Virtual Reality for architecture: a beginner’s guide Posted by Greg Corke - July 11, 2016 With the availability of affordable headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, VR is now within reach of AEC…
Bringing Revit to life Posted by Martyn Day - July 7, 2016 Last year Autodesk demonstrated a VR capability that could deliver immersive experiences from accurate Revit models. This demonstration has now…
Lidar of the pack Posted by Jacob Down - July 6, 2016 The 3D lidar scan is a game-changer for architectural practices, writes Jacob Down of Poynton Bradbury Wynter Cole Architects.
From hype to Reality Posted by Randall Newton - April 4, 2016 Several hardware and software trends are converging to create incredible new design workflows
Visualisation’s great leap forward Posted by Randall Newton - April 4, 2016 The combination of hardware-accelerated rendering, new methods of processing visualisations as 3D models, and the arrival of real-time rendering open…
Design analysis & optimisation Posted by Martyn Day - March 31, 2016 Formerly the preserve of specialists and engineers, software makers are bringing analysis tools to the conceptual phase of design as…
Conceptual design Posted by Martyn Day - March 31, 2016 Technical products for detailed design & documentation are well developed, and yet conceptual design products remain in the shadows. But…
Laser scanning vs image based modelling Posted by Peter Folwell - December 9, 2015 As digital photogrammetric techniques advance at pace, the ability to use them as standalone technologies increases