Posts by Anthony Frausto-Robledo, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Author at Architosh - Page 18 of 39
Tablets Like iPad Benefit Architecture Practices, Yet Firms Slow to Provide Them
There appears to be a rift between architects who use tablet computers like the iPad in practice and their employers who make the decisions on what technology to provide their professional staff.
In Berlin—Klaus Vossen Explains Why CorelCAD May Be Right for Your Company
Many manufactures across an array of industries from automobiles to AEC need both CAD tools and technical drawing tools for product manuals. However, the tools they currently have may not offer the seamless integration and cost benefits that Corel Corporation believes it can deliver with CorelCAD.
Autodesk and Frame just put Revit on the Mac, Officially
As hinted at back when Architosh first spoke to Frame’s founder, Autodesk has officially backed certified versions of Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD for the Frame Cloud
AU 2015: Autodesk Sees Future in ‘SeeControl’ Acquisition, Offers New IoT Cloud Service
Product manufactures want to offer customers new services, powered by intelligence in front of real product use data—streaming from sensors to cloud platforms like Autodesk SeeControl—where manufactures and customers can gain insightful knowledge and benefits.
AU 2015: Autodesk declares ‘New World Order’ in Construction Document Management
Project Alexandria Technology Preview to become new commercial offering in early 2016 as Autodesk BIM 360 Docs—Features Apps just for Apple’s iOS Platform
Tidbits: SketchUp, V-ray and Autodesk University News
Mac and iOS CAD and 3D News: We have brief news items on SketchUp 2016 and V-Ray 2.0 support (a free update), plus news on Autodesk University 2015 running this week.
Apple’s Virtual Reality story portends poorly for Mac OS X Pros—at least in the short term
While Apple may in fact have exciting virtual reality (VR) plans of its own, the Oculus Rift termination of OS X is going to sting Apple’s Mac professional customers at a time when in some industries, like AEC, the growth of the Mac is booming. Sadly, it affects developers who are creating key and exciting tools that cut across both platforms…and they are creating these tools on Mac hardware.
Interview: Dr. Biplab Sarkar talks to Architosh about Vectorworks 2016
In this interview Architosh learns more details about Vectorworks 2016 and some specific technologies such as the Project Sharing features, based on tech similar to Git as well as information about Marionette and the new SubD modeling features.
Browser CAD Wars—Autodesk responds by launching Project Leopard
Autodesk has revealed its stealthy Project Leopard, bringing Fusion 360 to users “a la” Onshape—a company that perhaps will offer the software giant its biggest mCAD competition in the near future. While this development foretells of an emerging war between two CAD rivals, it means much more for industry directions in general.
Architosh launches new tablets in Architecture research survey
In our first tablets in Architectural practice research survey, we aim to study how tablet computers may impact the architectural process with a particular emphasis on design and pre-design phases. Of particular note, the new iPad Pro with Pencil ushers in the potential for revolutionary change.
Viewpoint: How Apple’s iPad Pro and devices like it will change Architecture
In this Viewpoint feature Architosh editor-in-chief discusses the future of tablets in architectural practice, what technologies are doing behind the scenes to drive adoption and workflow transformation and just as importantly, offers a forward-looking perspective regarding the fusion of the power of analog tools that have not been usurped by the desktop but may be imitated in devices like the Apple iPad Pro with Pencil.
Tidbits: Revit 2016 update, SketchUp and Lumion news
Mac CAD and 3D News Tidbits: We have news items on Autodesk Revit’s latest update, SketchUp 3D Basecamp event dates for next year and the upcoming Lumion 6 is coming in just days….
Vectorworks, Inc. acquires ESP Vision to enhance Design and Visualization workflows
Vectorworks, Inc., has made a line-extension acquisition for Vectorworks Spotlight, swooping up ESP Vision and its Vision Pro lighting design and pre-visualization software for PC and Mac.
GRAPHISOFT to share insights into OPEN BIM at RTC Europe 2015
Graphisoft will be attending the RTC Europe 2015 event in Budapest later this month, discussing Open BIM.
Graebert Annual Meeting—ARES Breaks Down Walls in CAD
Architosh is pleased to present our feature special report on Graebert’s Annual Meeting in Berlin held two weeks ago. The German CAD company specializes in serving the global CAD community via its highly valued ARES native DWG-file based 2/3D CAD technology, a complete solution which OEMs can license, modify and rebrand as their own. The company has a growing array of top-tier partners—both industry stalwarts and emerging starlets—like Onshape.
Apple’s Enterprise Strategy: Japan’s largest AEC companies going ‘all iPad’
Coming out of news from last week’s Graebert Annual Event in Berlin, a major CAD company in Germany with massive global reach via its partners, Architosh learned that Japan’s largest AEC firms—true enterprise behemoths—are standardizing around Apple iOS, particularly for its tablets in AEC applications…applications that include CAD such as ARES Touch. As a result, Graebert has announced support of iOS.
Berlin CAD Event: Graebert announces first ‘full-featured’ DWG-based CAD software for Apple iPad and iPhone
A preliminary version of ARES Touch for iOS revealed at the Graebert Annual Meeting. It’s expected to hit the market in 2016 and be as powerful as ARES Touch for Android, which is currently the most featured CAD solution for DWG editing on tablets and smartphones.
Graebert intros new ARES Commander 2016 CAD system for Mac, Windows and Linux
The latest version of ARES Commander 2016 has been introduced by Graebert of Berlin, Germany. Architosh is there at the Graebert Annual Event in Berlin and will have more information to follow as new and other announcements follow.
Featured Video: Vectorworks 2016—An Introduction
In this featured video, Architosh showcases the latest Vectorworks 2016 product highlights, including its industry-first Marionette technology, the first such algorithmic visual scripting environment included in a leading BIM application, plus nearly a dozen top key new features and nearly 100 improvements. Vectorworks 2016 looks to be one of the top software updates the AECO industry over the next year.
Mac CAD market looks ‘rich’ compared to years past: Heated global competition drives up goodies
The design and manufacturing industries are worth $12 trillion annually, representing a massive and growing industrial segment which Apple has a big possible role to take place in. It used to be Apple had the hardware but lacked the software. Today, that software ‘issue’ is melting away faster than a snow cone in Tempe, Arizona. For once, the Mac CAD eco-system is looking truly ‘rich’
Mac CAD News: Visionary Silicon Valley firm joins Onshape Team
Legendary Silicon Valley innovator and venture capitalist firm comes on board cloud-based MCAD disruptor Onshape with $80 million financing round. Onshape utterly destroys the old platform hegemony pressures in the CAD world, opening up innovative design work across multiple OSs and mobile devices as well.
Amy Bunszel of Autodesk talks to Architosh about AutoCAD, Mac and the new iPad Pro
Apple delivered on longstanding rumors of a more powerful, larger iOS driven iPad—the new iPad Pro—but stunned many in the IT community with its superbly executed new Apple Pencil and new physical keyboard smart cover. Select software developers, like Autodesk, were invited to get their hands on the iPad Pro early. In this interview Amy Bunszel, VP for AutoCAD at Autodesk, talks to Architosh about what the iPad Pro makes possible for AutoCAD in mobile, discusses the new hardware inputs like Pencil versus Touch and also provides readers a snippet about what’s important and going on with AutoCAD on Mac.
Autodesk intros massive Fusion 360 update for the Fall
Autodesk this week announced a big fall update to its Fusion 360 mechanical and product design software platform for Mac and Windows systems.
Smelling blood, HP pounces on Apple’s Pro Mac market
HP comes out swinging at Apple with brazen marketing message that Apple’s Mac Pro customers are moving to Z
Bentley Systems acquires 3D nature software maker e-on Software
In a bit of a surprise but in a logical move, Bentley Systems has acquired 3D software maker e-on software of France, the makers of the popular VUE line of 3D natural scenery generating tools, plus PlantFactory and its new-ish and quite strong LumenRT for design professionals like architects and engineers.
AppTalk: New ArcSite for iOS aims to reboot mobile CAD
New ArcSite is a brand new iOS mobile CAD app for the Apple iPad. It is the first such mobile CAD tool, on any mobile platform, to feature ‘real-time’ shape recognition while you draw, quickly turning non-straight lines into straight ones, wobbly squares into perfect squares and so forth.
Golf legend Jack Nicklaus’ design firm taps Perfect Parallel’s software tech, available for Mac, Windows and Linux
For the very first time ever…golf gaming on PC is going to take a big leap with course design tools that work across both Mac, Windows and Linux inside the Perfect Golf game by Perfect Parallel. But there is so much more to this story than this…including the incorporation of these tools in the professional course design world at Nicklaus Design
Scripting the Future—Vectorworks CEO Talks Marionette, Design Summit and Future Direction
In this interview Vectorworks Inc. CEO Sean Flaherty discusses his software company’s latest developments—including a new “brand name”, an exciting annual conference in the US and the latest Vectorworks release’s signature feature
In-Depth: How Developer ‘Perfect Parallel’ is Changing the Game of Golf
In this feature we talk to Andrew Jones, COO of Perfect Parallel, a leading-edge software developer with a range of inter-related golf design, gaming, visualization, and broadcast suite technologies. What makes this company so fascinating goes beyond its tech and into its relationships and aspirations. Relationships with firms like Nicklaus Design, as well as the professional golf networks in the United States and abroad, have Perfect Parallel poised to shake up the game of golf.
GRAPHISOFT introduces Rhino-Grasshopper-ArchiCAD Connection
Graphisoft has introduced a public beta version of its Rhino-Grasshopper-ArchiCAD connection, an industry first bi-directional and real-time connection between all three programs.
iPad Pro is fantastic! But it will be for naught if Apple forgets its Pro tools for Mac
Though the iPad Pro packs desktop power, Apple needs to think smartly about the inter-relatedness of software systems across mobile and desktop.
Blackmagic’s Fusion 8 coming to the Mac: visual effects and motion software
Long desired Blackmagic Design’s Fusion is finally coming to the Mac platform in Fusion 8 and Fusion 8 Studio—public beta now open
Apple’s latest Mac Family Portrait—Missing Mac Pro
Apple’s new Mac Pro is a stunning computer with some decent pro chops…but the latest ‘family portrait’ of the Mac line up is missing an important child.
Tidbits: Bricsys in US market, IMSI Design and other news
CAD and 3D Tidbits: We have some news BricsCAD having a new home in the USA, plus IMSI ships new TurboCAD LTE Pro 8 for Windows 10, plus Revit models updated at Koble Windows and Doors.
SIG: Final Complete Siggraph 2015 Event Photos & Notes
Our complete Siggraph 2015 gallery, compliments of Akiko Ashley who covered the show in detail in an earlier report.
Top iPad app OrthoGraph is now at version 10.3
The latest version comes with enhanced documentation of stairs and allows users to snap two rooms together.
ARES Mobile featured in Grabowski series on Mobile CAD
In a multi-part article Ralph Grabowski talks about the challenges CAD programers face to run CAD effectively on mobile devices.
EIZO ships new 4K ColorEdge High-End Displays
EIZO is shipping new 4K high-end monitors to the VFX, Film, photography and 2D-3D markets in North America.
SIG: Apple’s Macs have good presence at SIGGRAPH 2015 show
Here are the first batch of pictures from the show floor at SIGGRAPH 2015 in Los Angeles. And it’s nice to see Apple’s Macs well represented within the expo booths.
Firm Profile: BOGDAN & VAN BROECK—The Ecology of Densification
Continuing on a trend of expanding the scope of discourse beyond the “digital” in design practice, Architosh is pleased to present this feature interview of Belgium professor engineer-architect Leo Van Broeck and his award-winning ecological, research-oriented design practice. The design keynote speaker at the recent Vectorworks Design Summit, Leo spoke to Architosh recently about his firm, co-founder, work and their philosophical positions in the field of architecture and urban design.
SIG: Autodesk at Siggraph 2015 in LA
Autodesk has many excellent sessions this week at SIGGRAPH. The exhibit kicks off today and runs through 13th.
SIG: Apple looks to be going the path of ‘Metal’ for graphics—seems out on Vulkan standard
Khronos Group makes further positive momentum with Vulkan API, but Apple is missing from the roster of industry supporters. This is an early signal that Apple may be pushing for Metal for Mac’s graphic future as aging OpenGL lingers as available cross-platform API.
SIG: Mac 3D Exhibitor Preview List for SIGGRAPH 2015
Architosh will be covering the big SIGGRAPH 2015 conference and exhibition in Los Angeles which started this weekend with the exhibition starting in a couple of days.
Solibri of Helsinki joins buildingSMART International
Solibri joins industry standards group buildingSMART on Open BIM push aligning values across the BIM transforming AECO industry worldwide.
IBM’s new Mac push—good for more than enterprise?
IBM’s good news about Macs in enterprises is music to the Apple faithful, but does a Mac rush in enterprise mean good things for Apple’s core creative class Mac users?
Market report says CAD market in Japan to grow 5.7 percent from 2015 – 2019
A new market report shows that Japan’s CAD industry continues to grow at modest mid single digit percentages over the next four years.
Nikola Bozinovic talks to Architosh about Frame: What it can mean for Apple’s Mac Customers
A new cloud platform called Frame is emerging this year as the most powerful option to create, access and manage a virtual Windows workstation or virtual desktop in the cloud—from just about any modern web browser on any device. Recently Architosh spoke with Nikola Bozinovic, CEO of Frame, to discuss his company’s offering and the larger trend afoot in the IT industry and what impact it may have on Apple’s Mac customers.
ARUP’s Oasys brings advanced crowd analysis software to wider market with MassMotion Flow
3D analysis of pedestrian behavior for ingress/egress, emergency evacuation and general flow has never been quicker, easier to use or more accessible, using MassMotion Flow.
Visidraft gets limelight in Architect Magazine
Visidraft, an augmented reality software for iOS devices, has gained some limelight in the pages of Architect Magazine.
GRAPHISOFT touts major win with Brazilian architecture firm
GRAPHISOFT, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) architectural software developer, has announced that GRAPHISOFT Brazil, a subsidiary in South America, has inked a deal with Fernandes Arquitetos Associados (FAA), one of Brazil’s major architecture firms and the only Brazilian firm responsible for designing two 2014 World Cup arenas.
Autodesk Building Ops is new iPhone based app for building operations
Autodesk introduces new “mobile first” BIM data tools for building maintenance and operations teams, bringing BIM data to building owners and reps.
Event: Refine Inspire Results in solidThinking Evolve
A free webinar shows participants how to work between solidThinking applications Inspire and Evolve.
Event: 3-Step Architect Marketing Process to Find, Attact and Win Better Projects, Better Clients and Better Fees
Architects and AEC professionals can gain deep insight into marketing success from a trio of educational marketing leaders in this AIA CEU based web event.
The Philly Interview: Dr. Sarkar talks about Vectorwork’s Advanced Research Group and More…
In this special interview, Dr. Biplab Sarkar, chief technology officer, Nemetschek Vectorworks, talks to Architosh about the Vectorworks 2016 details unveiled at the Design Summit in Philadelphia.
Webinar Event: Get Started with solidThinking Evolve 2015!
solidThinking is aiming to give the tools you that are needed to make the most of their programs. These sessions provide a quick and easy to understand tips that will enable faster work in Evolve.
Graebert of Germany Says Japan CAD Market In flux—ARES Gains Ground
Graebert of Germany continues to make strides in CAD market share in Asia. Japan is one of its key markets where OEM product JDraf is a popular DWG native CAD solution competing for market share gains against AutoCAD, which in recent financial filings has indicated troubles in that market.
AIA: Show Reports: AIA and CMD provide Insight for Architects
At AIA Atlanta the CMD Group launched Insight for Architects with the AIA, just for AIA members inside their online AIA accounts. The construction industry data and analytics web tool helps AIA member architects develop business, follow emerging and tracking trends, network and establish new relationships and gain new work.
Special Interview: IMSI/Design Talks About All Things TurboCAD
In this special interview Architosh speaks to Bob Mayer, President, IMSI/Design, about the venerable product TurboCAD—about its technologies, platforms, and the future.
In-Brief: Autodesk Exchange Apps reaches 1 million downloads
Autodesk reaches 1 million apps download in its Exchange Apps community app platform.
GRAPHISOFT announces ArchiCAD 19 ships June 24
GRAPHISOFT®, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, announced today that ARCHICAD® 19’s global rollout process has begun.
