Digital twins

Twinview (digital twins)

Posted by Martyn Day - May 24, 2024

We explore Space Group’s Twinview, one of the most advanced BIM digital twin offerings available…

Concept Design

TestFit runs free

Posted by Martyn Day - April 11, 2024

The Texas-based design automation software developer releases a free massing tool for architects

Simulation

Treble: sound advice

Posted by Martyn Day - March 28, 2024

New software helps analyse and optimise designs for acoustic performance

Visualisation

Enscape and V-Ray: a collaborative future

Posted by Greg Corke - March 17, 2024

Enhanced Enscape / V-Ray workflows, real time collaboration, plus new story-telling tools for architects

Sustainability

Enscape: building performance analysis

Posted by Greg Corke - March 17, 2024

Enscape's new module designed to give instant visual feedback on building performance.

BIM

Siemens NX AEC

Posted by Martyn Day - February 7, 2024

Powerful manufacturing CAD tool focuses on AEC, infrastructure and fabrication

Concept Design

Skema beta: design automation

Posted by Martyn Day - November 29, 2023

This AI concept design tool ‘morphs’ data from past projects and rapidly goes from massing…

Concept Design

Giraffe for urban planning

Posted by Martyn Day - November 29, 2023

This early-phase design suite of tools connects spatial building and city design models with GIS…

BIM

Qonic beta: Construction BIM

Posted by Martyn Day - December 4, 2023

With construction-level details, Qonic is targeting contractors and (later) architects through its BIM platform.

Software

Verifi3D: model checking & validation

Posted by Martyn Day - November 29, 2023

The BIM validation tool is enhanced with better model checking, a better display engine and…