News and Announcements

Criteria/Rule Based Design in Civil 3D 2009
GIS Next: A Chasm Crossed
The National BIM Standard “AutoCAD Civil 3D and AutoCAD Civil
create models and are BIM products.” –Angel Espinoza, Civil
Engineering Technical Specialist
How to Create Civil 3D COGO Points in Each TIN Vertex

East Bay Civil 3D User Group – Jan 13, 2009
North Bay Civil/GIS User Group – Jan 14, 2009
Civil 3D Webcast Series 3 of 4 – Dec 19, 2008
Civil 3D Webcast Series 4 of 4 – Jan 9, 2009
CalGIS Apr 6-9, 2009 – Sacramento, CA
ESRI UC Jul 13-17, 2009 – San Diego, CA

AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 Survey Tools User Interface Components
New Commands in AutoCAD Map 3D 2009
Installing AutoCAD Raster Design 2009 on a 64-bit Operating System
Hotfix – Redundant License Server
Certified Hardware XML Database Update
New Feature Releases for NavisWorks 2009
Subscription Customers
Hip Tip: How to Bring Back Lost Model and Layout Tabs in AutoCAD

Don’t Wait Until 2009 to Buy Software – Read More About the 2008 Economic Stimulus Act that Provides Tax Benefits to Businesses This Year

Essentially, Section 179 of the IRS tax code allows businesses to deduct the full purchase price of qualifying equipment purchased or financed during the tax year. That means that if you buy (or lease) a piece of qualifying equipment, you can deduct the FULL PURCHASE PRICE from your gross income. This includes many Autodesk software products. Call your account manager at 888-622-7238 for more details, or read about it here:

http://www.section179.org/section_179_deduction.html

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AEC Civil Sustainable Design Series Now Available on Demand
The AEC – Civil Sustainable Design Series for both executive and technical audiences is available on autodesk.com.

Each series is comprised of four hour-long sessions led by industry experts emphasizing the benefits of Sustainable Design for the Civil Engineering business.

• Executive Series: www.autodesk.com/civilexecseries
• Technical Series: www.autodesk.com/civiltechseries

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Budget-Conscious Workstations
This summer Cadalyst magazine sent invitations to workstation vendors, announcing plans to evaluate economical 64-bit work-stations and, for the first time, test them under 64-bit versions of Microsoft Vista. Cadalyst received six work-stations from five vendors and put them through their paces. Read their results here.

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Vico Software Announces BIM Partnership with Autodesk
Vico’s 5D Virtual Construction solutions and services has been integrated with Autodesk Revit for Building Information Modeling to enable building owners, general contractors, and construction managers to optimize project schedules as well as model-derived quantities and cost estimates. Read here for additional features.

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RhinoTerrain Plugin for Rhino 4.0 Available Through Ideate Inc.
Ideate, Inc. is pleased to announce our partnership with SARL RhinoTerrain, manufacturer of RhinoTerrain Plugin for Rhino 4.0. RhinoTerrain is a digital terrain modeling plugin for Robert McNeel’s Rhinoceros software. RhinoTerrain supports OrthoPhoto Mapping, Geographical feature detection, contour curves, hard and soft breaklines and much more directly in Rhino 4.0

For more information on RhinoTerrain click here.

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BIM Report Shows Growing Demand for Digital Models, Training
McGraw-Hill Construction today released the Building Information Modeling (BIM) SmartMarket Report together with premier sponsor Autodesk at Autodesk University 2008 in Las Vegas, NV. Sponsored in part by CSI, the report shows growing enthusiasm for BIM among architects, engineers, contractors, and owners, and usage is expected to grow rapidly in the coming year, despite the economic recession.

Read the report here.

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Autodesk Civil Solutions Rebate Program
From November 3, 2008 through January 16, 2009, U.S. and Canadian customers purchasing four or more commercial licenses (seats) of AutoCAD® Civil 2009 or AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2009 software may be eligible for a rebate of up to $7,495 after submitting an online request and providing proof of purchase documentation. Educational licenses, upgrades, crossgrades, and government purchases do not qualify.

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Autodesk Q4 Financing Promotion
To help in these challenging economic times, the Autodesk Q4 Financing Promotion is available to U.S. and Canadian commercial customers who purchase Autodesk products from November 3, 2008, through January 16, 2009. This promotion includes:

• No payment for 60 days, plus 0% interest for an additional 12 months
• Transaction sizes as low as US$3,000 can qualify
• Applies to all Autodesk products, subscription, and services
• May be combined with other Autodesk promotional offers
• Restrictions apply

For details, contact sales@ideateinc.com or call 888.662.7238.

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AutoCAD® Land Desktop Customer Transition Program
AutoCAD Land Desktop software customers have the opportunity to transition to the appropriate product, given that AutoCAD Land Desktop 2009 will be the last version of this product. Eligible customers can crossgrade to AutoCAD® Map 3D, AutoCAD® Civil, or AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software for a special promotional price depending whether they are on Autodesk® Subscription.

For details, contact sales@ideateinc.com or call 888.662.7238.

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2006 Retirement – Upgrade Now to Receive Maximum Savings – Up to 10%
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 10% 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: January 16, 2009
Phone: 888.662.7238
Email: sales@ideateinc.com

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Civil 3D Quickstart – Class Offer with Purchase or Crossgrade
Purchase or crossgrade to Civil 3D and you receive FREE a 4-hour live online Quickstart course from Ideate, Inc. A $199 value! This online lecture-style seminar exposes users to the software’s powerful object model and demonstrates how its underlying system of links and dependencies makes the design process much more interactive and adaptable as corrections are made on the fly.

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

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Holiday Specials on Rhino and Rhino Bundles
To celebrate our partnership with SARL RhinoTerrain, (see article in News/Announcements section), we’re offering 3 ways to save before January 15, 2009.

Rhinoceros 4.0
Rhino provides the tools to accurately model your designs ready for rendering, animation, drafting, engineering, analysis, and manufacturing.
List Price: $995
Special: $750

Bundle 1 – Rhino + Flamingo + Penguin
This bundle includes Rhinoceros for Modeling and Design, Flamingo for Hi Quality PhotoRealistic Rendering, and Penguin for Non PhotoRealistic Rendering.
List Price: $1,395
Special: $1,245

Bundle 2 – Rhino + Flamingo + Penguin + Bongo
Add the power of professional key-frame animation with Bongo to the bundle 1.
List Price: $1,695
Special: $1,445

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Save up to 50% Off Mathcad
Special promotion for Ideate’s AEC and Civil customers:

Save $300 - Ideate customers who are current Autodesk solutions users are eligible for a $300 discount on a new locked license of Mathcad 14.0.

Save $600 - Bundle your Mathcad purchase with a new purchase of an Autodesk product and save $600 on a new locked license of Mathcad 14.0.

First year annual maintenance contract required. Contact your account manager or Rahul Verma at Ideate, Inc. for more details.

Promotion expires: January 31, 2009
Phone: 888.662.7238 or Rahul Verma at x1010
Email: sales@ideateinc.com or Rahul Verma

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AutoCAD LT 2009 New Seat Rebate Promotion
From October 20, 2008 through January 16, 2009, customers who purchase eligible new commercial licenses (seats) of AutoCAD LT 2009 may be eligible for a rebate of up to $200 for each new license (seat) purchased after submitting an online request and providing proof of purchase documentation. This offer is limited to a maximum of five (5) seats total per customer invoice address.

Autodesk Subscription is not required to be eligible for the AutoCAD LT 2009 New Seat Rebate; however, Autodesk Subscription holders receive benefits including incremental product enhancements, personalized web support, and self-paced training options with one annual fee.
This rebate offer is available only to commercial customers in the United States.

Promotion Expires: January 16, 2009
Phone: 888.662.7238
Email: sales@ideateinc.com

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New Feature Releases for NavisWorks 2009 Subscription Customers 
Effective immediately, eligible Autodesk® Subscription members, as part of your benefits, can download the following new releases via the Subscription Center:

• 2004 DWG™ Object Enabler Extension
• NavisWorks 2009 Review: Project Review e-learning
• NavisWorks 2009 Simulate: Animate, 4D Simulations, and Project Presentations e-Learning
• NavisWorks 2009 Manage: Effective Project 3D Coordination and Analysis e-Learning

Autodesk Subscription Center:
http://subscription.autodesk.com/sp/servlet/public/index?siteID=11564774&id=11607975

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