What’s in the AEC Collection?

By Garry Stockton

Often people opt for the AEC Collection when renewing their subscription, but we find users tend to stick with the applications they know and trust - AutoCAD, Revit etc. Below is a guide to the other applications which can help drive efficiency, collaboration and workflow.

So what does the new AEC Collection include, and what advantages do each of these offerings bring to your construction project?

AutoCAD and verticals such as AutoCAD MEP, Architecture, Electrical and Plant 3D are applications with a familiar AutoCAD interface, all which will improve efficiency.

AutoCAD 360 Pro – is a common platform used throughout the industry. This suite of AutoCAD products allows you to access and create documentation and share detailing with all partners on the project team.

Revit is the leading BIM tool to create construction parts, access schedules and convert designs to fabrication parts for coordination.

AutoCAD Civil 3D is the best tool for road, rail and earthworks detailing, cut and fills, landscaping and getting to machine control.

Navisworks Manage allows you to create federated models from over 50 file formats and run Clash Detection, Construction Simulation, Quantification, Design Review and Rendering.

Vehicle Tracking analyses site movements in advance and ensures trucks, cranes and large vehicles can move around site.

3ds Max is for those high end visualisations to help with winning planning, buy in from stakeholders, or winning tender bids.

Formit 360 Pro is a conceptual design tool for buildings that links to Revit and allows you to create site layouts on the PC or mobile device.

InfraWorks 360 is a conceptual design tool for infrastructure that links to Civil 3D and allows you to create construction site layouts, traffic simulations and visualisations.

Insight 360 will allow you to run sustainability analysis and verify that any significant changes in materials that you make won't affect the end result.

Recap 360 Pro uses reality capture laser scanning and photogrammetry to better understand existing conditions and verify as built conditions.

Rendering in A360 creates quick and easy high quality renders and panoramas from Revit and Navisworks.

Structural Analysis allows easy structural analysis to help with foundation design decisions.

Online Storage offers access to models and drawings from the office or site.

For more information or to purchase, please click here - https://software.cadline.co.uk/products/architecture-engineering-construction-collection