Autodesk, a leader in 3D design and engineering software, has evolved from a small company to a major player with over 100 products and significant investments in R&D. They aim to enhance accessibility, awareness, and affordability of their software across various markets, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, while collaborating with numerous development partners and training centers. Their technology, exemplified in projects like the Shanghai Tower and Presidio Parkway, enables innovative design and construction practices to minimize costs and wastage.

1. © 2013 Autodesk
Using Autodesk Technology to Accelerate
Infrastructure Development
David Haslam (BSc(Eng), MBA)
Managing Director – WorldsView Technologies

2. © 2013 Autodesk
When people think of
The AutoCAD Guys

3. They started: 30 years ago
With: 16 employees
And: 1 software title

4. They started: 30 years ago
With: 16 employees
And: 1 software title
Now:
 We are a leader in 3D
design, engineering, and
entertainment software.
 You find our products in
small, medium, and
enterprise companies,
including the Fortune 100.

5. Whatever the Problem, We Have a
Solution
With now over 100 products, whether you work in design,
manufacturing, architecture, or entertainment, Autodesk
products and suites offer a range of interoperable applications
that help you accomplish your goals in virtually any area of
specialization.
Image created in Autodesk® 3ds Max® software

6. Image courtesy of Engineering Center LTD, Russia
Always Moving Forward
Supported by a firm financial foundation and $500 million in
annual R&D investments, Autodesk continues to develop
industry-leading software solutions, including:
 Autodesk® 360 cloud computing platform
 Autodesk suites and services
 Consistent tools, functionality, and interoperability

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A world leader in Design and Engineering
Software
 10 million+ users in more than 800,000
companies
 1.2 million students trained on our products
every year
 3,500 development partners
 1,900 Autodesk Authorized Training Centers
 6,600 employees in 95 locations

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WorldsView Technologies
 Autodesk Value Added Distributor for Autodesk in Sub Sahara
Africa
 Dedicated to increasing
 Access
 Awareness
 Affordability
 Through
 Increasing Value Added Resellers from 2 in 2000 to over 30 in 2013
 More affordable software, with a dedicated African pricelist
 Local channel training and end user events several times a year
 Introduced a Nigerian specific AutoCAD pricing promotion in 2011 selling
AutoCAD at 1/10 of European prices @ $500 – which ends on 15 October
 We have offices in Johannesburg and Nairobi, and are now
opening in Lagos this month

9. © 2013 Autodesk
Mrs. Olubunmi “Bunmi” Afolabi
 With over 20 years’ experience of
leading Small and Medium Enterprises
 Having served as the Managing Director of two leading
providers of IT services, as well as Education Manager for a
corporate training company.
 Bunmi holds a BSc. in Chemical Engineering, as well as
certificates in Advanced Management, professional training
and project management.

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Using Technology to Accelerate
Infrastructure Development

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Better Design
More efficiently
Faster

12. Engineering Errors

13. Engineering Errors
Pisa

14. Engineering Errors
The Lotus Riverside Complex, Shanghai

15. Engineering Mistakes
The Cape Town

16. Engineering Mistakes
The Cape Town Foreshore Bridge

17. Engineering Errors
20 Fenchurch Street, London

18. Design Has Been Limited by the
Technology we Have Available
Harland and Wolff Drawing office……….Designing the Titanic

19. But Technology Does Change the Way we
Live and Work
 And emerging markets can “leapfrog”
developed markets when making use of
design technology

20. Enabling Technology
Telecommunications

21. Enabling Technology
Internet Banking

22. Enabling Technology
Internet Banking to Cellphone banking

23. Enabling Technology
Education

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 70,000 tons of steel used so far in
construction, only 2 tons = waste.
 1000x reduction in planned wastage
 Curved curtain wall has over 19,000
glass panels - no two alike.
 Of 20,000 square meters of panels
installed to date, not one has been
sent back because it was the wrong
size or shape or assigned to the
wrong location.
Shanghai Tower, China

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By modeling various options and
conducting wind-tunnel tests,
the design team discovered that
a 120-degree twist and
55% Taper combination reduced
wind loads by 24% and material cost by $58 million.
Shanghai Tower, China

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Parsons Brinckerhoff: Presidio Parkway
Large-scale roadway redesign project in California uses Autodesk BIM
solutions

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Parsons Brinckerhoff: Presidio Parkway
Large-scale roadway redesign project in California uses Autodesk BIM
solutions
 US$1.045 billion Presidio Parkway in San Francisco.
 The project is inherently highly sensitive due to running
through Presidio national park, and nearby property values
 Project construction will cause ramp closures and traffic
detours for several years
 "By using Autodesk BIM solutions, we were able to construct
this project virtually, before it was built in the real world,“
 Allowing interest groups to see the impact of the construction
 Allowing for better sequencing of the project to limit disruptions and cost
wastage

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Parsons Brinckerhoff: Presidio Parkway
Park Presidio Interchange
Before After

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Parsons Brinckerhoff: Presidio Parkway
Girard Road Interchange
Before After

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Parsons Brinckerhoff: Presidio Parkway
Roadway
Before After

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In Closing
 Design Technology can enable us to leapfrog
our infrastructure development needs
 Avoiding design limitations that developed economies
had to experience
 Creating better design,
at lower costs,
and faster

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