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…

Reality modelling

Sensori: cloud photogrammetry

Posted by Martyn Day - November 29, 2023

A compelling offering for rapid site capture that relies on low-cost devices, automation and the…

BIM

Arcol: a sneak peek

Posted by Martyn Day - October 19, 2023

As several start-ups plan their BIM 2.0 beta programmes, Arcol is looking to get one…

CAD

Rayon: Figma for AEC CAD

Posted by Martyn Day - September 28, 2023

BIM may be fixated on modelling, but not every project or every drawing really needs…

Digital twins

Autodesk Tandem: dashboards

Posted by Martyn Day - July 24, 2023

Autodesk Tandem has new dashboarding capabilities for obtaining all sorts of metrics from digital twins