and Google Earth, and a deeper look into the Google 3D Warehouse.
SketchUp Advanced Skills	The advanced topics course is designed for experienced SketchUp users who want to investigate advanced topic areas including working with CAD, creating curved surfaces and employing advanced presentation techniques for SketchUp models.
Google Earth	The Google Earth Training course provides delegates without prior experience, with a grounding in the use of Google Earth.
Learning Autodesk Inventor LT 2010	This Autodesk Inventor LT 2010 Training Course provides Engineering, Construction, and Product Design Professionals with a thorough understanding of the processes necessary for creating models using Autodesk Inventor LT.
Transitioning from AutoCAD 2008	Training for the AutoCAD 2010 user migrating from 2008.
Learning AutoCAD and LT 2010 - Module 1	Designed as a single-day introduction which can be taken as an individual day, to learn the very basics, or combined with Modules 2 and 3 to form a complete essentials level programme of study.
Learning AutoCAD and LT 2010 - Module 2	Designed as the second part of the three-day course which is ideally taken as part of the three day modular course, but can be taken as a standalone course provided that the course pre-requisites are met.
Learning AutoCAD and LT 2010 - Module 3	Designed as the final part of the three-day course which is ideally taken as the last part of the three day modular course, but can be taken as a standalone course provided that the course pre-requisites are met.
Learning AutoCAD Architecture 2010	This course is aimed at those new to the product who need to start using AutoCAD Architecture in a design environment.
AutoCAD Architecture 2009: Essentials	This course is aimed at those new to the product who need to start using AutoCAD Architecture in a design environment.
AutoCAD Architecture 2009: Advanced	This course the advanced features of AutoCAD Architecture, with particular focus on conceptual design.
Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 for Design Visualisation	This Autodesk 3ds Max course provides a fundamental understanding of how to utilise 3ds Max for Design Visualisation
Revit Architecture 2010 Experience	This Revit Experience, Training course is designed to allow new or prospective Revit 2010 users to experience the main features of Revit Architecture.
Learning Revit Architecture 2010	This course teaches new users the fundamental features of the product.
Revit Architecture: Content Creation Masterclass	This course is intended to develop parametric component family editing skills in Revit Architecture 2009.
Revit Architecture 2009 Essentials	This course teaches delegates the fundamental features of Revit Architecture 2009.
Revit Architecture 2009: Advanced	Building on the Revit Architecture 2009 Essentials course, this course takes delegates through a range of the more advanced Revit Architecture concepts.
AutoCAD P&ID 2009 Essentials	This P&ID Training Course is intended for everyone that has a need for generating Piping and Instrumentation or Process Flow diagrams.
Revit Structure 2010: Advanced	This Revit Structure 2010 Advanced training course builds on the concepts introduced in the Learning Revit Structure 2010 course.
AutoCAD P&ID 2009 Advanced	This P&ID Advanced Training Course is intended primarily for CAD Managers, and other advanced users.
Revit Structure Experience	This Revit Training course is designed to allow new or prospective Revit 2010 users to experience the main features of Revit Structure.

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Computer Aided Design

Architecture

Software

Presentations

Case Studies

To see how other clients have used these design solutions click here.

From Object Based Design to Scheduling

Inventing 3D Bridge Designs

Document Collaboration

Total Solutions with Autodesk Revit

Teamwork; Effectively Securing Data

Implementing Revit for a First Project

Productivity Gains with Autodesk Revit

Making the Move to 3D BIM

Training, the key to successful software adoption

Utilising Training to Gain Competitive Advantage

Re-investing in AutoCAD Architecture

Implementing Revit Structure for Healthcare Project

Realising the Benefits of Revit Architecture

Training Courses

For information on Excitech training courses which relate to these design solutions click here.

Course

Description

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