Software is fully compatible with AutoCAD 2004.
Press Release Summary:
ARCHIBUS/FM v14 facilities and infrastructure management software leverages drawing tools from AutoCAD, allowing user to view, update, maintain, and share information. AutoCAD features can be invoked from within ARCHIBUS/FM environment for integrated text and drawing reports. Productivity tools include Multiple Drawing Interface, enhanced drag-and-drop functionality, true color support for graphic data, and text options to help users visualize physical assets.
Original Press Release:
New ARCHIBUS/FM? Version 14 Offers AutoCAD? 2004 Compatibility
Smarter Working Tools Simplify Data Creation and Sharing
Boston, Massachusetts?May 12, 2003?ARCHIBUS, Inc.?developer of the # 1 facilities and infrastructure management solution in the world?introduces a number of enhancements to its ARCHIBUS/FM software solution. The new ARCHIBUS/FM Version 14 is fully compatible with Autodesk?s AutoCAD 2004, giving users increased flexibility when working with drawings and their associated facilities and infrastructure information.
Drawing Productivity Tools
By leveraging the drawing tools from AutoCAD, ARCHIBUS/FM Version 14 makes it easier than ever to view, update, maintain, and share information. AutoCAD features can be invoked from within the ARCHIBUS/FM environment for integrated text and drawing reports. New productivity tools, including a Multiple Drawing Interface, enhanced drag-and-drop functionality, true color support for graphic data, and increased text options help users quickly visualize their physical assets and how they support their organization?s overall mission.
Personalized Views
ARCHIBUS/FM Version 14 also offers a number of options for personalizing reports. Preferences can be set on a per-workstation, per-project, or per-site basis, while system administrators keep centralized control over project lists, drafting standards, and schema search paths. Increased color, size, and drawing options enhance readability and let users further personalize views. Version 14 also supports custom HTML forms for sophisticated methods of accessing and filtering facilities and infrastructure information.
Leveraging AutoCAD 2004
?By harnessing AutoCAD?s new performance, productivity, and presentation features, we?ve raised the standards of CAFM [computer-aided facilities management] to a new level,? says Steve Segarra, Chief Technical Officer at ARCHIBUS, Inc. ?Version 14?s new features offer unparalleled productivity while granting users the flexibility to create attractive, meaningful reports that reflect their organization?s business rules. This enhanced version of ARCHIBUS/FM will further our leadership role within the emerging Total Infrastructure and Facilities Management (TIFM) category.?
Jim Quanci, Senior Manager, Autodesk, agrees that ARCHIBUS has done a great job leveraging the best features of AutoCAD 2004. Quanci says, "We are very pleased that ARCHIBUS was able to develop a 2004-compatible version of ARCHIBUS/FM so quickly. Autodesk has been working very closely with ARCHIBUS to determine which AutoCAD enhancements would be most valued by the facilities management community. We're impressed by how they have leveraged the strengths of AutoCAD 2004?speed, collaborative working methods, and drawing management features?and translated these strengths into productivity improvements for facilities managers. ARCHIBUS/FM is a great tool for anyone involved in facilities management."
Screen Shots
Integrate ASPs to ARCHIBUS/FM work processes
Drill down quickly with HTML forms
MDI and asset text features
Availability
ARCHIBUS/FM Version 14 is now available to both new and existing users. Current users who participate in the annual software subscription program with ARCHIBUS, Inc. receive the enhancements upon request, with no additional charge. End-users with previous versions of ARCHIBUS/FM can upgrade at a fee. The upgrade includes documentation in both hard and electronic copies. Version 14 is initially available in English only; localized versions of the new software will be rolled out in subsequent months.
Company Profile
ARCHIBUS is the #1 global provider of facilities and infrastructure management solutions and services. ARCHIBUS/FM enables organizations to make informed strategic decisions that optimize return-on-investment, lower asset life-cycle costs, and increase enterprise-wide productivity and profitability. More than 100,000 ARCHIBUS/FM enterprise users manage over 1.4 million buildings exceeding 16 billion square feet. Available in over 100 countries and more than a dozen languages, ARCHIBUS/FM is supported through a global network of 1,600 ARCHIBUS/FM-trained specialists. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, ARCHIBUS, Inc. has pioneered automated facility management techniques since 1982. For more information, call 617/227-2508, or visit www.archibus.com.
