AutoCAD Civil 3D Importer for Trimble Business Center-HCE

Posted by Scott McEachron on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

SUNNYVALE and SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) and Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) announced that they have collaborated to develop a fully automated data exchange tool enabling information from an AutoCAD® Civil 3D® model to be directly imported into the Trimble Business Center-HCE (Heavy Construction Edition) data management software.

The new, free*, Web-downloadable software extension, called the AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Importer for Trimble Business Center-HCE, provides the ability to import DWG files that contain AutoCAD® Civil 3D® native design objects into the Trimble Business Center-HCE software. The AutoCAD® Civil 3D® model information is then used by the Trimble Business Center-HCE to prepare, manage and distribute data for use with Trimble’s range of site positioning and grade control products for earthmoving, grading and finishing operations.

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