Ideate, Inc. Named Autodesk Q1 Reseller of the Quarter

SAN FRANCISCO, California, 7/15/2014 - Ideate, Inc., an Autodesk, Inc. Gold Value Added Reseller, today announced that 3D design, engineering and entertainment software industry leader, Autodesk, Inc., has named Ideate, Inc. its North American Reseller of the Quarter for the First Quarter 2015 Autodesk fiscal year.

Reseller of the Quarter is chosen from more than 200 partners throughout North America, based on conscientious customer support, use of best practices, industry knowledge and dedication, and exceptional sales growth. The honor underscores the Ideate, Inc. commitment to customer satisfaction and its attention to customer loyalty. The Reseller of the Quarter designation is in part an acknowledgement of Ideate experiencing 72 percent increase in software license sales to customers in AEC and media & entertainment (M&E) in addition to significant new license and Autodesk Subscription sales.

“Ideate earned the title of Reseller of the Quarter because of its commitment to customers” said Bill Griffin, vice president worldwide channel sales, Autodesk. . “Ideate demonstrates best practices as it drives the adoption of our software. We’re looking forward to our continued collaboration to address the growing and changing needs of our joint customers.”

Ideate Inc., an Autodesk solutions source for nearly three decades, helps the AEC professional community fully implement the expanded Autodesk solution set. Ideate provides technical training and consulting resources to meet industry specific customer needs and also hosts various in-person and virtual events to help educate its clients, providing them with updated information in the latest industry trends and technologies.
    
"To be acknowledged as Autodesk Reseller of the Quarter North America confirms our success in achieving our mission to help our customers succeed and win even more new business. Our customers' success is our yardstick to measure our own success," says Ideate President Bob Palioca. "To overwhelmingly delight our customers with complete solutions brings us satisfaction, so this designation certainly delights us.”

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). As an Autodesk solutions provider, Ideate has offered quality software, training, support and custom consulting services to the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industries since 1992. Headquartered in San Francisco, California and operating Autodesk Authorized Training Centers (ATCs) in California, Oregon and Washington, Ideate is recognized as an Autodesk Gold Partner for Architecture, Engineering and Construction, one of Autodesk’s highest levels of authorization.

Autodesk, the Autodesk logo and ATC are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. 

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Caltrans Sets July 1, 2014 Date for Civil 3D Projects

As an Autodesk Gold Partner and ENI Services provider, Ideate has been directly involved with Caltrans’s Civil 3D Implementation training for the past few years. We have helped deliver training to a number of district offices on Civil 3D for Surveying, Road Design, and Structures. 

In a recent announcement, Caltrans has set the date for July 1, 2014 for all new projects to be designed using Civil 3D. You can read the Autodesk Caltrans Memo Here. The announcement memo also notes that any project that is not yet at the 30% stage should be converted to Civil 3D for completion. To help with the transition, Caltrans has also made a number of their custom Civil 3D resources available through a downloadable ZIP file. 

Included in the ZIP file are Caltrans specific templates for Survey, Photogrammetry, and Design; Borders, Sheet Sets, Fonts, Report Style Sheets, Color Book settings, Blocks, additional resources for Survey Databases, and importing TSS file data. Once downloaded, these can be used with Civil 3D to help generate project files that meet Caltrans’s Civil 3D requirement. Although no version is mentioned in the announcement, Caltrans is currently using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 for their training and installations. 

Here are a few additional things to note:

1. Civil 3D is only relplacing CAiCE as Caltrans’s primary road design software.
2. Microstation is still currently the official drafting software for Caltrans.
3. AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 is a different file type from the three latest (2013-2015) releases.

Keep up to date on the latest developments by checking back regularly. 

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Matt Miyamoto, P.E.
Ideate AEC Application Specialist
Matt is a licensed Civil Engineer in the state of Hawaii. Matt obtained a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and has 7 years of private sector design experience which he applies in his role as an application specialist with Ideate, Inc. His project experience includes residential and commercial site development, private and public sewer, water and drainage systems, harbors improvements, and roadway improvements. While in Hawaii, Matt was involved in multidisciplinary projects for City and County agencies, State Departments, the Army COE and private developers. @MattM_PE

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