In the November / December 2024 edition of AEC Magazine we look at the first shoots of BIM Automation with Augmenta, explore how Finch aims to reduce preliminary design time by 80%, navigate the boom in generative design software with Automated Data Driven Design, and ask May Winfield of Buro Happold how to be legally ready for Gen AI – plus lots, lots more .
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Augmenta’s productivity promise
Augmenta has a brand-new product that uses AI to help electrically wire up a BIM model of a building in hours
Gen AI: are you risk-managed ready?
May Winfield explores the legal aspects of AI. How reliable is the information we get back? How confidential is the data we send? And what about copyright?
Finch untethered
Architects spend a lot of time designing and revising floorplans. Finch aims to reduce preliminary design time by 80%
Navigating the boom in generative design
How can AEC professionals choose the right tool to meet their needs?
Autodesk charts its AI future
If 2023 was the year that Autodesk announced its ambitions for AI, 2024 was when it fleshed out some of the details. But there’s still a long journey ahead
Graphisoft accelerates development
With a new CEO, and an ever-broadening product suite, Graphisoft is focussed on extending its global footprint
Bentley: the promise of data freedom
When it comes to openness, few inspire as much confidence as Bentley in ensuring that customers retain control of their data
BHoM – addressing interoperability
This computational development project allows AEC teams to improve project collaboration and foster standardisation
Speckle matures
Speckle is replacing clunky file-based processes with powerful workflows that connect incompatible BIM tools
HP Build Workspace
HP’s new cloud platform boosts collaboration, streamlines site reporting, and uses AI to vectorise drawings
Dalux ‘Hygge’
Dalux has built a broad platform to liberate design and construction data
Matterport goes Pro
Matterport is lowering the barrier to entry for reality capture, bridging the gap between laser scanners and photogrammetry
DraftSight 2025
At time when 2D CAD is in the spotlight, we look at this AutoCAD alternative from Dassault Systèmes
