EastCoast CAD Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP 2008

EastCoast has been developing sheet metal and piping software solutions for more than twenty-five years. With a history steep in industry knowledge and born directly from inside the sheet metal and piping industries the company is recognized as a leader in performance and 3D innovation.

Use AutoCAD MEP 2008 right out of the box to design and send to fabrication.
EC Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP uses all of the power and CAD design capability inside AutoCAD MEP to provide users with a seamless design to fabrication AutoCAD MEP solution – there is no other toolset like it in the HVAC industry. The suite contains all of the tools sheet metal and piping contractors need to coordinate, finalize design for approval, and deliver their drawings to fabrication direct from an AutoCAD MEP model.

With an easy to use interface, models are fully drawn and brought to design completion using the AutoCAD MEP CAD environment. Once coordinated and approved, HVAC sub-systems are downloaded with all of the shop specification and gauges for fabrication to industry leading coil lines and plasma tables, or to third party estimating programs.

Design, coordinate and fabricate directly from AutoCAD MEP, and EastCoast’s fabrication tools
EastCoast is the only HVAC 3D CAD solution that harnesses the full power of AutoCAD and Autodesk AutoCAD MEP to seamlessly bridge the performance, accuracy and efficiencies of AutoCAD MEP to the modern HVAC fabrication shop. With EastCoast’s three new HVAC software solutions; EC Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP 2008, EC Sheet Metal for AutoCAD MEP 2008 and EC Piping for AutoCAD MEP 2008, re-drawing for fabrication has been all but eliminated, bringing design and coordination to a new benchmark of process and speed.

Through the combined capabilities found inside the state of the art CAD design features of AutoCAD MEP and EastCoast’s fabrication and CAM tools for downloading AutoCAD MEP drawings directly to fabrication, design and build, sheet metal, plumbing and piping fabrication contractors will now find an entirely new set of efficiencies for saving resources and building greater earnings from their coming projects. No other HVAC software vendor has as integrated a solution inside AutoCAD MEP as EastCoast now offers in its three new suite solutions.

EC Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP software components include:

• EC Sheet Metal Module
• EC Piping Module
• EC Estimating Link
• EC Fabrication Link
• EC Maker
• Bar Coding Option (w/ 3D label option)
• Coil Line download

Benefits

• ABS CAD design feature set preferred by leading MEP engineering firms
• Drive down the costs of system design; increasing project profit and time to project completion
• Improve model accuracy by sharing digital design data and verifying designs early on, eliminating costly errors during installation
• Reduce drafting time working in a single CAD environment
• SMACNA specifications for standard water gauges and fabrication features to customize specifications for size range, material, connection, default pipe lengths, gauge, etc.
• Comprehensive fabrication reports including; bill of materials, spool sheets, weights, shipping lists, connectors, stiffeners, coils, spin collars, air devices, vanes, dampers, flex and cut lists
• Increase the efficiency of the design development and the coordination process by taking a completed design directly to the industry’s leading fabrication tools without any manual takeoff or redrawing
• Integrates in to industry standard 3D visualization presentation platforms
  

EC Sheet Metal for AutoCAD MEP 2008
EC Sheet Metal for AutoCAD MEP 2008 is built to support the design and fabrication requirements of professionals who create, manufacture and install sheet metal systems for commercial building projects. EastCoast’s EC Sheet Metal for AutoCAD MEP includes the powerful AutoCAD MEP CAD engine and together with EastCoast’s fabrication tools dramatically improves a shop’s productivity.

Built around AutoCAD MEP design front end and EastCoast’s backend set of fabrication tools, the toolset provides a level of integration and standards including 3D solids that will take you in to the next decade of sheet metal design and fabrication.

EC Sheet Metal fully automates the process of routing and detailing, saving time and important resources. The suite also comes with a complete library of rectangular, oval and round fittings. EC Sheet Metal advanced tool sets generate comprehensive reports including; bill of materials, weights, shipping lists, connectors, stiffeners, coils, spin collars, air devices, vanes, dampers, flex, cut lists, etc…

EC Sheet Metal for AutoCAD MEP software components include:

• EC Sheet Metal Module
• EC Estimating Link
• EC Fabrication Link
• EC Maker
• Bar Coding Option (w/ 3D label option)

EC Piping for AutoCAD MEP 2008
EC Piping for AutoCAD MEP 2008 is built to support the design and fabrication requirements of professionals who create, manufacture and install piping systems for commercial building projects. EastCoast’s EC Piping for AutoCAD MEP includes the powerful AutoCAD MEP CAD engine and together with EastCoast’s fabrication tools dramatically improves a shop’s productivity.

Built around AutoCAD MEP design front end and EastCoast’s backend set of fabrication tools, the toolset provides a level of integration and standards including 3D solids that will take you in to the next decade of piping design and fabrication.

EC Piping fully automates the process of routing and detailing, saving time and important resources. Spool drawings are generated in seconds - complete with a cut list, fitting list and number of welds. EastCoast’s spool drawings save upwards of 75% in labor costs. The suite also comes with a complete library for drawing waste and vent systems. AutoCAD MEP and EastCoast’s advanced tool sets support sloping systems and generates detailed assembly drawings and a complete material list making cutting pipes to “spec” in the shop more efficient.

EC Piping for AutoCAD MEP software components include:

• EC Piping Module

AutoCAD, AutoCAD MEP and NavisWorks Compatibility
EastCoast CAD/CAM’s EC CAD 2008 is 100% compatible with AutoCAD. All of EastCoast’s product lines integrate easily in to an AutoCAD environment including EC CAD 2008 and EC Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP 2008. HVAC professionals can import an AutoCAD background in to EC CAD 2008 and quickly and easily add all of their shop specifications, gauges and connections, generate accurate working project estimates (using integrated third party estimating packages,) and download directly to fabrication.

As an AutoCAD MEP Alliance Partner and a member of the Open Design Alliance™, EastCoast measures its success by providing the most seamless integration between its HVAC solutions and Autodesk’s MEP products - including AutoCAD and Autodesk® Building Systems.

EC CAD 2008 also supports AutoCAD 3D solid surfaces. As a result, EastCoast’s products are 100% compatible with NavisWorks, the state-of the art design review software for visual construction and multi-trade collision tracking.

Industry Estimating Software Compatibility
EastCoast CAD/CAM offers its customers a direct and integrated link from EC CAD 2008 to the leading HVAC estimating software partners: Estimation, Quote Express and Wendes Systems. This integrated software partnership allows HVAC and mechanical contractors to obtain an instant cost estimate directly from their CAD drawing using EC CAD 2008 and these industry estimating packages.

Estimation enables users to create detailed, accurate and professional estimates quickly and easily. With direct connections to e-catalogs and other web-based tools, contractors get accurate price and product availability information. Additionally, Estimation provides multi-level breakouts, a customizable database, and round and oval fabrication detail.

Quote Express combines key estimating features with an easy to use, point-and-click, Windows database technology. The software program takes less than a single afternoon to learn. Combined with EC CAD 2008, Quote Express generates accurate estimates backed by material, cost, and labor details.

Wendes Systems estimating programs for piping and sheet metal quickly produces a fast takeoff with the a comprehensive labor man-hours and material pricing quote. Wendes is also easy-to-use and requires minimal training, often allowing users to start bidding jobs the same day. All systems are true 32-Bit Windows 98/ME/2000/XP network compliant.