ARCHIBUS Nexus 2018
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Come say Hi! we are hosting at the 2018 NY,NJ,PA Professional Land Surveyors Annual Conference
Come say Hi! we will be present at the upcoming tri-state Professional Land Surveyors Annual Conference.
January 16 – 19, 2018 New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors 2018 Annual Conference – Albany, NY
Tuesday , January 16, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Afternoon Learning Lab
AutoCad Civil 3D Survey Networks – Editing and /Traverse Analysis
Link: https://www.nysapls.org/event/2018-conf for registration and information
January 21 -24, 2018 Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors 2018 Surveyors’ Conference – Hershey, PA
Monday, January 22, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Workshop
GIS/CAD Project Workflow
Link: https://www.psls.org/conferenceinfo for registration and information
January 31 – February 2 , 2018 New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors SurvCon 2018 – Atlantic City, New Jersey
Thursday, February 1, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Workshop
Terrain Modeling, Contouring and Analysis in AutoCad Civil 3D
Link: https://www.njspls.org/event/SURVCON18 for registration and information
Debbie Masia
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Robotech CAD Solutions
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Cell: 732-241-9531
ARCHIBUS – New Version 23.2 Released
Extensive Release
As software author, ARCHIBUS has to maintain technical compliance, whilst at the same time enhancing the product and introducing new features and functions.
Whilst this is an extensive release, the concentration has been on enhancement. Key areas are the expansion of Contract Management, and the integration of the Move Management process with Strategic Planning. Moreover, we see the introduction of ISO55000 compliant chain of custody monitoring in Asset Management.
Everyone has their own agenda with regard to that road map and here at The ARCHIBUS Foundation we have been pushing users’ priorities around Asset and Maintenance Management. I’m happy to say that these have been taken into account, with many enhancements and new features on show.
User-friendly
Furthermore this release builds on the ideas taken forward in the previous version. Version 23.2 is characterized by the continued development of a strategic view, whilst improving operational applications. In addition ARCHIBUS has continued the trend of refining the user interface. They have enhanced user-friendly consoles and introducing new planning functions. The interactive PM Planner and Labour scheduling consoles are important additions. These are designed to improve your tracking and scheduling of preventive maintenance services and labor management.
What’s more the 3D Navigator has been included in many additional consoles throughout the software. This innovative tool allows users to view and interrogate 3d models within ARCHIBUS, without requiring specialised software tools. Consequently, users can now switch instantly between 2D and 3D views, greatly streamlining the BIM model approval.
Nexus 2018
Not only does the new version keep everyone busy, our preparation for ARCHIBUS NEXUS 2018 is well under way and the response to our call for presentations has been excellent. However, there are still a few slots available for potential presenters.
University of Worcester – a story of success with ARCHIBUS
University of Worcester – St Johns Campus
The Users in our Eco-system are renowned for rising to the business challenges presented in Real Estate and FM. Our colleagues at University of Worcester in the United Kingdom implemented ARCHIBUS to improve customer service and business processes. They also engaged all stakeholders to become custodians of their built environment. The team increased customer satisfaction, whilst at the same time increasing effectiveness and efficiency.
ARCHIBUS as an enabling technology
Moreover the team at University of Worcester realised that ARCHIBUS, as with any software solutions, is an enabling technology, not a silver bullet. ARCHIBUS offers a series of tools for users in our eco-system to engage with people in their organisations. ARCHIBUS also provides a platform for standardisation so that everyone can collaborate using a common language, to meet common goals.
However the software is only a component of a robust business solution. The people who use and come into contact with the system are those who make it successful. The Estates team realised that underpinning the implementation with their key objectives and looking for an eminently visible “win”. For them that win was based on identifying a fundamental work flow. It was a process that looks very simple but it was the key to unlocking the potential of the people around them.
They looked to answer a basic question: how to get all the stakeholders communicating when a problem arose. The answer was to employ mobile technology to join the dots.
Keeping it simple
Because ARCHIBUS can be so powerful it is easy to ignore the fact that the best solutions in business terms can be simple. The team at University of Worcester highlighted that during their presentation at ARCHIBUS Nexus earlier this year. Their quirky “silver screen” video representation of maintenance job received a rapturous reception.
The team showed that you can have the best software in the world, but success is based on business knowledge. An organisation needs to know what it wants, and how things work in its own business, in order to take best advantage of a software solution.
Read more about ARCHIBUS at University of Worcester in their recent success story. Click here
AutoNews FM April 2017
AutoNews FM is a free newsletter from Robotech to help our customers stay abreast of industry information on Workplace & Facility Management technology and design automation. Please send us your feedback to improve this newsletter.
Hotflash: Renew your Autodesk Maintenance early, rates go up on May 1
In this issue:
- New: ARCHIBUS Enterprise Asset Management Application in v.23
- BIM 360 Team: Design+Construction collaboration software (Webinar)
- TED Talk: Buildings that blend nature and city
- ARCHIBUS Nexus 2017 Conference in April
- Check our new blog on our Website
- Keep separate AutoCAD profiles for your AutoCAD and ARCHIBUS
- How to update Autodesk network license without access to the server.
- Value-added Autodesk Promotions
- Revit Tip – Detail Levels to Optimize Workability
- Robotech CAD, BIM, CAFM Training in April / May
Each new release of our supported software is designed to help you work smarter and faster. Renew your subscription through Robotech to continue receive direct phone and email support from us.
A new application has been introduced in version 23, which expands the definition of “Assets”. The application helps companies to integrate strategic real estate planning, capital planning, portfolio project management, strategic financial analysis and operations information to align all assets to an organization’s objectives
View or dowload the Enterprise Asset Management data-sheet
Request a Quote or for more information, please call us now at 201-792-6300 or email [email protected]
2. BIM 360 Team: Design+Construction collaboration software [Back to Top]
Autodesk’s BIM 360 Team is a cloud-based collaboration tool that lets architects, engineers, and project stakeholders work together in one central workspace, using a web browser or mobile device to comment, markup and view 2D and 3D drawings and models. With 100+ file formats supported, BIM 360 Team allows you to upload and view any file, regardless of the software used to create it. Whether at the office or in the field, BIM 360 Team is the way to access your latest design and project information from anywhere. Get this exciting new tool as part of a package deal, see Autodesk promotions below and call us at 201-792-6300 or email [email protected]
Mark your calendar for our next “BIM 360 Team” Webinar on Thursday May 18 at 10:00 AM
3. TED Talk: Buildings that blend nature and city [Back to Top]
We would like to share with you a great TED talk:
A skyscraper that channels the breeze … a building that creates community around a hearth … Jeanne Gang uses architecture to build relationships. In this engaging tour of her work, Gang invites us into buildings large and small, from a surprising local community center to a landmark Chicago skyscraper. “Through architecture, we can do much more than create buildings,” she says. “We can help steady this planet we all share.”
If you are interested in more information, please call us now at 201-792-6300 or email [email protected]
4. ARCHIBUS Nexus 2017 Conference in April [Back to Top]
The annual ARCHIBUS Nexus Conference will be held this year from April 30th to May 3rd in Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland. The conference is a good place to connect with colleagues, ARCHIBUS staff and Robotech to exchange ideas, see new ARCHIBUS development and advance your career with hot topic training.
Click here to learn about the ARCHIBUS Nexus 2017 and register
Click here to request a test-drive (live online) of the New ARCHIBUS Version 23
For ARCHIBUS information please call us at 201-792-6300 or email [email protected]
Watch the Autodesk 2017 Showreel. Expansive rail systems, massive hydropower plants, awe-inspiring buildings, connected job sites and more! See how our AEC customers are using the latest technology trends like reality capture, AR/VR, drones, and data rich BIM models to make anything.
If you are interested in more information, please call us now at 201-792-6300 or email [email protected]
You would like to have separate shortcut icons that start AutoCAD with a specific profile. This is helpful to separate your AutoCAD profiles from your ARCHIBUS profile.
You can set up one or more shortcut icons on the Windows desktop that will start AutoCAD and begin the drawing process using a specified profile (ARG) file. To start AutoCAD with the profile you want:
- On the Windows desktop, make a copy of your AutoCAD icon.
- Right-click the new AutoCAD icon, and click Properties.
- In the Properties dialog box, click the Shortcut tab and in the Target text box, at the end, enter /p followed by the name and path of the profile (filename.arg) that you want AutoCAD to use when it starts.Example:
- Click OK to accept the changes and exit to the Windows desktop.
AutoCAD will use the profile that you set in the shortcut icon each time the program is started. If the shortcut icon specifies the same profile as one that is already defined in AutoCAD, the settings in the ARG file will not be imported.
Visit our Support section or email [email protected]
- On the server, share the folder: C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager.
- Install NLM on a client workstation.
- Click on Service/License File tab and choose “Configuration using License File”.
- Enter 27000@your-license-server-name in the white box.
- You can now replace the license file and use the “re-read” option on LMTools to access the update license.
- Select Stop/Reread tab and select server to re-read license file.
Visit our Support section or email [email protected]
8. Value-added Autodesk Promotions [Back to Top]
Save 30% on 3-year subscriptions with trade-in until 4/21
Trade in your old perpetual licenses and save on the latest Autodesk products — including AutoCAD, Revit, Inventor, 3ds Max, our new Industry Collections and more.
- Save up to 30% on the SRP of 3-year subscriptions with single-user or multi-user access to any eligible product of your choice when you trade in your eligible serial numbers and all associated seats of R14 ( release year 1998) through 2016 perpetual licenses and/or 2017 perpetual licenses not on an active maintenance plan.
- Qualifying Autodesk LT Family products are eligible to “go to” any eligible product subscriptions, including industry collections with single-user access.
Offer valid until April 21.
Purchase AEC Industry Collection and receive 3 BIM 360 Team Licenses at no extra charge until 4/21
AEC Industry Collection, a complete set of tools for anyone in the AEC industry, now can come along with 3 seats of BIM 360 Team.
Offer valid until April 21.
Buy or renew any LT or LT family subscription and get the second one at 50% until 4/28
Now’s the time to stock up on additional AutoCAD LT or LT family products. That means you can operate AutoCAD LT’s for under 80 cents a day!
Offer valid until April 28.
Autodesk Collaboration Offer until 7/21.
Purchase 5 or more subscriptions of Autodesk® BIM 360™ Team receive 40% off the suggested retail price
Purchase 5 or more of Autodesk® Collaboration for Revit® receive 25% off the suggested retail price.
Offer valid until July 21, 2017.
If you are interested in more information, please call us now at 201-792-6300 or email [email protected]
9. Revit Tip – Detail Levels to Optimize Workability [Back to Top]
When building Revit Families, creating different models for different Levels of Details can help in how fast the Revit Model can function later on. When building a family, build a generic geometry such as a Box, Circle, or Linework to represent the Object and have it sit on top of the Detailed Model. Select the Detailed Model and Group it as one object. Under the Properties window, click “Edit…” for Visibility and Graphics Overrides. Uncheck Coarse and Medium and click OK. Now the Family will only show the detailed model when the Revit View is set to Fine Detail. Similarly, select the Basic Geometric model mentioned earlier and edit its Visibility so that only Coarse and Medium are checked. Now a simplified geometric model will be used in place of the detailed model when Revit Views are set to Coarse or Medium. This can allow users to work on the Model Space quickly without the need for the computer to process the detailed family model constantly.
Visit our Support section, check our View online training calendar.
10. Robotech CAD, BIM, CAFM Training in April / May [Back to Top]
Sessions are 9 to 5 in small groups at Robotech’s facility in Hoboken, NJ. All courses are eligible for AIA credits 1 unit per hour
Reserve your seat for any course
Register now to reserve your seat,
Call Cissie at 201-984-1825 or email [email protected] for more information,
Best Regards,
The Team at Robotech
CAD, BIM & FM Solutions
Two Marineview Plaza
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone. 201-792-6300
www.robotechcad.com
ARCHIBUS Establishes ARCHIBUS Foundation EMEA to Inspire Social and Environmental Responsibility Causes that Make the World a Better Place
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ARCHIBUS, Inc., the #1 developer worldwide of real estate, infrastructure & facilities management, announces a major market initiative with the formation of the ARCHIBUS Foundation EMEA (The Foundation) to represent the ARCHIBUS Federated Eco-System (AFE) in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and to promote a greener built environment in the region.
ARCHIBUS Establishes ARCHIBUS Foundation EMEA to Inspire Social & Environmental Responsibility Causes
The Foundation, based in the United Kingdom, was formed to support the AFE community – consisting of ARCHIBUS Solution Centers, ARCHIBUS Business Partners, Education Partners and Client organizations – through the promotion of educational and training programs using the ARCHIBUS technology to improve the environment, as well as advance social and economic well-being through the efforts of the ARCHIBUS Community.
The Foundation’s many objectives include:
- Promoting academic programs in EMEA institutions of higher education by providing education software grants for professional development
- Partnering with organizations that have a common interest in promoting sustainable economic, social and environmental education for communities
- Further evolving governance, quality and standards common to all members of the AFE
“We look forward to working with all our current and future stakeholders in creating a more sustainable built environment thanks to ARCHIBUS technology that will build a better future for generations to come,” says ARCHIBUS CEO Wise Cho. “This has been our guiding principle at ARCHIBUS for over 35 years and we hope to continue that focus for years to come.”
About ARCHIBUS and its associated ARCHIBUS Federated Eco-System
ARCHIBUS is the #1 real estate, infrastructure and facilities management solution in the world with the total annual expenditures for ARCHIBUS-related products and services at over $2.7 billion (USD). Over 8,000,000 ARCHIBUS users worldwide are supported by the ARCHIBUS Federated Eco-System which include over 1,700 ARCHIBUS Solution Centers and Certified Business Partners. For nearly four decades, ARCHIBUS innovations have fostered remarkable institutional, business and government transformations.
ARCHIBUS has been a pioneer in “Smart” technologies for properties, buildings, campuses and cities and, since 1980, involved in the evolution of “Smart Cities” into “Intelligent Cities.” Active in over 190 countries, ARCHIBUS is the leading global advisor and “smart city technologies integrator” for “Smart Cities” and “Intelligent Cities and Communities Transformation™” (ICCT™) Programs and Initiatives.
https://www.archibusfoundation.com/
