Partnership Helps Engineers Design Electrical Substations With Ease

• AutoCAD® and primtech: with its Preferred Industry Partners to combine

the resources, ideas, and creative thinking of these
A Powerful Substation trailblazing companies, keeping Autodesk products
Design Solution and solutions on the leading edge of performance
and value.
Now companies in the field of substation design,
planning, and maintenance can rely on a fast and About Autodesk
intelligent software tool to help them gain
A world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering,
important efficiencies. Developed by entegra and
and entertainment software, Autodesk enables
in collaboration with Autodesk, state-of-the-art
customer innovation by delivering the broadest
primtech leverages the power of AutoCAD® with
product portfolio for the digital design,
integrated applications that simplify the substation
visualization, and simulation of real-world
design process while eliminating routine tasks.
project performance.
The result is a savings in both time and money.
From architecture, manufacturing, transportation,
Tailored specifically to the needs of substation
and utilities to telecommunications, video games,
designers, primtech was created for optimum
television, and film, Autodesk customers are
efficiency and ease of use. With a few simple
leading the 2D and 3D design world by improving
mouse clicks, users can select components from
their design processes through increased efficiency
a comprehensive, easily extendable library that
and productivity. By enhancing collaboration and
includes high voltage equipment, supporting
communication and digitally improving the
hardware, cable ducts, and pipes. They can then
real-world performance of projects before they
be placed as intelligent 3D objects on a voltage-
are built, Autodesk customers are solving their
dependent grid.
business challenges, avoiding costly rework,
An integrated project management system keeps accelerating project cycles and time to market,
track of all details and automates the creation of and ultimately gaining competitive advantage.
bills of materials in MS Excel or MS Access database.
Documentation and plan views are created at the About entegra “ We have been able to act even
push of a button. With an emphasis on ease of use,
primtech gives project managers the ability to get a entegra, founded in 1991, is a recognized more quickly since we introduced
detailed project overview to help them make better leader in substation design software to the energy primtech. Shorter and shorter lead
decisions faster. distribution industry and its suppliers. The times have been possible, not just in
primtech solution helps customers simplify,
As a result of the unique capabilities of primtech, automate and improve the design, configuration,
marketing, but particularly in the
Autodesk named entegra an Autodesk Preferred calculation, and construction of electrical design and construction cycle.”
Industry Partner for substation design in Europe substations. As a longtime Autodesk Partner, —Sascha Grammel
in 2010. entegra is committed to delivering unique General Manager
solutions with AutoCAD, Autodesk® High Voltage Substations
Navisworks® and Autodesk® Inventor®. Siemens AG
Preferred Industry Partner Relationship
Autodesk is committed to providing the most
comprehensive design solutions in the industry. For more information, visit:
“ The AutoCAD platform provides a
Autodesk has built strong relationships with global www.autodesk.com
software innovators who are leading the way in powerful foundation for primtech,
developing tailored solutions for Autodesk’s
www.autodesk.com/autocad a state-of-the art solution for
customers. The Autodesk Preferred Industry www.primtech.com planning and constructing
Partner program helps customers find companies, electrical substations.”
with best in class applications and services, for
—Guri Stark
their specific design software needs.
Vice President
Preferred Industry Partner Products are built on AutoCAD and Platform Products
Autodesk application programming interfaces Autodesk
(APIs) and meet rigorous functional, performance
and quality guidelines. Autodesk works closely

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