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Revit-based Software - Service Issue
Autodesk Customers Stay in the Loop with Customer Error Reporting (CER)

Accelerate Your Ideas - 2007 Product Launch Seminars
Tired of architectural software “demos” where someone hunts around the menu and tries to do “picks & clicks”?  Us too.  Join Ideate this “launch season” for a reasoned, value-presentation on the benefits of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and successful project workflow highlighting the latest from the Autodesk Revit software family.  We’ll discuss why the data is important, how a complete Revit workflow process works, and explore positive impacts on decision-making capability.  Learn how you can be successful in a transition to Autodesk Revit, let Ideate show you the value of tighter collaboration between the design team (Architects and Engineers), and fully understand the benefits to your team and your client of a coordinated building model.  Plan to join Ideate today.

View Agenda: Click here

View our Infrastructure (Civil, GIS, and Mapping) 2007 product launch seminars: Click here

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Revit User Group - Sacramento

Topic: Autodesk Revit Building 9: The future is here!
Come to the San Francisco Revit User Group to discover how Autodesk Revit Building 9 can make your construction documents better, stronger and faster! Teresa Martin of Ideate will be presenting the latest and the greatest features as users migrate to this new release of Autodesk Revit.

Some of the new features include:

• Keynoting
• Dimension snapping
• Room Objects
• Saving Schedules and Detail Libraries as views
• And 500+ new Detail Components!

Date: Wednesday, May 24th
Time: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm, dinner provided by Ideate
Where: AIA Central Valley Alhambra Room, Sacramento
Register: click here

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Revit Workshop - San Francisco

The Ideate San Francisco Revit User Group is pleased to offer a unique, local, learning and networking opportunity for Revit users and those considering implementing BIM in their firm, by bringing Phil Read of Autodesk to San Francisco for a one-day workshop.

With over 12 years experience in engineering and architecture, Phil is an implementation architect with Autodesk Revit and works directly with firms in training, project implementation, and establishing best practices. This approach helps maintain focus while jump-starting both the project team and project, amid shifting architectural dynamics.  Phil holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Communications and Architecture, as well a Master of Architecture degree from the University of North Carolina.

Phil is an always-popular speaker at Autodesk University.  He’ll be presenting two of his very popular Autodesk University sessions, as well as another crafted specifically around issues we in San Francisco have requested he address.

Plan to join Ideate in hosting Phil Read from Autodesk at the Hyatt Embarcadero June 1st for this exciting ONE-TIME event.

Date: Thursday, June 1st
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Where: Hyatt Regency San Francisco – Embarcadero
Tuition: $50 per person, includes program sessions, lunch & morning break.
Register: click here

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Save up to 45% on upgrading retired Autodesk software
Still using an old release of AutoCAD? Didn't make the retirement upgrade date deadline? Well now is your chance to get the latest release of AutoCAD and save a lot of money while doing so. If you have a license of AutoCAD 14, 2000, 2000i, 2002, or any of the Autodesk software that was based off of these versions, you can get the latest release of the Autodesk software at a 45% savings when purchased with the first year of Autodesk subscription, or 40% off without subscription. For AutoCAD users you can even go directly to a vertical product, like ADT, Revit Building, or Revit Series. This also applies to some of the other software. Don't wait, call Ideate now to discuss the option that best fits your needs. See the list below for all of the eligible software.

Architectural Software Eligible for this Promotion:
AutoCAD 14, 2000, 2000i, 2002
Architectural Desktop 1, 2, 2i, 3, 3.3
Raster Design 3
VIZ 2, 3, 3i
3ds max 3, 4

To see a complete list of qualifying software (Civil and Manufacturing) click here

Promotion Expires: July 31, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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Save up to 20% when upgrading AutoCAD 2004-based software
Autodesk recently announced the retirement of AutoCAD® 2004, AutoCAD 2004-based products, and Autodesk Inventor® Series 8. Autodesk will discontinue support for AutoCAD® 2004, AutoCAD 2004-based software and Autodesk Inventor® Series 8 on March 15, 2007.  Now is the best time to upgrade your software to the latest release. Upgrade before July 31, 2006, and save up to 20%!

Software Eligible for this Promotion:
AutoCAD 2004
AutoCAD Electrical 2004
AutoCAD Mechanical 2004
Architectural Desktop 2004
Civil Design 2004
Inventor Series 8
Land Desktop 2004
Map 2004
Raster Design 2004
Survey 2004
VIZ 2004

Promotion Expires: July 31, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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Upgrade your ADT and get a new license of Revit Building at over 50% off
Are you ready to move to Autodesk Revit Building but still working on projects in Autodesk Architectural Desktop? Get the edge with Autodesk® Revit® Building—the most advanced software specifically designed for building information modeling. And now, with the Rev It Up Promotion, Autodesk® Architectural Desktop customers can get Autodesk Revit Building at a huge discount!

Promotion Expires: October 31, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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Save $200 off Revit and Building Systems training
Customers who purchase any Autodesk Revit or Autodesk Building Systems software and one of Ideate's related training classes, can save $200 off of the training.

Qualifying software purchases include:
Autodesk Revit Building
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series—Building
Autodesk Revit Structure
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series—Structure
Autodesk Building Systems
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series—Systems Plus
Rev It Up for Architectural Desktop Promotion

Promotion Expires: October 31, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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Receive a rebate when purchasing any new or upgrade AutoCAD LT 2007
Receive an Autodesk rebate when you purchase AutoCAD LT 2007 New and Upgrade licenses. For new licenses the rebate is $100 per license and for upgrades it's $50 per license (max of 10 licenses). 5, 10, and 25 packs also qualify for the rebate at a slightly reduced amount. Ask your Ideate sales rep for more information.

Promotion Expires: July 14 , 2006
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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Revit-based Software - Service Issue
We have discovered service issues that affect Autodesk® Revit® Building 9, Autodesk® AutoCAD® Revit® Series—Building 9, Autodesk® Revit® Structure 3, and Autodesk® AutoCAD® Revit® Series—Structure 3 software products. A conflict within Revit-based files utilizing Links has been found to impact overall application performance. In addition, an issue within cascading network licensing for the AutoCAD Revit Series products was discovered when only the Revit-based product was installed from the Series bundle -- a condition found to prevent license access.
To correct these service issues new builds containing corrections for each software product have been created and are available for download.

Download New Build:
Revit Building: download
Revit Series - Building: download
Revit Structure: download
Revit Series - Structure: download

Select Data & Downloads from the menu on the left, set the language drop-down list to English, and then follow the instructions. For Revit Structure and Revit Series - Structure, select Autodesk Revit Structure after selecting Data & Downloads and then select Product Download.

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Autodesk Customers Stay in the Loop with Customer Error Reporting (CER)
Autodesk software products are known for their high quality, but even the best software can contain minor defects. Autodesk's Customer Error Reporting (CER) makes it easy for customers to send the details of software errors to Autodesk Developers, who work to locate, prioritize, and help resolve software problems. For the first time, Autodesk will be able to automatically notify customers with Autodesk® 2007-based products when their software errors are fixed and included in a maintenance release of the product.

To learn more about CER, go to http://www.autodesk.com/cer.