News and Announcements

Ideate Training Courses Now Offered in Seattle
Ideate offers our complete range of training classes in our newest training facility in downtown Seattle. Here is a list of upcoming scheduled classes:

3ds Max for Architects 9.29
AutoCAD Fundamentals 8.4-6, 9.10-12
AutoCAD Update 8.7
Civil 3D Fundamentals 8.11-13,
Revit Architecture Advanced 8.19-20
Revit Architecture Families 8.18
Revit Architecture Fundamentals 7.23-25, 8.25-27, 9.24-26
Revit Architecture for Project Managers 9.30

Registration and details here.

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New Course for the BIM-Conscious – Green BIM Basics
This one-day course offered at all 5 Ideate locations provides an introduction to the use of BIM tools for creating sustainable and ultimately carbon neutral designs. The focus of the class will be on creating quick models for energy and lighting analysis utilizing Revit, Green Building Studio, and 3ds Max Design 2009 software.

View the upcoming schedule here.

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All eLearning 201 Courses Now Included With Premium Support
Clients with Premium Support can now take advantage of our eLearning 201 series courses at no additional cost with a current contract. View the course listings here.

For details, contact your account manager at 888.662.7238 or sales@ideateinc.com.

Friday Webcasts are Back

July 11 – What’s New in Civil 3D 2009 – Part 1 of 3
In this webcast you will see how enhanced efficiency makes Civil 3D 2009 a more robust design tool that can help create designs faster than ever. We will show you some of the enhancements like dynamic grading-corridor relationships, dynamic grading relationships and feature lines linked to corridors. We will also show you how dynamic Civil 3D object labels can now span across xrefs and how easy it has become to share data without needing to implement Vault.

Register.

July 18 – NavisWorks
Autodesk® NavisWorks® software solutions enable project design and building professionals to unite their contributions into a single, synchronized building information model. See how these tools enable team members to reliably share, combine, review, and perfect detailed 3D design models of any size or format.

Register.

July 25 –  MapGuide Enterprise 2009 – Out of the Box!
Many state and local government agencies as well as larger engineering firms have been using Autodesk MapGuide® for years to publish geospatial and engineering data over the web for better decision making. Much of the time and expense in developing such applications involves contracting out to third party application programming consultants. However, with the release of MapGuide Enterprise 2009, developing and publishing web-based GIS applications right off the shelf without investing in third party programmers has never been easier. In this webcast, we’ll take a look at creating visually appealing, easy-to-use web layouts with the new flexible web layouts feature, in addition to using drag-and-drop web application widgets for buffering, searching, and reporting all right out-of-the-box!

Register.

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Webinar: Link Your Drawings to Your Specifications with e-SPECS
e-SPECS for Revit extends the Autodesk Revit-based products document coordination and quality solutions to the construction specifications. Integrate your design firm preferences to automate the process of creating your construction specs and access those specs directly within Revit based applications.

e-SPECS for Revit:

July 17 – 10am and 12pm PT
July 31 – 10am and 12pm PT

Register here: http://www.especs-server1.com/e-specs_webcast.nsf/signup

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2006 Retirement – Last Chance to Receive the Maximum Savings – Up to 20%
Autodesk is retiring AutoCAD 2006-based Software. Make this your year to move to greater efficiency and profitability with the newest products. Call Ideate first! Upgrade now and receive up to 20% in savings.

On March 13, 2009, Autodesk will retire these 2006-based products:

AutoCAD LT® 2006*
AutoCAD® 2006
Autodesk® Raster Design 2006
Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2006
Autodesk® Land Desktop 2006
Autodesk® Map3D® 2006
Autodesk® VIZ 2006
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 8

*Upgrades from AutoCAD LT 2006 to AutoCAD LT 2009 software are not eligible for the 2006 Retirement Promotion.

Promotion expires: July 18, 2008
Phone: 888.662.7238
Email: sales@ideateinc.com

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AutoCAD LT Crossgrade Promotion
Now through July 18, 2008, migrate your current licenses of AutoCAD LT up to the full version of AutoCAD 2009 or any of the 16 other Autodesk industry-specific solutions at a substantial discount. Continue to work in 2D, or move to 3D at your own pace and enjoy automated design features tailored specifically to the AEC industry.

Contact your account manager today for details: sales@ideateinc.com or 888.662.7238.

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Have Autodesk software from R14 to 2005? Special promotion with 40% discount!
Now through July 18, 2008 customers with AutoCAD® R14 through 2005-based software licenses may purchase new licenses of current Autodesk products at a 40% discount off SRP. Subscription purchase required.

Contact Ideate sales for details: sales@ideateinc.com or 888.662.7238.

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AutoCAD Architecture – New Class Offer with Purchase or Crossgrade
For a limited time purchase or crossgrade to AutoCAD Architecture and you receive FREE a new one-day course from Ideate, Inc - AutoCAD Architecture 2D Productivity Tools. A $595 value! In this class, you learn to apply your current AutoCAD skills and knowledge to the high performance AutoCAD Architecture tools that make the same processes faster and more efficient.

For details, contact your account manager 888.662.7238 or sales@ideateinc.com.

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