September 30, 2005—Autodesk Inc. has announced that L. Robert Kimball & Associates, a US-based architectural and engineering firm, has standardized on Autodesk’s building and collaboration software to create, manage and share building designs and documentation.
Autodesk delivered Kimball Associates a comprehensive solution including DWF Composer, Autodesk Architectural Desktop, Autodesk Buzzsaw and Autodesk Building Systems software products to help the firm improve construction documentation, accelerate the design process, facilitate communication with partners and help its clients realize their ideas faster.
Kimball Associates is using Autodesk Architectural Desktop as its primary design platform and Autodesk Building Systems for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineering. Using Architectural Desktop’s AutoCAD-based, discipline-specific architectural tools to create construction documents has improved Kimball’s bid accuracy and helped its clients sign off on design choices more quickly, Autodesk says. The firm has also deployed the Autodesk Buzzsaw service and DWF Composer to collaborate on design and building content with project teams and clients. With the Buzzsaw file-sharing capabilities, Kimball Associates maintains tight schedules and accelerates the decision process by allowing the entire team to work together from any PC at any time.
For more information on Autodesk Buzzsaw, Autodesk Architectural Desktop, Autodesk Building Systems and DWF Composer, visit the Web site. The free Autodesk DWF Viewer can also be downloaded online.
