by Shane Henson — August 5, 2011—Autodesk, Inc. a company providing 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, has signed an enterprise licensing agreement with Atkins, reportedly the U.K.’s largest engineering and design consultancy and one of the world’s largest design firms.
Through the £5.3 million agreement, Atkins will increase adoption of Autodesk software for building information modeling (BIM), an intelligent model-based process designed to support the planning, design, construction and management of building and infrastructure projects faster, more economically and with less environmental impact.
Atkins plans, designs and enables the delivery of complex infrastructure, such as roads, airports, rail projects and buildings for clients in both the public and private sectors. The technology, flexible licensing and Autodesk consulting services provided by the new agreement will make it easier for Atkins to mobilize cross-functional teams across geographies and provide them with access to the latest Autodesk design technology. These teams will then be able to use this technology with little or no additional capital outlay or training costs.
The firm plans full BIM implementation on a range of design and engineering projects, which currently include master planning cities in China, new airports in the Middle East, and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, where Atkins is the official engineering design services provider.
