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With Handset Designer you can easily and accurately create formwork
drawings, bill-of-materials and estimates for projects in record time.
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Simple
Regardless of your experience with computers or knowledge
of AutoCAD, if you know how to point and click a
mouse you can learn to draw a floor plan, then watch
Handset Designer draw the formwork and create a
bill-of-materials.
Efficient
Let your AutoCAD designer focus on the specialized projects.
Using Handset Designer, your sales and project managers will have
the ability to create drawings as well as respond to changes in minutes.
Take the pain out of your handset projects.
Informative
Avontus actively participates in your learning by providing free support (current version only) and introductory training.
A look at Handset Designer 2007
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Our How To Videos are a fast and easy way to learn our software on your own, or check out the various features.
They are typically short in length but packed with useful information.
Pilasters and Wall Transitions
Intelligent Design and Layout
One button click draws all of the formwork needed. Handset Designer determines the
formwork needed for all building components.
You can specify designs from your
available inventory as well as define custom stackups for special needs.
Bill of Materials
Your bill of materials is automatically generated. Open this in BidMaker (sold separately) to create a bid for your client.
Pilasters
Formwork and ties for pilasters are easy. From simple pilasters with a pilaster form to very complex multiple-wall intersections.
Tanks and Curved Walls
Handset Designer includes curved wall and tank design plan and
section views. In mere seconds you can drag & drop a tank, set the radius, draw from
your available inventory, and print.
Formwork Editing
Have an odd layout that you need to draw? No problem, there's a simple 'Formwork Edit' mode.
You can customize the stackup, modify forms, copy/paste, add ties, whatever you'd like.
All formwork modifications show up on the material list.
Multiple Pours
By organizing your formwork pours into separate
pages you can view a bill of materials for each pour
to see what you'll need at the job site.
A consolidated list shows you the maximum quantities from each pour so you can instantly ship what's needed to the site.
Smart Dimensions, Leaders, and Text
Glue a dimension to a wall, change the value, and watch your walls take on this
length.
Easy to use leaders and text allow you to add more detail to your drawings.
Drag, Drop & Snap
Simple-to-use technology allows you to easily draw by connecting building
shapes. Building components are intelligent and act the way you expect them
to. Wall intersection lines clean-up automatically and the wall length
appears when you highlight and resize the wall.
Sections and Elevations
Click your wall, draw a section or elevation instantly. Section and
elevation label and pages are inserted and automatically arranged. No need to
fumble with your sheet sets.
BidMaker
From a simple bill of materials to a complete bid, integration with BidMaker allows you to put the final touch on
your estimates.
- Print Preview
- Price your materials for sale or rent
- Easy rental pricing using % of list rate or a fixed rental rate that can be overridden for special conditions
- Flexible discount and markup schedules
- Price consumables and other costs
- Flexible labor calculations with automatic rate and crew schedules (requires purchase of full version of BidMaker)
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| Training, Help, and Support |
| No AutoCAD training needed! |
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| Free initial training session |
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| Free technical support |
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| Integrated, Microsoft help system |
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| Company Features |
| Microsoft certified partner |
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| Formwork and Building Structure |
| Automatically inserts ties within pilasters when required
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| Circular tanks |
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| Curved walls and formwork |
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| Automatic formwork layout for corners and intersections |
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| Straight run and inside corner pilasters |
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| Rectangular columns |
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| Specify pilaster forms or regular formwork for each pilaster |
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| Fast formwork layout for sloped floors and top of wall |
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| Instantly scaled sections and elevations
that are integrated with an entire drawing set (section and elevation cut
labels are automatic and reference the correct pages) |
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| Ties and applicable hardware |
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| Customizable stackup definitions for any wall height |
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| Top and bottom of wall steps |
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| Specify locations for job built fillers or panel/filler combinations |
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| Specify separate pours |
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| General Drafting Features |
| Instant, easy to use printing to any scale without training |
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| Drag and Drop interface |
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| Additional data entry tools for easy input of
walls in coordinate or reference modes |
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| Work on automatically scaled pages |
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| Objects snap to column lines |
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| Easily see your drawing pages, organize your
pages into drawing sets |
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| Easily place dimensions where you want them
with text automatically scaled |
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| Add text, leaders, notes, and other details |
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| Estimating and Material Counting |
| View materials for concrete pours |
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| Instant bill of materials that you can edit |
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| Consolidate and total materials by pours |
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| Draws and counts formwork based on your available inventory |
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| Integrated with easy to use estimating
software |
BidMaker |
| Independent bid file can be shared with your
co-workers and customers |
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| Print preview of material lists for cost to
customer or bill of materials to yard |
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| Ability to include actual labor and other
costs in your bid |
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| Save and email bids and material lists in PDF
format |
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| Ability to calculate labor based on material
factors |
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| Profit calculation is used
correctly |
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| Price your materials for List, % of list rent,
custom sell and rent pricing |
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| Export to Quickbooks |
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| Other Software
Features |
| Free drawing viewer available |
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| Save drawings to web page(s) for your
customers to view |
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| Software tested by Microsoft to ensure compatibility with Windows XP and Vista |
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| Assistance-free installation using reliable
Microsoft msi installer and patching technology |
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| Written in latest Microsoft software
technology |
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| Microsoft Office compliant application (i.e.
embed drawing in MS Word or Excel spreadsheet on drawing surface) |
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| Drawings compatible with AutoCAD |
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| Insert comment tags on any shapes to help
communicate with other designers, customers, or builders |
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| Spell checker |
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Pricing
Handset Designer is licensed at $3,495 per user.
Each person using Handset Designer in your company will need a license.
Please read the
License Agreement
System Requirements
- Operating System: Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows Vista
- Microsoft Visio 2007 Standard (included)
- BidMaker (optional)
- Processor: 500 MHz or faster
- RAM: 256 MB (Minimum); 512 MB or greater (Recommended)
- Hard Disk: 1.5GB of available space
- CD-ROM Drive
- Display: 1024 x 768 or higher resolution
- Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework (included)
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