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Affinity Desktop

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Trelligence Affinity Desktop is a complete package of architecture software for AEC professionals such as architects, designers, builders, engineers and owner/operators. Often the professional who meets with the client/owner is not the same person who creates the detailed designs in CAD software, so Affinity Desktop is an ideal tool for the client-facing architect or designer.

Affinity includes capabilities to automate the following processes:

Architectureal Project Programming

1. Enter program data in Affinity questionnaire

• Project properties
• Site properties
• Building properties
• Space Program

2. Identify key requirements

• About the program
• Regarding cost or space
• Relational information
• Track general information as text

Schematic Design

1. Define and lay out the site

• Size, shape, rotation, setbacks, survey data, topology

2. Layout the building

• Stories
• Spaces and specific rooms
• Openings and objects

Project Analysis & Validation

1. Analyze the plan

• Review the program data
• Evaluate the history of requirements
• Report on details or overview
• Create HTML or Microsoft® Excel reports
• Track history of changes
  

2. Validate compliance with requirements

• Review flagged requirements not being met
• Report on requirements
• Build custom reports for any constituent
• Feed Program Data into Detailed Design

3. Export to CAD and other software systems

• Output to DXF, DWG, CSV formats

4. Use Affinity for Archicad plug-in for full CAD integration

Customize Affinity Templates to Model Your Firm’s Processes

1. Purchase a specialized building type template built by Trelligence

2. Work with your reseller to create a template unique to your firm

3. Use the Affinity Toolkit to create a template yourself

4. Dynamically add design items such as room types, openings or objects to the schematic design toolset

Technical Requirements

Affinity is available on all current Microsoft Windows platforms and will soon be available for the Mac. Minimum requirements:

• Microsoft Windows® 98. Windows 2000 or XP preferred
• CPU Speed: 700Mhz
• Diskspace: 100MB
• Memory: 128MB required, 512MB recommended
• Screen Resolution: 800x600 pixels
• Recommended: scroll-wheel mouse for schematic design zooming

Affinity architectural software is available with English language support. We are working with our resellers for providing additional language support.

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