Funding

Approximately $16,000 + the entire suite of their softwares from Autodesk.

Space, infrastructure, furniture, printer and scanner from IITK.

Facilities - Hardware

20 Workstations

HP xw4400 Workstation Base UnitMicrosoft Windows XP Pro x64 Edition OSIntel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40 4MB/1066 CPUHP 4GB (1x1GB)DDR2-667 ECC MemoryNVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 256MB PCle, 1st CardHP 250 GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 7200,1st HDDHP USB Standard KeyboardHP USB Optical 3 Button MouseHP No Floppy Disk KitHP 16X DVD+/-RW DL LightScribe, !st DriveHP xw4400 Localization KitHP LP1965 LCD Monitor

Facilities - Software

AutoCAD 2008Autodesk 3ds Max 9Revit Architecture 2008Revit MEP 2008Revit Structure 2008Autodesk Inventor 2008Autodesk Map Guide Enterprise 2008Autodesk Map Guide Studio 2008AutoCAD Electrical 2008Civil 3D 2008Map 3D 2008Maya Complete 8.5Alias Studio Tools 2008Image Studio 2008Portfolio Wall 2008Raster Design 2008Product stream 2008

Combustion 4Cleaner XL 1.5Autodesk Data ManagementAOEM Viewer 2008Autodesk Design ReviewAutodesk DWF ViewerBackburner

Website – www.iitk.ac.in/dil•Courseware download

•Student version software

•Information about the available software

•Information about use of software

•Booking of Lab for specific usage

Major Software

Autodesk Inventor®

3D mechanical design software

3D mechanical CAD tools for producing, validating, and documenting complete digital prototypes.

3D digital prototype visualize, simulate, and analyze under real-world conditions

MAYA

Autodesk® Maya software is a powerful, integrated 3D modeling, animation, visual effects, and rendering solution.

3D visual effects, computer graphics, and character animation tools

Map 3D

Geospatial software bridges CAD and GIS

Software tools for maintaining a broad variety of design and geospatial information

Training programs

Autodesk Inventor (Basic) Trainer: Vera Pandian 2 - 4 APR (3 Days)

Alias Studio + Image Studio Trainer: Anand Joshi 10 & 11 APR (2 Days)

Maya + Combustion +Motion builder Trainer: Prem Moraes

Student organised training program

Usage

AutoCAD 2008 : ME251, TA101

Civil 3D : Summer program by Civil Department

Inventor : HAL Engineers

Maya, Alias Studio, Inventor, 3Ds Studio Max : Design Department

IIT Kanpur Spatial Information system

Department of Civil Engineering

Salient Features • Map of IIT Kanpur

• Digital-dynamic map of IIT Kanpur for:– Navigation

– Searching houses/departments by click of button: say 519?

– Alumni can see new developments in campus: location of Park67

– New developments can be discussed with campus community: location of faculty club

– Visitors view the institute before landing here

– Visitors navigate using the map

– Zone of influence analysis: residential houses affected by loud music at stadium during Antaragni

– Distance determination along a route: morning walkers

– To print maps as user needs

– Many more spatial queries/analyses

Autodesk: MapGuide Components

MapGuide Studio (Author)This integrates GIS and CAD data and helps design intelligent maps, while also determining the amount of access and level of interactivity to end users.

MapGuide ViewerViewer 1. AJAX Viewer and 2. DWF Viewer

MapGuide Enterprise (Server)

Server responds to information requests generated by users as they interact with the application.

Initial view of IITK Spatial Information System

Campus map of IITK

Academic area of IITK with Measure Function

Hostels of IITK with Buffer analysis

Residential area of IITK with Select Within function

Future Plan

Facilitate use of Inventor in BTP projects and regular courses

Encourage transition from AutoCAD to Inventor.

Encourage development of tools centered around the softwares available