CAD’s next frontier

Posted by - September 16, 2016
Martyn Day reports on the latest developments in computational and generative design and examines how Autodesk is ramping up development

New kid on the block

Posted by - July 30, 2014
There is a new player in the Building Information Modelling world. French CAD giant, Dassault Systèmes, is tailoring its powerful…

Autodesk 2015 AEC Products

Posted by - May 27, 2014
Autodesk moves closer to becoming a services business and takes a leap from a 30-year-old upgrade cycle to a subscription…

Autodesk 2017 updates

Posted by - May 12, 2016
With updated versions of AEC tools now available, and more features coming in the Autumn for subscription customers, we take…

Conceptual design

Posted by - March 31, 2016
Technical products for detailed design & documentation are well developed, and yet conceptual design products remain in the shadows. But…

Hypar.io – design by algorithms

Posted by - February 21, 2019
With the advent of machine learning and Artificial Intelligence, computers are on the cusp of playing a more active role…

Automatic for the people

Posted by - May 16, 2018
Three professionals from global engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services firm GHD explain how they are embracing design automation and…

REVIEW: Autodesk FormIt 2018

Posted by - September 28, 2017
Conceptual design has always been the neglected child of the industry, perhaps because SketchUp is seen as all-dominating in this…