Autodesk FormIt Pro is an intuitive sketching tool for the conceptual design phase. With site context, solar impact, and whole building energy analysis, you can make informed design decisions anywhere, anytime, and early in your design process.

It all starts with a concept. FormIt Pro gives you the freedom to create whatever your imagination decides and explore limitless possibilities, thanks to the integration of intelligent computational design tools.

Architects, computational designers, and form-makers of all kinds appreciate the freedom of the the fluid freehand sketching tools and the substance of the data-rich conceptual design models in FormIt.

Use this program to capture building design concepts when ideas occur. Take advantage of accurate and easy solid modeling, organize your ideas in Groups and Layers, and get real-world site information, such as satellite images, to correctly orient and analyze your designs with shadows, Solar Analysis, and Energy Analysis.

Move your preliminary designs to centralized data storage for access and refinement in Autodesk Revit software or other software. It is now accessible directly from Revit, no Add-In required.

MapInfo Pro - A complete, desktop mapping solution for the geographic information system (GIS) analyst to visualize, analyze, edit, interpret, and output data — revealing relationships, patterns, and trends.

✓ Confidently explore, model, and act
Location data adds both insight and complexity to corporate decision making. Mistakes are too expensive for a trial-and-error approach to mapping. If you've opened a new shopping mall, you can't relocate it once you realize your location intelligence was bad and you're not drawing the crowds you need.
MapInfo Pro GIS software employs geospatial analytics and location intelligence to help you create insightful models of location-centric scenarios. Use these models to simulate different outcomes — then act with confidence.

Use MapInfo Pro to:

Explore: Better understand a location by gathering information about its key features and how they interact. Visualize data through map symbols, themes, and labels. You can even overlay multiple datasets on a single map to distinguish patterns that would not otherwise be visible.
Model: Integrate your corporate data with maps and demographics. Combine this information with our powerful spatial querying and modeling tools. Run different scenarios for an accurate, up-to-date representation of a location's possibilities.
Act: Build models that are easily understood by non-technologists. Enable corporate decision makers to fully understand the attributes and drawbacks of each site, in each scenario. Help them take the type of action that propels business.

✓ Extract information from raster data
Creating optimum insights from large spatial files can be a significant challenge. Use our patented Multi-Resolution Raster (MRR) data format for powerful spatial processing and map rendering. Identify, quantify, and visualize spatial patterns in raster datasets of practically unlimited size. Or use our Multi-Resolution Virtual Raster (MVR) to virtually merge, reproject, and resample raster grid data on-the-fly, without writing out new grid files to disk.

✓ Customize MapInfo Pro to meet your needs
MapInfo Pro users can access custom features and functionality via the MapInfo Marketplace, a collaborative space where users can download and share plugins for the software.

Download, Map, and Convert Your Data with ExpertGPS. ExpertGPS is the ultimate GPS map software for planning outdoor adventures. View GPS waypoints and tracklogs from any handheld GPS receiver over aerial photos and US topographic maps. Plan your next outdoor adventure over scanned USGS topo maps and send a route directly to your GPS receiver to guide you in the field. View your GPS tracklog over an aerial photo to see exactly where you went.

ExpertGPS handles all your mapping and data-conversion jobs. You'll be able to convert any GPS, GIS, or CAD data to or from GPX, Google Earth KML or KMZ, Excel CSV or TXT, SHP shapefiles, or AutoCAD DXF drawings in two clicks. You can reproject data in any geographic format (lat-lon, UTM, US State Plane) and change datums instantly. With ExpertGPS, you'll be able to calculate acreage, measure distance, elevation and grade.

ExpertGPS downloads aerial photos and topo maps for any location in the US, saving the maps to your hard drive. Disconnect your laptop and head out on a trip, and all of your data is available.

Whether you're discovering a new trail or scouting a 400 acre parcel, ExpertGPS gives you the maps and tools you need to get the job done. No other software makes it this easy to add your own data to maps and aerial photos.

Wind Load Calculator Software - Used to calculate wind loads and/or wind pressures utilizing the ASCE 7 Standards & IBC Codes.

✓ Supports multiple standards & codes (ASCE 7, IBC, & FBC) (both current & historical)
✓ Supports Main Wind Force Resisting System (MWFRS)
✓ Supports Components and Cladding (C&C) (doors, windows, roofing, etc.)
✓ Supports both Building and Other Structures types
✓ Supports multiple Building types
✓ Supports multiple Other Structures types
✓ Supports multiple roofing types
✓ MecaWind software is very cost effective, easy to use, and has a minimal learning curve
✓ The software allows you to perform wind design with ease and is an essential wind pressure calculator
✓ Produces finalized analysis reports in multiple formats (PDF, Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format, HTML)

MecaWind Allows for calculations utilizing both the Main Wind force Resisting System (MWFRS) and Components and Cladding (C&C).

Main Wind Force Resisting System (MWFRS): The Main Wind Force Resisting System (MWFRS) is the assemblage of structural elements that are assigned to provide support and stability for the overall building or other structure. The system generally receives wind loads from multiple surfaces.
For designers that are designing the MWFRS, you will need the wind pressures on all the surfaces of the building in order to get the overall load on the structural elements. ASCE 7 offers four different methods to use when calculating the MWFRS. Two of these methods are based upon the "Directional Procedure" and the other two on the "Envelope Procedure". Can you use any of these four methods? The answer is no, you must meet the criteria specified for each method in order to use that procedure.
MecaWind has adopted a system based upon colors (Green = Good and Red = Bad), much like a traffic signal. The circles next to each method are either Red (Not valid) or Green (Valid) giving the user a quick overview of which methods can be used based on the structure parameters entered. Clicking on these circles then gives the color coded summary of what criteria has been met. Similarly, this follows the Green (Criteria met) and Red (Criteria Not met) basis. Any method that is Green can be selected, and the designer can easily compare the pressures and loads between the different methods.

Components and Cladding (C&C): ASCE 7 defines components and cladding (C&C) as elements of the building which do not qualify as part of the MWFRS. For example, this would consist of windows, doors, roof decking, fasteners, etc.. The user can enter as many different components and cladding items as they wish, or there is an option in MecaWind to allow you to auto-populate the list with one C&C element for each zone using the most conservative values. There is also an option to include a wind pressure summary for each C&C zone based on the effective wind areas in the specific zone.
ASCE 7 offers several methods to use for the wind pressure calculator on components and cladding. Similarly to the MWFRS procedure selection menu, MecaWind uses the same color basis for components and cladding method selection menu (Green = Good and Red = Bad). According to the parameters entered for the structure, certain methods will be available for use to the designer, and what criteria he is passing and failing for each of the C&C methods.

MecaStack is steel stack design software that is used to design steel stacks, steel chimneys, flares, exhaust stacks, etc. of a variety of dimensions and attachments. In addition, the software also performs a bending analysis of the stack to aid with the stack lifting design. MecaStack can be used to analyze self supported stacks (free standing) and guyed stacks (guy wire supported, PRO Version). Similarly, it can be used for design of steel chimneys or stacks that are braced on a building or other structures by lateral bracing. Above all, the software is very easy to use and extremely versatile at handling a wide range of problems and designs.

Steel Stack Design Codes: The user has complete control over the design codes that are used for Along Wind, Across Wind, Stress and Fatigue. In addition, the load combinations and factors can be customized as needed or auto-populated per the design code selected. There are several comprehensive steel chimney design codes available within the MecaStack design software.

Lifting Steel Stack Design Analysis and Extraction: Another critical item with steel stack design, is the lifting analysis portion of the design. It's great when the stack design comes together and shows it will work when the stack is erected, but if the stack can't be lifted into position then it is all for not and it could create a dangerous situation for those around. Sometimes to ease the stress the stack incurs when being lifted, it is wise to lift the stack in multiple sections instead of one large section. Although MecaStack provides the user with the ability to analyze the stack lifting design as a whole, it also allows the user to extract certain sections of their stack lifting design to analyze how it will perform during the lifting process.

Stack Analysis Output: Output reports are customizable in MecaStack. The user can select from a table of contents which items are going to be presented in the final report and save this configuration in a .TOC file so they don't have to reselect those items again for future reports. Also, by clicking on any of the table of contents items, it will take the user directly to that section for further investigation. Sections involving "Pass" or "Fail" criteria are displayed with the colors green for passing and red for failing. This allows the user to quickly determine if there are any problems in the steel chimney.

MecaStack Pro Version: If you need to perform an analysis of a Guy Wire supported stack, then you will need the Pro version of MecaStack. Guyed steel stack design can be extremely complicated. The designer must consider the nonlinearity of the cables as well as all combinations of load direction, corrosion and temperature in order to find the worst case for each element of the design. Most general purpose structural programs (StaadPro, Risa, etc.) simply don't handle guyed stack design adequately, or they make it extremely difficult and time consuming. However, MecaStack not only makes modeling a guyed stack simple, but it automatically constructs an array of load cases in different loading directions to ensure that the worst case scenarios for each element of the design is captured. In addition, it also helps with the selection of the appropriate guy wire hardware and with the design of the guy lug attachment to the stack.