Autodesk today began shipping its new 2010 line of 2D and 3D design and engineering software. More than 50 new products offer new features and functionality as well as improved tools for Digital Prototyping, Building Information Modeling, Infrastructure Modeling, sustainable design and analysis, which will help architects, engineers and designers meet increasing commercial and public sector demand for more energy-efficient buildings, products and infrastructure.
"As governments around the world invest billions in infrastructure and development projects, 3D design modeling technology will be vital for project planning, tracking spending, insuring accountability, minimizing errors and maximizing sustainable performance.", said Carl Bass, Autodesk Ceo.
The 2010 software for Infrastructure Modeling allows users in telecommunications firms, state and local governments, and utilities to improve performance and increase Roi of their infrastructure projects. New features now enable users to more easily aggregate multiple sources of data, improving the design of smart electric utility grids, making planning city projects easier, and
enabling more efficient design and repair of highways.
Autodesk has enhanced sustainable design and engineering functionality across the product portfolio. In its Digital Prototyping solution for manufacturers, the new assembly stress analysis and motion simulation tools in Autodesk Inventor Professional 2010 help users simulate and optimize their designs early in the process. A new circuit builder tool in AutoCad Electrical 2010 software enables designers to analyze the energy efficiency of circuits and make more sustainable engineering decisions.
Autodesk Moldflow 2010 software now includes an energy usage indicator so designers can further decrease manufacturing energy requirements, and with access to the world’s largest plastic materials database of its kind, easily evaluate different materials and make product design choices that can contribute to sustainability initiatives.
For more information please visit: www.autodesk.com.