Martyn Day

Martyn Day is AEC Magazine’s co-founder and consulting editor and has been writing about design and the business of CAD for close to 30 years. Everyone knows Martyn. He’s always the one asking the CAD software company CEOs the difficult questions. And the one carrying 17 different tech devices in his backpack.

Real web design

Posted by - June 2, 2009
In the not too distant future, you may well end up launching your favourite design tool in a web browser, or never worrying about upgrading your workstation
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SmartGeometry 09

Posted by - June 2, 2009
Generative design is an application of parametric modelling technology that has quickly swept through the design schools and high-end architectural firms, and is now on the cusp of going mainstream.…
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Autodesk NavisWorks

Posted by - December 14, 2008
If you need to share, review, interrogate and publish multi-disciplinary 3D representations of a design in a single building model, Autodesk has a very handy tool for the job, writes…
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The move to BIM with ArchiCAD 12

Posted by - August 23, 2008
Recent market conditions have coalesced to drive a massive take-up of Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools. Martyn Day looks at the benefits of this fast-growing technology.
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Exactal CostX

Posted by - August 23, 2008
Moving from pencil and drawing board to CAD improved the productivity of designers overnight. However, with so much design information captured in digital form, even greater benefits are possible.
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Green buildings with Ecotect

Posted by - February 8, 2008
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…
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