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Autodesk Building Systems 2007Top 10 Features

A Better Faster AutoCAD for Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing engineering for buildings

AMS | CAD Consulting Grouphttp://www.amsystems.com

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ABS 2007 Top 10 Features

• Ease of Use

• Ease of Migration “Lines, Arcs & Circles”

• Construction Documents

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Ease of UseEase of MigrationConstruction Documents

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Discipline Specific ToolPalettes1

Group by size, system or shape

Discipline specific

Purpose based for MEP

Benefit… save time on training, find drafting tools easily

MechanicalElectrical

Plumbing

Piping

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Single Line & Double Line Piping2 Single line and double line by size

Scaled fittings for plotting clarity

Benefit… create construction documents that clearly represent your designs when plotted

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More Grips & On Screen Editing3 Grips to flip, move, array, rotate

Edit on screen

Sticky move

Benefit… speed up productivity by focusing on design and documentation

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Ease of UseEase of MigrationConstruction Documents

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Convert AutoCAD 2D Symbols toAutodesk Building Systems Content4

Convert AutoCAD blocks

Convert symbols

Batch convert all

Benefit… easily convert 2D symbols and blocks to Autodesk Building Systems content

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Work with Enhanced AutoCADCommands in ABS5

Copy, snap, align in 1step

Array along duct, pipe, conduit

Benefit… increase productivity using one command instead of three

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Templates for Company Standards6

Benefit… Easily manage company standards using templates

Location for company standards

System definitions, layer key styles

Drawing consistency

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Ease of UseEase of MigrationConstruction Documents

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Pipe Display by Size7 Display small pipe as single line

Use pipe size to determine display

Route by pressure class

Benefit… Create construction documents that display and plot piping with clarity

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Separate Connectors8 Two types of connectors on pipe

Flanged, threaded, grooved & more

Accurate pipe length

Benefit… layout piping the way it’s designed

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Color/Linetype Preserved inSections9

Display sections accurately

Layer, color & linetypes preserved

Sections in seconds not hours

Benefit… easily plot sections based on your specific color/ linetype standards

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Annotation Capabilities in10 Content Builder

Created scaled schematic blocks

Add text to annotation of parts

Benefit… display parts based on view (plan/section)