Autodesk Building Design Suite 2012 - Standard

Autodesk® Building Design Suite Standard 2012 offers building designers, drafters, and detailers a foundational set of tools in a single economical and convenient package. Design, document, and share drawings in the DWG™ file format with building design software from Autodesk.

Efficiently Design, Document & Share Drawings

Autodesk® Building Design Suite Standard 2012 software provides building designers, drafters, and detailers with a foundational set of tools in a single economical and convenient package. This design CAD software suite helps you to:

• Design, document, and share drawings in the DWG™ format.
• Take advantage of AutoCAD products specifically designed for the building industry.
• Show your ideas more effectively with tools for design illustration and graphic communication.

Includes:

• AutoCAD®
• AutoCAD® Architecture
• AutoCAD® MEP
• AutoCAD® Structural Detailing
• Autodesk® Showcase®
• Autodesk® SketchBook® Designer

Exceptional value and competitive advantage.

Autodesk® Building Design Suite is a comprehensive software solution, combining the tools you need for both CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows in one flexible, cost-effective package.Autodesk Building Design Suite gives you the power of BIM, with tools for modeling, visualization, and documentation all in a cost-effective solution so you can compete for new work, whether the project requires CAD or BIM. Three editions of the Autodesk Building Design Suite are available to meet your particular business needs and offer you the depth and breadth of the Autodesk portfolio.

Autodesk® Building Design Suite Standard:
Combines AutoCAD and the AutoCAD products specifically created for building designers, drafters, and detailers who need a foundational set of tools to efficiently design, document, and share drawings in the DWG file format in a single economical and convenient package.

AutoCAD® design and documentation software is one of the world’s leading 2D and 3D CAD tools.
AutoCAD® Architecture, AutoCAD® MEP, and AutoCAD® Structural Detailing software helps you efficiently design, document, and share drawings using authentic, reliable DWG technology.
Autodesk® Showcase® helps you market and present your designs by transforming digital models into photorealistic imagery and immersive, interactive presentations.
Autodesk® SketchBook® Designer gives you an effective tool for design illustration and graphic communication.

Autodesk Building Design Suite helps you:

• Move to BIM at your own pace
• Maximize the CAD and BIM investments you've already made.
• Leverage information inside the intelligent 3D model to create better buildings.
• Use integrated analysis to inform your design and construction decisions.
• Produce compelling visualizations and walkthroughs to market your ideas more successfully.
• Create consistent, higher-quality construction documentation and as-built models.
• Accelerate your project schedules and decrease your costs.
• Improve control over your project outcomes with valuable insight across the building lifecycle.

System Requirements:

• Operating system: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional operating system, Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business operating system (SP2 or higher), or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system (SP3 or higher)
• For general animation and rendering (typically fewer than 1,000 objects or 100,000 polygons):
• Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or equivalent AMD® processor with SSE2 technology*
• 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
• 2 GB swap space (4 GB recommended)
• 3 GB free hard drive space
• Direct3D® 10 technology, Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card† (256 MB or higher video card memory, 1 GB or higher recommended)
• Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 8.0 internet browser or higher or Mozilla® Firefox® 3.0 internet browser or higher