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 Reports—In-Depth and On Focus
Issue 2020.01
A Focus on AAD (algorithms-aided design) in Architecture
Our third annual architosh INSIDER Report—now delivered in the first quarter of the new year—takes a deep look at AAD (algorithms-aided design) in Architecture by talking to those involved in its key new developments.
Our second annual architosh INSIDER Report focuses on the state of (.dwg) CAD technology, by looking at the present and future innovations of its main adherents.
Our inaugural launch of architosh INSIDER Reports begins with a focus on Hungarian BIM software developer, GRAPHISOFT.
App Guides — Exclusively for INSIDER Subscribers
INDEX 01: All Mac CAD/CAM Apps—Alphabetical Listing
This is our complete (WIP) listing of all Mac CAD/CAM apps, simply organized in alphabetical order. This is our master list truncated lists are organized below for faster access to specific apps for different industries or CAD platforms.
Ultimate List of CDE (Common Data Environment) Apps for Architects
The Mac platform isn’t a minority player in an AEC industry moving to the cloud with the most important new digital platform to affect industry change—the new CDE (common data environment). This article introduces the reader to 18 different solutions and profiles 5 leaders against key CDE definition criteria.
INDEX 02: CAD: AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction)
The Mac platform has always been popular in architecture circles in particular but increasingly within the overall AEC industry. This list of AEC CAD apps is just one component of what we will eventually have for AEC app list coverage.
More Guides — Exclusively for INSIDER Subscribers
INDEX 02: 3D Apps: Animation, Special Effects (VFX) and Compositing
Due to its close relationship with film and broadcast TV industries, the animation, special effects, and compositing tools available for the Mac platform are quite extensive. Apple’s platform has full access to nearly all the largest tool families from the world’s leading software developers in these segments.
INDEX 02: 3D Apps: AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction)
The Mac platform has always been popular in architecture and it has featured some of the most innovative 3D applications ever developed, period. This list of 3D apps useful and commonly used in AEC is mostly focused on architects but all AEC pros may want to touch some of these. This list complements our other AEC app list coverage.
INDEX 01: All Mac 3D Apps—Alphabetical Listing
This is our complete (WIP) listing of all Mac 3D apps, simply organized by alphabetical order. This is our master list and truncated lists are organized by industry categories.
Special Features — INSIDERS Get Unlimited Access
Member Access — (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #17
Member Access—(emTech) Section Plus is our new exclusive that builds off of what we shared in Xpresso #17. We offer deeper content on computational design, robotics, AI, and more.
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: How CorelCAD Continues to Grow—Unique Differentiation and Global Sales Channel
While Corel steadily leverages its world-class CorelDRAW brand across its global enterprise customers, CorelCAD has found new adherents within the AEC industries, particularly with engineers.
Industry Analysis and Commentary
HOOPS Communicator 2020 Now Available for Mac
Engineers now have more powerful tools for web application development with Mac availability and improved support for the BIM collaboration format (BCF).
YII2019: Bentley Announces Acquisitions, New Joint Venture and Deeper Commitment to Digital Twins
Bentley announces key strategic acquisitions in Citylab, new iTwin Cloud Services, new updates and entirely new applications in its Open-branded tools and a new joint-venture.
Maxon Intros Cinebench 2026—Industry Standard Benchmark
Maxon’s new Cinebench 2026 gains advancements, supports SMT CPU cores, and Nvidia Blackwell and M4 and M5 silicon support.
architosh INSIDER Posts
- Jul 26, 21 – INSIDER: Introduction — Five Rising Stars [02:00 pm] 2 responses
- Jul 26, 21 – INSIDER: Remote Work Has A New Partner in Varjo’s VR-3 and XR-3 Headsets [07:22 am] 0 responses
- Jul 26, 21 – INSIDER: The Fourth Revolution—How Spacemaker AI Optimizes Architecture Development [07:00 am] 0 responses
- Jul 23, 21 – INSIDER: Shapr3D is Bold on Apple and CAD Dominance [06:47 am] 0 responses
- Jul 20, 21 – INSIDER: Augmented Intelligence: Digital Blue Foam’s Alternative Approach to Generative Design in Architecture [01:00 pm] 0 responses
- Jul 02, 21 – INSIDER: Beyond the CDE — Layer App and its Remarkable Fluid Power [06:39 am] 0 responses
- Feb 15, 21 – Member Access — (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #24 [04:30 pm] 0 responses
- Jan 16, 21 – Member Access — (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #23 [07:18 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 13, 20 – Member Access — (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #22 [01:27 pm] 0 responses
- Nov 13, 20 – Member Access — (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #21 [08:12 am] 0 responses
- Sep 13, 20 – Member Access — (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #19 [06:35 pm] 0 responses
- Jul 13, 20 – Member Access — (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #17 [03:34 pm] 0 responses
- Jun 08, 20 – Early Access(+): (emTech) section for INSIDER Xpresso—newsletter #16 [09:38 pm] 0 responses
- Mar 30, 20 – INSIDER: Introduction—A Focus on AAD (algorithms-aided design) in Architecture [09:20 pm] 0 responses
- Mar 30, 20 – INSIDER: Hypar Looks to Unlock AEC Industry Expertise via Computational Design Ecosystem [09:11 pm] 0 responses
- Mar 30, 20 – INSIDER: Expanding a BIM Workflow Near You—McNeel’s New Open Source Rhino.Inside SDK [09:10 pm] 0 responses
- Mar 30, 20 – INSIDER: Ladybug Tools Aim to Take Environmental Analysis to Wider Audience [08:51 pm] 1 response
- Mar 30, 20 – INSIDER: A Brief Tour of Select Grasshopper Add-Ons [08:50 pm] 4 responses
- Mar 23, 20 – INSIDER: How JPW is using Bentley’s OpenBuildings Designer GenerativeComponents to Push the Edge of Practice with Technology [08:59 pm] 0 responses
- Oct 09, 19 – Early Access: (emTech) section for INSIDER Xpresso—#08 [12:14 am] 0 responses
- Aug 26, 19 – Early Access: (emTech) section for INSIDER Xpresso—#07 [08:32 am] 0 responses
- Jul 30, 19 – Early Access: (emTech) section for INSIDER Expresso—#06 [07:55 am] 0 responses
- May 29, 19 – Early Access: (emTech) section for INSIDER Xpresso—#04 [09:17 pm] 0 responses
- May 03, 19 – Early Access: (emTech) Section for INSIDER Xpresso newsletter—#03 [01:28 pm] 0 responses
- Apr 08, 19 – Real-Time or Your-Time—How Visual Vocal Can Change the AR/VR Landscape in AEC [08:01 am] 0 responses
- Mar 27, 19 – Early Access: (emTech) Section for INSIDER Xpresso newsletter—#02 [01:39 pm] 0 responses
- Mar 12, 19 – Pondering the Impact of AI (artificial intelligence) in AEC Industries—the Wide View [08:46 am] 0 responses
- Dec 30, 18 – architosh INSIDER 02 — Introduction [03:11 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 30, 18 – INSIDER: A (.dwg) Renaissance—Neil Petersen of the ODA Explains Why [03:02 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 30, 18 – INSIDER: Bricsys 2018: CAD + Machine Learning Equals Intelligent Collaboration [03:02 pm] 1 response
- Dec 30, 18 – INSIDER: Marcus O’Brien of Autodesk—A Conversation About AutoCAD for Mac and Other Platforms [03:01 pm] 4 responses
- Dec 30, 18 – INSIDER: Graebert On Concentric Circles of (.dwg) Users—Why Its Cloud and Enterprise Updates Matter [03:00 pm] 3 responses
- Dec 30, 18 – INSIDER: How CorelCAD Continues to Grow—Unique Differentiation and Global Sales Channel [03:00 pm] 1 response
- Oct 09, 18 – INDEX 01: All Mac 3D Apps—Alphabetical Listing [08:14 am] 0 responses
- Oct 09, 18 – Ultimate List of 3D Applications for the Apple Mac Platform [07:36 am] 0 responses
- Oct 09, 18 – INDEX 02: 3D Apps: AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) [07:26 am] 0 responses
- Oct 09, 18 – INDEX 02: 3D Apps: CAID (Computer-aided Industrial Design) [07:21 am] 0 responses
- Oct 09, 18 – INDEX 02: 3D Apps: Animation, Special Effects (VFX) and Compositing [07:18 am] 0 responses
- Feb 05, 18 – Bespoke Computational Tools at Payette Drive Unforeseen Values to Firm and Client Alike [02:02 pm] 0 responses
- Jan 14, 18 – Ultimate List of CDE (Common Data Environment) Apps for Architects [01:47 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 27, 17 – architosh INSIDER 01—Introduction [01:01 am] 0 responses
- Dec 27, 17 – INSIDER: GRAPHISOFT’s BIM World—From the banks of the Danube to Tokyo [12:28 am] 0 responses
- Dec 27, 17 – INSIDER: Kai-Uwe Bergmann—Talks About BIG’s Influence, Tools and Work with Audi and Google [12:27 am] 0 responses
- Dec 27, 17 – INSIDER: Big Construction and ARCHICAD—Willard Williams Talks Shop [12:27 am] 0 responses
- Dec 27, 17 – INSIDER: Architectural Craftsmanship in the Age of BIM—Johnathan Redman Discusses FJMT Australia [12:24 am] 0 responses
- Dec 27, 17 – INSIDER: A Brief Tour of ARCHICAD Add-Ons [12:23 am] 0 responses
- Dec 10, 17 – INDEX 04: 5 Best Native Mac CAD Apps [09:14 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 10, 17 – INDEX 02: CAD: MCAD (Mechanical Computer-Aided Design) [08:31 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 10, 17 – INDEX 03: Vectorworks Workflows and Add-Ons [06:21 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 10, 17 – INDEX 03: ARCHICAD Workflows and Add-Ons [06:17 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 10, 17 – INDEX 01: All Mac CAD/CAM Apps—Alphabetical Listing [05:34 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 10, 17 – INDEX 02: CAD: Multi-disciplinary [05:32 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 10, 17 – INDEX 02: CAD: AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) [04:58 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 10, 17 – Ultimate List of CAD Applications for the Apple Mac Platform [04:55 pm] 0 responses
- May 03, 17 – Autodesk Explains Project Quantum—And Why It Matters in AEC [01:28 pm] 4 responses
- Jan 02, 17 – Five Emerging Trends and Their Potential Impact on the Future of the AEC Industry [01:44 pm] 1 response
- Aug 15, 16 – Former Apple Executive Richard Kerris Says AR Future Big, Talks About ‘Glyph’ [10:13 am] 35 responses
