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  Nature vs. Neon (PDF - 1.025MB)
A white paper by Autodesk Vice President, Phillip G. Bernstein, that addresses whether sustainable design can save money and the environment.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Sustainable Design (pdf - 884Kb)

Revit MEP is the purpose-built building information modeling (BIM) software for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering. This white paper explores how key concepts of BIM improve MEP design processes, both building mechanical and electrical, and how those processes are further enhanced when combined with Revit-based architectural or structural workflows, or both.

Green Index Press Release (PDF - 98KB)
A white paper by Autodesk Vice President, Phillip G. Bernstein, that addresses whether sustainable design can save money and the environment.

AutoCAD Architecture 2010 Detail Brochure (pdf - 2.57Mb)

Top Ten Reasons to Use AutoCADŽ Architecture 2010 Software (pdf - 239Kb)

Release 2009

AutoCAD Architecture 2009 Detail Brochure (pdf - 285Kb)

AutoCAD Architecture 2009 Customer Q and A (pdf - 75Kb)

AutoCAD Architecture: Making AutoCAD Better for Architects (PDF - 47KB)
Noted author and industry luminary Ed Goldberg shares his ideas on how AutoCAD users can begin using AutoCAD Architecture to realize immediate benefits.

AutoCAD Architecture: Productivity Study (PDF - 266KB)
Are you an architect trying to decide between AutoCAD® and AutoCAD® Architecture software? This study, performed by an independent third party, compares the time required to complete typical tasks. The conclusion: an AutoCAD user with little knowledge or experience using AutoCAD Architecture can increase design documentation and drafting productivity by more than 30 percent.

Release 2008

AutoCAD® Architecture 2008 - Questions and Answers (PDF - 70KB)

Basics of Projects in Autodesk Architectural Desktop (PDF - 682KB)

AEC CAD Standards and Projects in Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006 & 2007 (PDF - 452KB)

Release 2007

Autodesk Architectural Desktop Q and A for Customers (PDF - 42KB)

Autodesk Architecture Solutions Brochure (pdf - 778 Kb)

Autodesk Architectural Desktop Product Detail Brochure (pdf - 1.33mb)
Overview of Architectural Desktop including some of the program's key features and benefits.

AutoCAD for Architects Whitepaper - Ed Goldberg (pdf - 46kb)
Share the new AutoCAD® for Architects white paper, written by industry expert H. Edward Goldberg, who discusses the benefits of Autodesk® Architectural Desktop software over the AutoCAD product. In this paper, titled, “Making AutoCAD Software Better for Architects,” Goldberg details how Autodesk Architectural Desktop software has the functionality of AutoCAD software along with new tools for automating architectural drawing and design.

AutoCAD-Architectural Desktop Productivity Study (pdf - 265kb)
Finally! The details component has been added to a white paper entitled, “A Productivity Comparison of AutoCAD Software and Autodesk Architectural Desktop.” David Cohn, a novice on Autodesk Architectural Desktop software, discovers that Autodesk Architectural Desktop software is 32 percent faster than the AutoCAD product. Productivity gains were significant in the areas of detailing, creation of section and elevation views, scheduling, and making modifications to existing work.

Autodesk Architecture Solutions Brochure (pdf - 778 Kb)

Autodesk Architectural Desktop Product Detail Brochure (pdf - 1368 Kb)

Autodesk Architectural Desktop Q and A for Customers (WORD - 646 Kb)

10 Reasons to Move to Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2007 (pdf - 26 Kb)