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Product Review: Trimble SketchUp Studio 2020
SketchUp Studio 2020 provides accessible energy and daylighting analysis tools and Architosh gets into the details in this review.
Nemetschek Integrated Design—A Paradigm Shift for AECO
Nemetschek challenges the status quo with new Integrated Design BIM workflows, streamlining workflows between architects and engineers.
AU 2020 Imagine Possible—Autodesk University Goes Virtual
Autodesk University this year will be held virtually. The November event will be free to everyone but registrations required to see the events online.
New report by Asite on optimizing construction industry’s digital engineering
The report examines digital engineering from a number of different standpoints to push the adoption of digital engineering techniques.
Xpresso Exclusive Preview: An Unhappy Marriage—Autodesk Revit Users Unite Around Open Letter
The following is a preview of an exclusive feature that ran in the August issue of INSIDER Xpresso, Architosh’s free monthly newsletter.
Nemetschek Group — Stable Revenue Growth in Q2 2020
Nemetschek Group revenue proves stable, positive with high margins during the first half of the pandemic year—company diversities aiding German AEC giant.
Autodesk Responds to Open Letter on Revit
Autodesk pens letter on Revit in response to British group—offers a detailed explanation of its development logic, promises a commitment to listening.
British Designers Send Letter to Autodesk—Demand Revit Progress Fair Pricing
An Open Letter about Revit is aimed at Autodesk’s CEO by global British architecture firms asking for progress, fairer licensing, and true partnership.
Vectorworks, Inc is a Finalist in 2020 Architizer A+Awards
Now in its eighth season, the Architizer A+Awards will highlight the most pressing issues facing architecture and design today.
GRAPHISOFT delivers Archicad 24 — major updates to BIMx and BIMcloud
Archicad 24 includes major updates to BIMx and BIMcloud for new integrated multidisciplinary team workflows—”paradigm-shifting” the BIM industry.
Tech Soft 3D HOOPS Platform powers Fieldwire BIM Viewer
Fieldwire BIM Viewer gets powered by HOOPS platform technology from Tech Soft 3D — enhancing Construction Management Platform.
Unity Reflect adds Navisworks integration, BIM coordination
Unity announces Unity Reflect with Navisworks support, among other features.
Deltek launches 41st annual state of A&E report
Deltek’s state of A&E report helps architecture, engineering, and dual-discipline firms understand the AEC business environment including KPIs.
ODA releases Open IFC Viewer for Mac and Windows
OpenIfcViewer is to provide professional-grade visualization to facilitate the development and adoption of new IFC versions.
Trimble Connect Collaboration Platform Hits 10 Million User Milestone
Trimble Connect is an open collaboration platform for design and construction that connects project stakeholders with the data they need to inform decisions and improve team efficiency.
GRAPHISOFT Announces ‘Building Together’ Digital Event
GRAPHISOFT has announced with fairly short notice a global digital event titled Building Together. It will prominently feature a discussion of the world’s second tallest building designed with ARCHICAD.
Why Scaling from Little BIM to Big BIM Made Sense for Idle Architecture
A Melbourne-based practice is discovering that moving to Big BIM is enabling them to take on larger projects and better streamline their project delivery.
AEC News: Prof. Georg Nemetschek Establishes New Innovation Foundation
Prof. Georg Nemetschek establishes the Nemetschek Innovation Foundation in Munich, Germany, with the aim of supporting science and research in the industry with a focus on global industry leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) in construction.
Now Open: AEC Excellence Awards 2020 Call for Entries
The Autodesk AEC Excellence Awards competition is an opportunity for the global architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) community to celebrate the people, projects, and innovations behind the world’s building and infrastructure.
Talking to 2019 Autodesk Innovator of the Year—Amr Raafat of Windover Construction
Trained as an architect, Amr talks to us about Windover Construction’s award-winning project and the innovations at his company using VDC technologies like Hololens and drones.
Layer App Launches New Project Templates for Faster Implementation
The app’s new variety of project templates and robust suite of team communication tools can be used during any phase of a building project
CAD News: IMSI Design’s New TurboCAD 2020—New Features
IMSI Design is now shipping TurboCAD 2020 product line. The company’s flagship product line includes ACIS modeling engine version 29.0 and new 3D modeling enhancements among other new features.
BIM News: Abvent Group Partners with BIM One, Author of BIM Track
Abvent partners with BIM One of North America to offer its BIM Track app to its EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region customers.
Bentley’s COVID-19 Response—Free Bentley ProjectWise 365 Till September 30
Bentley’s 100 percent cloud-based SaaS solution ProjectWise 365 helps small to mid-sized AEC professionals collaborate from anywhere—particularly home during this global pandemic—and is now free of the subscription until 30 September 2020.
AEC News: Nemetschek Brands’ Special Offerings During COVID-19
Nemetschek Group companies are helping their AEC customers around the globe with new and free solutions to cope with the current pandemic crisis.
Autodesk Intros ‘Generative Design’ inside Revit 2021 Among Other Features
Autodesk adds computational design tools directly inside the new Revit 2021, along with the new capability to do slanted walls and much more.
Autodesk BIM 360 Design Expands Global Collaboration Options with Europe Data Center
Autodesk expands reach with BIM 360 Design and new Europe Data Center. Addresses the needs of design professionals working from home and remote locations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
GRAPHISOFT expands BIMcloud as a Service to Global Availability—Free 60 Day Emergency Access
ARCHICAD users working from home can use BIMcloud as a Service to effectively work together as an integrated team regardless of project size or location of team members.
Bentley News: Public Stock Listing and Other News for Infrastructure Software Giant
Bentley may be going public soon and the company acquires UK AEC industry CDE leader GroupBC with its market-leading BS 1192 compliant SaaS tools used in construction.
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.
INSIDER: Introduction—A Focus on AAD (algorithms-aided design) in Architecture
The third edition of our annual INSIDER Report delivers another concentrated dose of feature articles on another key topic in the industry—AAD (algorithms-aided design) or otherwise known as “computational design.”
INSIDER: Hypar Looks to Unlock AEC Industry Expertise via Computational Design Ecosystem
The AEC market isn’t just hamstrung by data silos, AEC industry expertise itself is missing its true market potential, both economically and socially on a global scale.
INSIDER: How JPW is using Bentley’s OpenBuildings Designer GenerativeComponents to Push the Edge of Practice with Technology
A mid-sized architectural practice in Australia has designed what will be the largest building in the country once finished. In the process, the firm advanced the use of computational design with BIM using Bentley’s OpenBuildings Designer GenerativeComponents (OBD-GC).
Vectorworks 2020 SP3 Out—Gains Real-Time Enscape Rendering and More
Vectorworks Spotlight quality fixes, BIM enhancements and Enscape and NBS Chorus partnerships are but a few of the new benefits to Vectorworks 2020 users.
ODA Publishes Open Cloud to Azure Marketplace
With this latest release, Open Cloud applications can now be quickly and conveniently deployed on Microsoft Azure.
Nemetschek’s Viktor Várkonyi named “Executive of the Year” in Hungary
Division Officer Planning & Design Chief, Viktor Várkonyi, wins prestigious “Executive of the Year” in Hungary award for 2019.
Vectorworks Design Summit Keynote Speakers Announced: CEO and First-Ever Entertainment Design Keynote
Vectorworks CEO Dr. Sarkar and International Lighting Designer Roland Greil to address attendees at the ultimate training event.
BIM News: ODA Releases new IFC Software Development Kit—2020u2
New support for 4×2 IFC-Bridge Extension included in the latest ODA update.
Bentley Systems Issues Call for Nominations for ‘Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards Program’
Winners to be selected and announced at the Bentley Year in Infrastructure 2020 Conference in Vancouver, Canada.
CAD News: Tech Soft 3D Obtains Significant Investment from Battery Ventures
Funding will fuel growth for Tech Soft 3D, the strategic technology partner for engineering software development companies worldwide.
BIM News: ODA Adds Limited Family Creation for BimRv 2020u2 SDK
New ODA SDK for BimRv 2020u2 adds limited Revit Family creation.
A New Openness—How Vectorworks is Adapting to the World of Integrations
A software application famous for its all-inclusive capabilities is learning how to gain new powers for its users by connecting to others.
Corel has announced the new CoreCAD 2020 for Mac and Windows
CorelCAD 2020 is a powerful .dwg native 2D/3D CAD program and the latest version maximizes users’ productivity with new features and commands.
BricCAD BIM supports the BIMcollab issue management ecosystem
Bricsys collaborates with BIMcollab and announces integration between products yielding new BCF features and workflow capacity.
Vectorworks, Inc. and AIAS Announce 2019 In Studio Render/Sketch Competition Winners
Judging came down to masterful displays of ambition, ability, and artistry.
Brisbane’s Queen’s Wharf project wins prestigious buildingSMART International Award for Best Design
In an outstanding display of IFC collaboration and Open BIM teamwork, PDC (a division of DBM Vircon) has won first prize in the design category at the recent 2019 buildingSMART International Awards. The award recognized PDC’s Digital Engineering team for its pioneering and innovative efforts on the $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf project in Brisbane, Australia.
Vectorworks’ Eric Gilbey Elected President of Association of Professional Landscape Designers
As the product marketing manager for the landscape industries at Vectorworks, Inc. Gilbey was elected after serving as president-elect for the past two years.
INSIDER Xpresso #11 — Interview Shares Details on Vectorworks’ Emerging Technologies Research Group
Vectorworks executives help us peer into the future of Vectorworks technologies—focusing on AAD (algorithm-aided design), AI and machine learning, AR and VR and much more
Solibri Connection for ARCHICAD 23 Released
Add-on delivers faster, automated code and constructability checking optimized for higher design quality for ARCHICAD users.
Bentley Systems Wins Downstream Award for Digitization
Bentley Systems helps Dow Chemical Company implement AWP Best Practices Across the Organization.
GRAPHISOFT wins top honors at Construction Computing Awards
GRAPHISOFT scoops up top BIM Product of the Year Award for the ninth year in a row while also winning Mobile Technology of the Year award.
AU19: Autodesk University 2019—Gallery 1 and Introduction
Architosh kicks off our first of several Gallery articles from Autodesk University 2019 with a whole lot more to come soon!
AU19: OpenSpace Announces New Integrations with Autodesk BIM 360 Software
Customers will be able to create RFIs and Issues from directly within job site photo documentation.
Autodesk Ushers in New Era of Connected Construction with Autodesk Construction Cloud
Autodesk has deepened its AEC cloud solutions to advance integrated design and construction through the new Autodesk Construction Cloud—tying together BIM 360, PlanGrid, BuildingConnected and Assemble.
Nemetschek Group Closed Third Quarter (2019) with Record Earnings
Germany’s Nemetschek Group has closed the 2019 year third quarter with record earnings and an undiminished high rate of growth.
Registration Opens for 2020 Vectorworks Design Summit
Vectorworks Design Summit is coming to the West Coast for the first time.
YII2019: Bentley Joins as Multinational Member—Announces Support for IFC for Digital Twins
buildingSMART International’s IFC standard has gained a significant partner in Bentley Systems’ as it joins the consortium as a multinational member and announces new file format interoperability between its iModel standard for Digital Twins and the open industry IFC file format.
BRICSYS 2019—Lift Creativity, Reduce, Complexity, Act as One
Bricsys continues to push on its leadership front in the area of Machine Learning and AI in BIM but the big news this year was on the new Rhino 3D + Grasshopper integration that benefits not just BIM workflows but MCAD workflows as well. Zaha Hadid Architects and HOK were global design innovators presenting at the conference as well.
Bentley Systems Announces Winners of Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards
Infrastructure in Bentley’s parlance includes from Buildings, Plants to Cities—entrants and winners span categories like Building and Campus, Digital Cities, Power Generation, Project Delivery, and so on.
Vectorworks, Inc. Announces Kristopher Clemson as First Entertainment Winner of Richard Diehl Award
The Vectorworks folks have announced the winners of their student scholarship design competition—the 2019 Vectorworks Design Scholarship.
