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Incredible Drawing power with seamless CAM interface
Coupled with the incredible drawing power of AutoCAD 2009, Quickduct CAD provides the sheet metal detailer with all necessary tools to produce easy to read shop drawings and 3D coordination drawings. Quickduct’s powerful features for editing, labeling and duct routing reduce hours of work to just minutes. An industry first, Ripple Edit gives users the ability to correct mistakes in mere seconds. There is no need to redraw or edit more than one fitting in a ductline; simply make the necessary changes to one fitting and Quickduct automatically edits the rest of the ductline and applies your personal fabrication standards. Automatic Labeling is just one more area where Quickduct trumps its competition. Manually adding useful text is easy with Quickduct CAD. It is as simple as selecting the desired fitting and choosing the appropriate data from a list. Shop Data Systems, Inc. is also the only company in the market that provides its users with 3D Lights. Quickduct CAD can support rectangle and circular lights in its well stocked equipment library which also includes an expandable list of Air Handlers, VAV boxes, and diffusers. Combined with its customizable equipment database, Quickduct’s complete rectangle, round and flat oval fitting library gives the detailer all items needed to design and draw the most complex jobs. If it can't be built, it won't be drawn.
Automatically route your duct
Quickduct CAD's automatic routing utility makes routing from point to point a one click operation. The routes allow elevation or offset changes for rectangular and oval duct lines and allow both elevation and offset for rolling round offset routes. Round routes also ask for length of flex to be applied to the end of the route for easy tap-to-grill routing. All routes allow an elevation override so you can continue to use 2D snap points. This makes it easy to draw on top of existing drawing layers or overlays. Additionally, Quickduct CAD automatically adjusts throat sizes of elbows in routes up to a user specified maximum to eliminate additional small, costly short joints.
Automatically connect your duct
Connecting between two ducts is easy with Quickduct CAD. Just select the two ducts and choose the type of transitioning duct you would like to use whether it be a simple transition, a square offset, or a radius O.G.
Automatically dimension your duct
One of the most time consuming parts of any CAD drawing is labeling. Quickduct CAD automatically dimensions size, length, offset, angle and elevation changes. User preferences are supplied for dimension orientation and a smart-rotation is applied to all dimensions which assures they can be read from a fixed vantage point. All dimensions are individually selectable and movable for easier identification on tightly cramped areas. Any dimension can be deleted, edited or changed on the drawing. Additional non-standard dimensions/comments can be placed and associated with any fitting. That means if the fitting is moved its text moves with it.
Automatically piece number your duct
Another time consuming function is made easy with Quickduct’s intelligent piece numbering. Options for orientation and placement assure users will have minimal text interferences. Tagging sequences such as trunk first or tap line first piece numbering gives Quickduct intelligence that is light-years ahead of its competition. Tags can also be set for individual tagging or exact-match, duplicate tagging. Prefixes for duct line/unit are also supported.
Avoid multiple input by downloading to your Plasma Cutter
Quickduct CAD seamlessly integrates with Quickduct CAM which means, once the drawing is complete, you are minutes instead of hours away from pattern layout, nesting and cutting. Fully compatible shop standards between CAD & CAM assure no downloading problems. Since Quickduct CAD is “Fabrication Smart”, if it can’t be built, it won’t be drawn.
Open Architecture design for Ultimate customization of reports
Through the dynamic interactive capabilities of Microsoft Windows® you can design your own Shop Data reports! By interfacing Microsoft Access® and Seagate Crystal Reports™ with Shop Data for Windows, you have the tools you need to extract critical data for estimating, production, shipping, inventory management, purchasing and more.
Tie into your current estimating software
Quickduct has teamed up with industry estimating software companies to provide its users with ultimate design engineering and change order options. Quickduct allows for estimates of either the whole drawing or a user specified area. Export your duct to your existing estimating software and receive a quick estimate on what has been drawn; make changes to the estimated drawing and compare prices for change order invoices. Users can also determine the most cost effective route by drawing the same duct run in multiple variances and receive quick estimates on each.
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