News & Events

Spatial Business Systems (SBS) and Burns & McDonnell are partnering to elevate the successful execution of 2D to 3D transitions of our clients. SBS will continue to deliver world class utility solutions while Burns & McDonnell will provide utility-specific project...

Automated Utility Design™ and Substation Design Suite™ now provide support for Autodesk Vault as a data management repository. October 10, 2017 San Diego, CA – Spatial Business Systems (SBS) announced at the Substation Consortium, held at San Diego Gas &...

International Data Corporation (IDC) published a study several years ago which detailed a link between the amount of training provided to the end user and the impression of product success....

Utility DataHub™ (UDH) from SBS supports the integration of Work and Asset Management systems in typical distribution utility workflows.  The emphasis here will be on the design process and integration back to geographic information systems (GIS)....

Spatial Business Systems (SBS) announces the release of Automated Utility Design™ (AUD) 7.1 available 1 June 2017. AUD 7.1 is a plug-in available for both the AutoCAD Map 3D 2017 and AutoCAD Map 3D 2018 platforms. AUD now has a...

Enhanced module for Utility DataHub™ adds several new features Spatial Business Systems (SBS), SPIDA®Software (SPIDA) and Nashville Electric Service (NES) have recently completed a teaming effort to enhance the Automated Utility Design™ (AUD) SPIDA®Calc interface. By working collaboratively with NES,...

Challenges in Substation Design CAD Work Substations are the points in the power network where transmission lines and distribution feeders are connected together through circuit breakers or switches via busbars and transformers. This allows for the control of power flows...

Consolidating Physical and Electrical Substation Design into Single Environment Introduction Several months ago, we announced our roadmap for the Substation Design Suite™ (SDS) software. Our goal is to lead the substation design market by enabling “Agile Collaboration for Substation Design...

New SBS Tools Streamline AUD Implementation SBS is pleased to announce new support and implementation tools that are designed to reduce the total cost of ownership for Automated Utility Design™ (AUD) customers. This toolset is part of our commitment to...

Save the Date for the 4th Annual PUG Conference The 4th Annual PUG Conference is right around the corner, so mark it on your calendars today. This years conference will be hosted by Puget Sound Energy in Bellevue, Washington. The...

May 1, 2017 Lakewood, CO: As a Safe Software Gold VAR Partner SBS has been committed to deliver exceptional consulting services and training for FME products. SBS’ commitment has led to the most recent accreditation of Courtney Maxson as a...

Attractive Offer Leverages AutoCAD® Map3D and Infrastructure Design Suite Investment February 7, 2017 Lakewood, CO – Spatial Business Systems (SBS) announces the availability of a new promotion for its Automated Utility Design™ (AUD) product, a comprehensive utility design solution used...

AUD 7 and AUD 7+ Provide a Seamless Migration Path for AUD Users January 30, 2017 San Diego, CA – Spatial Business Systems (SBS) announces the availability of two new releases of their Automated Utility Design™ (AUD) product at the...

We have received several questions on schematics in underground capability that was introduced in AUD 2017 (AUDEXPANDIT command). In the sample workflow below we will layout an underground design with two parallel primary lines, a transformer, and 3 services with...

Advanced Distribution Design Tool Available as a Plug-In for AutoCAD Map3D November 15, 2016 Las Vegas, NV – Spatial Business Systems (SBS) announced the general availability of Automated Utility Design™ (AUD) 2018 at Autodesk University in Las Vegas. The AUD...

What is the plan to sunset or transition our existing contract terms/maintenance?Customers with an Autodesk AutoCAD Utility Design existing maintenance and/or subscription contract (including a Collection or Suite that includes Autodesk AUD) will continue to have the right to use...

Taking a look at where utility distribution design is going This past week SBS announced that we entered into a strategic relationship with Autodesk. As part of that agreement SBS will be responsible for future development, support and licensing of...

Next-Generation Substation Design Tools Now Available for the Global Utility Industry October 4, 2016 Kansas City, MO – Spatial Business Systems (SBS) announces the general availability of the Substation Design Suite family of products at the SDS Consortium in Kansas...

Frequently Asked Questions 1. How will these differ from historical Autodesk offerings? The new SBS products are functionally quite similar and are based on the existing Autodesk products....

New alliance to provide a growing range of integrated design solutions for utilities October 3, 2016 Lakewood, CO – Spatial Business Systems (SBS) has formed a strategic alliance with Autodesk to provide an expanded set of solutions for the utility...