Digital fabrication

The pillars of Fabrication Integrated Modelling (FIM)

Posted by Tal Friedman - November 30, 2022

How a fabrication centric approach could help impart real change in the construction industry

BIM

Modumate: BIM powered by Unreal Engine

Posted by Martyn Day - November 30, 2022

This start-up has built an architectural design system on top of the legendary game engine

BIM

Solibri Inside to check BIM models as you design

Posted by AEC Magazine - November 23, 2022

Designer-focused plug-in coming soon to Archicad, Allplan and Vectorworks

Civil engineering

Datumate partners with Procore to boost data analytics

Posted by AEC Magazine - November 23, 2022

Partnership designed to give additional insight to heavy civil construction teams

BIM

BricsCAD v23 launches with flexible licensing promise

Posted by AEC Magazine - November 22, 2022

New features include support for point clouds, elements of scan-to-BIM modelling, plus enhancements to AI…

AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI): the coming tsunami

Posted by Martyn Day - October 24, 2022

We explore the potential impact of AI on architectural design

AI

2030: A BIM odyssey

Posted by Richard Harpham - October 12, 2022

With a nod to Arthur C. Clarke, Richard Harpham explores what AI could bring to…

Collaboration

IFC Special Report – interoperability for AECO

Posted by AEC Magazine - July 15, 2022

IFC, the data model specification that enables interoperability in the AECO industry, has come a…

BIM

Higharc – concept to construction

Posted by Martyn Day - October 11, 2022

Higharc is aiming to revolutionise timber frame homebuilding. Could there be lessons for other software…

BIM

Towards augmented detail design

Posted by Martyn Day - October 12, 2022

Next generation design tools will use AI to automate mundane repetitive tasks. Some will even…