Model viewing, collaboration and checking Posted by Greg Corke - March 31, 2016 In the good old days, collaboration was a floppy disk with a DWG file on it. Things have come a…
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…
The new world of rapid site design Posted by Randall Newton - March 31, 2016 From laser scanners and drones to the cloud and ‘optioneering’ it has never been easier to capture exisiting site conditions…
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…
Next generation optimisation with Structural Insights Posted by Greg Corke - December 7, 2015 A new service from Bentley allows engineers to optimise designs for construction as well as tap into valuable engineering knowledge
Reality Modelling, ContextCapture and the Pope Posted by Admin - December 7, 2015 A technology that can create mm accurate ‘reality meshes’ from photographs looks set to give laser scanning some serious competition
NEWS: Virtual AEC brings VR to architectural design Posted by Admin - September 16, 2015 Muto software brings Bentley i-models (and Revit models via the i-model plug-in) into the Unity games engine
NEWS: Trimble and Nemetschek to focus on BIM interoperability Posted by Greg Corke - May 5, 2015 Firms will use Trimble Connect collaboration platform to integrate design modelling and 5D construction management workflows.
BIM workflows are evolving Posted by Greg Corke - April 20, 2015 Vendors and users alike are being challenged to adapt to new technologies and new requirements. Transactions are receiving new attention…
Review: BIMReview 7.2 Posted by Greg Corke - January 27, 2015 AceCad’s BIM project review tool can now connect dispersed teams with advanced file syncing via the cloud