Software helps designers select and configure products.
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BuyDesign(TM) for AutoCAD® enables manufacturers to deliver intelligent electronic product catalog to architects and other designers for use within AutoCAD system. Catalog information can include guided selection tools, product options, configuration criteria, product images, related documents, and links to additional information on manufacturer's web site. When designer configures product, software creates design block that can be inserted into AutoCAD drawing.
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TDCI Announces BuyDesign(TM) for AutoCAD ®
Configuration Software Helps Manufacturer's Get `Spec'd In' to Win More Business
October 19, 2005 - Columbus, Ohio. TDCI Inc, a diversified enterprise software and consulting company serving both mid-size and large manufacturing organizations, today announced immediate availability of BuyDesign(TM) for AutoCAD®, a new component of the Sales BuyDesign sales and service solution within TDCI's BuyDesign software suite. BuyDesign for AutoCAD enables manufacturers to deliver an intelligent electronic product catalogue to architects and other designers for their use directly within the popular AutoCAD system. The catalogue can include configurable products as well as standard products. The solution will help manufacturers increase sales by making it easier for designers to select and configure their products, and faster for dealers to create quotes and orders. BuyDesign for AutoCAD is intended for use by manufacturers of any product that might be specified at design time - for instance, building products such as windows and doors, cabinets, HVAC equipment, etc.
"BuyDesign for AutoCAD helps manufacturers extend their reach further out into the demand chain," stated Dan DeMuth, TDCI President. "Our research shows that, in the construction industry for instance, when an architect specifies a particular brand of product, that brand is ultimately purchased up to 90% of the time. Therefore, making it easier to get their products `spec'd in' is a tremendous competitive advantage for building product manufacturers."
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TDCI Inc: http://www.tdci.com/buydesign
With BuyDesign for AutoCAD, manufacturers can offer designers an easily installed software application with an imbedded product catalogue that integrates seamlessly with their existing AutoCAD system. Catalog information can include guided selection tools, product options, configuration criteria, product images, any type of related documents, and links to additional information on the manufacturer's web site. When the designer selects and configures a product, BuyDesign for AutoCAD automatically creates an intelligent design block that can be inserted directly into the AutoCAD drawing. Each block carries with it the product attributes captured during the configuration process. Product schedules can then be exported and sent electronically to the manufacturer's sales channel (e.g. a dealer or distributor) to be imported into Sales BuyDesign for quotation and ordering. The designer can attach documents or drawings to the schedule to better communicate any special requirements.
As an example of how BuyDesign for AutoCAD will be used, a leading window and door manufacturer is already deploying it as an extension to their existing Sales BuyDesign implementation to create an integrated solution across the entire specification-to-delivery process.
About BuyDesign and TDCI
The BuyDesign(TM) Product Customization Management System (BuyDesign) from TDCI Inc. is a suite of software solutions developed to help manufacturers streamline the design, sales, and production of highly customized products. The suite's Sales BuyDesign application helps manufacturers of such products become `easier to do business with' by enabling them to provide dealers and distributors with 24x7 web-based and desktop access to: up-to-date product information, intuitive configuration capabilities, product visualization, quote generation, detail bid documents, real-time ordering, and automated generation of detail drawings and manufacturing instructions.
TDCI is a diversified enterprise software and consulting company serving both mid-market and large organizations. For more information, visit http://www.tdci.com/buydesign.
