Success Story
Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC), a company that provides housing, office and other building needs of the government and local authorities in Botswana, purchased AutoCAD licenses from Cougar Institute of Drafting and Design. The licenses were purchased for different departments such as Architects, Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. They faced a challenge with activating the licenses on some of their machines and involved Cougar Institute of Drafting and Design to assist with the installations.
Project goals: 1) To have a solution that can be used by various disciplines within the organization to work on various projects in the company. 2) To have a software solution that can work on Windows and Apple Mac computers.
AutoCAD - Including Specialized Toolsets was supplied to meet the customer’s needs. Technical support was also provided on-site in order to install the software solution and troubleshoot any problems encountered.
Installations in Windows and Mac computers were successfully done. Customer was able to leverage the toolsets to work on various projects. The toolsets brought dramatic increased productivity and significant time savings to common AutoCAD design tasks. Cougar was able to provide all the needed assistance and support to meet the customer’s needs.
The supply and installation of the software was done within 3 working days after the purchase order was issued. Customer was able to use the software solution within a short period of time after purchase.
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Migration from Microsoft Visio to AutoCAD Electrical
NTR, a technology company specializing in Electrical Engineering, purchased AutoCAD software to be used by their electrical designers and Engineers, mainly to create and modify electrical control systems, designing wiring systems and circuiting for their Electrical design projects. Initially, they were using Microsoft Visio to do their electrical designs and wiring diagrams for their projects. They faced challenges with documenting their designs and eliminating errors when using Visio. They contacted Cougar Institute of Drafting and Design for help with an Autodesk solution that could be used for Electrical Designs, and also used by other engineers of various professions in the company to complete their projects.
Leveraging Multiple Disciplinary Tools in Revit for Project Coordination
Gaborone City Council (GCC) Department of Architecture and Buildings has some ongoing construction projects in Gaborone, and most recently the construction of six primary schools. As their construction projects took off,GCC recognized a need to speed up their Architectural and Engineering design process. Through consultation and close collaboration with Autodesk Solution Provider Cougar Institute of Drafting and Design, GCC sought to find an optimal solution for their construction projects.
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