August 2011 MEP Outsourcing Exchange
Welcome N.B. Kenney, What's in Version 4, Software download guidelines, SMACNA 2011 invitation
EastCoast CAD/CAM News
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 The EastCoast CAD/CAM Customer Newsletter provides the latest news about product announcements, upcoming industry events, promotional offers, and instructional tips to our ever expanding customer community. |
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| Letter from David Quigley |
August 23, 2011
Dear EastCoast Customer and Friend,
Many of you have already installed or are in the process of installing Version 4.0 of our Design to Fabrication tools. For those of you who have not yet done so, you'll find a summary below of many of the new and very helpful features.
We also have a new customer to welcome, N.B. Kenney, and a new MEP Outsourcing Exchange area on our web site that customers and outsourcing providers can use to find and promote detailing services using that use Design to Fabrication software tools. You can click the MEP Outsourcing link on the top right of EastCoast's Home web page to get to the MEP Exchange discussion area.
I also want to share with all of our Newsletter friends the value and benefits that you'd find on EastCoast's Customer Portal area. The portal contains lots of extremely useful EastCoast reference materials, and Discussion Forums for communicating, asking other users questions, and sharing expert knowledge with other EastCoast users to further your insight while aiding others.
As always, please don't hesitate to contact me with your thoughts and comments.
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)
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EastCoast Welcomes N.B. Kenney
 EastCoast CAD/CAM would like to welcome N.B. Kenney Company, Inc. as a new customer this month. A recognized leader in the Union Mechanical Contracting industry in the Northeast, N.B. Kenney has a long history of working on challenging and complex projects for over 40 years. Currently, they have implemented Version 4 of Design to Fabrication into their design process and will be using it on multiple projects in several locations in Massachusetts, including Harvard University, UMass Lowell, Dartmouth and at several high schools in the region. They chose the EastCoast solution over other options because they recognized that EastCoast has the right set of fabrication tools to support their company's commitment to improved process, quality and safety.
Note: If your company would like to be featured here in a future newsletter, please contact us.
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MEP Outsourcing Service Forum
We've heard from many of our customers that they need a place to seek and post outsourcing listings to find the services and employment opportunities they need within the North American MEP industry. If your company is looking for Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP detailers, CAM operators with DuctMaker experience, or MEP Fabrication HVAC system designers with Revit MEP or AutoCAD MEP experience, you can post or check on the MEP Outsource Service Board for new listings. If your company offers outsourcing services and uses EastCoast CAD/CAM software, you can list your services here.
If you need help, post a request for outsourcing...
If your company is currently in need of outsourcing services, you can place a 'want ad' in a new forum post to let the MEP community know what you are looking for. Include details about the type of work, time frame, location or telecommute, and contact information.
If you offer outsourcing services, post a notice to let the community know...
For companies or individuals who offer outsourcing services and have experience with EastCoast CAD/CAM tools, add a new post to the forum to let the MEP community know what you have to offer. Include details such as the type of service you offer, location, travel or telecommute potential, and contact information or website.
Click here to go directly to the MEP Outsource Exchange forum.
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Version 4 Software Features
Here's a brief summary of the new and improved capabilities you will find in Design to Fabrication Version 4:
Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP
Duct
- Automated Duct Tagging
- Double-Walled Duct
- Duct Hangers and Rods
Duct
- Additional Hanger Placement Options
- New content: Ball and Butterfly Valves, and Carriers
- Pipe Fitting Enhancements to Couplings, Wye Double Combo and Wye Upright fittings
General
- AutoCAD MEP 2012 Support and Integration
- PartManager User interface Enhancements and Units Setting (Metric or Standard)
- Usability Enhancements to ECTools and Load Catalog Commands
- Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008
MEP Fabrication
- Support for Autodesk Revit MEP 2012
DuctMaker
- AutoCAD MEP 2012 Drawing File (DWG) Support
- Coil Line Features and Driver Support (Vicon, Iowa Precision, Engel, and Advanced models)
- Double-Walled Duct
- Enhancements to Spiral Weight Report, Segmented Fitting Assembly Labeling, Tracking Override, and Tap Report Oval and Round Fitting Diameter
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Support
- Oval (Donut-Shaped) Flange Part Support
- Undersizing for Round and Oval Duct, with Full AutoCAD MEP Compatibility
The full details on new features and enhancements can be found in the Design to Fabrication Release Notes V4 PDF document, provided in the Documentation folder of the CD distribution, and available from the EastCoast Customer Portal.
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Obtaining Version 4 Software
CD DISTRIBUTION
If you would like a CD, please send us your request, making sure to include the exact address and contact name of the person who should receive the CD.
SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD
You don't have to Wait for the CD! There is a much quicker way to update your EastCoast software. It's through the Customer Portal. Follow this link to register, and you can download everything you need.
If you need any assistance with the portal, licensing, or installation, please contact EastCoast Technical Support.
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contact us.contact us.Customer Portal
The EastCoast Customer Portal is your new access point for full installation product downloads, Installation Guides, Training Manuals, Technical Resources, Release Notes, Technical "How to" AVI's and most importantly, five domain specific Open Discussion Forums for communicating, asking other users questions, and sharing expert knowledge with other EastCoast users to further your insight while aiding others. We are continuing to add new content every day, and our staff is posting timely information on the discussion forums.
SIGNING UP
The only requirement is that you are a current customer (or invited guest). The process for registering is simple, filling in a 1 minute online registration form wherein, once completed and authorized by EastCoast's Technical Support, you will receive a follow-up email confirmation with a login link. If you need any assistance with the portal signup, please contact us. 
LOGGING IN
At any time, you can click the red Customer Portal button from the EastCoast CAD/CAM home page to log in.
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Experience SMACNA with us
 We hope to see some of you at the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association Convention this September in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Contact Christal Vandecar if you would like to arrange to meet with our staff while you are there.
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