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 Unit
Microsoft Windows XP Pro x64 Edition OS
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40 4MB/1066
CPU
HP 4GB (1x1GB)DDR2-667 ECC Memory
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 256MB PCle, 1st
Card
HP 250 GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 7200,1st HDD
HP USB Standard Keyboard
HP USB Optical 3 Button Mouse
HP No Floppy Disk Kit
HP 16X DVD+/-RW DL LightScribe, !st
Drive
HP xw4400 Localization Kit
HP LP1965 LCD Monitor

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

Combustion 4
Cleaner XL 1.5
Autodesk Data Management
AOEM Viewer 2008
Autodesk Design Review
Autodesk DWF Viewer
Backburner

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 Viewer
Viewer 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

Encourage transition from AutoCAD to

Inventor.
Encourage development of tools centered
around the softwares available

Facilitate use of Inventor in BTP projects and

regular courses