Greg Corke

After studying civil engineering and architecture at the University of Leeds Greg Corke turned his back on 'real' engineering and has been writing about technology for architects, engineers and designers ever since. He is AEC Magazine's co-founder, managing editor and resident workstation specialist and is also a bit obsessed with travel, BBQ, cooking, beer and the (often painful) pastime of supporting Arsenal.

Design Viz at Autodesk

Posted by - June 28, 2006
There have never been so many options within Autodesk software for design visualisation. Greg Corke talked to Chris Ruffo, Autodesk Media & Entertainment, to get a clearer picture of the…
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Review: Dell Precision 5820

Posted by - July 12, 2018
Well built and with great serviceability, this Xeon workstation can’t fail to impress, but will it be enough to tempt CAD users away from cheaper, entry-level machines?
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LatimerCAD DistToPlan

Posted by - June 28, 2006
After carrying out a building survey, as-built plans are commonly re-created inside a CAD system. DistToPlan looks to streamline the process with the help of a handheld Leica Disto plus…
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Fasttrack Schedule

Posted by - April 20, 2006
Fasttrack Schedule enables Project Managers to control the construction process with a range of intuitive and simple to use tools to help effectively plan and manage Gannt chart schedules, and…
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Allplan 2005

Posted by - June 6, 2005
For the 2005 release of Allplan, Nemetschek has paid much attention to ease of use, featuring many AutoCAD-like commands. This month Greg Corke takes a look at the core and…
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Corel Designer Technical Suite 12

Posted by - June 5, 2005
Technical illustration is a very different beast to core Design. Corel’s latest Designer Technical Suite packs a range of raster and vector illustration tools in a simple to use unified…
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Attention to detail

Posted by - March 21, 2003
In the last issue of AEC Magazine we looked at Nemetschek’s Allplan product portfolio, and its architectural design solution. This month it’s the turn of Allplot, which among other things,…
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Civil 3D 2006

Posted by - December 1, 2005
With its object-based design approach, changes made in Civil 3D automatically filter down through the design and documentation. The result is a powerful tool which shows huge potential for civil…
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AdvanceSteel 6.1

Posted by - December 1, 2005
This Autumn, CADS unveiled Version 6.1 of its AutoCAD-based steel fabrication solution, AdvanceSteel. The new release adds greater depth to its modelling and connection tools, and aligns the product more…
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Smart Portal

Posted by - August 24, 2005
Through a simple-to-use wizard style interface, CADS is looking to offer steel fabricators a way to design and cost their own Portal Frame structures, ready for tender in a matter…
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