Revit Building Seats Surge as Firms Move to Adopt Industry-Leading BIM
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SAN RAFAEL, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) today announced that the installed base of Autodesk Revit Building software now exceeds 100,000 seats, due to the speed with which architects and designers around the world are making the move to building information modeling (BIM). Autodesk Revit Building, built specifically for BIM, lets architects and designers work on buildings holistically, rather than in terms of separate floor plans, sections and elevations. With over 100,000 users, it has become one of the most widely adopted solutions for BIM in the building industry

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"Autodesk Revit Building has helped us design better buildings and increase client satisfaction by improving communication with our clients and accelerating the decision making process," says Douglas Palladino, Principal, RTKL Associates. "Revit Building automatically coordinates work on individual drawings and schedule views across the entire model so our team spends their time thinking about the important aspects of the project, rather than just repeating menial tasks."

Revit Building is purpose-built for BIM and mirrors the real world of architecture by letting architects and designers work the way they think. Through Revit parametric change technology, any change is automatically coordinated throughout a project, including model views, drawing sheets, schedules, sections, plans and renderings -- making the design iteration and revision process significantly more streamlined. Revit Building is available as a stand-alone product or as part of the Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series software bundle, which allows users to adopt BIM at their own pace and begin using the Revit platform without giving up their AutoCAD software.

"Achieving the milestone of 100,000 seats is continued validation of Revit Building's status as the very best solution available for building information modeling," said Jay Bhatt, vice president, Autodesk Building Solutions Division. "From the Freedom Tower in New York to world-class Pacific resorts, architecture firms around the world are using Autodesk Revit Building to communicate design proposals more quickly and clearly and produce higher quality construction documentation in less time to achieve competitive advantage."

With the recent releases of Autodesk Revit Systems for mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering and Autodesk Revit Structure for structural design and drafting, Autodesk now offers discipline-specific BIM solutions across the entire building design process.

A Complete Portfolio of Software Solutions for the Building Industry

With the right combination of leading-edge technologies, decades of proven industry experience and unparalleled, worldwide services, Autodesk offers the most comprehensive portfolio of products for the building industry. Ranging from the most advanced technology for building information modeling to the most widely adopted design and documentation solutions, Autodesk supports information and management needs throughout the building lifecycle. Its building solutions include Autodesk Revit Building, Autodesk Revit Structure, Autodesk Revit Systems, Autodesk Architectural Desktop, Autodesk Building Systems and Autodesk VIZ software products.

About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc. is a Fortune 1000 company, wholly focused on ensuring that great ideas are turned into reality. With seven million users, Autodesk is the world's leading software and services company for the manufacturing, infrastructure, building, media and entertainment, and wireless data services fields. Autodesk's solutions help customers create, manage and share their data and digital assets more effectively. As a result, customers turn ideas into competitive advantage, become more productive, streamline project efficiency and maximize profits.

Founded in 1982, Autodesk is headquartered in San Rafael, California. For additional information about Autodesk, please visit www.autodesk.com.

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