AUTOCAD MEP 2008
STEP BY STEP GUIDELINE TO WORKING WITH ABS-ELECTRICAL
THE NEED FOR A PROJECT MEETING BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF YOUR DESIGN CANNOT BE OVER EMPHASIZED. IT WILL IN A GREAT MEASURE ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY AND WOULD HAVE ALSO ENHANCE A TEAMWORK SPIRIT IN THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT.
STEP I: HAVE YOUR PROJECT DESIGN MEETING
There are three common ways to start new drawings. The first is to copy and rename a drawing from a recent job that is of the same type as the new job. The second is to create a prototype job setup containing drawings with externally referenced borders and office-specific or job-specific styles. The third is to use a template with standard text and dimension styles set up in the drawings.
Templates let you implement consistent standards, reduce errors, and increase drawing accuracy. Autodesk® Building Systems includes templates that let you start drawing right away. This chapter looks at the templates in Autodesk Building Systems and the settings that create your drawing environment.
STEP II: CREATE YOUR ARCHI BASE PLAN
1. Open the architectural drawings, go to the Project Navigator Palette construct tab, rightclick the already create folder for Architectural base plan and select “save current drawing as construct.”
2. Fill the project dialog box that appears
3. Confirm the template is the right for the discipline.
4. Close the dialog box
5. Clean out the drawing by removing landscape features and freezing features like dimensions. There may also be need to correct some improperly named layers.
6. Turn all layers to grey.
7. Save your drawing afterwards.
STEP III: X-REF YOUR ARCHI BASE PLAN
1. Select and open the electrical file (construct) you want to work on.
2. Go to the archi base plan construct you want to x-ref, rightclick, scrow down and select “xref overlay”
IV CREATE YOUR ELECTRICAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Go through the following steps to create your electrical environment and save your result in the template to re-use.
STEPS 1
1. From the first electrical dwg file opened and if not select to open.
2. Scroll down the format menu to select the Option command
1. Go to the Profile tab and select for Electrical-building engineering tools extention-metric uk confirm that the template file is “abs tools model (metric.ctb)uk” this can be quickly confirmed by right clicking the category folder to select a new construct. Read the default template. Amend the template when necessary. See volume 1
3. Scroll down the format menu to select the Drawing set-up command-a dialog box appears
4. Select unit tab, select millimeter for unit and 2 decimal places.
5. Select scale tab, select 1:100 for default and confirm annotation plot size to be 3.500000
6. Select layering tab, confirm layer standard to be pointing to- C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ABS 2006\enu\Layers\ABSToolsLayerStd5.dwg. Otherwise, review.
7. Confirm the layer key to be BS1192 Descriptive (256 colours) ABS TOOLS
8. Apply and select ok
STEPS 2
1. Set your Electrical Preferences:
2. Scroll down MEP common to Electrical, under which you scroll down to Electrical Preferences- a dialog box appears
3. Select Voltage definition tab and fill as follows:
Items Description Voltage optimum(V) Voltage min (V) Voltage max
(V)
1 1-pole 240 200 240
2 3-pole 415 400 415
1. Select the circuiting tab
2. Under circuit naming, don’t select “required unique circuit names per drawing”
3. Under prefix select Panel name
4. Under numbering select “use sequential numbers”
5. Under overload, select ”display overload in circuit manager”
6. Under “warn when load is,” select 80 % of circuit rating.
7. Under wire sizing, select 30 degrees for ambient temperature
When the distribution panel had been created on a different drawing,
8. Select project database tab
9. Point to the file location of the distribution panel
Set your elevation for various electrical fittings to be installed
1. From format menu, select Options and scroll to ABS Elevations
2. List the various elevations and the corresponding values.
3. Apply and select ok.
Save the drawing file and also save as a template in the template file location named as CACL Electrical Template:check that the file extension reads dwt.
ALSO save as CACL Electrical standard in the Standard format:check that the file extension reads dws.
NB:You will be prompted to save at some unique file location. Change to your choice where necessary
Establishing standards to guide you through a project design is recommended at the beginning of any project. Standards, generally referred to as CAD standards, enhance efficiency, maintain consistency, and automate repetition.
Templates can be a powerful tool as part of your project standards. Templates store the following standards required to begin a drawing:
1. Unit type and precision
2. Drawing and plotting scales
3. Dimension and text styles
4. Layer structures
5. Linetypes and lineweights
These additional design-specific standards can be established on a drawing-by-drawing basis or added to a template:
1. Design and drawing preferences
2. Coordinate systems
3. Design and plotting display layouts
4. Title blocks and borders
Autodesk® Building Systems, together with Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2006, provide a variety of tools to assist in configuring, working with, and managing standards. You can create standards for any of the following:
NB: The standard file becomes the start-up point for all electrical services drawings for the current project.
WORKING WITH STYLE MANAGER-ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DEFINITION
Properties that remain constant for all parts within a network of connected parts are stored in the style manager.
After you become familiar with Autodesk Building Systems, you will probably create your own templates based on your office standards and projectspecific standards. When using an office template, you can import styles from another template or drawing using Style Manager. Style Manager provides a central location where you can modify styles, create new styles, and
copy styles to other drawings.
Firstly, explore the following folder ‘enu’ to see various items(folders and files) and there location. Here you will find the template folder, the layer folder, the AEC Content, Aecb Content, Details, Plot Styles, Styles, Textures, Aecb Catalogs, Aecb Shared Content, Layers, Plotters, Tool Catalogs.
The path is as follows:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ABS 2006\enu
The following steps show how to import the wire styles from an external drawing into your current drawing.
1. Select style manager from the format menu drop down.
2. Explore the various icons for familiarity. Place the cursor on each icon to display the command name.
3. Click the open command to browse to the standard drawing from which the style will be copied. The selected file will show up in the list of style content
4. Right click the style of interest and select copy.
5. Right click the current drawing and select paste.
YOU CAN NOW LAYOUT YOUR FIXTURES, PANELS OR / DISTRIBUTION BOARDS AND CORRESPONDING LINKS
1. ARMED with your light design results from Hevacomp software or other related ones, select the electrical tab on the tool pallete and in the environment, select add devices.
2. Follow the guideline in the dialog box to select and layout the devices of choice on the archi base plan.
3. Using the same procedure layout the various equipment
Add panels and distribution board to the current drawing:
1. On the tool palette, under circuit and wire select add panel- a dialog box will emerge.
2. Fill in the content appropriately.
3. Set up the circuit manager and fill all the necessary content appropriately.
N.B. ENSURES THAT ALL NECESSARY CIRCUITS ARE ASSIGNED BEFORE ASSIGNING THEM TO DEVICES.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
STEPS TO BINDING A DRAWING SET USING E-TRANSMIT
STEPS TO BINDING A DRAWING SET USING E-TRANSMIT
STEP 1- CREATE A TRANSMITTAL PACKAGE
1. Click eTransmit on File menu or at the Command prompt, enter etransmit.
2. In the Create Transmittal dialog box, Files Tree or Files Table tab, click Add File.
3. (Optional) In the Add File to Transmittal dialog box, locate and select the files that you want to include. Click Open. Repeat this step for additional files, if necessary.
4. In the Create Transmittal dialog box, in the tree or table of files, click to clear the check marks beside any files that you do not want to include. You can click any drawing file node to expand it and display its dependent files.
5. Click Transmittal Setups. Click Modify.
6. In the Modify Transmittal Setup dialog box, click the arrow to display the list under Transmittal Package Type, and then select Folders (Set of Files). Also, specify any additional transmittal options that you want to use.
7. Under Transmittal File Folder, click Browse to specify the folder where the transmittal package should be created. A standard file selection dialog box is displayed.
8. Locate the folder where you want to create the transmittal package. Click Open.
9. indicate in the dialogue box you want the set binded and that it should be in autocad 2000 with exploded AEC objects
10. Click OK to close the Modify Transmittal Setup dialog box.
i. Click Close to close the Transmittal Setups dialog box. (Optional) In the Create Transmittal dialog box, in the area for notes, specify any additional comments to include with the report file.
ii. Click OK to create the transmittal package in the folder you specified.
To create a transmittal package from a sheet set
1. Open the sheet set that you want to transmit.
2. In the Sheet Set Manager, Sheet List tab, right-click one of the following types of nodes from the Sheets-Tree list:
o Sheet set (top-level node). To transmit an entire sheet set.
o Sheet subset (lower-level node). To transmit a sheet subset or selected portion of a sheet set.
o Sheet (lowest level node). To transmit a selected sheet or a selected portion of a sheet set.
3. On the shortcut menu, click ETransmit.
In the Create Transmittal dialog box, on the Sheets tab, sheets are shown indented underneath another sheet when the indented sheets belong to the same drawing file. Selecting or clearing a sheet automatically selects or clears any indented sheets because transmitting a sheet transmits the entire drawing.
NoteIt is recommended that you create and save several transmittal setups. Then, when you need to create a transmittal package, you can select a transmittal setup rather than following steps 4-11.
4. In the Create Transmittal dialog box, click Transmittal Setups. Click Modify.
5. In the Modify Transmittal Setup dialog box, click the arrow to display the list under Transmittal Package Type, and select the type of transmittal package that you want to create. Also, specify any additional transmittal options that you want to use. Under Transmittal Options, the first option, Use Organized Folder Structure, is usually recommended. Source root folder is the folder where the Drawing Set file (.dst) is stored. Use the Keep Files and Folders As Is option for AutoCAD 2002 eTransmit behavior.
6. Under Transmittal File Folder, click Browse to specify the folder where the transmittal package should be created. A standard file selection dialog box is displayed.
7. Locate the folder where you want to create the transmittal package. Click Open.
8. Click OK to close the Modify Transmittal Setup dialog box.
9. Click Close to close the Transmittal Setups dialog box.
10. (Optional) In the Create Transmittal dialog box, in the area for notes, specify any additional comments to include with the report file.
11. Click OK to create the transmittal package in the folder you specified.
STEP 1- CREATE A TRANSMITTAL PACKAGE
1. Click eTransmit on File menu or at the Command prompt, enter etransmit.
2. In the Create Transmittal dialog box, Files Tree or Files Table tab, click Add File.
3. (Optional) In the Add File to Transmittal dialog box, locate and select the files that you want to include. Click Open. Repeat this step for additional files, if necessary.
4. In the Create Transmittal dialog box, in the tree or table of files, click to clear the check marks beside any files that you do not want to include. You can click any drawing file node to expand it and display its dependent files.
5. Click Transmittal Setups. Click Modify.
6. In the Modify Transmittal Setup dialog box, click the arrow to display the list under Transmittal Package Type, and then select Folders (Set of Files). Also, specify any additional transmittal options that you want to use.
7. Under Transmittal File Folder, click Browse to specify the folder where the transmittal package should be created. A standard file selection dialog box is displayed.
8. Locate the folder where you want to create the transmittal package. Click Open.
9. indicate in the dialogue box you want the set binded and that it should be in autocad 2000 with exploded AEC objects
10. Click OK to close the Modify Transmittal Setup dialog box.
i. Click Close to close the Transmittal Setups dialog box. (Optional) In the Create Transmittal dialog box, in the area for notes, specify any additional comments to include with the report file.
ii. Click OK to create the transmittal package in the folder you specified.
To create a transmittal package from a sheet set
1. Open the sheet set that you want to transmit.
2. In the Sheet Set Manager, Sheet List tab, right-click one of the following types of nodes from the Sheets-Tree list:
o Sheet set (top-level node). To transmit an entire sheet set.
o Sheet subset (lower-level node). To transmit a sheet subset or selected portion of a sheet set.
o Sheet (lowest level node). To transmit a selected sheet or a selected portion of a sheet set.
3. On the shortcut menu, click ETransmit.
In the Create Transmittal dialog box, on the Sheets tab, sheets are shown indented underneath another sheet when the indented sheets belong to the same drawing file. Selecting or clearing a sheet automatically selects or clears any indented sheets because transmitting a sheet transmits the entire drawing.
NoteIt is recommended that you create and save several transmittal setups. Then, when you need to create a transmittal package, you can select a transmittal setup rather than following steps 4-11.
4. In the Create Transmittal dialog box, click Transmittal Setups. Click Modify.
5. In the Modify Transmittal Setup dialog box, click the arrow to display the list under Transmittal Package Type, and select the type of transmittal package that you want to create. Also, specify any additional transmittal options that you want to use. Under Transmittal Options, the first option, Use Organized Folder Structure, is usually recommended. Source root folder is the folder where the Drawing Set file (.dst) is stored. Use the Keep Files and Folders As Is option for AutoCAD 2002 eTransmit behavior.
6. Under Transmittal File Folder, click Browse to specify the folder where the transmittal package should be created. A standard file selection dialog box is displayed.
7. Locate the folder where you want to create the transmittal package. Click Open.
8. Click OK to close the Modify Transmittal Setup dialog box.
9. Click Close to close the Transmittal Setups dialog box.
10. (Optional) In the Create Transmittal dialog box, in the area for notes, specify any additional comments to include with the report file.
11. Click OK to create the transmittal package in the folder you specified.
HOW TO PUBLISH A DRAWING SHEET OR A SET OF DRAWING SHEETS
HOW TO PUBLISH A DRAWING SHEET OR A SET OF DRAWING SHEETS
STEP 1: confirm you have the right page set-up for your sheets. That is if you are going to print on A! size your sheet is A1 size. Otherwise change it using the following procedure:
To Modify The Settings Of A Layout's Page Setup
1. Click the layout tab for which you want to modify the page setup settings. Click File menu Page Setup Manager or At the Command prompt, enter pagesetup.
2. In the Page Setup Manager, Page Setups area, select the page setup that you want to modify.
3. Click Modify.
4. In the Page Setup dialog box, modify the required settings. Click OK.
5. In the Page Setup Manager, click Close.
STEP 2
1. To select a printer or plotter for a layout
2. Click the layout tab for which you want to specify a printer or plotter.
3. Click File menu Page Setup Manager....At the Command prompt, enter pagesetup.
4. In the Page Setup Manager, Page Setups area, select the page setup that you want to modify.
5. Click Modify.
6. In the Page Setup dialog box, under Printer/Plotter, select a printer or plotter from the list. Click OK.
7. In the Page Setup Manager, click Close.
STEP 3 When necessary change the configuration of a printer or plotter specified in a page setup
1. Click the layout tab for which you want to specify a printer or plotter.
2. Click File menu Page Setup Manager....At the Command prompt, enter pagesetup.
3. In the Page Setup Manager, Page Setups area, select the page setup that you want to modify.
4. Click Modify.
5. In the Page Setup dialog box, under Printer/Plotter, click Properties.
6. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, change the required settings. Click OK.
7. In the Page Setup dialog box, click OK.
8. In the Page Setup Manager, click Close
STEP 4 PUBLISH TO PAPER
1. Open a drawing. On the File menu, click Publish for Publish dialog box
2. At the Command prompt, enter publish.
3. In the Publish dialog box, the drawing layouts are shown in the Sheets List. To create the drawing set, modify the list of drawing sheets by doing any of the following as needed:
o Add sheets. To add sheets from other drawings, click the Add Sheets button (or drag drawings from the desktop). In the Select Drawings dialog box, select drawings. Click Select to add them to the list of sheets in the Publish dialog box. All of the layouts in a drawing become individual sheets in the list of drawing sheets. You can remove the individual sheets if you do not want them to become part of the drawing set. A layout must be initialized (its paper size must be defined in the page setup to any size other than 0 x 0) before it can be published.
NoteTo include all layouts when you add sheets to a drawing set, make sure the Include Layouts When Adding Sheets option is selected on the shortcut menu or in the Publish dialog box.
o Include model layouts. If an uninitialized (the paper size is not defined in the page setup or is set to 0 x 0) model layout is included, it will be marked as Uninitialized in the Status column on the sheet list. It can be plotted if a page setup override is applied.
NoteTo include the Model when you add sheets to a drawing set, make sure the Include Model When Adding Sheets option on the shortcut menu is selected.
o Remove sheets. To remove sheets from the list, select one or more sheets in the list. Click the Remove Sheets button. To remove all sheets, right-click. Click Remove All.
o Reorder sheets. To reorder the sheets up or down one position in the list, select a sheet. Click either the Move Sheet Up or Move Sheet Down button. Sheets in the drawing set are viewed or plotted in the order shown in the list.
o Rename sheets. To rename a sheet, select it in the list and right-click, Click Rename Sheet. Enter the new sheet name.
o Change page setups. To change the page setup for a layout, select the sheet. In the Page Setup list, select a named page setup from the list, or select one or more sheets in the list and right-click. Click Change Page Setup. In the Page Setup list, select a page setup or select Import to import page setups from another drawing or template. In the Import Page Setups dialog box, select a drawing with one or more page setups. Click Import. In the Page Setup list, select a named page setup.
NoteIt is important that you change the page setup for each layout depending on your desired output.
o Copy sheets. To copy one or more drawing sheets, select the sheets in the list and right-click. Click Copy Selected Sheets. The copied drawing sheets are added and highlighted at the end of the sheet list. When a sheet is copied, its name is created by the addition of -Copy(n) at the end of the original sheet name.
o For example, if you create one copy of a sheet called Plumbing, the copied sheet is called Plumbing-Copy(1). Each time you copy the same sheet, the n is incremented by 1. By creating copies of a sheet, you can have different page setups and other settings for the same sheet.
4. When your list of drawing sheets is assembled and configured the way you want for your paper or plot file drawing set, click the Save Sheet List button.
5. In the Save List As dialog box, in the File Name box, enter a name for the drawing set list. Click Save.
The drawing set list is saved as a DSD (Drawing Set Descriptions) file. This is only applicable when you have a saved list.
6. In the Publish dialog box, under Publish To, select Plotter Named in Page Setup.
7. Click Publish to start the process.
If you have background publishing enabled, the animated plotter icon on the right side of the status bar indicates that the publish job is in progress: paper drawings are being plotted or plot files are being created.
8. To view information about the processed publish job, right-click the plotter icon on the right side of the status bar. Click View Plot and Publish Details.
STEP 1: confirm you have the right page set-up for your sheets. That is if you are going to print on A! size your sheet is A1 size. Otherwise change it using the following procedure:
To Modify The Settings Of A Layout's Page Setup
1. Click the layout tab for which you want to modify the page setup settings. Click File menu Page Setup Manager or At the Command prompt, enter pagesetup.
2. In the Page Setup Manager, Page Setups area, select the page setup that you want to modify.
3. Click Modify.
4. In the Page Setup dialog box, modify the required settings. Click OK.
5. In the Page Setup Manager, click Close.
STEP 2
1. To select a printer or plotter for a layout
2. Click the layout tab for which you want to specify a printer or plotter.
3. Click File menu Page Setup Manager....At the Command prompt, enter pagesetup.
4. In the Page Setup Manager, Page Setups area, select the page setup that you want to modify.
5. Click Modify.
6. In the Page Setup dialog box, under Printer/Plotter, select a printer or plotter from the list. Click OK.
7. In the Page Setup Manager, click Close.
STEP 3 When necessary change the configuration of a printer or plotter specified in a page setup
1. Click the layout tab for which you want to specify a printer or plotter.
2. Click File menu Page Setup Manager....At the Command prompt, enter pagesetup.
3. In the Page Setup Manager, Page Setups area, select the page setup that you want to modify.
4. Click Modify.
5. In the Page Setup dialog box, under Printer/Plotter, click Properties.
6. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, change the required settings. Click OK.
7. In the Page Setup dialog box, click OK.
8. In the Page Setup Manager, click Close
STEP 4 PUBLISH TO PAPER
1. Open a drawing. On the File menu, click Publish for Publish dialog box
2. At the Command prompt, enter publish.
3. In the Publish dialog box, the drawing layouts are shown in the Sheets List. To create the drawing set, modify the list of drawing sheets by doing any of the following as needed:
o Add sheets. To add sheets from other drawings, click the Add Sheets button (or drag drawings from the desktop). In the Select Drawings dialog box, select drawings. Click Select to add them to the list of sheets in the Publish dialog box. All of the layouts in a drawing become individual sheets in the list of drawing sheets. You can remove the individual sheets if you do not want them to become part of the drawing set. A layout must be initialized (its paper size must be defined in the page setup to any size other than 0 x 0) before it can be published.
NoteTo include all layouts when you add sheets to a drawing set, make sure the Include Layouts When Adding Sheets option is selected on the shortcut menu or in the Publish dialog box.
o Include model layouts. If an uninitialized (the paper size is not defined in the page setup or is set to 0 x 0) model layout is included, it will be marked as Uninitialized in the Status column on the sheet list. It can be plotted if a page setup override is applied.
NoteTo include the Model when you add sheets to a drawing set, make sure the Include Model When Adding Sheets option on the shortcut menu is selected.
o Remove sheets. To remove sheets from the list, select one or more sheets in the list. Click the Remove Sheets button. To remove all sheets, right-click. Click Remove All.
o Reorder sheets. To reorder the sheets up or down one position in the list, select a sheet. Click either the Move Sheet Up or Move Sheet Down button. Sheets in the drawing set are viewed or plotted in the order shown in the list.
o Rename sheets. To rename a sheet, select it in the list and right-click, Click Rename Sheet. Enter the new sheet name.
o Change page setups. To change the page setup for a layout, select the sheet. In the Page Setup list, select a named page setup from the list, or select one or more sheets in the list and right-click. Click Change Page Setup. In the Page Setup list, select a page setup or select Import to import page setups from another drawing or template. In the Import Page Setups dialog box, select a drawing with one or more page setups. Click Import. In the Page Setup list, select a named page setup.
NoteIt is important that you change the page setup for each layout depending on your desired output.
o Copy sheets. To copy one or more drawing sheets, select the sheets in the list and right-click. Click Copy Selected Sheets. The copied drawing sheets are added and highlighted at the end of the sheet list. When a sheet is copied, its name is created by the addition of -Copy(n) at the end of the original sheet name.
o For example, if you create one copy of a sheet called Plumbing, the copied sheet is called Plumbing-Copy(1). Each time you copy the same sheet, the n is incremented by 1. By creating copies of a sheet, you can have different page setups and other settings for the same sheet.
4. When your list of drawing sheets is assembled and configured the way you want for your paper or plot file drawing set, click the Save Sheet List button.
5. In the Save List As dialog box, in the File Name box, enter a name for the drawing set list. Click Save.
The drawing set list is saved as a DSD (Drawing Set Descriptions) file. This is only applicable when you have a saved list.
6. In the Publish dialog box, under Publish To, select Plotter Named in Page Setup.
7. Click Publish to start the process.
If you have background publishing enabled, the animated plotter icon on the right side of the status bar indicates that the publish job is in progress: paper drawings are being plotted or plot files are being created.
8. To view information about the processed publish job, right-click the plotter icon on the right side of the status bar. Click View Plot and Publish Details.
Monday, May 26, 2008
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AUTOCAD MEP 2008 SUPPORT INFORMATION
System Requirements
* Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon processor for 32-bit, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron for 64-bit, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support
* Windows Vista® 32-bit (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, Home Premium), Windows Vista 64-bit (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, Home Premium), Windows XP Home SP2, Windows XP Professional x64, SP2
* 2 GB RAM
* 2.9 GB disk space for 32-bit, 3.3 GB disk space for 64-bit
* 1024 x 768 True Color display resolution
* 128 MB Video Adapter Card
* Microsoft®-Mouse compliant
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, SP1 or later
* Download and installation from DVD
System Recommendations
* Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon 3.0 GHz or greater processor
* Windows XP Professional SP2 or later
* 3 GB RAM for 32-bit, 4 GB for 64-bit
* 4.3 GB disk space for 32-bit, 5.0 GB disk space for 64-bit depending upon installation options
* 1280 x 1024 True Color display resolution
* 256 MB or greater, Direct 3D Video Adapter Card
AutoCAD MEP 64-bit cannot be installed on a 32-bit Windows operating system
* Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon processor for 32-bit, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron for 64-bit, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support
* Windows Vista® 32-bit (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, Home Premium), Windows Vista 64-bit (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, Home Premium), Windows XP Home SP2, Windows XP Professional x64, SP2
* 2 GB RAM
* 2.9 GB disk space for 32-bit, 3.3 GB disk space for 64-bit
* 1024 x 768 True Color display resolution
* 128 MB Video Adapter Card
* Microsoft®-Mouse compliant
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, SP1 or later
* Download and installation from DVD
System Recommendations
* Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon 3.0 GHz or greater processor
* Windows XP Professional SP2 or later
* 3 GB RAM for 32-bit, 4 GB for 64-bit
* 4.3 GB disk space for 32-bit, 5.0 GB disk space for 64-bit depending upon installation options
* 1280 x 1024 True Color display resolution
* 256 MB or greater, Direct 3D Video Adapter Card
AutoCAD MEP 64-bit cannot be installed on a 32-bit Windows operating system
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
IMPROVE ON YOUR PRESENTATION & DELIVERY TIME WITH AUTOCAD MEP 2008
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IMPROVE ON YOUR PRESENTATION & DELIVERY TIME WITH AUTOCAD MEP 2008
Change has been said to be one of the constant thing in life and the ability of man to adjust to
change will definitely increase his efficiency.
Since the advent of AutoCAD, the construction industries have witnessed a great deal of project
management efficiency. Those that have refused to move with the change have more or less gone
to extinction.
The manufacturers of AutoCAD have not gone to sleep since the product came up. We have since
a great improvement in the flexibility that the product can offer mainly due to feedbacks and
continual research on the product. Those updates have come in the form of new versions and
service packs.
Unfortunately, the generality of Nigerian users are not fully aware of various improvements on
the product. We have discovered that most organizations are still using the release 13 &14 of the
90s when there is already the 2006 version with increased intelligence, interactive abilities,
flexibility and efficiency.
Autodesk have even gone to the level of customizing the software to meet the needs of various
services design requirement; Architectural design, Electrical design, Mechanical design,
Plumbing design, Civil engineering design and so on. The software has become really more
interactive and intelligent.
The two major releases are Autodesk Architectural Desktop Technology (ADT) and
Autodesk Building System (ABS) which are built on the AutoCAD technology. The latest is
ABS with the first main release as 2004 version and the latest as 2006 version. ADT has been
developed much earlier.
The major advantages of these two over the AutoCAD releases are as follows:
1. Unimaginable delivery time compared to the former. 8 hours of work can be achieved in
two hours or less.
2. Automated generation of details (sections and elevations) and schedules (bill of
quantities) in minutes.
3. Great reduction in errors of design
4. Presentation in different perspective (2D & 3D) has been enhanced and made more
flexible
5. High level intelligence and interactive abilities.
The major challenge to prospective users is the initial high cost of the license to acquire the software which the developer needs to look critically into. I personally believe that such services which are more intellectual in nature should be made accessible to every body.
I believe it should be as available and accessible as the Microsoft office products.
See the links below to order.
See my url http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=wwwjssinterna-20
IMPROVE ON YOUR PRESENTATION & DELIVERY TIME WITH AUTOCAD MEP 2008
Change has been said to be one of the constant thing in life and the ability of man to adjust to
change will definitely increase his efficiency.
Since the advent of AutoCAD, the construction industries have witnessed a great deal of project
management efficiency. Those that have refused to move with the change have more or less gone
to extinction.
The manufacturers of AutoCAD have not gone to sleep since the product came up. We have since
a great improvement in the flexibility that the product can offer mainly due to feedbacks and
continual research on the product. Those updates have come in the form of new versions and
service packs.
Unfortunately, the generality of Nigerian users are not fully aware of various improvements on
the product. We have discovered that most organizations are still using the release 13 &14 of the
90s when there is already the 2006 version with increased intelligence, interactive abilities,
flexibility and efficiency.
Autodesk have even gone to the level of customizing the software to meet the needs of various
services design requirement; Architectural design, Electrical design, Mechanical design,
Plumbing design, Civil engineering design and so on. The software has become really more
interactive and intelligent.
The two major releases are Autodesk Architectural Desktop Technology (ADT) and
Autodesk Building System (ABS) which are built on the AutoCAD technology. The latest is
ABS with the first main release as 2004 version and the latest as 2006 version. ADT has been
developed much earlier.
The major advantages of these two over the AutoCAD releases are as follows:
1. Unimaginable delivery time compared to the former. 8 hours of work can be achieved in
two hours or less.
2. Automated generation of details (sections and elevations) and schedules (bill of
quantities) in minutes.
3. Great reduction in errors of design
4. Presentation in different perspective (2D & 3D) has been enhanced and made more
flexible
5. High level intelligence and interactive abilities.
The major challenge to prospective users is the initial high cost of the license to acquire the software which the developer needs to look critically into. I personally believe that such services which are more intellectual in nature should be made accessible to every body.
I believe it should be as available and accessible as the Microsoft office products.
See the links below to order.
See my url http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=wwwjssinterna-20
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