by Brianna Crandall — May 25, 2016 — Dodge Data & Analytics, provider of data and analytics for the North American construction industry, previewed its new Sweets app for Autodesk AutoCAD software at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Convention in Philadelphia last week.
The Sweets app – which follows a version for Revit released earlier this year (see FMLink article) – will give more than 1 million architects and design professionals fully integrated access to an extensive building product database, allowing them to search, select and tag product data from more than 30,000 listed products directly into their designs. By mid-June, Sweets will contain more than 50,000 products and by the end of September, product count will exceed 100,000, says Dodge.
The Sweets app is a key component of Dodge’s commitment to simplify design professionals’ workflow by delivering Sweets’ richly annotated products right into their design tools. Sweets for Revit provides product integration for the three-dimensional (3D) design software’s 400,000-strong user base, while Sweets for AutoCAD offers support for 2D design projects and will be available to 1.5 million AutoCAD users worldwide.
The app brings building product manufacturers closer to designers and architects by integrating product selection directly into design workflow. In addition to Allegion and C/S Group, early implementers in the building product manufacturer community include Sloan, Armstrong Ceilings, Excel Dryer, and Maxxon Corporation.
The Sweets database includes a complete source of computer-aided design (CAD) files, specs and manufacturers’ building information modeling (BIM) content, including finishes, masonry, plumbing, wood, plastics, composites, metals, concrete, earthwork, exterior improvements, utilities, specialties and more.
