EastCoast CAD/CAM News
EastCoast CAD/CAM's December 2010 News
Dear Customer or friend of EastCoast CAD/CAM,
I am so happy to share with you lots of exciting news about the great progress we are making at EastCoast CAD/CAM.
2010 has been, without a doubt, the most exciting year, ever, at EastCoast. As the year progressed through the releases of four EastCoast CAD/CAM product updates, (e.g., Versions 2.1, 3.0, 3.1 and today's Version 3.2) we have welcomed over 300 new users and customers. It's taken us five years and nine AutoCAD MEP Product releases to arrive at the doorstep of becoming an important provider of software tools to HVAC and Mechanical Contractors and Engineers. We accomplished this because of determination, a strong vision, a great software tool architecture, a loyal customer base and many new customers willing to take a chance with a next generation AutoCAD MEP Fabrication solution. We also couldn't have done this without an incredible capable group of employees - all of whom have persevered through the early product release years and an historic North American economic downslide in building projects.
So, here we are today; we couldn't be more happy or proud of where we find EastCoast today, just a few weeks after introducing an industry changing product, MEP Fabrication (see more details below), at Autodesk University.
As always, we remain dedicated to staying close to you and your needs. Your comments and opinions are very important to us, so please feel free to contact me if you have any questions comments, requests, requirements or issues with our products or services.
Wishing you, your employees and all of your families a safe, healthy and happy upcoming holiday season.
Best regards,
Dave
David E. Quigley
Chief Operating Officer
EastCoast CAD/CAM
33 Boston Post Road WestSuite 1
Marlborough, MA 01460
800-334-2977
603-672-7880 (direct)
603-490-2558 (m)
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Live Open Forums for Piping and Sheet Metal
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Sheet Metal Open Forums
Patsy DiPaola, EastCoast CAD/CAM
Sheet Metal Product Manager
Bi-Weekly on Tuesdays, 9:00 AM EST
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Pipe Open Forums
Randy Swaim, EastCoast CAD/CAM
Pipe Product Manager
Bi-weekly on Mondays, 11:00 AM EST
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Join us for Sheet Metal and Pipe Open Forums hosted every other week on Monday and Tuesday mornings. These forums are a great opportunity to learn new techniques and gain insights from product experts, whenever you are able to participate. We're starting off this series with topics that assist users who are making the migration or upgrade to the latest Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP, Version 3.2. Each session covers a specific training topic, with opportunities to ask questions and offer input on the topics covered during and at the end of the session.
You can click the links below to sign up now so that you'll be included in the invitation to the next scheduled open forum. Once you have signed up to attend an Open Forum session, you'll receive email reminders for upcoming sessions, and you will not be required to re-register. Each session will be recorded and will made available on our website for users to review at later times. If you have any questions, please send them to support@eccadcam.com.
Sheet Metal Open Forum Registration - next session meets Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Pipe Open Forum Registration - next session meets Monday, January 10, 2011
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MEP Fabrication Meets with Praise in HVAC Industry
EastCoast's newest sheet metal software tool, MEP Fabrication, was unveiled at the Autodesk University conference last month with high interest from HVAC industry attendees who see the value of eliminating the need for redrawing from engineering to fabrication and taking advantage of critical design detail from engineering to fabrication. The tool provides significant production efficiencies, and assists contractors and designers who struggle with specifications requiring "Building Information Modeling" throughout the entire building process.
MEP Fabrication makes it possible to automatically convert engineered system layouts to real manufacturer geometry and specifications within a fully engineered Revit MEP design and model. The workflow takes advantage of EastCoast's patented Design to Fabrication (TM) while eliminating any level of redrawing. In the process EastCoast's MEP Fabrication applies accurate and precise construction documentation from engineered upstream design detail, preparing fabrication-ready models and incorporated into AutoCAD MEP for final detail coordination and cost estimation.
Practical Design to Fabrication Workflow
Once the building project has been completed, the as-built model is available to be brought back into Revit MEP for down-stream facilities management, completing a full BIM workflow.
Our existing customers may not yet be aware that EastCoast's sheet metal content is already an integral part of Autodesk's Revit MEP. You'll find our sheet metal fittings inside the HVAC Revit MEP Family content library. All of the embedded EastCoast fittings have a ".dtl" file extension.
One of the most important values MEP Fabrication brings to the contractor is not just that it can convert Revit MEP HVAC drawings to full fabrication readied drawings by way of three clicks (selecting, saving and importing.)
As a direct result of the Revit MEP to AutoCAD MEP software architecture internal to MEP Fabrication we also offer users a seamless worklfow between Engineering users who use off the shelf AutoCAD MEP and the detailers who take the drawing all of the way to Fabrication and Installation; a tool with the functionality to capture all of the relevant design details and pass it to HVAC Fabrication Detailer who, without any redrawing, review each of the systems for final modifications and coordination saving countless time and redundancy. For the first time, and for large scale commercial construction organization, MEP Fabrication provides enterprises and their shops, a process and workflow that directly ties engineering to fabrication seamlessly on one platform and one set of tools.
For more information on MEP Fabrication goto: MEP Fabrication on our website.
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End of Year Special Product Pricing
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It's not too late to get your orders in to take advantage of 2010 business tax deductions. Be assured that David Quigley will be working up to the last day of December to help you benefit from purchases logged under the 2010 year. Send Dave an email or call him at 603-490-2558 (cell) or 603-672-7880 (office) to get a price quote on durable EastCoast plasma cutting systems and the latest software tools: DuctMaker V 3.2, Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP 2011 V3.2, and MEP Fabrication. |
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Training Sessions Set for Winter 2011
Get up to speed with the newest releases of EastCoast tools to prepare for jobs in 2011. Click here to view course dates now through April for in depth, in-house training offered for both sheet metal and piping specific focus. And because we want to be sure you have what you need from our training, returning students always attend for free!
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Hope to see you at AHR EXPO 2011
 Members of our EastCoast CAD/CAM staff will be presenting our newest software tools at the AHR Expo from January 31 through February 2, 2011 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Please let us know if you will be there so that we can arrange some time in person with you. Email Christal Vandecar at EastCoast to schedule a meeting.
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