Posts by Anthony Frausto-Robledo, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Author at Architosh - Page 4 of 39
Chip Technology, Geopolitics, and the CAD Industry
The global semiconductor industry is going through landmark tidal shifts that will impact all software. We review the scene and its implications on the platforms and devices and possible impacts on the CAD industry.
Vectorworks Partner Network Boast Innovative, Popular Expansions
Users gain much from a Vectorworks Partner—the Partner Network offers a growing array of app and content integrations, from many of the hottest new names in AEC.
AMD Delivers Timely Radeon Pro Innovations to GPU Lineup
New AMD Radeon Pro W6400 leads lineup of three new innovative pro-class GPUs for business and creatives professional needs.
Digital Blue Foam Launches for Soaring AI-AEC Market
DBF is an AI-infused generative design platform that replaces legacy technologies to deliver faster, sustainable building design workflows.
BIM and ARES—Further Notes on AERTWORKS US Deal
BIM is becoming more central to Graebert’s ARES Commander. The latest technologies are aimed at the realities of drawings production.
Chaos and Enscape Merge—Backed by Venture Capital Groups
The joining of Chaos and Enscape will form a visualization powerhouse spanning multiple industries from AEC, VFX, to product verticals.
AERTWORKS Becomes US Reseller for ARES CAD Software
ARES CAD technology to be further accelerated in United States market due to new reseller partnership between Graebert and AERTWORKS.
Clarity for Revit Workflows Brings New Space Planning to Automation Software Suite
Have you ever wanted a robot to stay at the firm all night and grind out all the tedious Revit model coordination work? If so, it’s time you meet IMAGINiT Clarity
CES: NVIDIA Unveils Free Version of Omniverse for Creators
NVIDIA expands NVIDIA Omniverse technologies and ecosystem as announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
In-depth with Trimble SketchUp’s PreDesign Technologies
PreDesign is a web app included with Trimble’s SketchUp Pro and Architosh takes a detailed look at its benefits to architects.
Product Review: NVIDIA RTX A2000 GPU for Workstations
NVIDIA RTX A2000 GPU delivers solid performance per dollar metrics — Architosh gives it a detailed spin across 3D CAD apps and benchmarks.
Monograph Grabs New Head of Engineering, Closes Series-B Round
Monograph gains new Head of Engineering in Ernie Miller, plus rapid expansion and new Series-B funding round.
Maxon Announces Plans to Acquire Pixologic
ZBrush from Pixologic looks to join the growing Maxon family of 3D tools for artists in film, broadcast, games and animation.
Architosh’s 34th Xpresso Newsletter Published
Architosh INSIDER Xpresso newsletter has just released its 34th issue focused this month on BIM and 2022 predictions.
Marquee Firms and Innovators—Altair’s AEC Market Technology Offerings
Bringing high-fidelity engineering technology to early-phase design workflows can help mankind win the climate-crisis struggle. Dr. Frattari tells Architosh how the engineering software company is advancing its mandates in the world of AEC.
CorelDRAW Technical Suite 2021—Powerful Technical Illustration Connected to Industrial CAD
CorelDRAW Technical Suite 2021 powers workflow for industrial 3D MCAD assets and technical illustration across automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, et al.
Autodesk and Closing the AECOM Feedback Loop—Why It Matters
With industry customers spanning from architects to owners and with different levels of digital maturity, Autodesk’s investments in digital twins and post-construction technology are aimed at closing the feedback loop in AECOM.
Qualcomm Aims to Take Chip Leadership with new ARM SoCs for Windows
An SoC chip from Qualcomm from its Nuvia team aims to compete with Apple’s M-series processors in the PC market in 2023.
AMD’s Viewport Boost Feature—3D and BIM Acceleration Technology
AMD Viewport Boost is intelligent innovation from AMD that minimizes the wait time slices that dominate a BIM user’s day, worth real money!
Can you run AutoCAD on M1 Mac? — Answers
AutoCAD on the M1 chip would be dreamy for some Autodesk users, but no official timeline on Apple Silicon has been given for it.
Graphisoft global study reveals BIM knowledge most sought-after skill
BIM and the future architect is the focus of this global study that paired with an interesting panel discussion from Graphisoft’s event.
Nemetschek Group Reports Strong Q3 2021 Momentum
Nemetschek revenue through subscription and SaaS models builds momentum – company posts strong top line and margin growth.
AutoDesSys Inc. and Engineered Software Joining Forces on Next-Gen PowerCADD
PowerCADD gets a future with new partner AutoDesSys the developer of 3D software stalwart and innovator formZ.
Enscape Comes to Generative Design Disruptor App TestFit
Enscape rendering SDK technology in TestFit enables the generative design tool to better serve its users and end clients.
Vectorworks 2022—Powerful New Core Technology and Modern Chip Support
Vectorworks 2022 looks to dazzle its users with powerful new core technologies beneficial to a full array of AEC, Landscape, and Entertainment Industry professionals. And it is the first BIM to support a modern ARM-based desktop computing architecture.
The ARM Wars: Vectorworks 2022 is the First BIM on ARM—the M1 Interview
Leadership at Vectorworks recently told a UK-based publication that their software on Apple’s ARM-based M1 chip platform is 40 – 200 percent faster than on rival Intel-based platforms (Mac or Windows).
Thoughts on Apple’s M1 Pro, Max and MacBook Pros
The Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max completely address the M1 chip’s solid but not great multicore performance, giving pros a huge reason to upgrade.
Apple’s new M1 Pro is “Chop” version of M1 Max Die (?)
Mark Gurman’s Jade C-Chop and Jade C-Die codenames bear out in new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips for Apple. But the strategy seems odd if true but could work out well if the chopped section works up against the wafer perimeter.
AMD’s RDNA 2 Architecture—Behind the Radeon Pro W6600’s Stellar Performance
AMD hardware-accelerated raytracing is core to AMD RDNA 2 architecture, boosting both offline and adding real-time rendering to the mix.
Apple Will Introduce M1X Chiplet Technology On Monday
Apple looks set to enter the ‘chiplet’ era for its Apple Silicon — solving the cores and memory scaling challenges using advanced packaging technology like TSMC’s new integrated SoC system and 3D Fabric technology.
AU21: Autodesk Plans Cloud-Based Production Ecosystem for Media & Entertainment
Autodesk Forge is the future for Autodesk’s Media & Entertainment industry products where the pandemic hyper-accelerated cloud workflows.
Enscape Announces Future Mac Version, Plus TestFit Integration
The big news coming out of ENVISION 21 — there will be an Enscape for Mac version coming in the first half of next year, plus more great news!
Product Review: AMD Radeon Pro W6600 GPU for Workstations
Architosh gives the new AMD Radeon Pro W6600 a good spin and both benchmarks and real-app tests show clear leadership in its workstation GPU class.
Autodesk’s Latest Investment — iOFFICE + SpaceIQ
Autodesk has made a key investment that promises to further close the feedback loop in AEC — from design to construction to operations and maintenance.
Trimble Announces Beta Launch of SketchUp for iPad
Trimble brings full creation, editing, and collaboration with new SketchUp for iPad — now in limited beta.
Vectorworks 2022 Product Line for BIM and CAD Launches
Vectorworks’ latest BIM and CAD platform is first BIM solution for Apple Silicon, plus offers rich new features across entire product range.
The Evolving Immersive Experience (VR/AR/XR)
Virtual and Augmented Reality have long histories but likely equally long and dazzling futures.
Enscape Update Adds Real-Time Rendering and VR Inside Archicad
Enscape brings real-time rendering and virtual reality for Archicad 25 — delivering a rich material material and stunning imagery.
Two Years In — Autodesk’s Assistance to Notre-Dame in Paris
BIM technologies are giving the most famous cathedral in the French capital a fighting chance to return to visitors in time for the 2024 Olympic Games.
MultiPipe and new Apple Silicon Support in Rhino 7
Rhino 7 is now available for Apple Silicon Macs, plus adds a new powerful modeling command called MultiPipe.
Pandemic Footing—Flansburgh’s Deft Response to Remote BIM Workflows
A well-tested and efficient set of digital technologies allowed a mid-sized Boston architecture firm to move seamlessly to a pandemic footing. This is the story of how Flansburg Architects remoted their Open BIM workflow to serve clients around the world.
BOXX Announces new APEXX Matterhorn workstation
This newest BOXX workstation features Intel’s new Xeon Scalable Processors — the 10nm “Ice Lake” – based Xeon W-3300 series CPUs
AMD Radeon PRO W6600 Workstation GPU Now Available
AMD’s new mid-range workstation GPU offers hardware-accelerated ray tracing and big new performance for AEC and MCAD industry pros.
Nemetschek Talks to Architosh About Reconstruct and AI in Construction
Artificial intelligence in the global construction market is booming as major contractors look to offset labor and industry talent shortages.
AMD Brings Radeon PRO W6000 Series GPUs to Mac Pro
AMD brings its next-gen RDNA2 Architecture Radeon Pro GPUs to the Mac platform for the Apple Mac Pro workstation market.
BIM News: Graphisoft to Merge with Data Design System of Norway
The Nemetschek Group looks to integrative value as the design of MEP and architecture form synergies via Graphisoft platform technologies.
Two Podcast Series Architosh Reader May Want to Listen To
These two podcast shows aren’t just from architects who created the popular Archispeak podcast show, they both focus on technology.
INSIDER: Rising Stars — Five Tech Firms and their Impact and Innovations
Our fourth annual architosh INSIDER Reports—typically delivered in the first quarter but not this year—thematically focuses on a crop of rising star technology firms serving the AEC and CAD industries.
INSIDER: Introduction — Five Rising Stars
The fourth edition of our annual INSIDER Reports delivers a focus on five disparate innovators making large impacts in the AEC/CAD markets.
INSIDER: Remote Work Has A New Partner in Varjo’s VR-3 and XR-3 Headsets
Varjo and its VR and XR headsets are already in a class by themselves—the pandemic drove their use up and now Reality Cloud comes next!
INSIDER: The Fourth Revolution—How Spacemaker AI Optimizes Architecture Development
Spacemaker AI doesn’t threaten architects as we know them. It simply makes Architecture even more impactful.
INSIDER: Shapr3D is Bold on Apple and CAD Dominance
Already prominent on Apple’s iOS platform, Shapr3D stands to benefit further as it expands on Apple’s exciting Apple Silicon Mac platform.
Event News: Graphisoft Launches ‘Building Together’ Conference
Registration is open for Graphisoft Building Together Conference — Three Day Online Conference for the AEC Graphisoft community.
INSIDER: Augmented Intelligence: Digital Blue Foam’s Alternative Approach to Generative Design in Architecture
Digital Blue Foam’s unique tools may make it an architect’s ideal generative design partner—augmented AI intelligence for all of us.
Vectorworks, Inc. Announces New Office Location in Australia
Vectorworks Australia is the name of a new main office for the global design/BIM software maker, who acquires regional distributor OzCAD.
‘Graphisoft Forward’ — New Global Licensing Standard Introduced
Graphisoft Forward is Archicad 25’s new Software Services Agreement (SSA) branding, upgrading license with new benefits for BIM users.
GRAPHISOFT Announces Archicad 25 — Now Available
Archicad 25 is now available in select regions of the world. GRAPHISOFT Archicad 25 boasts numerous BIM workflow improvements.
INSIDER: Beyond the CDE — Layer App and its Remarkable Fluid Power
Layer App emerges as a powerful AECOM and CAFM tool precisely because users have flexible and fluid control over building data linked to BIM.
Chaos Releases V-Ray 5 for Cinema 4D, Update 1
Latest V-Ray 5 for Cinema 4D, Update 1 brings support for C4D’s Material Node Editor, plus material transparency updates, more…
Varjo Unveils Reality Cloud—Groundbreaking Virtual Teleportation
Varjo intros Reality Cloud platform for capturing and sharing our reality for a true-to-life metaverse for creative industries.
