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Case Studies
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 Bentley’s annual customer event was held in Baltimore this year. Called Bentley Empowered, the main focus was on
Sustainable Infrastructure; environmental challenges and opportunities ahead for construction. Martyn Day reports. |
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 Adobe’s latest version of Acrobat further expands the capabilities of the PDF format for 2D and 3D CAD users. Martyn Day evaluates Acrobat’s entertaining new set of tricks.
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Case Studies
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 It’s not often a new print technology comes along and certainly not one that promises so much. CrystalPoint from Océ is being seen by many as the future of wide format colour printing, a bold statement for a technology that distributes its ink by rolling balls down a chute.
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Case Studies
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 iKix was India’s first service bureau chain for architectural 3D printing. By encouraging model making at all stages of the
design process, is helping take rapid prototyping technology to the next level and using it as a project management tool.
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Case Studies
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 Good decision-making depends on everyone working with the best data possible. Rushmoor Borough Council, south-west of London, has done just that by using AutoCAD Map to bring together its design and geographic information.
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Case Studies
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 With the help of Autodesk’s NavisWorks, project contractor Skanska took on major modernisation at two
London hospitals and was able to simulate how architecture, structure and building services would come together on site.
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Case Studies
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 The East London Line is part of the London Underground Network and has been operating in various guises since 1869. The line features the world’s first underwater tunnel, which was relined and refurbished in the mid-1990s in anticipation of the East London Line upgrade.
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Case Studies
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 Now considered an urban essential, increasingly sophisticated sporting arenas benefit from Dassault Systèmes’ Catia design-to-build technology that generates 3D models for a better outcome.
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Software
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 A new website from Informatix is showcasing the work of customers using Piranesi artist’s impression software. |
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Case Studies
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 Bison Concrete leads the market in precast concrete technology and as such makes heavy demands on its printing solutions. Amy Nicholson finds out how Océ equipment has helped Bison to stay on top. |
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 Revit goes green with the addition of the Integrated Environmental Solutions ‘VE Toolkits’. Now Architects and MEP Engineers can optimise their designs without leaving the Revit environment and check against industry green standards compliance. |
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Case Studies
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 Ecotect is one of a new generation of so called ‘green’ building analysis programs. Since adopting the software, architect Alan Gillard has been able to base his designs on more than just ‘green gut feeling’.
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Comment
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 With the imminent release of Autodesk’s 2009 AutoCAD and Revit platforms, what options are available to engineering and architecture firms to keep on top of educating staff to use new features? Stephen Holmes looks at the approaches being taken to make training both effective and justifiable in the modern workplace. |
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Comment
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 A more targeted approach to benchmarking CAD skills for recruitment can give HR managers support in assessing the technical competence of candidates at interview stage, says Rory Vance, Managing Director, CADsmart. |
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Case Studies
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 London architects Newtecnic utilise Gehry Technologies Digital Project (DP) software to create structural building facades that are innovative, beautiful and buildable. By Nick Lerner.
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Case Studies
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 The Marina Bayfront Pedestrian Bridge in Singapore features a double-helix to replicate the designers’ vision of walking through a DNA molecule. The creation of this complex form was made possible with the help of Bentley’s unique generative design software, GenerativeComponents (GC). |
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Current events
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 Registration is now open for SmartGeometry 2008, an eight-day, four-event program on the latest developments in computational and parametric design for infrastructure. These much-anticipated events, sponsored by Bentley and hosted by the SmartGeometry Group, run Feb. 27 through March 5 in Munich, Germany.
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Comment
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 It would appear as though Autodesk has pulled off a major acquisition from AEC competitor, Bentley Systems. Dr. Robert Aish, Bentley’s director of research and ‘father’ of its Generative Components (GC) technology, is set to join Autodesk’s Building Solutions division this month.
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Comment
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 At last year’s AUGI Design Academy in Birmingham, AEC Consulting Editor,
John Marchant caught up with Lynn Allen, worldwide Autodesk Technical Evangelist
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Software
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 There is a lot of talk about green building design and many architects are coming up against design-related criteria of Part L. With building performance becoming key, Martyn Day evaluates a low-cost solution that could be the answer to better building design.
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