What’s the big deal about BIM, anyway?
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BIM’s dirty little secret, and why complex and expensive BIM tools are still basically being used for drafting
NEWS: V-Ray for Revit moves into public beta
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Rendering technology integrated into Revit to support all stages of design process
Review: Grasshopper ArchiCAD Connection
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Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD is catching up with rival’s advanced architectural computational design
UK Tekla awards 2015 winners
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From major train station projects to retail, accommodation and leisure developments, AEC Magazine showcases the winners of the 2015 UK Tekla model competition
Review: Running CAD in a browser
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2015 has been a big year for ‘browser CAD’ platform provider Frame, rolling out its first end-user service and getting valuable industry endorsements, not least from Autodesk
Next generation optimisation with Structural Insights
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A new service from Bentley allows engineers to optimise designs for construction as well as tap into valuable engineering knowledge
Reality Modelling, ContextCapture and the Pope
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A technology that can create mm accurate ‘reality meshes’ from photographs looks set to give laser scanning some serious competition
NEWS: Oasys MassMotion 8.0 adds realism to crowd simulation
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IFC import /Alembic export capabilities and built in modelling tools provide standalone functionality
NEWS: Revit-based Scan to BIM software enhanced
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New features designed to provide new functionality and eliminate time consuming modelling tasks
NEWS: Autodesk adds IFC export to Inventor
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New export option for Autodesk Inventor 2016 R3 will improve exchange with BIM tools
NEWS: Autodesk endorses running Revit in a browser
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Frame completes virtual environment certification to run Revit and AutoCAD in the public cloud
NEWS: Trimble tunes SketchUp for BIM Collaboration
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Trimble Connect has been integrated directly into SketchUp 2016 for cloud-based collaboration
Live from Autodesk University 2015 - Day Two
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Join us for AEC Magazine's live coverage from Autodesk Univesity in Las Vegas.
Live from Autodesk University 2015 - Day One
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Join us for AEC Magazine's live coverage from Autodesk Univesity in Las Vegas.
REVIEW: AMD FirePro W4300 GPU
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With this new low profile graphics card CAD users no longer have to compromise on 3D performance to get the space saving benefits of a Small Form Factor (SFF) workstation.
NEWS: Nvidia delivers first Iray plug-ins through online store
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Physically-based rendering plug-ins for Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya. Revit and Rhino to follow next year
NEWS: Lenovo unveils 2-in-1 mobile workstation for CAD and sketching
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Innovative design combines Wacom pen technology pressure sensitive tablet with entry-level 3D mobile workstation
NEWS: CL3VER to unveil pro VR authoring tool at Autodesk University
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New software can streamline VR content creation for AEC professionals direct from Revit, SketchUp, 3ds Max and Rhino
AEC Magazine reporting live from Autodesk University 2015
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Attendees can also pick up a free iOS magazine subscription and a chance to win an incredible HP ZBook mobile workstation
NEWS: Leading UK firms export BIM expertise to China
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White Frog and BIM Academy will work together to provide training, research and consultancy to Chinese construction professionals
NEWS: Faro launches new ultra portable laser scanner
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With a 30m scanning range, the FARO Focus3D x 30 is ideal for interiors, small architectural façades and complex structures
NEWS: New Autodesk Suites focus on design through fabrication
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Autodesk Structural Fabrication Suite and MEP Fabrication Suite designed to help structural and MEP professionals move to BIM
NEWS: SPAR 3D Expo & Conference announces call for papers
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Event focuses on 3D technologies for surveyors, engineers, facilities managers, asset owners and other stakeholders
NEWS: Fujitsu Celsius J550 hits new heights with compact workstation
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New Small Form Factor (SFF) workstation the first to host a full height graphics card giving more power for 3D CAD
NEWS: Clarkson Alliance adopts BIDCON BIM
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Bidcon BIM will enable ‘faster, more accurate, lower-risk’ cost planning to support the BIM transition for Clarkson Alliance clients
NEWS: HP target AEC firms with four new large format printers
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HP DesignJet T830 MFP features a rugged, compact design making it well suited to use on construction sites
thinkBIM - BIM Outside the Building
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Half-day event, to be held at Squire Patton Boggs LLP in Leeds, focuses on BIM, Infrastructure and Landscaping
NEWS: GeoBIM Europe announces conference programme
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Two day event, to be held in Amsterdam on 10-11 December, focuses on the integration of geospatial and BIM
NEWS: HP launches high-performance PCIe SSD
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HP Z turbo Drive Quad Pro add in board can host up to four M.2 NVMe modules for read speeds up to 9.0GB/sec
NEWS: SLR part of global BIM challenge winning team
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International environmental consultancy awarded for collaborative working practices in a BIM environment