Welcome to the first edition of Ideate's AEC Solutions Newsletter! The goal of our newsletter is to provide you with the latest Ideate and Autodesk news, keep you informed of local events, and share AEC industry information. Having the latest technology news and knowing your options can help you make the right decisions for your business. I sincerely hope you will enjoy our newsletters and find them useful.

Bob Palioca
Principal

News and Announcements

Ideate Launches Career Development Programs
Ideate’sTraining Department is pleased to announce the launch of our Career Development Program, which provides unlimited CAD training to students. Each program is tailored to include industry-specific courses and is a cost-effective and flexible method of furthering your career. Choose from one of our 6-month or 12-month CAD training programs and then register online for the classes that meet your needs and your timeframe.

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more info | 882-662-7238 x1012

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Subscription Customers. The new subscription aware feature found in many of the 2006 line of products gives users direct access to the E-Learning sessions and Autodesk web support.
When a user selects a subscription menu item in the product Help menu, basic information, including the product name, release version, and serial number, is sent through a secure connection to Autodesk subscription servers to determine subscription status. If that product is covered on an active subscription contract, the customer is given the opportunity to create a Subscription Center profile and directly access e-Learning and Web Support.

Subscription Program: Log in (for subscription customers only)
Subscription Program: more info

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Autodesk innovation awards contest.
Have you created a design worthy of winning the 2005 Autodesk® Innovation Awards Contest? This contest provides a chance for Autodesk customers to showcase their most inventive work in manufacturing, civil engineering, and geospatial design, and possibly to win a trip to Autodesk University (AU).

The submission deadline is October 21, 2005. Winners are recognized at a special AU reception and will receive a complimentary attendee pass to AU, Autodesk software, cash, and more.

For contest rules, additional details on contest criteria, categories, awards information, and to submit an entry, please visit http://awards2005.autodeskevents.com

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Revit User's Group - San Francisco
Work Fluidly with Revit 8.1. Jerry Jackson, Autodesk Revit Application Engineer, will be our featured guest speaker. Jerry will show us how to work fluidly between conceptual and building models with Revit's Building Maker tool. With this conceptual modeling tool, you can easily create a building shell and then select faces to design walls, roofs, floors, and curtain systems. Jerry will also share with you how Revit provides quick and accurate BOMA calculations. Want more? Jerry will wrap up the evening's presentation with a brief intro to Revit Structure, the new purpose built application for structural engineers.

AIA is offering 2 Learning Units for attendance

Where: AIA San Francisco, Hallidie Building
When: Wednesday, October 19th
Register: click here

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ADT User's Group - Sacramento
Please join us for an opportunity to network with other Architectural Desktop users and learn how to maximize your use of ADT. Carolyn Gibbs, AIA, Assistant Professor of Interior Design at Sacramento State University will demonstrate how to become comfortable with ADT’s space and area components. We’ll discuss the similarities and differences between spaces and area objects. You will learn about property definitions and tags and how to build databases and then extract information to schedules, excel spreadsheets, etc.

Where: AIA Central Valley Alhambra Room
When: Thursday, October 20th
Register: click here

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Building Systems North American Tour
Join us for a half-day seminar and get an insider's look at Autodesk® Building Systems, the software specifically developed for mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers. Learn how to create accurate engineering construction documents in less time. This special event is free – but space is limited so you need to register quickly.

Where: San Francisco (register for details)
When: Tuesday, November 1st
Register: click here

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AutoCAD 2002-based Upgrade Promotion
AutoCAD® 2002 and AutoCAD 2002-based software will be retired on March 15, 2006. Autodesk Inventor® Series 7 will be retired on October 15, 2005. To help you move to the latest release, we’re offering special, limited time pricing. Upgrade now and save up to 15%!

Promotion Expires: October 31, 2005
more info | 888-662-7238

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Rev It Up Promotion for Architectural Desktop Users
Many of our Autodesk Architectural Desktop customers have expressed the desire to move to Autodesk Revit Building to gain a competitive advantage. But, they want the flexibility to use both Autodesk Revit Building and Architectural Desktop while making the transition. If this scenario rings true for you, you’ll want to know about the Rev It Up Promotion for Autodesk Architectural Desktop!

For a limited time, Autodesk Architectural Desktop users can purchase the premier building information modeler, Autodesk Revit Building, at a significant discount.

Promotion Expires: January 15, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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Rev It Up Promotion for Revit Structure
Are you ready to switch to Autodesk® Revit® Structure but still want to work on projects using AutoCAD? If you answered “yes,” you’ll want to know about the Rev It Up for Autodesk Revit Structure Promotion. For a limited time, Autodesk Architectural Desktop, AutoCAD Revit Series and AutoCAD users can purchase Autodesk Revit Structure at a significant discount.

Promotion Expires: no end date at this time
more info | 888-662-7238

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Purchase any of the Revit Family of products and get a discount off training
On new purchases or crossgrade to Autodesk Revit Building, Revit Series, or Revit Structure you can receive a $200 discount off the Revit training class. Get trainined by the experts and save.

Promotion Expires: October 31, 2005
more info | 888-662-7238

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Invest in Education
Autodesk is proud to offer the Invest in Education Program, featuring Autodesk products. The Invest in Education program is a granting program aimed at connecting commercial customers with local education customers. The Invest in Education Program gives commercial companies that purchase new seats of the most current version of qualifying Autodesk software or collaboration services, the right to grant a classroom lab of Autodesk software or collaboration services to the educational institution of their choice - a grant worth up to US$25,000. The Invest in Education Program is part of Autodesk’s ongoing commitment to its educational and commercial customers in helping to foster the next generation of designers.

Promotion Expires: no end date at this time
more info | 888-662-7238

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