Oct. 12, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK), a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, has announced that Max Bogl Group has been selected to receive the latest Autodesk BIM Experience Award. The Max Bogl Group is the largest private construction company in Germany. Founded in 1929, the group provides services for large-scale projects in structural engineering, transportation and civil engineering, tunneling, steel and plant construction, and system building construction.

The Max Bogl Group is being honored for its comprehensive use of a building information modeling (BIM) process to optimize its design-build and construction processes. Specifically, the award highlights the firm's most recent BIM process-based project, the new 55,000-seat National Stadium in Bucharest, Romania, which is being constructed in partnership with Astaldi, an Italian construction company. On this design-build project, Max Bogl used Autodesk Revit Architecture software to create a schematic design of the stadium in just four weeks. The team then used Autodesk Revit Architecture and Autodesk 3ds Max Design software to produce design visualizations and cinematic-quality walkthroughs for a strategic bid presentation that convinced the client to abandon its official design and move forward with Max Bogl's more visually striking design. During the detailed design phase the company used Autodesk Navisworks software for project coordination and 4D construction sequencing.

"Applying a BIM process, and leveraging software such as Autodesk Navisworks, allowed us to effectively manage design, project communication and overall design coordination workflows," said Dr. Frank Neuberg, head of technical IT applications for the Max Bogl Group. "We were able to develop an innovative digital process chain that uses BIM-based design information and links all stages of project development - from design through construction and management - to the digital design model."

The Autodesk BIM Experience Award celebrates professionals and educators around the world who are helping to drive industry transformation through building information modeling.