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Why should you choose AutoRapidus

Dynamic connection between Architectural design and Bill of Quantities with the automatic composition and updating of the .DCF (document computation format) keeping any measurements that were inserted manually
Quantity Estimating of the whole drawing or parts of the drawing previously selected by the designer
Parametric measurements of the drawing entities (such as walls, doors, windows, etc) obtaining precise Bill of Quantity measurements for each drawing
Dynamic Updating of the Bill of Quantities document in relation to the modified drawing entities
Connection of one or more Price List items to each drawing entity by means of simple Drag & Drop operations
Different measurement items with different measurement descriptions can be defined even for a single drawing entity (e.g.: a Wall entity within a drawing can be quantified in surface finishings, painted surfaces, etc.)

From Integrated design to Estimating

Capable of interfacing itself with PriMus and PriMus-P, AutoRapidus quickly links each drawing element to one or more Price List Items, by means of quick and intuitive Drag & Drop operations with both PriMus and AutoCAD open simultaneously on-screen.
The drawing created in either AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT, automatically generates the corresponding BoQ in PriMus thanks to a dynamic transmission of all drawing related measurements.

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Modifying a wall or even an entire room dynamically updates all of the Price List Items connected to the given drawing entities and therefore to the total Estimate cost in PriMus.
With AutoRapidus the BoQ document and the design’s economic assessment, become fundamental decision factors integrated within the Architectural Design and capable of conditioning decision making activities.

Simplified Architectural Design

With AutoRapidus the Designer can use “architectural entities” from a “styles” archive and with just a few clicks, build a three-dimensional model and produce plans, cross-sections, prospects, perspective views or broken-out sections.

All views can be generated in 2D wireframe (with overlapping lines), 3D wireframe and various shading modes.

It is also possible to add external and internal dimension lines to the building design, compute zone surface areas, calculate Lighting Ratios and organize summary tables that can be inserted within the drawing or simply exported to Excel.

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Much easier to Design with architectural entities instead of tracing simple lines

Instead of tracing lines, with AutoRapidus the designer can draw walls that connect automatically, windows that are inserted within walls, doors and other “architectural entities” available in a “styles” archive that can be modified and updated obtain an optimized 3D model.
The wide range of architectural entities supplied with the software guarantee the automatic conversion of your 2D Design to 3D. Roofs are easily generated starting from a simple 2D polyline; stairs are parametric and can be user-defined; pillars and columns can be configured in a dedicated dialog box and interact with all pre-existing entities; railings, fencing and glazings together with walls etc. can be easily configured thanks to a very rich library of profiles and 3D blocks that can be continuously updated by the user.

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Basic Features

Guided creation and insertion of walls, doors, windows, roof tops, stairs, pillars, columns, railings, fences, glazed walls and parametric areas
Automatic connecting of walls at their intersections
Style management of wall entities entirely customizable
Style management for windows and doors with different drawing scales for details
Complete worksheet configuration, plotting scale, Widget type and positioning
Rich library of 2D/3D blocks for interior design, offices urban planning
Calculation of areas, doors and windows together with summary tables in AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT and Excel
Calculation of Lighting Ratios together with user definable summary tables in AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT and Excel
Automatic creation of the 3D model with one or more storeys in using hidden lines or shaded view graphical representations
Generation of hatched curved and straight 3D walls
Wide range of 3D casings for doors and windows

Automatic creation of balconies, slabs, pavings related to both internal or external areas
Door styles, windows and walls and preset or user-defined slabs for fast and reliable 3D generation
Fully automated Roof pitch creation
Full 3D prospects generation using convertible reference points to 2D, 3D orbit, Pan and 3D Zoom in real time with hidden and visible lines
Creation of sections, prospects and broken out sections easily converted into 2D files
Built up and Demolished areas manager (highlighted in Red or yellow)
Automatic creation of roof frames by simply starting from the definition of the entire roof or roof pitches with the relating BoQ data
Doors and windows styles and geometries
Creation of niches and pilaster strips for both internal and external walls with quantity take offs and creation of walls with variable thicknesses and section geometry

Advanced Features

Dedicated Applications for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT from v. 2005 to v. 2010.
Power Edit
The advanced function that allows the user to dynamically control (select, modify, delete, replace, etc.) the various elements inserted within the drawing.
View Manager
Dynamic dialog with which the user can activate or disactivate the desired views.
Library with over 4500 blocks
Library with over 4500 blocks for casings, roofs etc. capable of supporting the user in the design of complete environments, a 2D library is also available with electrical and hydraulic devices.
Build up and management of complex constructions or even composed of one single DWG file
Multistorey management in one single DWG file even in BoQ environment and 3D
Floor levels can be copied from the existing floors to new floor levels; previously created floors can be used in layers for basing any new floor levels
Dynamic communication between the Architectural design and Bill of Quantities document
With dynamic updating and creation of the .DCF files allowing the user to keep any manually inserted measurement data
General Design Data management integrated within PriMus and the Worksheet Widget.