Ameri-CAD Releases VisionREZ Version 7

VisionREZ Digital Fabrication Bridges the Gap Between Architectural and
Manufacturing

ALLEN, Texas, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameri-CAD, Inc. - An ITW Company, has
announced their new features for the release of VisionREZ Version 7. Powered
by Autodesk Technology, VisionREZ creates a Building Information Model (BIM)
for efficient development of 3D Models, 2D Construction Documents, Framing,
Graphic Renderings and Bill of Materials (BOM) deliverables. VisionREZ Version
7 provides even more power and value to the residential industry with over
thirty-five new features and enhancements.

BRIDGING THE GAP WITH DIGITAL FABRICATION

Bridging the Gap between the architectural and manufacturing industries is a
groundbreaking industry solution for this new release. "Increasing economic
pressures place greater value on the benefits of manufactured solutions in the
residential and light commercial construction industries. Capitalizing on the
power of the AutoCAD platform, ITW is bringing Digital Fabrication for the
light frame wood market to the Autodesk design environment. Users can now
export a VisionREZ architectural model to ITW BCG manufacturing solutions
(Intellibuild, View, hsbCAD) for Structural modeling of wall panels and
trusses. The manufacturing-ready structural data can then be imported back
into the original VisionREZ architectural DWG file. This is significant
because it generates greater economies by eliminating the need for redraw by
the manufacturing community and reduces errors by coordinating all build data
into a master file," said Jay Moore, Business Development Manager for
Ameri-CAD, Inc. - An ITW Company.

KEY NEW FEATURE LISTING

-- Compatibility with Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2010/2009 and AutoCAD
MEP 2010/2009 platforms
-- Phase I - Options Creation and Management allows the user to define
specific Option Sets to which users can assign objects. These options
can then be toggled to what is desired. The user can place rule
constraints on what other choices could be available with another
option
-- Architectural Link to ITW BCG Manufacturing solutions
-- Roof Subtractive Modifier allows the user to remove an area from the
roof for easier roof manipulation and design without modifying the
vertices
-- Roof Clip and Trim allows the user to clip and trim two roofs that
interfere with one another at their intersection to combine two
separate
roofs and let the system determine the proper intersection lines
-- Roof Creation from Walls enables faster roof design and development by
allowing the user to simply select walls to generate a VisionREZ Roof
-- Ribbon Interface is smarter and more contemporary to increase rapid
access to tools
-- 64-Bit OS Compatibility in addition to 32-bit compatibility
-- Enhanced functionality to over twenty existing solutions

FULL RELEASE DETAILS

Click on the following link to download a PDF copy of all new release features
and enhancements:

http://www.visionrez.com/PDF/VisionREZ_V7_Release_Details.pdf

ABOUT AMERI-CAD

Ameri-CAD, Inc. - An ITW Company is an architectural services and software
solutions company with a proven track record of performance for the building
industry. Since 1989, we have been developing innovative ways of speeding up
the formative process of architectural development through The Language of
Building(R). Ameri-CAD is an authorized Autodesk Independent Software Vendor
(ISV) and Developer.

For more information visit: http://www.visionrez.com

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Contact:
Jay Moore
Business Development
Ameri-CAD, Inc. - An ITW Company
Phone: (972) 747-7880
Fax: (972) 747-7180
202 East Bethany Drive
Allen, TX 75002
http://www.visionrez.com

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SOURCE Ameri-CAD, Inc.

Jay Moore, Business Development, of Ameri-CAD, Inc., +1-972-747-7880, or Fax,
+1-972-747-7180