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Smart
Architect 2009
Overview
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Also Available for:
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AutoCAD 2000-2008
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AutoCAD LT2000- LT2008
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If
you are an Architect using AutoCAD® 2009 or AutoCAD® LT 2009
- you cant afford to be without Smart Architect 2009!
ADD
advanced architectural features to your AutoCAD® software,
with Smart Architect 2009!
IMPROVE
your performance throughout the design process with an advanced
feature-set, designed to save you time and money.
WORK
on a wide range of building projects with smart building
elements to speed the design and documentation process.
SHARE
your drawings with other AutoCAD® 2008 or AutoCAD LT®
2009 users.
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Smart
Architect 2009 offers an exciting range of time saving, cost
minimising features to improve your performance in AutoCAD® 2009 or
AutoCAD LT® 2009. Save time throughout every stage of the design
lifecycle with professional and easy to learn drawing tools, available
within a familiar drawing interface. Draw walls fast; insert fully
customisable windows and doors; automatically draw ceilings, floors and
roofs. Easily derive sections, elevations and other working drawings
from the 2D plan. Watch your 2D plan come to life as you work with an
automatic 3D impression.
Smart Architect 2009 integrates seamlessly with your operating
system to a level unmatched by any other. The software can be customised
to local Architectural and Building Standards to save you time when
detailing and documenting.
Smart Architect 2009 is specifically designed to cater to a wide
range of project groups, including; commercial, residential,
institutional and industrial. The simplicity of the program, coupled
with local and national support and service, makes Smart Architect the
logical choice.
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Project
Detail
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3D
Representation of the proposed Hindmarsh Road Apartment development,
in the coastal town of Victor Harbor, South Australia.
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Images
produced by Rolf Proske - David Dawson Architects.
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Modelling
created using drcauto Smart Architect, and rendered with AccuRender.
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Smart
Architect 2009 - Features
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NEW
COMMANDS
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Drawing
Scale
Pull-Down
menu: SlingShot > Drawing Scale
Drawing scale is
now located in !Slingshot Max with a new
interface. It controls drawing scale
on both model space and page space for text and
graphic symbols.
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Sketch
Multiple
Pull-Down
menu: SuperTools > Stretch Multiple
Allows
multiple selection of endpoints to stretch.
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View
Database Records
Pull-Down
menu: Utilities > Smart Architect
Utilities > View Database Records
A Drawing
Record is now stored within the drawing. The
accumulated time gives a clear indication of the
amount of time spent creating the drawing and
allows editing of the view database record. This
information is stored in the drawing and can be
dynamically linked to the drawing sheet
title. The fields are generic and can be modified
to suit users requirements.
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1
Point Perspective
Pull-Down
menu: Utilities > 3D VPoint > 1 Point
Perspective
1 point
perspective is now available. The 1 point
perspective has been rewritten to allow for the
new realistic and conceptual display options. Once
in this mode you can mouse scroll the view and use
the arrow keys to adjust the view location.
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Perspective
Pull-Down
menu: Utilities > 3D VPoint >
Perspective
3DV Perspective now
available with new camera icon to indicate the
scope of the view. The 3DV perspective been
rewritten to allow for the new realistic and
conceptual display options. Once in this mode you
can mouse scroll the view and use the arrow keys
to adjust the view location.
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Shade
Mode
Pull-Down
menu: SlingShot> Shade > Shade Mode
All the new shade
mode styles have become available.
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Other
Highlights
F3 has been
assigned for color palette, F4 has been assigned
for line type selection.
Zoooming is now
allowed in perspective view - use mouse
scroll to zoom in and out and arrow keys to
adjust the view location
Save and SaveAs are
now open and save as commands with drawing
record option that is now stored within the
drawing.
Text continue is
now improved.
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NEW FEATURES: |
Includes
!SlingShot Max
Smart
Architect 2009 now includes !Slingshot
Max 2009. |
Includes
SuperTools
Smart
Architect 2009 now includes SuperTools 2009. |
Includes
Toolkit
Smart
Architect 2009 now includes Toolkit 2009. |
AutoCAD® 2009
or AutoCAD LT® 2009 Compatibility
Smart
Architect 2009 integrates flawlessly into AutoCAD® 2009
or AutoCAD LT® 2009
software. Menus and toolbars mesh seamlessly with the
AutoCAD®
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The
drc_stud Command
The
drc_stud command can handle just about any framing
requirement from 2d to 3d. Steel or timber, raked and
split level frames. Being totally flexible and
configurable users can easily set-up not only the framing
type and detail but also the way that the studs are
dimensioned and drawn. |
The
drc_issue Command
Many
customers are frustrated with object enablers and the need
for there use. The drc_issue command creates a single
2D drawing that has no drc objects at the press of a
button making issuing of drawings a breeze. |
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FEATURES: |
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Smart
Wall* Technology
Numerous
wall types are available, from cavity walls to timber, to
concrete, and partitioning. All features such as height,
width, rate, code and even linetype and layer may be
altered by the user. Wall types not catered for are easily
added to the list by the user.
Straight or curved walls can be drawn with automatic
intersection clean-up. Windows, doors or any openings cut
into walls are automatic whether viewed in 2D or 3D. The
user may elect to include hatching when drawing the walls
or hatch walls after the event. Hatching will look after
itself at all intersections and openings.
All the standard CAD editing commands can be used on
walls, eg copy, move, offset, fillet, grow, trim, join,
break, etc, thus reducing the learning curve and not
increasing the number of commands to be used.
Doors
and Windows
An
extensive range of door and window styles and
configurations is available. Dialogue boxes are clearly
laid out and simple to use allowing for alterations to
sills, thresholds, mullions, jambs, door swings, etc.
Drawing a simple outline is all that is need to create a
new style of door or window that is not included in the
list.
Smart
Architect - Door Toolbar
Each
entity that makes up the door or window can be modified
after insertion. There are automatic numbering and
elevation routines. A schedule for doors and windows is
automatically tabled and each item is elevated with
dimensions. (Schedules not available in Smart Architect
LT).
Smart
Architect - Window Toolbar
Elevations
and Sections
Sections
can be cut through buildings to include all entities from
3D furniture to roofs, windows, doors and floors. Internal
or external elevations can also be pealed off. All ceiling
and floor RL settings will be reflected. Sections and
elevations will also account for any externally referenced
files that may have been used to make up the model.
Automatic
Layer Assignment
All
entities automatically default to a predefined layer. This
means
that a user can load the software without having to give
any thought to layer configuration and can simply begin
drawing. The layering convention provided in the software
can be altered to match the convention of the user or the
office standard. If the assigned layer for a particular
entity does not exist in a drawing, it is automatically
created and the entity will default to it. The system will
also allow for entities to default to the current layer.
User
Block Library
The
Smart Architect LTi User Block Library provides the
ability to sort all the blocks, used in a drawing office,
into categories. This library can be located on a
particular machine or placed on the server allowing all
users access to a single location.
Command
Access
Commands
can be accessed through pull down menus, tool bars and the
keyboard. The keyboard comes with many pre-configured hot
keys, but is completely programmable through the use of a
dialogue box. The pull down menus are structured to follow
a typical drawing method and along with the description of
the command, provide the keyboard short cuts. The software
takes advantage of the Windowsâ environment by providing
tool bars which can be modified to the preference of the
user.
Database
The
Database can be tied into your title block and changed or
updated as the drawing progresses. The information in the
database is reflected in the Drawing Manager when opening
a drawing.
Project
Management
Extra
floors can be added to a building with a single command,
creating a new drawing of the next level and automatically
cross referencing it back into the master file. An XREF
Manager is provided for moving from drawing to drawing
within a project tree. To save confusion, an external
reference file can be opened by simply selecting it with
your cursor.
Drawing
Documentation
The
laborious and repetitive tasks of labelling and
dimensioning a drawing are alleviated with a drag and drop
labelling system which is categorised and an automatic
dimension command.
A label can now be added to a list and never needs to be
typed into a drawing again, with the drag and drop
dialogue boxes making label placement very easy. Text
fonts and heights can be adjusted at insertion time. Once
a building is complete, the plans can be dimensioned with
a single command.
Commercial
& Concrete
Although
Smart Architect has a great strength in domestic drawings
and models, it also focuses very strongly on commercial
routines, with grid and column layouts, parking layouts
and curtain walling. There are many routines and symbols
to cater for commercial interiors and ceiling grid
set-outs.
Roof
Builder
Smart
Architect is able to generate a roof of virtually any
style and shape. The dialogue box provides a range of
standard roof styles as well as the ability to generate a
profiled roof. The roof can have planes added to it at a
later stage, the shape can be manipulated and stretched to
suit and shapes can be cut out of it. With all this
flexibility, the roof does not lose its intelligence, and
all quantities will automatically update with the
alterations.
Smart
Architect - Roof Toolbar
2D
and 3D Stairs and Escalators
All
the parameters for stairs and escalators can be adjusted
to meet the specifications of the project. The dialogue
boxes are self explanatory with common building
terminology.
The stairs and escalators can be drawn in render quality
3D, 2D and section to graphically reflect the information
provided by the user.
Shadow
Diagrams
The
shadow casting routine will project shadows from a flat 2
dimensional drawing with some heights specified by the
user, or automatically from 3 dimensional objects. If a
series of contour points or a surface terrain exist, the
shadow will be cast to meet it.
The dialogue box provides a range of cities and
corresponding latitudes, however, this list can be added
to or altered to suit any location. Azimuth and sun angle
are calculated automatically.
Surface
Terrain
Surface
terrain models can be generated from information provided
by a surveyor, or by the user specifying the individual
spot levels. A grid or triangulated terrain model can be
produced to include contour lines. Contour lines can also
be used to create the terrain model.
Shadows can be cast onto a terrain, walls projected down
to them and foundations constructed to align with them.
Cut and fill calculations and volumetrics can be
performed, roads can be cut in and sections derived.
Quantities
Apart
from the objects behaving intuitively, all building
elements retain particular information for extraction into
bills of quantities and schedules. All materials,
finishes, codes and rates can be adjusted to meet the
current prices and meet the office standards. The
resulting information can be opened by most quantities
packages or spread sheets.
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