Autodesk Announces Utility Design 2009
Also announces Topobase 2009
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RAFAEL, CA, July 22, 2008 - Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a leader of
design innovation software and technologies, today announced new releases of
two products to help improve network design and management for the utilities
industry: Autodesk Utility Design (AUD) 2009 software and Autodesk Topobase
2009 software. These products will help utilities design their networks more
efficiently and integrate precision as-built information into their
processes.
"Trends today in the utilities industry -- including intelligent grid and
sustainability initiatives -- drive the need for more complex design
projects and better access to accurate and precise network information,"
said Lisa Campbell, vice president, Autodesk Geospatial. "By improving
design processes and integrating network design and asset management,
Autodesk helps utilities to improve efficiency and data quality throughout
the lifecycle of their assets."
What's New in Autodesk Utility Design 2009 Software
Autodesk Utility Design 2009 software helps utilities more quickly and
accurately design, engineer, estimate costs and order materials for
distribution networks. It streamlines the design process with true
rules-based automation-integrating the creation of construction drawings,
performing engineering calculations to size facilities, and linking to
materials management systems to create the correct materials orders for new
facilities. The new version is built on AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 software, the
leading software for creating and managing spatial data, and includes
enhanced engineering calculations.
"Autodesk Utility Design enables our designers and engineers to produce
standards-based layouts, material orders, project estimates and reports. AUD
is highly configurable and its open architecture allowed us to develop
applications to automate time-consuming procedures," says Ray Pearce,
engineering support supervisor at Anchorage Municipal Light & Power, in
Anchorage Alaska, "The delivered functionality of AUD combined with our
configurations have yielded significant efficiencies and improvements to our
design process."
What's New in Autodesk Topobase 2009 Software
Autodesk Topobase software, built on AutoCAD Map 3D and Autodesk MapGuide
Enterprise software, integrates infrastructure design and management. It
provides easy access to accurate design, spatial and asset information to
engineering, GIS and field operations teams. Topobase 2009 software has over
50 new utility features, including wastewater inspection workflows that
integrate network management and video, network schematic generation and the
ability to visualize the inside of network structures such as transformer
stations. It also works with more versions of Oracle databases, and now
includes vertical modules for managing water, wastewater, gas and electric
assets in the base product.
Better access to accurate asset information is important for utilities
managing the growing number of private solar and wind generators in their
service area "Thanks to Autodesk, we've got the data we need to quickly
approve new solar hookups all in one system," says Artur Brei, GIS and
Documentation Manager at UEZ Lulsfeld. "What used to take from several days
up to two weeks can now be accomplished for our customers in a few hours."
Availability
Autodesk Utility Design software is currently available in the United
States and Canada. Autodesk Topobase software is available in the United
States, Canada, and Mexico, throughout Europe and in Australia. For more
information, visit
http://www.autodesk.com/utilitydesign and
http://www.autodesk.com/topobase
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. is the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the
manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment
markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has
developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art digital prototyping
solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real.
Fortune 1000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate
and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to save time
and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional information
about Autodesk, visit
http://www.autodesk.com/.
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