NEWS: Autodesk extends InfraWorks 360 and cuts price
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Dedicated roadway, bridge and drainage design modules now included free with the reduced price BIM for Infrastructure tool
NEWS: Wavin to pre-launch BIM solution at Ecobuild 2016
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BIM content package for plumbing and drainage designed to remove uncertainty in pipe design
NEWS: Vectorworks gets hooked up to 3D printing
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Plug-in from 3YOURMIND allows users to optimise Vectorworks files for 3D printing
NEWS: Trimble acquires Sefaira for performance analysis
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Trimble will get cloud-based analysis tools that link into SketchUp for early stage building design optimisation
Review: Fujitsu Celsius J550
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Designed and manufactured in Augsburg, Fujitsu has used its German engineering know-how to make a compact workstation with no compromise graphics
Review: HP Z240 Tower workstation
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It may be presented as an entry-level workstation, but HP’s new ‘Skylake’ desktop offers plenty for even the most demanding 3D CAD users
NEWS: UK Tekla Awards 2016 open for entries
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Revamp for competition that celebrates innovation in 3D models for the construction industry
Review: AMD FirePro W4300 GPU
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AMD has packed a powerful mid-range GPU into a low profile graphics card. CAD users no longer have to compromise on 3D performance to have a tiny workstation
Advertorial: CAD Manager’s Guide to the Galaxy
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Autodesk University (AU) is a great resource for honing your skills and understanding the latest software, workflows, and best practices
Review: Workstation Specialists WS-M151
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The WS-M151 may be bulkier than your average mobile workstation, but this incredible 15-inch laptop has performance to rival most desktops
NEWS: Vabi Software rebrands as Xinaps
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Developer promises to enrich drawing solutions for AEC professionals with intuitive plug-ins for Revit
NEWS: Eurocom launches ‘most powerful mobile workstation ever’
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Eurocom Sky X9W features desktop Intel Core i7 6700K CPU, Quadro M5000M GPU and a 17.3-inch 4K display
Non-linear thinking
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Software is helping deliver beautiful structures that span huge distances with minimal materials. Peter Debney, application specialist at Oasys, shares some great examples
Modelling the future
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Bridgeway Consulting created a 3D model of London’s Liverpool Street Station that combined laser scan data and 29,000 legacy drawings from Network Rail’s archives in York
NEWS: Elecosoft extends Asta Powerproject BIM
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BIM module now works more closely with cost estimation for ‘affordable’ 5D digital construction planning
Autodesk University 2015 Jedi academy
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Complete with an army of Stormtroopers, Autodesk’s 23rd annual learning and networking event, held in Las Vegas last December, was certainly one to remember
Collaboration for Revit
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Autodesk's new cloud-based collaboration tool promises to overcome the network infrastructure challenges that Revit and its large files have historically brought
Advertorial: Cloud computing - the new face of BIM
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With new technologies such as GDaaS from Cloudalize, engineers can work from anywhere, at any time, on any device
NEWS: Frame launches high-end visual workstation in the cloud
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Frame targets users of design viz and simulation software with equivalent of ‘$15k’ workstation
NEWS: MBH (Michelmersh Brick Holdings) launches bimbricks.com
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New website gives designers, contractors, facilitators and BIM managers access BIM files for bricks, pavers and roof tiles
NEWS: CL3VER takes presentations offline with new apps
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Free Windows, OS X and iOS apps allow CL3VER users to view interactive presentations without an internet connection
The rise of the robots
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Martyn Day evaluates the latest projects and technologies involved in deploying robots and 3D printing in construction
NEWS: Newforma launches LeanPlanner Software in UK
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Production planning software designed to improve collaborative planning with partners and customers
Laser scanning vs image based modelling
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As digital photogrammetric techniques advance at pace, the ability to use them as standalone technologies increases
NEWS: Revit linked to Trimble Connect
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New plug-in gives Revit users direct access to Trimble Connect, the collaboration platform based on GTeam by Gehry Technologies
Autodesk University 2015 - Press Q&A with Autodesk top brass
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The low down on artificial intelligence, the cloud, the changing role of resellers, the blurring of building & manufacturing + more.
Bentley merges design with reality
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From reality capture with drones to augmented reality, Bentley Systems is embracing the real world to excite the next generation of engineers and designers
Autodesk developing next generation cloud-based BIM tool
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Having heard that development work for a next generation cloud-based BIM tool is underway Martyn Day looks to Autodesk’s manufacturing division for some clues.
How to generate more value from document management
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The challenge of data for AEC firms requires a new approach to document management, writes Paul Daynes
Bradford College
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Bond Bryan Architects delivers an award winning addition to Bradford College, using ArchiCAD to integrate data from the design with contractors, consultants and clients