Digital fabrication

Strucsoft – linking Revit to fabrication

Posted by Martyn Day - March 22, 2021

Strucsoft extends Revit’s capabilities to driving fabrication through timber/steel and more

Computational design

Testfit.io: optimised building modelling

Posted by Martyn Day - March 22, 2021

In CAD, the computer hardly aids the design, but Testfit.io has a different take on…

Simulation

MassMotion: pedestrian simulation during Covid-19

Posted by Martyn Day - March 18, 2021

With the ongoing pandemic, crowd / pedestrian simulation software has really come in to its…

BIM

BIM consultant rants at Revit versions and release cycles

Posted by Martyn Day - March 4, 2021

Vlog complains about how version incompatibility impacts projects + the lack of updates

Visualisation

Enscape 3.0 review

Posted by Greg Corke - March 4, 2021

The new release of the popular real time visualisation tool is 100% focused on usability

CAD

The Rhino 7 interview: SubD + Rhino.Inside.Revit

Posted by AEC Magazine - February 1, 2021

We find out more about what is probably the most feature rich update in Rhino's…

BIM

Gräbert targets BIM documentation

Posted by Martyn Day - February 1, 2021

As development of AutoCAD stagnates, competitors such as Gräbert are sensing an opportunity to improve…

VR/MR

Theia drives development of collaborative VR tool

Posted by AEC Magazine - January 28, 2021

Epic MegaGrant enables Unreal Engine-based VR meeting tool “BigRoom”

BIM

Autodesk AEC customers demand better value

Posted by Martyn Day - July 25, 2020

Several high-profile AEC firms have written to Autodesk CEO, Andrew Anagnost, to voice concerns about…

Visualisation

Arcon Glas Visualizer to help explore visual impact of glazing

Posted by AEC Magazine - January 12, 2021

New visualisation tool designed to give first impression of different glazing options on building façades