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2017 BIMCON—Day 1 Recap: Bjarke Ingels Group Keynote, Sessions Talk and More
Architosh attended GRAPHISOFT’s 2017 biennial BIMCOM event this year in Vegas. Here is our Day 1 summary with tons of details, tidbits, and tool talk for the ARCHICAD and even non-ARCHICAD AEC professional.
Vectorworks 2017 Service Pack 3 Intros New IFC Mapping and More…
Service Pack 3 for Vectorworks 2017 includes more than just bug fixes—performance improvements are capped by new IFC mapping features.
2017 BIMCON: Five Disruptive Thoughts Shared at GRAPHISOFT’S User Conference
The architecture industry has largely escaped dramatic disruption despite a huge influx of new technologies in the building industry. But the expectation is mounting for it to happen.
CloudCities Update Brings Procedural Terrain and Advanced Search
AEC industry software upstart, CloudCities, has updated their namesake cloud-based application again and this time added procedural terrain support with seasonal visual support and advanced search features.
In-Brief: Vectorworks and solidThinking Upcoming Webinars
Next week both solidThinking, Inc. and Vectorworks, Inc, have some excellent webinar opportunities.
Event News: Vectorworks Webinar on “Transitioning to Information Modeling Workflows”
This webinar helps participants understand how to transition from CAD workflows to information model workflows in the landscape design industries.
Vectorworks, Inc’s Japanese Distributor A&A Wins “BCN Award 2017”
Awards notes Vectorworks as leading selling CAD/BIM software solution sold via electronics retailers in Japan.
CloudCities Aims To Be the Bridge Between Related Industries—Model Viewing with Data In Mind
A growing urgency to support 3D model mashups in AEC and GIS fields is bringing a Swiss software company to the foreground to solve those issues.
Formerly Autodesk LIVE—Revit Live 1.7 Intros This Week
Autodesk renames product to Autodesk Revit Live—introduces new features to enhance interactive 3D experience design software offering for Revit users.
Looking at The Future of Vectorworks—CEO Dr. Sarkar Shares Insights
The future of major technologies and tools isn’t always clear. However, one can gain some key perspectives from the answers to critical questions by tech leadership. In this interview, Architosh asks Vectorworks’ CEO Dr. Sarkar questions that probe the future of Vectorworks.
Event News: More Details Emerge on GRAPHISOFT User Conference Coming to Las Vegas
Details on GRAPHISOFT’s big annual BIM conference in Las Vegas are shared. This not-to-be-missed event is aimed at all ARCHICAD and BIM users, from Canada to Mexico and beyond.
New Version of ARCHICAD CONNECTION for Autodesk Revit Adds Version 2017 Support
ARCHICAD and Revit interoperability advances due to new updated ‘add-in’ software for Autodesk Revit.
ARCHICAD 20—A Deep Dive Into Its Best New Features
In this feature article Architosh takes a deeper look at the three big new features in ARCHICAD 20. Part insights, part step-by-step we dive deep into many aspects of graphic overrides, the Property Manager and what the new UI brings to UX.
Vectorworks Adds Industry Experts To Its Team
The Vectorworks team is expanding and has added three new industry experts from the world of architecture, landscape architecture and entertainment design.
Belgium-based Bricsys Announces New BricsCAD V17.1.18-1 for Mac
The native DWG AutoCAD competitor says BricsCAD (Mac) V17 is a complete BricsCAD version and has the same features as BricsCAD (Linux), with lots of new features, improvements, and fixes.
CloudCities Update Focuses on BIM—New IFC Support and Password Protected Scenes
AEC industry cloud-based software upstart, CloudCities, advances its offering with new IFC BIM model integration features, private scenes and attribute editor.
New Autodesk Revit 2017.1 Update Gets Dynamo Player & More
New multi-disciplinary enhancements to Revit come in version 2017.1 update—including new Dynamo Player which aims to increase usage of visual scripting tool inside Revit for users.
Bentley and AGI Announce Cesium Consortium—Accelerate Virtual Globe For BIM/Infrastructure
Partnership will help accelerate developments in open-source Javascript library for world-class 3D globes and maps with the aim of infrastructure and BIM visualization.
GRAPHISOFT Announces Keynote Speakers For Its North American User Conference
Flagship event for Graphisoft in North America will bring together renowned keynote speakers and a powerful BIM technology course line up, offering unique learning experiences and networking opportunities for attendees.
ODA Works Around Autodesk—Reverse Engineered SKD for Revit Released To Developers
Now available for licensing and production use, ODA’s Teigha BIM can bring native Revit file support to any CAD or 3D application utilizing the available software development kit.
ArchiCAD Users Get ‘Best in Class’ Integration with Solibri—New Integration
Now it is possible to utilize Solibri Model Checker (SMC) in a faster, near real-time way with the popular BIM application ArchiCAD.
Featured Video: The New OrthoGraph I System
In this featured video Architosh showcases all the capabilities and uses of the all new OrthoGraph I mobile cloud-based app for Apple iOS and Google Android mobile devices, used in conjunction with laser distance meters like the Leica DISTO D2. Learn how to streamline field dimensioning and take data straight into BIM and CAD applications.
Five Emerging Trends and Their Potential Impact on the Future of the AEC Industry
To kick off the new year, Architosh looks at five emerging technology trends happening broadly across society and what their influence and impacts may be on the AEC industry and the professionals that drive it—including architects, builders, engineers and environmental stakeholders like the citizens of cities.
Nemetschek Acquires dRofus—Could Become “Group” BIM Collaboration Platform
The Nemetschek Group doesn’t own a tier-1 BIM collaboration platform like its larger rivals. However, the acquisition of dRofus of Norway lays the foundation for a future possibility. dRofus is already dominant in healthcare facilities in US, Europe, and Australia.
BlackSpectacles Software Survey May Do More Harm Than Good
Billed as the software you need to know to get a job in 2017, Black Spectacles’ Annual Software Requirements Study has Revit, AutoCAD, and SketchUp as the three must know applications in demand at top architecture firms. But is this list good for the industry at large?
Vectorworks, Inc. Expands Software Distribution in Mexico
New distributor Tecnología Dinámica de México to sell Vectorworks locally.
Cutting-Edge Workflow—Grasshopper-ARCHICAD Live Connection Comes to Mac
To some, the ultimate architectural design workflow on Mac has just been created. GRAPHISOFT’s efforts put together three leading AEC industry tools working together on the Mac platform.
GRAPHISOFT’s ARCHICAD 20 Wins Digital Building Transition Award in France
GRAPHISOFT takes home top honors in French building industry awards program.
Product Review: Vectorworks Architect 2017
Does Vectorworks Architect 2017 match up to the tremendous volume of new innovations in last year’s upgrade? In this in-depth product review, architect John Helm takes a look at all the new features and improvements.
GRAPHISOFT’s Native BIM Formats Are Now Accepted for Architectural Building Submission in Singapore
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore has recently launched the Code of Practice (CoP) for BIM e-submissions and voluntary submission of architectural plans in native BIM formats, which includes GRAPHISOFT’s .PLA file format.
BIM for Smart Layouts and Smart HVAC Products Enhance Energy Efficiency
While a Trump presidency in the United States potentially threatens the shared goals of the Paris Climate Conference agreements, architects and MEP engineers today have increasingly sophisticated tools and techniques to continue to save building energy consumption—like Smart BIM layouts and Smart HVAC products.
New Release of GRAPHISOFT BIMx—Now Supports Google Cardboard for VR
Multi-award winning BIMx, an innovative mobile application for Apple iOS and Google Android devices, now supports Google Cardboard bring virtual reality functionality to users.
Autodesk Shows Its Future—Democratizes Data & Tools, Obliterates Reliance on Windows
Autodesk delivered a fanscinating Innovation Keynote this week, even showing publicly for the first time its future AEC vision in Project Quantum. The biggest take-away from Project Quantum is that it is completely democratized in terms of access, devices and data.
Six Years Running—ArchiCAD Wins ‘BIM Product of the Year’ Again
GRAPHISOFT has again took top prize in the BIM Product of the Year category at The Hammers.
OrthoGraph Wraps Up Successful Trade Show at London Build
OrthoGraph I app system shown at London Build Expo–when coupled with laser distance meters app device combo impresses attendees at speeding up measuring workflows.
BIMobject App Now Available for Vectorworks 2017 Software
Robert Anderson, VP, of Vectorworks presents the new BIMobject App for Vectorworks.
Bricsys Announces new BricsCAD V17—Advances BIM, Modeling and Sheet Metal CAD
Bricsys of Belgium announces new DWG-based BricsCAD V17 for MCAD, AEC and general CAD workflows. New update advances BIM, sheet metal design CAD and 3D modeling functionalities.
Lasers and iPads—How OrthoGraph Solves AEC Problems
We take a deep-dive into what OrthoGraph I offers the AEC industry for solving building measurement workflow challenges common to just about all building professionals. Paired with a laser distance meter (LDM) OrthoGraph I not only rapidly increases the time it takes to measure, it reduces errors and dovetails into today’s IFC-based BIM tools.
AIA California Council Partners with GRAPHISOFT for BIM
The AIA in California has partnered with GRAPHISOFT to help increase Return-on-Investment for its members helping them with transitions to BIM workflows.
Vectorworks Inc. Congratulates Build Earth Live Hyperloop BIM Competition Winners
BIM Unlimited, Hyper Poland, Future Architects, HyperNova, BIM Fusion, rLoop and Mobius receive awards.
GRAPHISOFT North America Announces ARCHICAD Student Certification
GRAPHISOFT®, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) architectural software developer, has announced the development of an online ARCHICAD certification test.
In German EU Countries—Nemetschek Jumps Ahead of Autodesk Says Poll
A leading German-based AEC magazine focused on competitions for tenders has published software usage data for AEC professionals, largely architects, which shows Nemetschek Group companies dominating US giant Autodesk.
BRICSYS 2016 Coming to Munich in One Week
Next week in Munich, Bricsys NV, will host its annual developers conference on everything BricsCAD including introducing its latest version 17 release. The native DWG competitor targets directions both similar and unique to its euro cousin Graebert as both compete to win market share from US giant Autodesk.
Dr. Sarkar Reveals Details Behind Development of New Vectorworks 2017 Software
Some of the biggest feature updates in Vectorworks 2017 are discussed in detail, and we learn how the company is thinking more “multi-generational” while still being intensely customer-driven to better position itself as a leading BIM competitor.
Open Design Alliance Announces Teigha BIM for Autodesk Revit
CAD Industry Consortium ODA Targets Autodesk’s BIM Dominance with New Teigha BIM API. Reverse-Engineered Technology Enables Competitors Access to Native Revit Files and Families.
Architects Head Back to School with LEARNVIRTUAL—Hybrid Learning Platform Focused on ArchiCAD In Practice
ARCHVISTA Announces LEARNVIRTUAL—Cutting Edge Learning Technology and Virtual In-Person Training at Affordable Pricing.
GRAPHISOFT to Host Webinar Touting BIMx and BIMx PRO Features
Ernesto Minnucci, Laureate of Civil and Environmental Engineering, of Minnucci Associati, will showcase some of his firm’s recent projects. And GRAPHISOFT will give a ‘sneak-peek’ into new BIMx features coming out later this fall.
Vectorworks, Inc. Announces English Version of New Vectorworks 2017 BIM Software Product Line
New annual release features robust new Resource Manager, stunning new performance speed-ups, virtual reality (VR) support, a suite of new irrigation tools, support for native Revit file format, and broad collection of BIM-centric enhancements.
ODA Accelerates BIM Interoperability With Native Revit File Support
The Open Design Alliance’s reverse engineered Revit file format support for its Teigha BIM API may soon change the BIM application landscape.
Music and BIM: Second BIM Brothers Music Video Out—’Faster than Ever’
Does it make sense for tech companies to produce highly engaging music videos touting the virtues of their products and services? You be the judge in this second edition music video produced for GRAPHISOFT as part of the original BIM Brothers music video series.
Dubai Future Foundation and Asite to Host International Competition on the Future Transportation Sector
A Hyperloop in the Middle East—Design project aims to reduce time between Dubai and Fujairah by less than 10 minutes
Arguably Ahead on Technology—GRAPHISOFT Aims For The Future of Practice
By partnering with the most dominant algorithmic design software company and creating a meta-data infrastructure with a flexible graphical super-system—to help visibly put that data to work—the Hungarian BIM software maker is positioning itself for the future.
Event News: Vectorworks and Scia sponsor Concrete BIM Workshop
Two Nemetschek Group BIM companies will host inaugural Concrete Buildings and BIM Workshop to advanced BIM in the concrete delivery process.
Event News: Nordic BIM Academy Launches in Copenhagen 2016
Worldclass BIM event set to take center stage in Copenhagen in November—Nordic BIM Academy Copenhagen 2016
Webinar: Visualizing Success with Rendering Software
Vectorworks is holding a webinar 16 August 2016 on rendering for success.
BIM News: Nemetschek Acquires US-based Design Data—For Structural Steel Design Software
The Nemetschek Group has snatched up another American software company…this time Design Data the makers of the popular BIM-based SDS/2 software for steel design.
Grasshopper-ArchiCAD Workflow Competition Winners Announced
Graphisoft, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software maker for architects and designers has announced the winners of its Grasshopper-ArchiCAD Workflow Competition.
Autodesk intros new LIVE visualization environment—viewer for iOS platform
Autodesk announces new LIVE environment for Revit. The new 3D interactive environment offers real-time adjustments to environmental conditions such as time of day and year and other settings. The free LIVE viewer works on Apple’s popular iOS devices like iPad and Windows.
Mac CAD/3D Tidbits: Strata 3D, Onshape and Vectorworks news…
Mac CAD and 3D News: Today we have tidbit news items on Strata 3D, MCAD darling Onshape and Vectorworks energy modeling AIA learning session featuring Energos.
Vectorworks, Inc. Helps Recognize JOM Architects as 2016 Foundation Award First-Place Winner
JOM Architekten is the Foundation Award 2016 winner.
