AEC Magazine - Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Architecture, Engineering and Construction

Teradici PCoIP to offer remote access for Mac

Details: Category: Hardware; Published: 05 February 2021

Teradici PCoIP to offer remote access for Mac

Review: Epson SC-T3100M

Details: Category: Hardware; Published: 01 February 2021

With its new compact 24-inch (A1) multifunction printer (MFP) Epson has plenty to shout about

The Rhino 7 interview

Details: Category: Interview; Published: 27 January 2021

The new release of Rhino is probably the most feature rich update in its history. We talk with company CEO Bob McNeel and Scott Davidson to find out more

On the subject of COBie

Details: Category: Interview; Published: 28 January 2021

Simon Gilbert discusses common issues surrounding the production of COBie and why it seems so painful for many

Bespoke BIM workflows

Details: Category: Features; Published: 28 January 2021

More and more firms are developing custom code or tools to refine their projects through computation.

Gräbert targets BIM documentation

Details: Category: Lead story; Published: 25 January 2021

As development of AutoCAD stagnates, competitors such as Gräbert are sensing an opportunity to improve the way documents are produced from BIM models

Flexibility for BIM in the cloud

Details: Category: Uncategorised; Published: 07 January 2021

AMD-powered cloud-based instances maximises remote productivity for leading Dutch construction firm TBI [sponsored content]

Theia Interactive drives development of collaborative VR tool

Details: Category: Software; Published: 26 January 2021

Epic MegaGrant to help deliver Unreal Engine-based VR meeting tool “BigRoom” in mid-2021

Vercator SLAMs the cloud

Details: Category: Features; Published: 25 January 2021

With a growing trend to mix and match scanning technologies, Correvate recently added support for SLAM captured data to its cloud-based point cloud registration service

Are you getting the most out of your CAD software? Evaluating the Benefits and ROI of your CAD

Details: Category: Uncategorised; Published: 22 December 2020

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The future of AEC: an executive perspective

Details: Category: Comment; Published: 20 January 2021

A roundtable discussion with four technology executives to discuss trends circling around the AEC industry and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic

Dell Precision 3560 laptop targets 2D and 3D CAD users

Details: Category: Hardware; Published: 18 January 2021

Entry-level mobile workstation features new Tiger Lake-U CPUs and bioplastic from tree waste

5G: powering the construction site of tomorrow

Details: Category: Comment; Published: 19 January 2021

By delivering real-time data, 5G can help construction firms deploy new onsite innovations such as IoT structural sensing and holographic building visualisation

Plexscape and Airbus to offer satellite imagery in AutoCAD

Details: Category: Software; Published: 15 January 2021

With Plexscape’s Plex-Earth 5 AutoCAD plug-in engineers can monitor site conditions throughout a project

Aectual launches service for custom 3D-printed architectural products

Details: Category: Technology; Published: 14 January 2021

Design-to-delivery platform enables rapid production of floors, panels, furniture and other architectural solutions

AMD paves way for new 2021 Threadripper Pro workstations

Details: Category: Hardware; Published: 14 January 2021

As exclusive Lenovo agreement comes to an end, AMD to make Threadripper Pro available to all

Q&A: virtual workstations

Details: Category: Features; Published: 12 January 2021

Greg Corke talks virtual workstations with graphics virtualisation specialist Adam Jull, CEO of IMSCAD, touching on hybrid deployments, VR, Covid-19 and more

Review: Lenovo ThinkStation P620 / AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro

Details: Category: Hardware; Published: 15 December 2020

The launch of the Lenovo ThinkStation P620 feels like a pivotal moment in the workstation market. We get hands-on with this exciting new 64-core Threadripper Pro workstation

Zhongnan Center to adopt D10 for collaborative VR

Details: Category: Technology; Published: 12 January 2021

One of China’s largest property developers to use Norwegian start-up’s VR tool on 500m skyscraper

Arcon Glas Visualizer to help explore visual impact of glazing

Details: Category: Software; Published: 12 January 2021

New visualisation tool designed to give first impression of different glazing options on building façades

Tours in the Wild brings structure to VR/AR presentations

Details: Category: Software; Published: 11 January 2021

New feature helps AEC firms control the narrative and guide clients and collaborators through a sequenced, curated experience

3D Repo integrates with Procore

Details: Category: Software; Published: 11 January 2021

AEC firms can now access their 3D Repo BIM models directly from the construction project management platform

Rhino 7 brings Rhino and Grasshopper inside Revit

Details: Category: Software; Published: 02 December 2020

Rhino.Inside.Revit ‘bridges the gap between Rhino’s freeform modelling and the world of BIM’

SiteScape brings LiDAR scanning to the iPhone / iPad

Details: Category: Technology; Published: 04 December 2020

Free software can capture 9 million dimensionally-accurate points in space with a single scan, or roughly 2,000sqft

Bridging the gap between CAD and real-time rendering

Details: Category: Technology; Published: 02 December 2020

How architects can use the CAD tools they love in combination with fast real-time rendering tools like Unreal Engine and Twinmotion [sponsored content]