June 26, 2013

Newly Published Autodesk Developer Network Partner Success Story Features Ideate, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO, California – 6/26/2013 - Ideate, Inc., a leading Autodesk Authorized Developer and Autodesk solutions provider offering quality software, training, support and custom consulting services to the AEC industry, today announced the publication by Autodesk, Inc. of its latest Autodesk Developer Network Partner Success Story, Exceling at problem solving: Ideate leverages decades of experience to help customers solve problems and reap the rewards of BIM.”

The Autodesk Developer Network Partner Success Story reveals how Ideate-developed Autodesk Revit product-based applications—Ideate Explorer for Revit and Ideate BIMLink—have become highly successful solutions that stem from customer pain points. Marketed worldwide directly, through partners and via Autodesk Exchange Apps, these tools address the ever-growing need to access and manage BIM data with ease, speed and precision.

Glynnis Patterson, Ideate Director of Software Development says, “We are helping customers identify and understand the hidden costs and loss of revenue due to process inefficiencies, while our solutions help customers eliminate bottlenecks, overcome workflow gaps and dramatically improve efficiencies. Tasks that once took days and hours take seconds. Costs drop substantially. Productivity climbs. The outcomes are gratifying.”

According to Jim Quanci, director of the Autodesk Developer Network, “The dedication to interoperability with Autodesk Revit makes Ideate a valued and trusted Autodesk Developer Network partner. Ideate consistently delivers comprehensive, easy-to-use applications to our AEC customers so they can maximize productivity and efficiency, and extend the power of their Autodesk software.”

Bob Palioca, President, Ideate Inc., says of the Autodesk Developer Network partnership, “We were BIM and Autodesk Developer Network pioneers. Being a member of ADN is a robust and strategic relationship. We find it’s important to be informed about upcoming functionality and to get the tools and technical assistance for early application development. It is one important way we enhance our customers’ workflows and contribute to their success.”

Ideate has published Exceling at problem solving: Ideate leverages decades of experience to help customers solve problems and reap the rewards of BIM” online. Download the Study in Success at http://www.ideateinc.com/ideas/case.html

About Ideate, Inc.
Ideate, Inc. is a leading Autodesk Authorized Developer with 25+ years’ experience in software development and specific focus on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and is an Autodesk solutions provider offering quality software, training, support and custom consulting services to the AEC industry since 1992. Headquartered in San Francisco, California and operating five Autodesk Authorized Training Centers (ATCs) in the northwestern U.S., Ideate is recognizedas an Autodesk Gold Partner for Architecture, Engineering and Construction, one of Autodesk’s highest levels of authorization.

Ideate BIMLink lets users pull data from an Autodesk Revit file into user-friendly Microsoft Excel and push Excel data into Revit with equal ease. www.ideatebimlink.com


Ideate Explorer for Revit is a simple, powerful Autodesk Revit add-on to explore, quantify and manage the 100,000+ building elements in a Revit model. www.ideateexplorer.com


Autodesk, ATC, and Revit are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. 

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