Groundbreaking Productivity with NVIDIA Quadro

All construction development projects share a similar challenge: to move from the planning stage to actual construction as quickly and efficiently as possible — or face considerable financial penalties. For St. Louis, MO-based Cole & Associates, NVIDIA® Quadro® graphics processing units (GPUs) are critical for success.

Used in combination with the latest tools for high-end 3D design and visualization — notably Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D software — Quadro has helped Cole keep its projects moving forward in the fastest, most efficient path possible.

With a recent upgrade to Windows® 7 64 bit, Cole replaced other vendors' graphics cards with the more powerful NVIDIA Quadro, which enables easier 3D visualization. Cole can now show changes to a model instantaneously so clients and other stakeholders can visualize all the real-world implications — and so that necessary adjustments can be made in the design stage.

The result: Cole has realized productivity gains in excess of 40 percent.