CityCAD 2.0

Posted by - September 26, 2010
While AEC Magazine specialises in reviewing the best Building Information Modelling (BIM) systems available, we rarely get the chance to…

Soaring through the cloud

Posted by - July 20, 2010
Point clouds and 3D laser scanners are in the news at the moment, with both Autodesk and Bentley now offering…

Synchro Professional

Posted by - June 4, 2010
AEC Magazine rarely gets to look at construction management software. This month Martyn Day reviews a product that integrates BIM…

Graphisoft ArchiCAD 14

Posted by - May 17, 2010
Safely through the release of ArchiCAD 13, Graphisoft has just announced the launch of ArchiCAD 14, due to ship next…

Capturing reality

Posted by - March 19, 2010
With a design process that is becoming increasingly 3D, tools are needed to capture existing structures and sites. Laser scanning…

Merging talent and tools

Posted by - March 19, 2010
A motorway upgrade project in Australia employs a range of software platforms to improve road infrastructure and attract the best…

Introducing Bonzai3D

Posted by - November 23, 2009
For decades Computer Aided Design tools concentrated on the 2D documentation phase of the design process. More recently, Google SketchUp…

Connecting Europe with high-speed rail

Posted by - October 14, 2009
Spanish construction company Sacyr used Bentley MicroStation to complete a new high-speed railway line between Madrid and Barcelona, which cuts…