CAD Software, Training & Development
We can develop and train in the following Autodesk® and Bentley® products.
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AutoCAD®
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AutoCAD LT® (you can buy this product from us too!)
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MicroStation
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PowerDraft
Please complete our online enquiry form to request further information or call us on 01493 440444.
Training
AutoCAD & AutoCAD LT courses
Autodesk has launched their AutoCAD 2008 product family and we are proud to be able to provide you with a range of training courses to suit your needs and ability. All of these courses are available as corporate courses and the Essentials course (for beginners), is also available as a scheduled option. C A Design Services is an Authorised Autodesk Training Centre with a fully qualified and approved Autodesk trainer, so you will be in excellent hands!
Please take a look at our AutoCAD course profiles by clicking on the AutoCAD training course name below, then call us on 01493 440444 to check availability:
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2008 Essentials
In addition, we can also provide training on the 2006 and 2007 releases of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.
Unfortunately, we do not offer online training courses.
Corporate courses
We can hold tailored training courses for your company on AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT on all the courses listed above. These training courses are tailored to your company's needs and ability and can be held anywhere in the UK. Each course can accommodate up to 5 people - we find that smaller groups learn more because the trainer has time to spend helping each person and candidates have more confidence asking questions.
Scheduled AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2008 training courses
Alternatively, we also hold general AutoCAD 2008 3-day Essentials courses for anyone to join every month at the special price of only £495 (+VAT).
Our scheduled Essentials course is held at our Autodesk Training Centre in Great Yarmouth (Norfolk) and includes a buffet lunch and official Autodesk training books. The next available dates are:
2008 Training Dates
May - 14th, 15th, 16th (Tues - Thurs)
June - 17th, 18th, 19th (Tues - Thurs)
July - 22nd, 23rd, 24th (Tues - Thurs)
Please call Amelia Bensley on 01493 440444 or e-mail us to reserve your place or ask for further details.
Bentley MicroStation & PowerDraft
MicroStation and Bentley PowerDraft beginner, refresher, upgrade and advanced training courses are also available. These can all be tailored to suit your company's needs, and can be held at our training centre in Great Yarmouth or a location of your choice.
Please take a look at our training profiles - they list everything that can be covered as part of your MicroStation course. It is normal for companies not to cover everything on the 2D Basics course profile because levels of proficiency can vary, and our trainer chooses the best modules for the needs of the delegates. E.g an engineering company has very different drawing needs to a retailer. Our trainer would be happy to chat to you about your specific requirements and offer advice.
Please call us on 01493 440444 for further information and availability. Please note that MicroStation courses are, at present, only available as corporate courses for up to 5 people.
Unfortunately, we do not offer online training courses.
CAD Development
C A Design Services is an Authorised Autodesk Developer and an Authorised Bentley Developer...so you can get peace of mind knowing you are dealing with trustworthy and experienced company.
Our experienced technical team can work on the development of bespoke CAD software to improve productivity and link CAD data to other information that may exist within your organisation.
Examples include:
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Automatic gondola placement tools for retailers
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System linking a database and room areas for facilities management department
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Map management system for Plc UK utility
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Pipe tagging database linked to drawings for process company
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Applications to automate CAD standards
For a fast quote or more information, please complete our enquiry form or call us on 01493 440444.
Software
For Retail:
Store Planners: Would you like to save time and money?
StoreSpace is the brand new AutoCAD add-on for retail store and space planners. It can compare and analyse your fixtures and fittings in a store model/format against a new design at the touch of a button. This means you can bench mark your new store against well performing stores. StoreSpace drops the fixtures you require into a plan automatically for you, and when you are happy with your store or department plan, you can ask StoreSpace to count the fixtures, cost them, and highlight any discrepancies between the model and the new plan. Visit our retail site www.cadsretail.co.uk for further details.
You can only buy this product from C A Design Services! We are the developer and sole distributor.
For all organisations, to aid plotting:
Imagine plotting complete sets of plots for your projects from multiple AutoCAD files in just a few mouse clicks. Imagine sending and creating those plots without tying up or even needing AutoCAD on your PC. Imagine creating .dwf, .PDF plot sets in seconds.
Imagine no more. PlotStream has arrived in the UK.
We are pleased to have been appointed as a major reseller of Plotstream outside of North America by Triple R Technologies. Plotstream delivers highly scaleable, project driven, server-based AutoCAD batch plotting. AutoCAD users can concentrate on design and not plotting. Click here to find out more. Alternatively, you can complete our enquiry form or call Grant on 01493 440444.
For all organisations, to manage CAD plans & drawings and property related data:
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A web-based property database that can manage all your property related data, including CAD plans, asbestos notes, CDM files, maintenance records and more. Every application is built according to the needs of each customer, and is held securely online, allowing you to share your information quickly and easily.

Understanding customer behaviour is now easier and can be linked to your building plans to identify trends and maximise your floor layouts.
We can help you improve your business by helping to understand consumer behaviour and keep an accurate count and track of people or objects. In summary, sensors are set up to monitor movement and the data is collected allowing sophisticated behavioural analysis. We can count, track movement or monitor queue lengths, and our system promises 99.91% accuracy.


