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Posts by Anthony Frausto-Robledo, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Author at Architosh

Budapest Part 4: Graphisoft’s AI and Data Story 

Graphisoft is preparing its BIM technologies for the entire building lifecycle. It begins with the quality of data lakes and the delivery of AI systems and digital twin technologies, which are now strategized at the Nemetschek Group level.

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Nvidia aims for high-end ARM chip in September 2025

Nvidia’s ARM chip plans are still murky, but a planned September 2025 announcement date bring excitement to the chip wars.

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Nemetschek Invests in US-based Document Crunch

The Nemetschek Group has invested in US-based construction AI-solution maker Document Crunch.

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Available Worldwide — Allplan 2025, Vectorworks 2025 and Archicad 28

Nemetschek Group touts ALLPLAN 2025, Vectorworks 2025, and Archicad 28 available worldwide — delivering BIM innovations to the global AEC industry.

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Bluebeam CEO Talks to Architosh about Future

Bluebeam’s pivot to the cloud takes on new momentum. CEO Usman Shuja and Chief Innovation Officer Don Jacob explain in detail what is happening and why and how Bluebeam will continue to thrive and grow in the years ahead.

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ILEXSOFT’s new HighDesign R8.2 for architectural design

HighDesign R8.2 runs on Windows on ARM and boasts numerous new features and improvements for AEC 2D CAD professionals.

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Nvidia to enter PC market with high-end ARM chip

Nvidia will enter the PC market with a new ARM-based chip to take on Apple, and Qualcomm and defeat AMD and Intel X86.

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ARKANCE unveils Bluebeam to ACC Connector

ARKANCE introduces a new ACC to Bluebeam Connector to solve a major construction industry interoperability workflow challenge. Now, access and create sessions in ACC.

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Budapest Part 3: Graphisoft CEO Daniel Csillag Charts Its Future

Graphisoft’s CEO outlines his vision for future growth with the company, discussing AEC markets, technologies, partners, and competition.

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The End of AutoCAD Multiuser (Network) Licenses?—ARES Flexible CAD Licenses May Be Your Answer

The demise of the AutoCAD multiuser network license has had unintended consequences. It has accelerated its main competitor’s success in Japan and Asia. LG, Samsung, Hyundai Steel, and 65 percent of the top 20 Japanese construction companies have replaced AutoCAD with ARES.

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AU: Autodesk advances Forma, Docs and intros Forma Board

Autodesk announces Autodesk Forma and Autodesk Docs are now connected, plus the new Forma Board, a digital whiteboard for AEC.

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Budapest Part 2: Details from the Graphisoft Launch Event Press Conference

At Graphisoft HQ, a global press conference and Q&A delivered numerous insights about Graphisoft’s latest technologies and new product features.

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AU News: Chaos Offers First Look at Chaos Envision and V-Ray 7 for Max

Chaos continues to impress in 2024 with two new products debuting at Autodesk University 2024 — Chaos Envision is the chief one.

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Q&A with Chaos Enscape—Improving the Design Workflow

Enscape Impact is just the first step (or track) in Chaos’ vision for improving the design workflow for the global architecture market.

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Budapest Part 1: Shared Nemetschek Cloud and Group Synergies

At Graphisoft HQ, we learn about the One Nemetschek Cloud Platform vision and how that will shape the future of Archicad, BIMcloud, BIMx and DDScad.

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Nemetschek Group announces vision for Artificial Intelligence

AI (artificial intelligence) Layer running through all Nemetschek Group products by 2025 promises creativity and productivity boosts

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Behind the Scenes of Vectorworks 2025: Leadership Talk Innovation with Architosh

Vectorworks 2025 can do things with Revit files that even Autodesk can’t yet do. And yet, there are even better reasons beyond Revit tricks for why Vectorworks Architect 2025 may be the best BIM solution currently in the market.

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IMSI Design Releases TurboCAD Mac 15

TurboCAD Mac 15 product line features AI-powered TurboCAD Mac Copilot features to leverage AI technologies in AEC and MCAD CAD workflows.

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Vectorworks Boasts Upcoming 2025 Release—Major New Features

The upcoming Vectorworks 2025 release will boast a whole new world of interactive features with unmatched ease of use.

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New BOXX Workstations Feature AMD Ryzen 9000 Series Processors

BOXX A-class workstation line offers the latest AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors, delivering high-performance and high-efficiency computing for CAD and 3D.

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Bluebeam Kicks Off Global Roadshow in Six Cities

Bluebeam Live World Tour 2024 will provide exclusive learning, networking, and product updates in six one-day events globally.

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Registration Opens for Vectorworks Design Days 2024

Vectorworks Design Days return in 2024 — worldwide events set to take place in London, Vancouver, and Tokyo for architects, interior, landscape, and educational professionals.

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Chaos Launches Enscape 4.1—New Real-Time Energy Modeling Added

Enscape 4.1 adds Real-Time Energy Modeling as part of its Enscape Impact Add-On — Brings Building Performance to Visualization.

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Newforma Konekt—Cloud Solution Merges PIM and BIM Worlds

Konekt is a new cloud SaaS solution with BIMTrack technology serving its 2/3D visual capacities merged with industry-leading AEC PIM.

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New ActiveDraft Cloud PDF Markup Tool for AEC

ActiveDraft enters the AEC/O market for PDF markup and document collaboration with a universal web-based SaaS solution.

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Bluebeam intros Studio Sessions collab for web and mobile

Bluebeam users can now access Studio Sessions for collaboration on the web and mobile without the need to download Revu to the desktop.

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A Look at AMD’s Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot GPU

AMD’s new Radeon PRO W7900 graphics card delivers powerful capabilities in both dual and triple-slot formations for your workstation.

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TestFit Generative Design Goes Live

TestFit Generative Design officially went live on July 10th, marking a five-year development journey towards AI-powered building and site development test fits.

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AIA24: Digital Tech at Expo Part 4

In this fourth of several Expo reports covering AIA24 in Washington DC, Architosh does a deep dive into what Chaos is offering the AEC/O market.

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AIA24: Digital Tech at Expo Part 3

In this third of several Expo reports covering AIA24 in Washington DC, Architosh delves into Autodesk Forma, Workshop XR, and Trimble’s SketchUp product line.

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AIA24: Digital Tech at Expo Part 2

In this second of several Expo reports covering AIA24 in Washington DC, Architosh delves into Graphisoft and Nemetschek dTwin.

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AIA24: Digital Tech at Expo Part 1

In this first of several Expo show reports covering AIA24 in Washington DC, Architosh shares its visits to the Nemetschek Booth.

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Perspectives on Architosh AIA 2024 BEST of SHOW Honors

Architosh presents its annual “perspectives” on digital technologies and its BEST of SHOW honors at this year’s AIA24 in Washington, DC. This year, we discuss entering the era of “co-opetition” and what it can mean for the tools the profession uses.

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AIA24: Architosh 10th ‘BEST of SHOW’ honors for digital technologies at AIA National Washington DC

The 2024 AIA National BEST of SHOW honors for the most interesting and compelling software and digital technologies at AIA24. 

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AIA24: AIA Conference Coverage Overview and Announcements

Architosh kicks off its AIA24 convention coverage with highlights, major announcements, and a coverage overview.

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AIA24: Architosh covering AIA National Convention Washington DC

Architosh will be at AIA24 (AIA National Convention) in Washington DC covering the digital technology pavilion and the exciting technologies showcased.

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BACTalks24: Future of Digital Technologies in Architecture: AI, Immersive, BIM 2.0

Discussing Future Digital Technologies in Architecture: AI, Immersive, and BIM 2.0 — a moderated session by four expert panelists and co-moderated by two veteran AEC digital technologies journalists

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Nemetschek Creates AI Innovation Hub for Construction Industry

The Nemetschek Group launches a new AI Innovation Hub to help accelerate AI innovation throughout the Group’s daughter companies.

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Apple and TSMC working in AI chip for data centers

Apple and TSMC have been secretly working together on AI chips for data centers for years. Apple aims to edge up Google and Microsoft in the AI arms race.

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SKEMA Propels Architects’ Workflows with Innovative AI

Fast-evolving SKEMA has a lot to offer architects looking to leverage AI and machine learning in practical ways to win work faster and increase economic performance for both firm and client.

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Autodesk and Nemetschek Group Partner on Interoperability

Nemetschek Group and Autodesk agree on advancing open, interoperable workflows for the entire building lifecycle

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New NVIDIA RTX A400 and A1000 GPUs Announced—RTX for Entry Level

Nvidia aims to unleash the power of RTX for every workstation with new RTX A400 and A1000 GPUs.

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The Future of Immersive and Simulation — A Discussion with Pete Morrison of Bohemia Interactive Simulations

AI, XR (immersive headsets), advanced visualization, and terrain models are converging rapidly as the West prepares for its future security. The BAE Systems’ subsidiary talks to Architosh about its technology and where things are headed.

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Nemetschek Group profitable double-digit growth for FY 2024

Nemetschek Group sees strong growth in FY 2024 — expecting a return to currency-adjusted double-digit growth as it serves the global AEC industry.

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Enscape 4 Announced—First Cross-Platform Mac-Win Release

Enscape 4 delivers 95% Parity for Mac in the first cross-platform release set to change the tenor of utilization for Mac users.

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Product In-Depth: ARES Kudo 2025—Takes Aim at AutoCAD LT

Architosh takes a deep dive into this year’s ARES Kudo from Graebert of Germany. The browser-based DWG CAD system moves up to features found in LT yet at a fraction of the price while offering key cloud-powered advantages.

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A Model 21st Century Architecture Practice: Discussions with CBT Architects’ Nirva Fereshetian

In an era where artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, and sustainable design converge, Fereshetian’s forward-thinking approach positions CBT Architects at the forefront of architectural practice’s post-pandemic age where constant and accelerating change is a non-trivial given.

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Product Review: Archicad 27 with BIMx and BIMcloud

Architosh dives into the key features of this latest iteration in the BIM industry innovator and finds much to enjoy and frames version 27 against a broader BIM context.

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Autodesk Fiscal Q4 ’24 Earnings Results

Autodesk announces Fiscal Q4 – 2024 earnings and beats analysts’ consensus and guidance.

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Matterport launches AI-based Property Intelligence

Matterport Property Intelligence leverages years of spatial data, visual computing, and AI to deliver powerful new capabilities to its users.

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Graphisoft announces new CEO in Daniel Csillag

Daniel Csillag is named the new CEO of Graphisoft, the pioneer in BIM software for the architecture industry.

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Nemetschek Group 2023 Preliminary Annual Financial Results

Nemetschek Group achieves its goals in a tough 2023 macroeconomic context. Revenue growth rate slows to a high single digit.

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Webinar: Archicad + Mac—Meet the Ultimate Power Couple

Archicad 27 performs significantly faster under Apple’s latest M3 series chips. Learn just how much in this webinar by Archicad expert Jared Banks AIA.

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Xpresso #50 — Can’t Miss Feature Coming Up in next emTech newsletter

Xpresso #50 aims to really please with an exclusive early release of a major Architosh feature on digital practice management from a global leader.

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Product Review: Vectorworks Architect 2024

Our Vectorworks Architect 2024 review goes over all the top features in this latest BIM software platform as we explore the new modern UI, parametric cabinetry, and wall opening features, among other items.

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Autodesk Informed Design—Unlocks Industrial Construction Connecting Design and Make Workflows

Autodesk unveils Autodesk Informed Design platform and tools for Revit and Inventor to link design and manufacturing workflows in AEC/O.

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Bluebeam launches Bluebeam Labs and new AI features

Construction industry leader Bluebeam plans new AI features for early 2024 and launches Bluebeam Labs.

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Allplan Cloud Services Gains New BIMplus Overlay Function

Connecting 2D and 3D workflows through Allplan Cloud services with Bimplus Overlay functionality.

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Chaos Joins Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD)

Chaos joining the Alliance for OpenUSD is a major step forward for emerging international standards set to finalize spec by the end of 2025.

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Vectorworks 2024 Update 3—Boasts New Features

Update 3 for Vectorworks 2024 delivers numerous excellent updates to features and functionality across the product lineup.

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