The future of Rhino

Posted by - May 27, 2014
At the recent Shape To Fabrication conference Bob McNeel, CEO of Robert McNeel & Associates, was his usual straight-talking self…

MassMotion

Posted by - May 27, 2014
AEC catches up with the latest updates to Oasys’ MassMotion software, which provides crowd flow simulation for buildings, transport and…

The digital object

Posted by - March 18, 2014
Stefan Larson, founder and CEO of BIMobject explains the process and benefits of representing manufacturers’ products as BIM components

The problem with COBie

Posted by - February 18, 2014
From 2016 UK firms working on government projects will be required to deliver data-rich models, drawings and asset information in…

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…

BIM Libraries

Posted by - July 22, 2013
With the transition from 2D to 3D, from dumb symbols to intelligent objects, content becomes even more important.

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…

Executive guide to BIM: part 2

Posted by - July 17, 2013
The second installment of this two-part guide goes into greater detail on Building Information Modelling (BIM) workflows, when a model…