Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that
it has sold more than 200,000 seats of its Revit software platform for
building information modeling (BIM), representing a 100% increase in seats
over the past year. The dramatic growth in adoption of the Revit BIM platform
stems from the increasing pressure faced by architects, designers and
engineers to raise productivity and improve coordination across the design
team. Using Revit, firms can respond to client demand for more sustainable
buildings by producing digital models that can be used to predict and analyze
building performance and energy usage. Additionally, Autodesk also announced
that it has sold more than 500,000 seats worldwide of AutoCAD Architecture
software (formerly Autodesk Architectural Desktop), its 2D AutoCAD-based
solution for architects.
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"Achieving the milestones of 200,000 and 500,000 seats for Revit and AutoCAD
Architecture is proof that the industry is rapidly moving to BIM, while
continuing to benefit from well-established drawing-based processes," said
Jay Bhatt, senior vice president of Autodesk AEC Solutions. "Doubling the
number of Revit seats in a single year demonstrates the tremendous value
architects, structural engineers and mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP)
engineers have realized by moving to BIM."
The Revit platform is Autodesk's purpose-built solution for BIM -- the
creation and use of coordinated, consistent and computable information about
a building project. Such information is crucial to more efficient design
decision making, precise construction document production, performance
predictions, cost estimations and construction planning, as well as managing
and operating facilities. At the core of the Revit platform, a powerful
parametric change engine automatically helps coordinate all changes across
design, documentation and analyses. The Revit platform can keep information
coordinated, up-to-date and accessible in an integrated digital environment,
giving architects, engineers, builders and owners a clear overall vision of
all their projects, as well as aiding their ability to make better decisions
faster.
Autodesk's AEC Solutions span the building industry, offering a complete
portfolio of leading-edge technologies for architecture; structural, civil
and MEP engineering; construction, collaborative project management (CPM) and
facilities management. Its design visualization solutions including Autodesk
3ds Max, Autodesk VIZ and Autodesk Impression software can be used in
combination with the design authoring tools for conceptual exploration,
design validation and visual communication.
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