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SCIA Engineer Version 21 Now Released
SCIA Engineer version 21 is announced and boasts powerful streamlining user-interface changes and new features for structural analysis.
ODA’s New Open IFC Viewer 22.3 Release—An Overview
The new ODA IFC Viewer now at version 22.3 offers a multitude of new capabilities including publishing IFC models to 3D PDF.
Nemetschek Group Wins AxiaBest Managed Company Award
AxiaBest Managed Company award is earned by The Nemetschek Group for 2021, marking outstanding corporate management.
Apple’s new M1 iMacs — Are They Fast For CAD/3D Users?
The M1 chip inside the new 24-inch iMacs makes these entry-level desktop machines economically worthy contenders for CAD and DCC pros.
TestFit.io — Architecture Needs a Better User Experience
Could the field of architecture offer a different kind of experience for clients? TestFit.io’s founder, a trained architect himself believes so. TestFit.io technology is enabling architects to get paid for work they use to give away for free. And the good news is architecture can get better and architects can be more valued.
Autodesk Revit 2022 Now Available—More Open Solution for BIM
Revit 2022 is now available and offers the BIM market and its users more interoperability with other software systems and many improvements across a range of areas for multiple AEC disciplines.
BIMcollab partners with BIM6x—Focus on US Market
BIM6x becomes latest BIMcollab partner, will focus on helping professionals in the United States utilize issue management solutions.
GRAPHISOFT’s PARAM-O technology in now fully available cross-platform
PARAM-O is now available for both Mac and Windows users on Archicad 24, powering custom parametric component creation in BIM platform.
ODA Launches Strategic Interoperability Group (SIG) for CAD/BIM Industry
ODA’s new SIG offers collaborative solutions for real-world interoperability challenges CAD and BIM industry software development.
Product Review: Vectorworks Architect 2021
Our Vectorworks Architect 2021 review looks into the many new features in this popular 2/3D CAD and BIM software application.
Autodesk Announces new ‘Autodesk Takeoff’ Preconstruction Software
Autodesk Takeoff joins up with other Autodesk Construction Cloud software to empower estimating and BIM teams to work together and faster.
Enscape 3.0 Released—New User Interface, More…
Enscape 3.0 gets a new user-interface, more assets, and a new branding make-over that reflects its status as a leading “archviz” software firm streamlining global workflows for AEC pros.
V-Ray 5 for Revit launches with Real-Time visualization
V-Ray 5 for Revit is a full-spectrum visualization solution with real-time photorealistic rendering integrated into a BIM workflow.
GRAPHISOFT empowers 400 Forward’s Mission—New Technology Partner
400 Forward gains mission support by Nemetschek Group company GRAPHISOFT North America, aiding young black women who aspire to be architects.
Autodesk Launches Tandem ‘Digital Twin’ AEC Platform
Autodesk launches Tandem and enters the Digital Twins platform market to help building owners gain lifecycle efficiencies in AEC.
ViewAQC for Revit used by 6 of 12 ENR Top 500 Design Firms
ViewAQC is a key Revit application used to link multiple Revit models and their view cross-references.
Member Access — (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #24
Member Access (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #24 brings innovative news on M1 chip, Apple, VR, AR, headset, robotics, AI, architecture, and more…
Ideate Software Celebrates 6th Anniversary of Ideate Sticky for Revit
Ideate Sticky for Autodesk Revit had its source origins inside Revit Corporation. Ideate Software celebrates sixth anniversary of plugin.
Building Bridges, Not Fences — Open Standards Are Key
For the construction industry to match productivity gains made in other industries, digitization based on open standards must prevail.
7 Reasons Why BIM Adoption is Important for Architects
Understanding why BIM for Architects matters for project success is explored in seven key areas — helping to drive BIM adoption by architects.
BIMcollab teams with BIM consultant Laurent HENIN in Luxembourg
The BIMcollab global network has expanded by partnering with expert BIM consultant Laurent HENIN in Luxembourg.
Belgian TÜV SÜD Selects Spacewell Software
Spacewell’s Axxerion software to be used in new corporate headquarters in Singapore for Belgian-based TÜV SÜD.
DIALOG Excels with Ideate Software’s Revit-based Tools
DIALOG focuses on collaborative design and planning processes with help from Ideate Software tools for Autodesk Revit.
Viewpoint: Accelerated Efficiency with Data-Driven Design
Data-driven design is more efficient and more useful than model-driven design. Nemetschek’s Chief of Planning and Design Division explains why.
2021 Tech Trends—CAD/3D Industry Executives Share Thoughts
2021 Tech Trends explores impacts and accelerations of both CAD/3D and larger ICT trends, with key input from CAD and 3D industry executives.
Member Access — (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #23
Member Access—(emTech) Section Plus is our exclusive that builds off of what we shared in Xpresso #23 on robotics, 3D printers, smart city news, computational design, remote collaboration tools in AEC and manufacturing industries.
New SketchUp 2021 Offers ‘Predesign Climate Studies’ Features
A look at SketchUp 2021 and its Live Components and climate design features.
BIMcollab now integrated into ELITECAD for issue coordination
Issue management in BIM workflows is hard, now BIMcollab has partnered with German ELITECAD for improved collaboration for AEC BIM market.
Takenaka partners with KUBUS’s BIMcollab on BIM issue management
Japanese AECO professionals to benefit from Takenaka and BIMcollab partnership, enhancing the Japanese BIM collaboration market.
A Journey to BIM—Dialing in Softness with Sun Path Precision
A Florida architecture firm, strongly oriented towards energy-performant design, has journeyed to BIM with Vectorworks Architect and isn’t looking back.
Archicad 24 Update 2 gains enhanced Integrated Design workflows
Archicad 24 Update 2 breaks development release pattern and delivers major new improvements mid-year, including better Integrated Design, Issue Management features, and new Add-ons.
Vixel and BIMcollab announce new partnership using Virtual Reality for a simplified collaboration for BIM-models
BIMcollab and Vixel collaborate to offer users an enhanced 3D modeling experience with Virtual Reality and professional issue management.
Graebert News: First CAD for ARM Macs plus ARES 2022 News
Graebert ARES Commander 2022 and ARES Trinity CAD technologies are unveiled at Graebert Annual Meeting in Berlin—including first ARM Mac CAD solution offered to the market.
Viewpoint: Nemetschek Group — The Power of Paradigm Shifts
The Nemetschek Group says construction (AEC) industry needs paradigm shift—offers integrated design transformative technologies.
Nemetschek Group paves way for continuous BIM model workflows in the Construction Lifecycle
The Nemetschek Group advances continuous and automated connectivity between analysis models and BIM models in Open BIM workflows.
AU20: Autodesk—announces new AEC Cloud tools for design industry
Autodesk introduces the latest updates and features to its cloud offerings aimed at the design side of the AEC industry, discussed and shown at AU 2020
Big new BIMcollab ZOOM Update — Including Power BI
The new KUBUS produced BIMcollab ZOOM adds new features to enable better extraction and sharing of information from your BIM model. BIMcollab is a popular cloud-based BIM industry collaboration tool in Europe and the global market.
From Mountain Top to Watering Hole — The Design Work of Rosan Bosch Studio
A world-leader in how design can affect behavior, especially in learning situations, shares details about their process, methods, and tools of the trade.
The Evolved Office — Smaller and More Collaborative
A glance ahead by Koen Matthijs, Chief Division Officer, Operate & Manage Division at the Nemetschek Group on the office, home and work.
Synergy and Alignment — The APIs Democratizing Role
APIs can open more than just Revit—generating productivity gains by delivering a customizable flexible production system for AEC—and synergizing with larger ICT innovations.
AEC Inflection Point — The Story of the Revit Revolt
Less a revolt and more a signal, the current groundswell of protest over Revit is actually a symptom of a larger looming change.
The Pre-Revolt Factors — Why the Open Letter
The signs that a one-size-fits-all type of platform would never work for the AEC industry goes back decades.
What’s Beyond Revit — Anagnost on Autodesk AEC Futures
Autodesk’s CEO looks beyond the controversy and aims to foster confidence in its long-term vision for architects.
The Sensible Pathway to Open BIM — One German Firm’s Story
ARP ArchitektenPartnerschaft with Vectorworks has benefitted from a scalable pathway to BIM, from little BIM to Big BIM with Open BIM.
Autodesk Joins ODA to Fast Track Improvements to Interoperability
Autodesk joins ODA to bring stronger IFC and interoperability improvements to Revit and its AEC products, strengthening the AEC industry.
Vectorworks 2021 BIM and Design Software Launched
Vectorworks launches new Vectorworks 2021 BIM and CAD product lineup with new focus on quality and performance and simplicity to empower designers.
Member Access — (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #19
Member Access—(emTech) Section Plus is our new exclusive that builds off of what we shared in Xpresso #19. We offer deeper content and analysis from the topics of BIM, Revit Open Letter, BIM Interop, AI and Robotics in AEC, and more.
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.
BIM News: 2020 ODA DevCon Goes Virtual This September
The Open Design Alliances’s Developer Conference this year will be virtual, featuring guest keynote speakers from buildingSMART Internation, Microsoft, Google, and others.
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.
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.
Generative Design in Revit Powers Speed for Stamhuis
Dynamo automation helps Stamhuis—a leading retailer in Europe—build customized, powerful, and efficient Revit workflows, improving BIM and project delivery.
BIM is Central to Vectorworks’ Growth Strategy—Upcoming Technologies Revealed
Vectorworks is treating its BIM/CAD platform like an “OS” for design while building out features for ever-sharper market advantages in specific industry verticals.
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.
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.
Bentley’s ProjectWise 365 Has Gone SaaS—Brings Broad Market and Platform Appeal to AECO Industry
The future of Bentley’s ProjectWise 365 looks bright—technical advances, standards adoption, and carry-over from traditional ProjectWise customers all suggest good things for Bentley.
Building Together Digital Event—Features World’s 2nd Tallest Structure
We take a look into themes shown in the upcoming Graphisoft Building Together digital global event and tie-in some analysis and commentary from what we heard a year ago at Graphisoft’s last major event in the US.
