• GIS & CAD News - Spring Has Sprung Edition

            A Mountain CAD Publication

Highlights:

Autodesk 2007 Retirement Promotion

Upcoming WVAGP Meetings

Web Site for Oil & Gas Companies

ArcGIS 9.3.1 Now Shipping

Civil & Architectural Communities

 Training Schedule

General - This section has information that crosses all disciplines. Here you will find things like special computer pricing, information on network security services, document management solutions and announcements about Autodesk Retirement and Subscription Programs.

AEC - Information for Architects, Civil Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Surveyors, Building Contractors and Highway Construction

GIS - Information for GIS Specialists, Land Planners, Developers, Emergency Management and Response and most anyone making maps in both the government and private sectors ( Oil & Gas, Coal & Timber)

Manufacturing - Information for Mechanical, Chemical and Electrical Engineers and Draftspersons

Training - This section contains our training schedule and related information

General

2007 to 2010 Upgrade Promotion

Upgrade any Autodesk 2007 product to 2010 and enjoy the following price promotion

May 1, 2009 - July 17, 2009~~~~~30% off SRP with Subscription

                                              ~~~~~20% off SRP without with the purchase of Subscription

Architecture, Engineering and Construction

Civil Engineering Community

Become a member of the Autodesk Civil Engineering Community to stay current with your industry, grow your professional network, and take advantage of a host of resources. Benefits of membership include access to:

• Civil 3D Content Sharing
• Member Discussions
• Blogs, Local Events, and Webcasts

• User-submitted Tips and Tricks

Architecture Resource Center

A great resource for all Autodesk Architecture Products.  http://resources.autodesk.com/Architecture/Revit_Architecture

Building Information Modeling

Autodesk building information modeling (BIM) software facilitates a new way of working collaboratively using a model created from consistent, reliable design information - enabling faster decision-making, better documentation, and the ability to evaluate sustainable building and infrastructure design alternatives using analysis to predict performance before breaking ground.

Please visit http://usa.autodesk.com/company/building-information-modeling to learn more.

Stimulus Money in WV

"The funding will support energy audits and energy efficiency retrofits in residential and commercial buildings, the development and implementation of advanced building codes and inspections, and the creation of financial incentive programs for energy efficiency improvements.  Other activities eligible for use of grant funds include transportation programs that conserve energy, projects to reduce and capture methane and other greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, renewable energy installations on government buildings, energy efficient traffic signals and street lights, deployment of Combined Heat and Power and district heating and cooling systems, and others."

GIS

FREE Web Based Mapping Solutions

If you are looking for a low cost way to implement a web based solution for sharing map data you might want to consider an open source solution.  Check out http://gis.mtncad.com/ to view demos of different Open Source Solutions.

Upcoming WVAGP Meetings

June 10, 2009
Event: Annual Meeting
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00: PM
Location: Mollohan Center, Glenville State College.

June 10, 2009
Event: Tax Mapping Workshop
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Mollohan Center, Glenville State College
Directions: View Map

Please visit http://www.wvagp.org/ to learn more.

ArcGIS 9.3.1 Now Shipping

What's New in ArcGIS 9.3.1?

ArcGIS 9.3.1 improves the performance of dynamic map publishing and increases the sharing of geographic information.   Get all the details at http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/whats-new/index.html

Oil & Gas Website

We are letting a well kept secret out of the bag.  Mountain CAD is now offering a web site that contains all digital seamless parcels that are available for the Sate of West Virginia.  These parcels do have ownership and other related data attached.  In addition we have located all oil and gas wells from data on WV DEP web site.  The site also contains aerial photography as well as flood plain data.  Our plan is to allow casual users to access this data for free.  More frequent users will incur a charge.  Visit http://gis.mtncad.com/ to view this site.  It is under the Open Layers Tab and is called WV Tax Map

Mountain CAD Services

Did you know that we provide

• Annual GIS Support Contracts.
• Custom ArcGIS and Autodesk Applications. 
• Parcel Maintenance Services for WV County Assessor's. 
• Great Web Based GIS and Mapping Systems 
• Database Design
• Base Mapping Services

Manufacturing

Top Ten Reasons to Choose Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology

Follow this link to a document that explains the benefits of Solid Edge.  http://www.mtncad.com/node/192/www.plm.automation.siemens.com/.../en_us/Images/14280_tcm53-63012.pdf

"Siemens' synchronous solver overcomes the order dependencies that have plagued history-based CAD programs by solving for the explicit and inferred constraints at the same time. The synchronous solver doesn't use a history tree, but rather holds user-defined constraints in groups associated with the surfaces to which they apply...Ultimately, though, I believe this to be a transformative technology -- one that represents an important inflection point in the CAD industry. If you hear someone say ‘that's nothing new,' don't believe them. Synchronous Technology is a big deal."

Evan Yares, CAD Industry Analyst
Synchronous Technology and Design Freedom

Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology

The next release will be the second version of Solid Edge to incorporate Siemens PLM Software's breakthrough digital product development technology. Solid Edge with synchronous technology is a complete feature-based 2D/3D CAD system that combines the speed and flexibility of direct modeling with precise control of dimension-driven design.  Read More or See It Live

Training Opportunities

Civil 3D 2010 Essentials               July 8, 9, 10

                                                Sept. 9, 10, 11

                                                Instructor: Jerry Workman, PE

                                                $1,050.00 per student

AutoCAD Map 2010                      July 21,22                 

                                                Instructor: Jerry Workman

                                                $650.00 per student

AutoCAD 2010 Essentials             August 12, 13, 14                

                                                Instructor: Jerry Workman

                                                $950.00 per student

Revit Architecture                        TBA                                       

                                                Class Taught at EDSI in Roanoke, VA

                                                $995.00 per student

ArcGIS Level I                             May 27, 28, 29                     

                                                Authorized ESRI Instructor: Kevin Kuhn

                                                $1,250.00 per student

On Site Training for up to six students is provided at $1200.00 per day plus expenses.  Customer is responsible for providing all hardware for training class.

All Autodesk Classes are taught using Ascent Courseware which may be purchased separately from Mountain CAD at $150.00 per manual