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ImageWith the transition from 2D to 3D, from dumb symbols to intelligent objects, content becomes even more important.

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Image Graphisoft has updated its flagship BIM modelling tool, ArchiCAD, with a host of ‘themed’ new features and enhancements. BIM lives in the details.

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Image The AEC design technology market has a handful of key software developers; Autodesk, Bentley and Nemetschek are the main volume players. However since the mid 2000s Trimble, best known as a GPS provider, has acquired its way to compete with the established players.

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Image The second installment of this two-part guide goes into greater detail on Building Information Modelling (BIM) workflows, when a model progresses from concept to construction and facilities management. We cover the benefits and implications of adopting BIM, including changes to teams and workflows.

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Image Stephen Holmes looks at how to take the 3D print process in-house.

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ImageAutodesk is firmly in the groove of yearly updates, with mid-cycle additional features for those with subscription. However, all is not as it seems.

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ImageSmartGeometry provides an environment in which to experiment with the latest technologies, from computational design to laser scanning. This year delivered its usual eclectic mix of workshops and talks, ranging from the practical to the surreal.

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ImageWhat is Building Information Modelling and is it relevant to me? This is a question asked by many in today

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ImageStuck in their old ways and reluctant to invest, quantity surveyors are missing out on the rich data benefits of Building Information Modelling (BIM).

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ImageRich data from wireless sensor technologies is helping track energy performance in sustainable construction and retrofitting initiatives.

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3D printing is causing a stir in industrial design and engineering circles, but how can it help AEC professionals who don’t want to take the technology in-house? AEC Magazine looks at how bureau services can model projects down to the finest detail.

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ImageThirty-five experts from Unger Steel Group used Tekla’s BIM software to plan, produce and assemble the diamond trusses of the partially transparent roof of the Vienna Central Railway Station. Now when the trains arrive at the station, passengers see the first glimpse of the city through the roof.

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ImageSouth Korean model making bureau Modelzium turned to 3D printing to produce higher quality models, and cut production costs by 30%-50%.

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ImageA good all-round CAD workstation with a brand new Nvidia GPU.

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ImageAn excellent all round mobile workstation ideal for CAD on the go.

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ImageControl your workstation remotely with a new graphics card from AMD that melds a professional GPU with dedicated PC-over-IP (PCoIP) technology

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ImageCloud-based collaboration specialist 4Projects recently added ‘BIM’ support to its range of services. The new technology delivers a suite of BIM viewing, adata management tools

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ImageCAD users should sit up and take notice. A Solid State Drive could be the most important workstation purchase you make this year, writes Greg Corke

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ImageThree advanced input devices for your workstaion

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ImageA very high-end CAD/BIM workstation with graphics primed for design viz

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ImageA beautifully engineered mobile workstation ideal for mainstream CAD/BIM

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ImageThe most compact dual processor Xeon workstation we have ever seen

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ImageA beautifully engineered mainstream CAD/BIM

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ImageThis compact box of tricks has one role and one role only. To process network rendering jobs, leaving your single CPU workstation free to get on with other tasks.

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ImageA very high-end CAD/BIM workstation with graphics primed for design viz

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ImageWith the development of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is there still a need for a lead consultant on a build?

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ImageA well planned content management strategy is essential for BIM-ready organisations, writes Nick Harris from design technology supplier and consultancy CADline

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ImageMultidisciplinary consultancy Stopford Projects uses 100-year-old drawings to help create an intelligent 3D model of structural inspection survey results.

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ImageFrom planning the London 2012 Olympics site to the regeneration of a Tyneside toffee factory.

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ImageStill pondering the path to Building Information Modelling (BIM)? Or already on the path and need some advice? There’s a new BIM conference for Revit users in Holland.