Increase productivity, accuracy, and coordination—from conceptual design through construction documentation—with Autodesk® Building Systems 2007, AutoCAD®-based software for mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) engineers, designers, and drafters. Maximize the efficiency of your AutoCAD-based engineering workflow with an intuitive design environment. Collaborate seamlessly with architects using AutoCAD-based software applications. Automate production of construction documents using enhanced single-line and double-line system design and layout productivity tools. And minimize documentation coordination errors between mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design teams as well as with architects and structural engineers. Autodesk Building Systems: A better, faster AutoCAD for MEP engineering, building design, and documentation.

• Mechanical design—includes splined flex ducts with editable grips; single-line, 2D, or 3D pipes for creating chilled water, hot water, steam, or other piping systems; rise/drop symbology for dynamically connecting ductwork; hidden line annotation; as well as fire protection content such as sprinklers, deluge valves, and retard chambers
  
  
• Electrical design—includes automatic calculation of service and feeder sizes, as well as panel schedules and single, two-, and three-pole intelligent circuit objects that work across all referenced file
  
  
• Plumbing design—includes schematic tools for quick piping layout; a stand-alone calculator; built-in plumbing code systems for automatically calculating pipe sizing and flow requirements; and 3D plumbing content and 3D piping tools

Rather than individual team members producing multiple, unrelated drawings, with Autodesk Building Systems software the entire project team collaborates on the same digital representation of the building that dynamically links design and documentation. The benefits: better team collaboration, smooth integration of building systems into the overall project, and consistent, coordinated documentation.

Save Time with Ready-Made Content, Custom Content

From hose connections, pumps, and drains to water heaters, sprinklers, and electrical panels, Autodesk® Building Systems includes expansive libraries of intelligent mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection content for use right out of the box. These intelligent 2D and 3D engineering objects replicate their real-world counterparts—complete with details of size, materials, and more—and automatically update to reflect design changes. Plus you can use the Content Builder to easily create your own intelligent block content or parametric content. Or you can quickly customize existing content to local standards with the Catalog Editor.