Envisioneer Construction Suite 8

Envisioneer Construction Suite 8 offers all of the features found in the Professional version plus additional builder-focused tools including the creation of more comprehensive and customizable material estimates and cut lists, links to popular industry estimating and accounting packages and completely customizable wall framing configuration and support for manufacturing processes.

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Envisioneer Construction Suite 8 accommodates the comprehensive Building Information Modeling (BIM) needs of builders, contractors and remodelers when completing residential and light commercial design and remodeling projects, from concept to detailed final working drawings.

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Through its suite of powerful building and drafting tools, Envisioneer Construction Suite 8 enables quick and efficient building design based on standard building practices. Parametric design and building element connectivity intelligently links all components such as doors, walls, roofs and floors associated with your entire building design. As design changes occur, they are reflected across your entire project file instantaneously, creating an efficient and productive design environment. Automated building tools generate foundations, floors, roofs, framing, and more, quickly and seamlessly. Beyond Envisioneer Construction Suite 8’s drawing and CAD capabilities, the program automatically creates 3D models and generates comprehensive material lists for accurate building supply calculations.

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Envisioneer Construction Suite 8’s concurrent 2D and 3D design capabilities allow you to bring your client’s dream home or renovation to life before construction begins. Photorealistic 3D images, interactive walk-throughs and virtual tours will help speed up client approvals and bring their building dreams to life more quickly.

Automated, Detailed Generation of Contract Documents

Easily create professional, detailed sets of working drawings with EEnvisioneer Construction Suite 8’s ability to automate the generation of floor plans, elevations, cross sections, details, schedules, site plans and more from the 3D model you design.

Customizable Framing in Wood and Steel

Completely customize every feature of your framing including wall intersection connections, head/sill/jamb configurations, stud spacing and direction.

Create Complex Roof Geometry

The most advanced roof tool offered in the industry today, Envisioneer Construction Suite 8 constructs complex roof geometry in seconds. Eliminate the complexities and challenges associated with roofs such as multiple pitch, plate height, curved roofs, dormers and skylights.

Accurate Quantity Takeoffs and Cut Lists

Generate complete and accurate bills of materials at the click of a mouse. Produce customized quantity outputs to suit your business needs while linking with your estimating and accounting packages. Create optimized cut lists of all timber members including purchased members, cutting instructions and optimized waste. Assemblies and formulas help you account for screw nails, caulking or any other material to be included in your estimates.

Customizable Element and Materials Catalog

Select from a huge flexible parametric catalog filled with more than 10,000 generic and manufacturer-specific materials, including green products. You can change object appearance with the materials paintbrush and even add your own custom materials and swatches taken from other manufacturers, the Internet or a digital camera.

Illustrate New, Existing and to be Demolished Structures

Quickly identify structures that are new, existing and to be demolished using a variety of colors, line types and fills.

Photorealistic Rendering and Animations

Envisioneer Construction Suite 8 allows you to create stunning 3D presentations and animations such as interactive walk-throughs and virtual tours while making changes on the fly.

Room and Building Wizards

Envisioneer Construction Suite 8 offers seven intuitive Building Wizards, each designed to save you significant building and room drawing time: House, Kitchen, Bath, Floor and Foundation, Deck, Shed and Object Import.