AutoCAD 2022
by: Erin Sorensen
Autodesk Transforms Small Design + Build Firms’ Capacity to Deliver Major Projects
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utodesk’s software suite has been gamechanging for my Boise-based design + build and remodeling firm, Ethos. Autodesk products serve customers across the manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, media, and entertainment industries. All while aiding in the development of robotics,
Augmented and Virtual Reality, and 3D printing. Practically speaking, Autodesk offers powerful planning tools and GIS systems to build projects, enabling site mapping from multiple sources overlaid in one spot. For 40 years, not much in our industry has changed on the tech side. But because of Autodesk we can now spot mistakes from
Figure 1: 122-acre residential project using Autodesk Infraworks
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