GRAITEC
GRAITEC is an Autodesk Reseller and developer of CAD / CAE software for the civil engineering and construction industries. Headquartered in France, the company was founded in 1986 by Francis Guillemard. GRAITEC went from a single company located in France to a group of 11 wholly owned companies spread around the world (France, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia, Russia, Romania, United Kingdom, Canada and USA). History. In 2008, the company acquired Computer Service im Ingenieurbau GmbH (CSI) in Germany, Integer Ltd. in the UK, and Abc service in France. It also further expanded its software suite with SuperSUITE , CS Statik, and CS Pons, which all analyze and calculate steel and concrete designs. In 2009, GRAITEC CJSC was launched in Russia. Integer Ltd. also rebranded as GRAITEC UK. CivilDesign and GRAITEC merged to become one single entity. The following year, GRAITEC Asia launched in Singapore. CSI and GRAITEC GmbH merged in 2011 to become GRAITEC GmbH. In 2015, the company acquired Total CAD Systems, Inc. in Houston. GRAITEC became an Autodesk Gold Level reseller in 2018. GRAITEC acquired Opentree Ltd and its document management system, Cabinet, in 2019. Acquisition of 2aCAD. This was also the year that Apax Partners  acquired a majority stake in GRAITEC. Cadpoint UK was acquired in November 2020. In 2021, Graitec acquired Canadian-based company Strucsoft Solutions, and the Spanish-based structural analysis company Arktec. In 2022, Graitec announces agreement to acquire Applied Software to become world leader of AEC and Manufacturing System Integration. Originally founded in 1982, Atlanta-based Applied Software is a historic Autodesk partner. With 130 employees located in more than 20 states, Applied Software has helped over 5,000 customers to digitize their processes in the construction and manufacturing space throughout the United States. With the acquisition of Applied Software, the Graitec  group consolidates its existing position in North America while taking on significant market share of the BIM market. Products. GRAITEC offers CAD and CAE analysis and design software for the civil engineering and construction fields. Its "Advance Software" suite integrates the following features: data exchange tools between engineering and detailing, tools for pre-dimensioning in CAD models, and automatic document management. Advance Concrete. Advance Concrete is a reinforced concrete modeling and detailing software in AutoCAD, with automated creation of reinforcement and formwork drawings and bill of materials. Launched in 2001, Advance Concrete was the first application in the Advance Suite . Advance Steel. Advance Steel is a major extension of AutoCAD for structural steel modeling and detailing and automatic creation of general arrangement drawings, fabrication drawings, material lists and NC files. Advance Steel was specifically developed for the steel industry to increase design productivity and production quality through the acceleration of the modeling process. Advance Steel has been transferred to Autodesk. Advance Design. Advance Design is a FEM analysis and design software for reinforced concrete, steelwork and timber design integrating advanced functionalities for structure modeling, finite elements analysis and results post-processing. It conducts static and dynamic analysis of 2D and  3D structures, from bridges and culverts to buildings and towers. Advance Design is currently available in two versions: one according to North American standards and the other according to European standards.