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Bentley Systems is pleased to announce the addition of RAM CADstudio to the Bentley line of products. Designed to provide the “missing link” between the analytical model and construction drawings, CADstudio helps keep your drawings current and your projects on budget. The program offers unparalleled integration and efficiency to engineer and CAD Specialist.

With RAM CADstudio engineers and CAD specialists no longer need to worry about last minute analytical changes making it onto the drawings correctly. Finally, no more time spent with red-lines to pick up analytical model changes. At Bentley, we realize how valuable your time is, and now with RAM CADstudio you can minimize the time you spend on generating and coordinating construction documents within the office. CADstudio provides huge advantages to the design office for both the engineer and CAD operator, even when they are the same person.

Benefits for the Engineer

• CADstudio allows you to concentrate on the analytical model, resting assured that changes will be accurately depicted on the drawings.
• CADstudio makes you more productive by minimizing the time-consuming and error-prone red-line process at all stages of your project life cycle.
• CADstudio produces a checklist of each item on the construction documents that is different from your analytical model, helping you to quickly identify potential errors on the drawings.
• CADstudio provides visual feedback in AutoCAD of all drawing revisions due to analytical model changes at each stage of the project.
• CADstudio can generate schedules for your structure; in the format you want.
• CADstudio automatically creates a 3D model and allows transfer of all geometric data to CIS/2 format for linking to common detailing packages.

Benefits for the CAD Specialist

• CADstudio works within your current AutoCAD environment allowing you to continue to utilize all AutoCAD functionality along with your in-house and third party macros and add-ons
• CADstudio allows you to easily manage your office standards with hundreds of customization options, including: sheet title blocks, symbols, column schedule layout, all your style settings, fonts, colors, layers and more.
• CADstudio is based on a 3D parametric model where structural elements have relationships. That means moving a column will automatically move all columns above, as well as the associated floor framing.
• CADstudio automatically generates grids, floor-plans, elevations and schedules from any RAM Structural System Model.
• CADstudio tools allow you to quickly generate partial plans, new elevations and schedules.
• Visually manage all your drawings in model and paper space using the unique CADstudio Navigator pane.
• Use drag-and-drop technology to import details, and place plans, elevations, and schedules onto drawing sheets in paper space.
• CADstudio automatically generates and maintains sheet and module references so you no longer need to worry about incorrect references if sheets are renumbered or details are moved.
• CADstudio will update drawings and won’t undo your work. Once a project is underway, re-importing the RAM Structural System model into CADstudio will update all of the framing changes without overwriting the manual modifications you have made to the drawings. CADstudio retains all changes made to the drawings as the analytical evolves. Add notes, split labels onto multiple lines, move members, add miscellaneous members; all these changes stay in place even if the analytical model sizes and framing is modified and updated.

Features:

• Extends your AutoCAD capabilities.
• Close integration of construction documents with the analytical RAM Structural System Model. Import analytical model changes to obtain automatic update of construction drawings and a revision history of changes.
• Automatic generation of floor-plans, elevations and schedules all to your own set of office drawing standards.
• Revision history displayed graphically on your construction documents.
• Automatic creation of a parametric 3D model with geometric relationships between structural elements. Move girders and watch the supporting framing automatically adjust to the new geometry.
• Built-in Navigator manages all drawings and sheets in your project.
• Compatible with Architectural Desktop and 3rd party macros.
• View 3D extruded rendering of model for accurate visualization
• Drag and drop technology to import details and move entities from model to paper space.
• Automatic drawing reference management keeps details correctly called-out as sheet numbers change.
• Report with comparison of all differences between analytical model and the structural drawings.
• Dozens of options to allow you to customize CADstudio to your office standards.
• Export data to CIS/2 for linking to detailing packages