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Architosh BIM Survey Reports TOCs
Architosh has announced its 2010 BIM Survey Reports. This article details the table of contents of all three versions of the reports.
Architosh announces 2010 BIM Survey Report
Architosh has published its first indepth industry report on BIM, based on the survey of 410 qualified architects and firms
Core technology behind Bunkspeed SHOT runs on Mac
Bunkspeed’s core technology for its new and upcoming Bunkspeed SHOT runs on the Mac. The company says the Mac version will follow the initial release of SHOT. Behind the new SHOT is the new iray technology by Germany’s mental images.
SolidWorks clarifies future direction with respect to Mac
SolidWorks’ Fielder Hiss clarifies his company’s plans and statements regarding a native version of SolidWorks for the Mac.
Luxion introduces KeyShot rendering solution
Luxion introduces next evolution with KeyShot – advanced real-time interactive ray-tracing program.
Confusion on SolidWorks on Mac
Once again there is confusion over SolidWorks on the Mac following a report on what was said to another journalist by a SolidWorks employee.
Native Mac version of SolidWorks underway
SolidWorks Corporation is indeed working on a native Mac version of their namesake flagship software. The MCAD giant’s software has been the second most popular Windows CAD software requested for the Mac behind AutoCAD according to Architosh Readers.
Maxon introduces new CINEBENCH R.11.5
Maxon has updated CINEMBENCH to Release 11.5 — latest benchmarking suite offers updated support for the latest hardware standards and the ability to handle up to 64 processor threads.
New ToshLetter arrives March 3: get it now!
Architosh will be releasing a new ToshLetter on March 3, 2010. The popular newsletter is focused on executive-class discussion about pertinent issues in the Mac CAD and 3D industries and each issue generally resolves around a major topic. This upcoming issue centers on BIM and architecture.
ARES CAD coming to Mac in 2010
ARES CAD for Mac coming later this year promises another option for CAD for Mac users.
Event: Impact of Structural BIM on Design
Nemetschek Scia is landing on the beaches of America. The European leader in structural BIM software will be hosting a series of events in major cities on the East Coast, including New York, Boston and Atlanta.
AIA Board of Directors approves Statement on Interoperability
The AIA Board of Directors approve a statement on BIM/CAD Interoperability. New policy statement directs member architects to care about the development of open standards and waste due to incompatibility.
Bunkspeed moves on with iray technology
Bunkspeed has found a replacement rendering future with mental images’ iray technology. The company has announced its new and upcoming Bunkspeed SHOT.
AutoDesSys ships bonzai 3D 2.0 and RenderZone Plugin
AutoDesSys has officially announced bonzai 3D version 2.0 — product now available.
FileGenius – new cloud computing for architects
Applied Answers, Inc., has announced FileGenius cloud computing solution for architects.
ArchiCAD 13 Swiss version released
Nemetschek AG subsidiary Graphisoft Inc. has released the Swiss (German language) version of its ArchiCAD 13 BIM product.
Apple’s A4 chip could be Quadcore – Cortex A9 based
Apple’s A4 chip is possibly more interesting than the iPad itself. In this article we explain a bit why
iPad – Details on the processor and what’s hot
A peak into some details on the new iPad
Apple’s new iTouch device – how far off were we?
Apple will announce its long-awaited touch-based computer device today at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center. In this article we look back at our Mac touch article from two years ago and see what has changed and what is likely the same.
Cartographica – New Mac GIS product
New Cocoa-native Mac-based GIS program Cartographica now at version 1.1
HyperShot goes to Luxion – Rivals Emerge
Luxion takes control of HyperShot while Bunkspeed steers towards a new replacement product that will be just as good if not better!
Tidbits: IMSI, Boot Camp and Workamajig news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have some tidbit news on IMSI/Design’s new iRent arrangement leading to a SaaS option for the company; we also have news of Workamajig’s update and a link to a good summary article on Apple’s recent Boot Camp update to support Windows 7
Cheetah 3D 5.2 now uses WebKit Javascript engine
Cheetah 3D adopts WebKit Javascript Engine — same engine behind Safari’s blazing fast Javascript now powers Mac only 3D application
ACCIONA Adopts ArchiCAD 13 for BIM
Dow Jones Sustainability Index company Acciona of Spain, has adopted Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD as its BIM Solutions platform — company operates in 30 countries around the globe
Event: Vectorworks – BIM In Perspective
Nemetschek North America will be hosting an event titled BIM In Perspective, by Wes Gardner, AIA — The BIM event focuses on the big-picture behind the transformation of the architectural industry to a BIM workflow
Architosh to publish BIM study report
Architosh will begin releasing BIM reports on survey data of over 410 qualified architectural practices in the US and abroad — BIM report will cover areas of discussion related to BIM not widely covered in other industry reports, in addition to stats on BIM adoption, BIM tool usage and sentiment and key reasons for the adoption of BIM.
Mac-using architect uses modo to build full-size LEGO Bricks House
Mac-using architect uses Luxology’s popular modo 401 to design full-scale LEGO house for TV show
Nemetschek’s Vectorworks Now GSA BIM Compliant
Vectorworks Architect 2010 SP2 now certified for United States GSA Projects
Sketchers Studio Brings Animation to SketchUp
New software product Sketchers Studio from Japan animates your SketchUp models–complete with basic visual effects
Vectorworks Winter Training
Nemetschek North America has full Winter Schedule for Workshops and Courses for both New and Experienced Vectorworks Users
ArchiCAD 13 behind Sun City Palace in Kobe Japan
BAR Architects of San Francisco designs beautiful Kobe Towers in Japan – Leading Edge Senior Housing Project Using ArchiCAD
More Apple 3D touch interface patents
Baltimore Sun writers discovers more hidden Apple patents regarding 3D motion detection user interface technology aimed at tablet-like devices and devices like the iPhone
Tidbits: Autodesk, Graphisoft and 3D News
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have some brief news items on Autodesk’s recent acquisition, AIA survey news touching on BIM, ArchiCAD events in January and OpenGL news regarding SilverLining software…
Tidbits: Apple and Hyper Reality Displays and more
Apple’s patents on Hyper Reality Display technology suggest the company is planning to implement some form of 3D head-tracking technology using cameras and sensors in future Apple products. Such technology can radically advanced user-interface design and interaction…something Apple is naturally good at
Apple Tablet to have 3D technology
Apple’s upcoming tablet computer device is anticipated to be announced on January 26 in San Francisco
Event: Artlantis Free Demo Day in France
Abvent France hosts Demo Day series featuring Artlantis Studio and ArchiCAD 13 among others. The event takes place in 39 locations throughout France
Apple’s 3D Head-Tracking and BIM – Looks Promising
Apple’s recent patent involving 3D Head-Tracking technology has lit up the blogosphere. In this report we talk about a video posted on Houston Neal’s blog site which demonstrates how this 3D Head-Tracking technology could function within BIM and 3D software
Tidbits: Shark FX v7, modo and solidThinking news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have brief news today on Luxology’s Chinese version of modo 401, solidThinking news items from its latest newsletter and blog and availability news on Shark FX v7
Tidbits: Apple 3D Head-Tracking, Live Interiors and more news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have brief but very interesting news on an exciting new Apple 3D patent; news on Live Interiors’ latest update and a reference article on Ars that delves deeply into 3D on the Mac
solidThinking expands in Asia
solidThinking expands in Asia with strategic partnership with SiliconStudio Korea
Maxon partners with Py4D
Maxon partners with Tuningchannel over Python Development Resource Py4D
Service Pack 2 for Vectorworks 2010 released
Nemetschek North America has released the second service pack for Vectorworks 2010 — new update addresses key wall and joining component technology
Autodesk releases Smoke for Mac
Autodesk has released Smoke 2010 for Mac to the professional film community — new release runs on 64-bit Snow Leopard Mac operating system for optimal performance
V-Ray for SketchUp Mac Edition – Pre-order
Google’s SketchUp for Mac to gain V-Ray — one of the world’s premier rendering engines
Test drive Vue 8 Personal Learning Editions
e-on software releases Personal Learning Editions (PLE) of their top software packages for computer-graphics (CG) professionals
Architosh Talks to Viktor Varkonyi, CEO Graphisoft
At Build Boston 2009 Viktor Varkonyi, CEO of Graphisoft, sat down with Architosh to talk about ArchiCAD 13. The keynote speaker that morning at a Boston area architects BIM forum, Varkonyi explained that his company’s latest Building Information Modeling (BIM) software has changed the game in terms of what is possible with collaboration in architectural practice.
Vectorworks news: New Planet Vectorworks
Vectorworks News: New Planet Vectorworks for users of this popular Mac CAD software
Tidbits: Apple OpenCL, future GPU/CPU shared memory pools
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have a brief tidbit on a post on CPU to GPU shared memory pooling and work that Intel is undertaking. There is also a note about Apple’s progress with OpenCL and specifically FFT lib (library) producing very high performance
Tidbits: Autodesk University, Nvidia Quadro and next Mac Pros
Mac CAD and 3D News: In Tidbits today we have news on Apple’s next Mac Pros getting exclusive use of Intel’s new six-core Xeons; we also cover a report out on the Web about Nvidia Quadros at Autodesk University and a link to a Parallels vs Fusion article
Cheetah 3D 5.1 has new animation features
Cheetah 3D version 5.1 update adds improvements to animation, skinning, and other updates in addition to bug fixes
Luxology releases LuxGallery for iPhone
modo maker Luxology creates its first iPhone application for viewing modo artists’ works
Graphisoft launches MyArchiCAD.com
Graphisoft pushes forward with ArchiCAD 13 with all new MyArchiCAD.com community site designed to get ArchiCAD 13 into the hands of educational customers and professionals
Khronos details new WebGL initiative
Khronos Details WebGL Initiative – new APIs and OpenWF standard
Khronos demonstrates OpenCL momentum at SC09
Khronos Group is demonstrating OpenCL 1.0 progress at international high-performance computing conference — makes major announcement about industry adoption of key standard
auto-des-sys announces bonzai 3D 2 beta 2
auto-des-sys, Inc. announces new bonzai 3D 2 beta 2 release for licensed users to test and respond to — new release offers plenty of great new features
Autodesk Smoke Showcased on Mac OS X at Inter BEE
Autodesk continues to add more native Mac OS software to its roster. Company will show technology preview of Autodesk Smoke 2010 for Mac at Inter BEE in Japan
Tidbits: Maxon and ArchiOffice News
Mac CAD and 3D News: In tidbits today we have news of Maxon’s new Spanish-language Website and the acquisition of Orange Loft’s ArchiOffice and EngineerOffice software applications
AIA Documents Online: New Solution for Mac Users
AIA announces new AIA Documents-on-Demand PDF-based solution for Mac based architects
Re-Imagining SF Bay Bridge in modo
modo based architect re-examines possible public uses for Eastern Section of San Francisco’s Bay Bridge
ArchiCAD 13 Czech and Dutch versions released
Graphisoft ships Dutch and Czech versions of its industry-leading BIM application, ArchiCAD 13
