Autodesk Evolution part II

Posted by - February 18, 2014
In the second part of our exploration of the changes in Autodesk’s AEC development, we report on the company’s forays…

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…

Digital Concept Design

Posted by - July 17, 2013
2D CAD and BIM have both been sold on their benefits to the detailed documentation stage of a project. Ideation…

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…

SmartGeometry 2013

Posted by - May 9, 2013
SmartGeometry provides an environment in which to experiment with the latest technologies, from computational design to laser scanning. This year…

Autodesk FormIT

Posted by - February 15, 2013
There are now many reasons to include tablet computers in your practice. Autodesk’s latest application is free and allows the…

Cymap 2013

Posted by - August 6, 2012
AEC Magazine takes a look at the latest Building Services application from CADline and finds one of the most focussed…

Scan-to-BIM: a reality check

Posted by - July 20, 2012
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is mainly focused on newbuild projects, but refurbishment and renovation requires a different approach. Using 3D…

AECOsim Building Designer

Posted by - May 30, 2012
Over the years, Bentley's building solutions have undergone a number of rebrandings; TriForma, Bentley Architecture and now AECOsim. However, the…

DesignScript

Posted by - April 8, 2012
Robert Aish has been behind many innovative design software solutions including Bentley’s GenerativeComponents (GC). Now at Autodesk he will shortly…