Archives for May 2009 - Architosh
Pixologic introduces new add-on tools for ZBrush
Pixologic Introduces Decimation Master and 3D Print Exporter – Plugins for their popular ZBrush 3D application for Mac and Windows
Finland’s Econia Business Park designed in ArchiCAD
Finland’s Biggest Ecological Business Park has been designed using Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD Building Information Modeling software application.
Tidbits: e-on Software, Luxology and Lightworks news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have news in brief on e-on software’s latest Vue 7.5 professional product line; LightWork Design’s first rendering competition winner; and an exciting road show in England for Luxology’s modo 401.
Tidbits: Graphisoft, e-on Software, HyperShot news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have tidbits on Graphisoft’s BIM solution ArchiCAD in the Middle East, HypeShot webinar training and Ozone 4.0 — newly released atmospheric rendering technology for Vue 7 products.
AIA: Talking to Viktor Varkonyi about EcoDesigner
Architosh talks to Viktor Varkonyi, CEO of Graphisoft, and Akos Pfemeter, Director of Global Marketing, at the AIA show about their new EcoDesigner energy analysis software for ArchiCAD.
AIA: Talking to Chris Yessios about Bonzai 3D
Chris Yessios spoke with me at AIA about the new Bonzai 3D and why it offers users differences and advantages to SketchUp, while still be compatible with Google’s popular modeler.
Modelur is new urban design modeling program for Mac/Win
Modelur is a new parametric modeling application add-on to SketchUp that addresses urban design. In contrast to traditional CAD tools, where the building is described by its width, length and height, Modelur uses parametric rules to derive design based on a combination of desired final parameters.
Tidbits: Vectorworks, Graphisoft MEP Modeler and more news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have tidbits on Vectorworks news, Graphisoft’s users who love MEP Modeler and use it to coordinate complex projects, and the new Copper Project V4 Enterprise Edition.
Mac-based Swiss Architect Wins Prestigious Pritzker Prize
Swiss-based architect and 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Peter Zumthor – Practices Architecture using Vectorworks on the Mac.
AIA: Show Floor Galleries and Notes 3
Continued AIA National Convention and Exhibition floor show coverage. In this report we take a look at the Bentley booth and what they were showing at AIA.
AIA: Show Floor Galleries and Notes 2
The AIA National Convention and Exhibition was held this year in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Famous for hosting Macworld each January and the site of Steve Jobs’ famous keynotes, the AIA show easily filled all three halls at Moscone, something Macworld has never done in recent times.
AIA: Show Floor Galleries and Notes 1
The AIA National Convention and Exhibition was held this year in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Famous for hosting Macworld each January and the site of Steve Jobs’ famous keynotes, the AIA show easily filled all three halls at Moscone, something Macworld has never done in recent times.
Vectorworks user wins Pritzker Architecture Prize
Peter Zumthor, a Swiss-based Vectorworks using Architect has won the 2009 Pritzker Prize, the most prestigious award given in the field of architecture.
In-Depth: Looking at FUZE with iPhone Collaboration
Callwave’s FUZE Meeting with its iPhone application takes online project collaboration to new levels of capability in high-definition video and in mobility for team members. This Product In-Depth goes into the details behind FUZE.
In the Wake of AIA San Francisco
The AIA’s National Convention was held this year in San Francisco. The event had boat-loads of news and key announcements. We summarize some items here, pointing the path we will take with our indepth coverage of the event.