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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.
Rhino 8—Goes After General Architectural Modeling Market
Rhino 8 adds new PushPull and other modeling features aimed at advancing typical architectural modeling workflows.
Looking at Autodesk’s Workshop XR Technologies
Autodesk Workshop XR brings immersive technologies like VR, MR, and AR into Autodesk Construction Cloud for the AEC industry.
Creative Destruction—How Snaptrude is Aiming to Disrupt the BIM Market
COVID taught us the value of time. Cloud-based Snaptrude leverages this value in shaking up the BIM industry via novel new capabilities.
A Big Data Difference—Vectorworks Sets Itself Apart with Data
Excel live-linking was only “icing on the cake.” Vectorworks 2024 shines with differences in handling project and BIM data.
Chaos Bridge comes to 3ds Max
Chaos launches its Chaos Bridge, as part of its V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max update 2, unifying its AEC visualization workflow for architects.
How BIM streamlines productivity through entire design-production process
A wholesale look at what BIM technologies offer the AEC/O industry, streamlining both design and documentation processes and enhancing collaboration.
AU23: Autodesk University ‘Design and Make’ 2023—Our Report
Embracing the Digital Path Forward with AI. Architosh report digs into the major news coming out of AU 23 from Las Vegas with a forward focus.
Firm Profile: NG+P and the Evolution of Architectural Technology
Newman Garrison + Partners (NG+P) is an award-winning greater Los Angeles area BIM-forward multi-discipline design firm. They speak to us about the evolution of digital technology in architecture.
Vectorworks 2024 Update 2 Now Available
New Update 2 for Vectorworks 2024 offers performance and feature improvements—including notable NVIDIA Omniverse and macOS Sonoma-related Redshift Rendering improvements.
Graphisoft Unveils AI-powered Visualization in Archicad
Archicad users can now accelerate early design processes by generating AI-powered imagery via the new Archicad AI Visualizer.
Future of Architectural Visualization—Free Report
Chaos Future of Architectural Visualization report indicates that real-time rendering is now key to many architects’ workflows.
Matterport announces new CAD add-on
Matterport announces a new CAD file add-on to produce editable CAD drawings directly from Matterport digital twins.
Newforma details Konekt
Newforma unveils its new branding and details its cloud-based project information manager, Newforma Konekt.
AMD Radeon PRO W7700 GPU Launched
AMD unleashes new Radeon PRO W7700 graphics card for workstation professionals across CAD and BIM industries.
Lenovo Unleashes Performance with New ThinkStation P8
New Lenovo ThinkStation P8 features AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series processors and pairs with NVIDIA Ada-generation RTX graphics cards.
Graphisoft’s Building Together—Archicad 27, BIMx and More
Graphisoft’s latest Archicad 27, BIMx, BIMcloud and DDScad were showcased at its Budapest-based Building Together | Connect physical and virtual global BIM event.
Skema Launches AI Solution—Deliver Rich BIM Models in Minutes not Months
The Skema Software Suite learns from previous successful design work and helps architects dramatically accelerate iterative design concepts.
Purdue University to Launch Trimble Technology Lab
Trimble Technology Lab to bring innovative new research and learning space to Purdue’s new technology hub or students and researchers.
Nemetschek Group launches new SaaS Digital Twin platform—dTwin
Nemetsheck Group shakes up the AEC/O industry, launching the first horizontal open digital twin platform—dTwin.
Enscape for Mac Now Available for Vectorworks
With the new Enscape for Mac, all Vectorworks users can benefit from this popular cutting-edge real-time interactive renderer.
YII-23: Bentley announces 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure Founders’ Honors
Bentley announced Founders Honors winners as part of the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure at its annual event in Singapore last week.
Enscape for Mac Now Available for Archicad and Vectorworks
Enscape comes to Mac now on Archicad and Vectorworks BIM platforms, offering AEC professionals on the Mac further visualization options.
French-based Rayon for Architecture backed by Norman Foster
Rayon from Paris aims to address the gap between CAD and BIM in the AEC industry—new cloud-based tool with Foster backing.
Newforma Announces ‘Newforma Konekt’—Cloud-based Future
Newforma shares the future of construction management technology—introduces Konekt SaaS cloud platform for AEC/O industry.
Graphisoft announces Archicad 27 and more at Building Together Event
Archicad users gain new Design Options tool, and more, plus BIMcloud, BIMx, and DDScad updates boast innovations.
Dr. Sarkar Talks Vectorworks 2024—A Most Modern BIM
Can desktop-era BIM leaders expand features and streamline the UX and workflows at the same time? Vectorworks 2024 may be the best evidence that such a thing is possible. More than that, continued industry firsts shape up to a most modern BIM app in Vectorworks 2024.
Procore Intros New AI-Powered Copilot to Revolutionize Construction Workflows
Procore Copilot will leverage AI intelligently to assist construction professionals via streamlining platform processes and surfacing critical information.
Vectorworks worldwide Design Day series
Vectorworks to host its free worldwide Design Day series, between October 2023 and March 2024.
AATEG: Project BEAM Survey Seeks AEC Pros for Alpha-phase Study
Project BEAM is the next AATEG participation project. Come learn about Project BEAM for the BIM industry.
New Vectorworks 2024 Product Line Released—Details
Vectorworks 2024 product lines boast new core features and technology and numerous streamlining improvements to industry series apps.
Vectorworks 2024 Set to Impress with Impactful New Features
The upcoming version of Vectorworks, version 2024, will empower and focus users with comprehensive, streamlined workflows for architecture, landscape design, and the entertainment industries.
Acelab announces $5.3M for building product selection platform
On-line building product selection service Acelab announces funding worth USD 5.3 million.
Bentley Systems Announces Finalists for 2023 Infrastructure Awards
Bentley announces Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards finalists — spans global infrastructure projects.
Latest Eptura Archibus updates
Latest Archibus enhances wayfinding, space management, and maintenance scheduling.
Viewpoint: The Case for BIM in Precast Concrete Prefabricated Buildings
Precast concrete detailing tools used to model prefabricated buildings streamline the design and documentation process and aid construction.
IMAGINiT Clarity Cloud offers new hybrid option
IMAGINiT announces new hybrid option for its Clarity Cloud service, offering (AEC) firms more control over their project timelines.
AMD Intros two new high-performance Radeon PRO graphics cards
AMD announces two new Radeon PRO W7000 Series graphics cards: Radeon PRO W7600 and Radeon PRO W7500.
Pixar, Apple, Adobe, Autodesk and NVIDIA Form Alliance for OpenUSD
The new Alliance for OpenUSD to foster the Universal Scene Description (USD) technology and drive critical adoption through related industries.
SketchUp Launches AI-Powered Image Search for 3D Warehouse
SketchUp’s 3D Warehouse gains new AI-powered image search speeding up architect and designer workflows.
BIM News: Vectorworks receives IFC4 Import Certification
Vectorworks obtains IFC4 Import Certification from buildingSMART International.
Solibri Inside and Vectorworks—Advancing BIM for Users
Solibri Inside is more than just quality assurance for BIM models. It provides a way for architects to deliver better designs for their clients and, in the future, will lead to real-time QA feedback that can even keep architects from making mistakes.
Event: Graphisoft 2023 Building Together Digital Event
Graphisoft’s BIM technologies and tools will be the center focus as part of the 2023 Building Together digital event featuring compelling keynotes and user sessions.
Enscape 3.5 boasts Digital People and Adjustable Assets for AEC
Enscape 3.5 for Windows offers numerous new capabilities, better image quality, new adjustable assets and more.
2023 Vectorworks Design Scholarship now open
Vectorworks, Inc. is accepting applications for its 2023 Vectorworks Design Scholarship. Students can win up to USD 10,000.
Blue Ocean Sustainability intros Skema for BIM 2.0 Design Automation
Skema for BIM 2.0 design automation is new cloud-based next-generation software technology for architects and designers.
Eptura updates Archibus to better leverage BIM models
Eptura announces updates for Archibus Integrated Workplace Management System, including enhancements to its BIM viewer tool.
Why Builders use BIM for Cost Savings
BIM technologies and BIM services are greatly benefitting the business of construction, and not just for large firms. Learn how exactly in this Viewpoint feature.
Autodesk introduces Forma for next-generation building design in the cloud
Autodesk releases the first version of Autodesk Forma, the new AEC/O industry cloud, with Spacemaker’s innovative technologies powering AI capabilities.
Contech News: Topcon invests in DDK Positioning
Topcon Positioning Systems announces its strategic investment in Aberdeen-based DDK Positioning Ltd.
Open Invitation: Join Architosh AEC Technology Evaluation Group
Are you a tech-forward user in AEC/O? If so, consider joining Architosh’s AEC Technology Evaluation Group (AATEG). The group will have selective access to new and evolving technologies and various events Architosh hosts for AEC/O industry users, including private events with AEC technology companies.
Choose Your Own Adventure—Vectorworks’ New Omniverse Connector Expands Future for Users
NVIDIA Omniverse is making waves in most industrial CAD industries, from manufacturing to AEC/O. Now Vectorworks has a new Omniverse Connector, marking an inflection point for next-generation collaboration, visualization, and simulation capabilities for users.
Viewpoint: How BIM offers better efficiency during design and construction phases
BIM software has driven efficiency at multiple levels in the AEC industry over several decades, especially in the recent decade. This Viewpoint reviews all the ways this efficiency comes about due to BIM.
New Voices: With Disrupt Symposium Founder Sara Kolata
This industry is complex, demanding, risky, and economically under-performative. Parts of education also mislead it. Sara Kolata has lived it and works on bringing positive change.
Autodesk says new cloud-based AEC tool Forma coming in May
Autodesk Forma is on its way, says the US CAD giant. Spacemaker-based Forma industry cloud for AEC marks an inflection point for the company.
AutoCAD 2024—Dania El Hassan Talks About AI, M-chip Support, and Meeting Customers Where They Are
CAD technology is still ‘leading-edge’ at Autodesk—latest OS-based technologies, AI, machine learning, and new Apple Silicon make AutoCAD anything but old-fashioned.
Industry Voices: ‘Attacking Technology as a Design Problem,’ with Evan Troxel, AIA
Architects take the friction out of the way their clients live and work, yet they still need to remove industry-specific friction from their own practices. The TRXL Podcast is aiming to help fix that.
BMW expands NVIDIA Omniverse digital twin usage
BMW uses 2023 GTC Conference to announce its expanded use of the NVIDIA Omniverse digital twin platform for future production plants.
AutoCAD for Mac 2024—New Release Boast Native M-Chip Support
M-Series chip support is now available in AutoCAD for Mac 2024, including AutoCAD for Mac LT 2024—with dramatic speed up, plus new collaboration features.
Welcome AutoCAD 2024—Update Boost Productivity, Adds Machine Learning Features
AutoCAD 2024 builds accelerated workflows by tapping the power of machine learning while meeting users’ unique workflow needs with more flexible and productive new and improved features.
