CadFaster Software for Real-time Collaboration of 3D CAD and Building Information Models Now Available in Autodesk Exchange Apps Store

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CadFaster|Collaborate™ allows users to share, review and mark up their models with every stakeholder, including those without BIM tools and experience

SAN JOSE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — June 27, 2012 — On the heels of being awarded Best of Show Mobile App for Architects at The American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2012 National Convention by Architosh, CadFaster ( www.cadfaster.com) today announced the availability of its CadFaster|Collaborate™ plug-in software for Autodesk Revit 2013 in the Autodesk Exchange Apps Store. For previous versions of Autodesk Revit, CadFaster|Collaborate is available on the CadFaster website.

CadFaster|Collaborate is a cloud-based collaboration tool that lets users effortlessly distribute 3D CAD models and Building Information Modeling (BIM) designs for instant review and mark-up with anyone, anywhere, in real-time. Available for a free 14-day trial, CadFaster|Collaborate offers unique features such as a walk-through mode with inside point of views of interiors and design details.

“We welcome CadFaster as a participant in the Autodesk Exchange Apps store – the award-winning CadFaster|Collaborate App is a great example of the range of valuable add-ins available to customers from within the design and engineering products they use every day,” said Jim Quanci, director of the Autodesk Developer Network. “CadFaster|Collaborate is an add-in to Autodesk Revit software, offering functionality to Autodesk customers in the industry who rely on Autodesk Revit for their design projects.”

For ultimate portability, the 3D models are highly compressed before they are exported and stored in a cloud database. Architects and designers can even use CadFaster’s free iPad® application to review and share the model with others.

“Our Autodesk Revit customers will love the convenience and one-stop shopping of the Autodesk Exchange Apps store,” said Raimo Kuismin, chairman, CadFaster. “It serves as a portal to the Autodesk Revit software ecosystem, providing access to add-ins such as CadFaster|Collaborate that allow designers to find and immediately download solutions to some of their more pressing design challenges, specifically sharing and marking up models in real time.”

CadFaster|Collaborate can be easily purchased and downloaded through two authorized high quality resellers ─ Novedge.com ( http://www.novedge.com/p/5339) in the U.S., from Cadventure ( http://tinyurl.com/7nng94s) in the UK or directly from CadFaster’s online store ( www.cadfaster.com) for European customers.

About CadFaster

CadFaster provides its customers with proprietary and innovative software products that enable an ultra-fast 3D collaboration experience in professional 3D applications such as CAD. Based in Oulu, Finland, CadFaster was founded by a team of highly skilled software professionals. The technology development of the company’s newest product, CadFaster|Collaborate, began in 2009. For more information, please visit http://www.cadfaster.com/, join CadFaster’s Facebook page or follow the company on Twitter @CadFaster. Email any inquiries to Email Contact.

Editor notes:

CadFaster and CadFaster|Collaborate are trademarks of CadFaster, Inc.

iPad® is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.

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