Scia Engineer Design Forms

Posted by - December 2, 2013
Nemetschek Scia’s new tool is intended to make engineering design more transparent. Greg Corke met with CEO Jean-Pierre Rammant to…

Workstations for 3D CAD

Posted by - April 4, 2016
From laptop to desktop, virtual to cloud, Greg Corke gives a back to basics guide to choosing workstation hardware for…

ArchiCAD 17

Posted by - July 17, 2013
Graphisoft has updated its flagship BIM modelling tool, ArchiCAD, with a host of ‘themed’ new features and enhancements. BIM lives…

Tekla Structures 19

Posted by - July 17, 2013
The latest release of Tekla’s structural BIM tool touches the entire building process from design to construction.

Trimble steps up

Posted by - July 17, 2013
The AEC design technology market has a handful of key software developers; Autodesk, Bentley and Nemetschek are the main volume…

Solibri Model Checker V8

Posted by - February 15, 2013
Scandinavian software developer, Solibri brings BIM model quality into focus with its powerful rules-based checking and auditing tool.

MEP modelling

Posted by - April 26, 2009
BDSP Partnership uses a 3D model-based approach to create coherent, easily communicated building services designs for even the most complex…

Forget BIM

Posted by - March 31, 2016
Our industry is changing at an ever increasing rate. Technology is playing a major role in this change, but the…

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…