Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite 2012

Plan, Co-ordinate & Manage Efficiently
Autodesk® Infrastructure Design Suite Standard 2012 offers a familiar AutoCAD® software workflow with planning, foundational design and co-ordination capabilities in a single economical and convenient package. Plan projects with greater confidence and help to inform critical design decisions earlier in the process. Broad access to CAD and GIS mapping data helps you to develop a better understanding of existing conditions and GIS mapping and analysis capabilities can help to give you insight into project feasibility and impact.

Infrastructure Design Suite Standard helps civil and GIS planning and mapping professionals to:

• Plan—Access and integrate CAD and GIS mapping data for analysis and better-informed decision making.
• Co-ordinate— Integrate models from multiple sources for project review as well as navigation and construction sequencing.
• Mange—Maintain CAD and GIS mapping information more dependably with intelligent industry models.

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Model-Based Civil Design & Analysis
Autodesk® Infrastructure Design Suite Premium 2012 for civil engineering adds model-based design, analysis and visualisation capabilities for a comprehensive Building Information Modelling (BIM) solution for infrastructure projects in a single economical and convenient package.

• Plan— Access and integrate CAD and GIS data for analysis and better-informed decision making.
• Design and document— Explore more design options, analyse project performance and deliver more co-ordinated documentation.
• Validate and visualise— Create near-photorealistic renderings to help tell the story behind designs.
• Co-ordinate— Integrate models from multiple sources for project review as well as navigation and construction sequencing.
• Manage— Maintain infrastructure information more dependably with intelligent industry models.

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Advanced Tools for Design & Construction
Autodesk® Infrastructure Design Suite Ultimate 2012 for civil and infrastructure construction professionals provides advanced co-ordination and clash detection capabilities in a single economical and convenient civil engineering package.

• Plan— Access and integrate CAD and GIS data for analysis and better-informed decision making.
• Design and document— Explore more design options, analyse project performance and deliver more co-ordinated documentation.
• Validate and visualise— Create near-photorealistic renderings to help tell the story behind designs.
• Co-ordinate— Integrate models from multiple sources for project review, as well as navigation, construction sequencing, interference management and clash detection.
• Manage— Maintain infrastructure information more dependably with intelligent industry models.

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