Germany/Munich, October 20, 2011 – Nemetschek Allplan is now offering a further certified CAD project template for successful data exchange with government clients. For architects and civil engineers, this will considerably simplify collaboration with BLB NRW, the owner of almost all the North Rhine-Westphalia federal state's properties.
"In a national comparison, the construction industry in North Rhine-Westphalia is a cornerstone. This is a decisive reason for all Allplan users to work with the new projects template and ensure a competitive advantage with regard to government clients. In addition, use of the certified CAD project template increases productivity in project creation and handover, and reduces internal production costs for personnel deployment," explains Danny Seiler, Head of Direct Sales at Nemetschek Deutschland GmbH.
Successful data exchange: Allplan − AutoCAD
Nemetschek Allplan developed a new project template in close collaboration with BLB NRW: By taking advantage of it, Allplan users can exchange building projects and data in compliance with BLB NRW's specifications – at a certified level of quality. In the Allplan Connect service portal at connect.allplan.com/, Serviceplus customers will also find many other projects template that are free to download.
Simple and automatic functions
The project template is installed via automatic setup. The project template contains a predefined layer structure as well as Allplan wizards, and has default settings for the most important elements such as layers or format properties. All settings meet the BLB NRW specifications and guidelines. A file carries out export; smooth assignment during conversion to AutoCAD is therefore guaranteed. In addition, the project template contains information on the respective organization and the related specifications.
The following elements have been certified: File formats for drawings, layer structures and layer structure layout, blocks with attributes, texts, text styles, fonts, dimensions, 2D elements and objects, user coordinates system, model area, layout area, colors, line types and widths, plot styles, hatchings, scales, units, drawing frames and labels, base point and room definition via IFC 2x3.
"Government building projects often require strict compliance with specifications. The numerous Allplan projects template considerably reduce the administrative effort for architects and civil engineers, and thus enable them to focus on their core work – planning and designing," says Robert Bäck, Architecture Product Manager, Nemetschek Allplan GmbH.
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About Nemetschek Allplan
Nemetschek Allplan GmbH, with headquarters in Munich, is a leading European vendor of software for the design and management of buildings.
As a one-hundred percent subsidiary of Nemetschek AG, the company develops intelligent IT solutions for architects, engineers, building contractors and facility managers. The flagship product, Allplan, optimizes the entire creation process for buildings with regard to quality, costs and time and is used by more than 65,000 customers in 16 languages. Allplan covers all levels of a modern CAD system: from simple 2D drafting and 3D design to object-oriented building modeling with cost determination and quantity takeoff. Additional information is available at www.allplan.com.
About BLB NRW
On its foundation in 2001, BLB NRW, which is a semiautonomous organization, took over management of practically all the real estate owned by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with the exception of a few special properties. Its task is to acquire, manage, develop and utilize the properties for the state based on commercial principles. It aims to make optimum use of space and reduce the burden on the state budget. For more information, visit www.blb.nrw.de
