Workstations for 3D CAD
From laptop to desktop, virtual to cloud, Greg Corke gives a back to basics guide to choosing workstation hardware for…
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ArchiCAD 17
Graphisoft has updated its flagship BIM modelling tool, ArchiCAD, with a host of ‘themed’ new features and enhancements. BIM lives…
From hype to Reality
Several hardware and software trends are converging to create incredible new design workflows
Tekla Structures 19
The latest release of Tekla’s structural BIM tool touches the entire building process from design to construction.
Visualisation’s great leap forward
The combination of hardware-accelerated rendering, new methods of processing visualisations as 3D models, and the arrival of real-time rendering open…
Printing a digital twin
Architects are taking advantage of readily available 3D CAD data and 3D printing architectural models with impressive results
Autodesk in transition
Autodesk is firmly in the groove of yearly updates, with mid-cycle additional features for those with subscription. However, all is…
Solibri Model Checker V8
Scandinavian software developer, Solibri brings BIM model quality into focus with its powerful rules-based checking and auditing tool.
Design analysis & optimisation
Formerly the preserve of specialists and engineers, software makers are bringing analysis tools to the conceptual phase of design as…
Sefaira green building analysis
AEC magazine looks at a new web-based green building analysis tool that targets architects at the conceptual stage.
