AutoCAD 2009 Gold Beta Test Site
Sinclair Pratt Cameron, P.C. was chosen last summer to
participate directly with Autodesk and a select group of others as a
Gold Beta Test Site for AutoCAD 2009.
"One of only 15 Gold Sites in the world."
--- Autodesk Beta Team Leader
It has had it's 'ups' & 'downs' with most of the 'ups'
not coming soon enough. I mean, it was an ever-evolving little monster
with its fair share of crashes and expletives, but we all learned a lot
about the hard work it takes to put something like this together.
"Enlightening" would be a huge exaggeration. The number of people they
bring together on many different levels to make this happen... And that
is for the software that is pretty much at the bottom of the Autodesk
food chain, so you can just imagine what kind of resources they are
throwing at projects in the forefront like Revit.
Upside you say? Plenty. We get VIP passes for everyone
in our CAD department to Autodesk University for the next 5 years and 50
cases of Junior Mints®.
Get real! I was just kidding
about AU & the candy, but we have been actively using AutoCAD 2009 in
production a full 6 months before anyone else and had direct
input/dialog with the developers since the beginning.
Pretty sweet deal if you ask me.
Coming Soon: Revit Structure 2009!!
That's right: SPC is moving to BIM by adding Revit
Structure to our repertoire. The implementation process is in it's
infancy but will be going to 'full-steam' status this summer and using
it in production by late this year. This will be the biggest challenge
ever for us, but that's okay. We are ready and we will make
it happen.
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