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aecinfocus based scheduling methodology. Vico Software’s Cost Manager 2007 is an application for the graphic presentation of budget/estimate information published either from Estimator 2007 or Microsoft Excel. Vico Software’s 5D Presenter 2007 allows users to publish a viewer model from Graphisoft Constructor that includes time and cost information from Estimator 2007 and Control 2007 to provide an interactive, realistic view of a project. WinEstimator www.winest.com DesignEst Pro is WinEst’s estimating product. The product is currently in beta version with a number of large AEC firms, and at the time of this writing is expected to be commercially available in August. DesignEst Pro is integrated with Revit Architecture 2008. Using the Revit API, WinEst has given users the ability to map their Revit Elements and their respective properties to the corresponding objects and properties in a WinEst cost-estimating database (figure 5). Figure 5. WinEst’s DesignEst Pro is integrated with Revit Architecture 2008 and uses the Revit API. The basic elements that come standard with Revit are already mapped to the corresponding objects in two WinEst cost databases: the WinEst Commercial CAD database and the RSMeans building construction cost database with assemblies. A hallmark of DesignEst Pro is the user-defined ability to map custom Revit elements to the corresponding objects in the WinEst database. The audit capabilities allow the cost estimate to be continually updated to reflect changes in the design. c H. Edward Goldberg, AIA, NCARB, is a practicing licensed architect and AEC industry analyst. Ed’s full-length book, AutoCAD Architecture 2008: A Comprehensive Tutorial (Prentice Hall, www.prenhall.com) is now available. His new Revit Architecture book will be available in winter 2007. Visit www.hegra.com for more information or e-mail ed.goldberg@cadalyst.com. quickpoll Which of the Following has Your AEC Firm Adopted as Its Primary Standard? 0.8% NBIMS 1.0 (National BIM Standard) 52.0% I I I I I Standards developed in-house 6.6% Other 11.9% National CAD Standard 28.7% National CAD Standard, modified * Data compiled from Cadalyst’s online poll with 529 total responses. Cast your vote for the most recent poll at www.cadalyst.com. 48 September 2007 | cadalyst | www.cadalyst.com http://www.winest.com http://www.prenhall.com http://www.hegra.com http://www.paulaubin.com http://www.cadalyst.com http://www.cadalyst.com

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Contents Editor's Window Techtrends: Resurrecting an Unforgettable Second Living Large UGS Solid Edge v20 Adobe Acrobat 3D v8 Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended CAD Manager: Managing 2D and 3D in the Same Office MCAD Modeling: Where is MCAD Going? AEC in Focus: Automated Estimating and Scheduling Using BIM CAD Cartoon Issue Indexes CADfidential

Cadalyst - September 2007

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