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Autodesk Building Design Suite
 
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Better Workflow. Better Insight. Better Buildings.

An integrated building design software portfolio, featuring BIM and CAD tools.

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WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?
WHAT'S IN IT FOR MY BUSINESS?
OVERVIEW VIDEO
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BIM tools for 3D building designs
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Communicate your ideas more effectively
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Simulate building structures and systems
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Analyze energy consumption and costs
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Create more accurate documents
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Visualize projects, costs, and schedules
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Conceptual design software
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Identify conflicts before construction
Design and build better buildings.
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I Am an
Architect
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I Am an
MEP Engineer
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I Am a
Structural Engineer
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I Am a
Contractor
Let’s Get Specific. What Do You Do?
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Take Designs Further with BIM Tools and Workflows

Design Without Compromise

  • Work more efficiently with tools designed for architects.
  • Develop higher-quality, more accurate designs.
  • Work in both CAD- and BIM-based workflows.

    Facilitate Project Approvals with Powerful Visualizations

    • Create engaging design visualizations.
    • Use presentation tools to better evaluate design options.
    • Access tools to help meet visualization needs.

    Make More Informed Design Decisions

    • Create better-performing buildings with energy analysis tools.
    • Gain insight into constructability using 3D models.
    • Help resolve conflicts before construction.
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    Design Better Building Systems with MEP Tools

    Create Better MEP Systems

    • Design more accurately with intelligent, information-rich models.
    • Design complex building systems with greater efficiency.
    • Coordinate designs using 3D models.

    Visualize to Gain Project Insight

    • Communicate ideas with integrated visualization tools.
    • Simulate early and often to better predict performance.
    • Better predict project outcomes through visualization.

    Design and Build More Accurately

    • Create coordinated construction documents.
    • Help resolve conflicts prior to construction.
    • Deliver documentation, models, and renderings throughout project lifecycle.
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    Design with More Confidence Using Structural Engineering Tools

    Design More Efficiently

    • Design with intelligent, information-rich models.
    • Optimize outcomes by exploring design alternatives.
    • Connect structural design intent with analysis and fabrication.

    Visualize to Inform Your Designs

    • Clearly communicate design intent.
    • Perform more accurate simulation and analysis.
    • Minimize waste and total embodied energy for more efficient structural design.

    Document with Constructability in Mind

    • Help resolve conflicts before construction.
    • Share digital designs with steel detailers, fabricators, and contractors.
    • Document more accurately—from design to fabrication.
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    Build with Greater Efficiency, Quality, and Profitability

    Visually Explore Project Constructability

    • Determine project complexity.
    • Better understand scope of labor and materials.
    • Aggregate data for whole project review.
    • Coordinate site and workflow planning.

    Improve Cost Reliability

    • Rapidly generate material takeoffs.
    • Evaluate the cost of design alternatives.
    • Help resolve design conflicts early.
    • Maintain more accurate budgets.

    Better Predict and Communicate Project Outcomes

    • Simulate schedules and logistics in 4D.
    • Quickly assess scope changes.
    • Compare actual schedule to forecasts.
    • Communicate plans to stakeholders.
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    Market your company as a BIM-ready firm
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    Explore new ways to win work
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    Standardize on a single platform
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    Improve efficiency and reduce costs
    Win new business with strategic tools.
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    Stay Competitive with Strategic BIM Tools

    Market Your Company as a BIM-Ready Firm

    • Compete more effectively by marketing your company as a BIM-ready firm
    • Use high-impact visuals to present your ideas more successfully
    • Explore new ways to win work with tools that enable you to expand the services you offer
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    Improve Project Efficiency and Profitability

    Improve Efficiency and Reduce Costs

    • Provide your teams with flexible tools that address different workflow needs
    • Exercise greater control over project costs and schedules
    • Access a broader set of tools to increase creativity and manage design processes more effectively
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    Manage Software Costs More Effectively

    Standardize Your Toolset

    • Increase efficiency of project team members by providing a consistent set of tools
    • Reduce IT costs by employing a single suite for easier installation and management
    • Benefit from tools that offer a consistent look and feel, making them easier to learn and use
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