--More than 600 Add-On Applications Now Available for the Autodesk 2010 Product Family Help Provide Increased Efficiency and Productivity to 2D and 3D Software Customers Worldwide
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., April 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK), the world leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets, announced that more than 300 members of its Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) are now shipping products and applications compatible with the Autodesk 2010 product family including AutoCAD 2010, Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 and Autodesk Inventor 2010 software. More than 600 specialized products developed on Autodesk design software for niche markets are currently available from ADN members who are providing Autodesk customers around the world with the ability to more efficiently create innovative and sustainable designs, increasing their return on investment in Autodesk technology.
"Our development partners make it possible for engineers, architects and designers worldwide to maximize their productivity, efficiency and gain an even greater competitive advantage," said Jim Quanci, Director, Autodesk Developer Network. "By providing our ADN members with extensive business, software and support, as well as access to millions of potential customers and our sales partners around the world, we make it possible for ADN members to grow their business as they help our joint customers be more competitive."
In developing innovative, industry-tailored applications based on Autodesk's leading 2D and 3D digital design technology, the Autodesk Developer Network comprises more than 3,300 third-party software developers. Just a few of the many members of the Autodesk Developer Network now supporting Autodesk's 2010 software include:
3 AM - UK
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010
www.3am-solutions.com/
3 AM develops cutting-edge visualization software for the civil
engineering industry. Their products are used by many of the world's
leading civil engineering consultants and government agencies. The
company's flagship product, Dynamite VSP, is designed specifically to
enable civil engineers to produce rich and compelling rendered
visualizations of their projects with little prior knowledge of 3D
visualization techniques.
AKG - Germany
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD 2010
www.akgcivil.com/
AKG is a leader in highway design software in Europe. Their flagship
product VESTRA has been used to design numerous highways and high speed
train routes in Europe - including the German Autobahn.
Blue Ridge Numerics - USA
Autodesk Product Supported: Autodesk Inventor 2010
www.cfdesign.com
Blue Ridge Numerics is a leader in the development of easy to learn and
use CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulation tools with their
flagship CFdesign software. CFdesign provides engineers a fully integrated
and certified digital prototyping solution for solving CAD-driven fluid
flow and heat transfer challenges within the Inventor environment.
CGS - Slovenia
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD Civil 3D
www.cgscivil3d.com/
CGS is a provider of design productivity tools for AutoCAD Civil 3D
software users in central and Eastern Europe. AutoCAD Civil 3D users
greatly increase their productivity and design quality with the CGS
AutoCAD Civil 3D Extensions including design standard checking,
roundabout design, Code Checking, piping network design, road signage and
more.
Eagle Point - USA
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD Civil 3D
www.eaglepoint.com
Eagle Point has been providing software solutions for Civil Engineers
worldwide for over 15 years. Their groundbreaking Pinnacle Series helps
civil engineers learn AutoCAD Civil 3D software faster, minimizing the
learning curve and helping to ensure they get the full power and benefits
of AutoCAD Civil 3D software object based design approach.
GSA - Japan
Autodesk Product Supported: Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010, Autodesk
Revit Structure 2010
www.gsa-network.com/
GSA is a leading developer of the Autodesk Revit application in Japan.
Their sun-shadow calculation software is used by Architects to simulate
building sun-shadow and sky factor to Japanese building codes with Revit
software.
HydraTEC - USA
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD 2010
www.hydratecinc.com
HydraTEC is a leader in fire protection design software. Their flagship
product HydraCAD is used to design fire sprinkler systems for buildings of
all types and sizes. HydraTEC customers include designers, contractors
and fabricators of fire protection systems across North America.
Hongye - China
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010
www.hongye.com.cn/
Hongye's goal is to advance the engineering and design community in China
through software development and deployment. Hongye primarily focuses on
developing software for municipalities to aid in road design and
construction. In 2000, Hongye won China's Ministry of Science and
Technology Innovation Fund.
Innovaya - USA
Autodesk Product Supported: Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010, Autodesk
Revit Structure 2010
www.innovaya.com/
Innovaya is a leader in BIM based cost estimating interfaces. Their
flagship Visual Estimating product brings the power of BIM to users of
Sage Timberline Estimating. Their groundbreaking Visual Simulation
product interfaces Revit with the most popular project management tools -
MS Project and Primavera.
RDV Systems - Israel
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD Civil 3D
www.rdvsystems.com
RDV Systems brings ground breaking interactive design visualization to
users of AutoCAD Civil 3D software. RDV's interactive visualization tools
help enable civil engineers to create better designs and helps them
communicate their designs to local government and community organizations.
ShipConstructor - Canada
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD 2010
www.shipconstructor.com
ShipConstructor is the leading supplier of ship design and construction
software based on AutoCAD technology. Their flagship product,
ShipConstructor, is used by ship designers and shipyards around the world
to design and construct commercial and military ships of all shapes and
sizes as well as offshore platforms.
SOFiSTiK AG - Germany
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD 2010, Autodesk Revit Architecture
2010, Autodesk Revit Structure 2010
www.sofistik.de
SOFiSTiK is the leading developer of structural design and analysis
software for concrete structures in central Europe. Their flagship product
SOFiCAD is used by the leading consulting engineering and construction
firms across Europe to design a wide variety of concrete bridges and
buildings.
SolidCAM - Israel
Autodesk Product Supported: Autodesk Inventor 2010
www.inventorcam.com
SolidCAM is the developer of InventorCAM - one of the most powerful CAM
solutions on the market. InventorCAM is both certified and seamlessly
integrated with Inventor 2010. The single-window user interface and the
full associativity between the CAD model and NC tool path delivers a short
learning curve and an efficient flow from the 3D design model to the
machined part.
Striker Systems - USA
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD 2010
www.striker-systems.com
Striker Systems specializes in sheet metal nesting and die design
software. Their SS-Nest and SS-Die Design products are used by leading
sheet metal fabricators across North America.
Struc-Soft -Canada
Autodesk Product Supported: Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
www.strucsoft.ca/
Struc-Soft is a developer of tailored structural engineering software
solutions. They bring structural engineering expertise to the development
of structural engineering software applications giving their customers a
competitive edge.
THSOFT (Tianhe Software) - China
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD 2010
www.thsoft.com.cn/
Tianhe Software is dedicated to enterprise information solutions for
manufacturers (CAD/CAPP/EDPS/PKM/MES). Tianhe Software's services include
application development, consulting, implementation services and
integrating high-tech enterprises. Product lines cover design, management,
and production technology for machinery.
THSWARE - China
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD 2010
www.thsware.com
THSWARE specializes in software development and related services in
construction, environmental protection and health care industries. In
2005, the company was elected as an 'Outstanding Industrial Corporation of
Software R/D' by China Ministry of Construction, and certified as 'Hi-Tech
Company', 'Key Software Company', and 'Certified Information System
Integration Company (1st Class)' by the Shenzhen government.
Transoft - Canada
Autodesk Product Supported: AutoCAD 2010
www.transoftsolutions.com
Transoft is a leading supplier of software for transportation engineers
worldwide. Their flagship product, AutoTURN, is used by government
transportation departments and consulting engineering firms around the
world to model the movement of vehicles. Their ground breaking AeroTURN
product is used to in use by consulting engineering firms to redesign
airport gates at the leading international airports to handle the next
generation of very large airliners.
Trelligence - USA
Autodesk Product Supported: Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
www.trelligence.com
Trelligence creates process-oriented, architectural software for the
planning and pre-design stages of building projects. Their Affinity
products are designed to make all players in the building team more
productive and more successful. Affinity provides a way to evaluate owner
requirements and deliver estimates before design starts, as well as track
progress against requirements throughout the design process.
For more information on the Autodesk Developer Network, or to find an ADN partner or product, please visit www.autodesk.com/developers.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art Digital Prototyping solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real. Fortune 1000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.
Autodesk, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit and Inventor are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document.
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