Grand designs: digital cities

Posted by - September 14, 2009
There is a widespread industry move to adopt Building Information Modelling and intelligent 3D design. But, if the advantages are…

The lie of the land

Posted by - September 14, 2009
Greg Corke reports on a new 3D dataset from the creators of NextMap Britain that has the potential to bring…

Realising the dream

Posted by - June 2, 2009
A pilot of the pioneering IES SketchUp integration causes excitement about sustainable design at Broadway Malyan.

SmartGeometry 09

Posted by - June 2, 2009
Generative design is an application of parametric modelling technology that has quickly swept through the design schools and high-end architectural…

The changing face of design viz

Posted by - April 27, 2009
Chris Hobbs, AEC application manager at CADline Ltd, discusses the evolution of 3D visualisation and why considering the ‘bigger picture’…

AutoCAD 2010 releases

Posted by - April 26, 2009
It is that time of year again when Autodesk retires an old version of AutoCAD and introduces a new generation.…

Autodesk NavisWorks

Posted by - December 14, 2008
If you need to share, review, interrogate and publish multi-disciplinary 3D representations of a design in a single building model,…

An impressive design future

Posted by - December 14, 2008
As design visualisation becomes an increasingly important part of the overall design process we expect to see some impressive things…

Keith Bentley on MicroStation V8i

Posted by - December 14, 2008
Bentley has just released the latest version of its flagship product, MicroStation, along with a comprehensive portfolio of applications for…