Autodesk AutoCAD MEP 2010 [32 & 64 Bit]

AutoCAD MEP 2010 software is the discipline-specific version of AutoCAD® software for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) designers and drafters. AutoCAD MEP’s more intuitive systems and design tools help provide better drafting productivity with the flexibility to make last-minute design changes quickly and easily. AutoCAD MEP helps to provide better accuracy and design coordination opportunities for MEP designers and drafters. Production of construction documents is automated, allowing the creation of single line and double line systems in addition to schematics.

Top features:

System workflow
In AutoCAD® MEP software, a system is a network of connected parts representing a real-world building system. These systems enable users to maintain the same layers, colours, and relationships. Equipment added to the systems inherit the current system’s property defaults, such as size and shape, providing a faster and more consistent method of laying out a design. Systems also make it easier to modify connected parts by simultaneously applying changes to the entire network of parts.

Properties Palette
The Properties palette provides a central location for viewing, adding and modifying the properties of an MEP object or element. Review information or change styles, dimensions, locations, property set data, and other important characteristics. Change basic properties or the object itself.

New Templates
Templates are drawings with defined settings used to create new drawings. AutoCAD MEP includes metric and imperial unit templates containing specified drawing units, drawing scales, layout tabs, and typical plotting setups. The templates also contain a set of display configurations specific to working with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing objects.

Discipline-Specific Tool Palettes
Tool palettes are logical tool groups used to add objects to drawings. AutoCAD MEP offers a large inventory of both common and discipline-specific tool palettes, including annotation and call-out tools for documentation and tools for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and schematic design.

Designing with Dynamic Input and Grips
Make more accurate modifications to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing designs directly in the drawing area with dynamic input and grips. Add commands at the cursor instead of the command prompt.

Project Navigator—Drawing Management
Manage project drawings, more easily creating co-ordinated views based on design parameters. Create and manage project drawing sheet sets for all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing construction documents.

Edit-in-View
Improve design productivity and modify mechanical, electrical, plumbing system designs with multiple views. Choose to work in any area of the design, including in section, elevation, or geometric model view, as well as the traditional plan view.

Catalogue-Based Content
The AutoCAD MEP parts catalogues provide an extensive collection of parts for use during design. Query the parts catalogues to assist with part selection and retrieve parts for integration into your designs. Store parts you create in a cataloueg for future use. Choose parts from multiple catalogues that include out-of-the-box catalogues or your own customised catalogue from content you have created to increase design selection.

AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture Support
Work on flat 2D AutoCAD floor plans or AutoCAD® Architecture geometric model floor plans. Reference architectural floor base plans developed in AutoCAD-based software application for better design and documentation coordination.

Manufacturer-Specific Content
Using content templates, create manufacturer-specific content for ducts, fittings, pipe, and pipe fittings. Content can then be brought back into AutoCAD MEP and added to the catalogue. Devise piping and HVAC designs according to manufacturer specifications, resulting in more accurate design of mechanical and piping systems.

Circuit Manager
Use a single location to manage and edit circuit information. Automatic prompts notify users of potential overloads based on conductor size, reducing errors and minimising the need for rework. In addition, the Circuit Manager reads the circuits from multiple fixtures and devices across multiple floor plans, leveraging the electrical project database. View linked panels and loads together in the Circuit Manager, which uses the space/room tag information to enter descriptions for all circuits.

System Requirements:

For 32-bit AutoCAD MEP

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home edition (SP2 or later) or Microsoft® Windows Vista® (SP1), including Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home edition (compare Windows Vista versions)
• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM, 3 GB recommended
• 4 GB free disk space for default install, 4.2 GB for full install
• 1,024 x 768 display with true colour, 1,280 x 1,024 true colour recommended
• 128 MB graphics card; 256 MB or greater, Direct3D®-capable workstation-class 3D graphics card recommended (currently supported graphics cards)
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
• Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
• DVD drive (for installation only)

For 64-bit AutoCAD MEP

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home edition (SP2 or later) or Microsoft Windows Vista (SP1), including Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home edition (compare Windows Vista versions)
• AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology, AMD Opteron® with SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon® with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology, or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
• 2 GB RAM, 4 GB recommended
• 4.3 GB free disk space for default install, 4.7 GB for full install
• 1,024 x 768 display with true colour, 1,280 x 1,024 true colour recommended
• 128 MB graphics card; 256 MB or greater, Direct3D-capable workstation-class 3D graphics card recommended (currently supported graphics cards)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
• Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
• DVD drive (for installation only)