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There are a number of much-anticipated improvements to the latest Revit release, and yet Paul Woddy of revitguru.com still recommends that clients do not update to the new version until after the first service pack.
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Building Information Modelling (BIM) developers have mainly been concerned with providing tools to complete new build projects. In these challenging economic times of make do and mend, features for renovation and retrofit are the ‘new new’. By Martyn Day.
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The co-ordination of multi-disciplinary models in a single environment is one of the foundations of Building Information Modelling. Greg Corke looks at a free tool from structural BIM specialist Tekla that enables engineers, architects or anyone involved in construction to do just that.
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Most companies now have multiple databases for customers, sales and project information, but keeping track of relational data can be difficult. CADline has a new product to visualise multiple databases simultaneously on a map, writes Martyn Day.
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Keeping track of valuable project email has become a problem for almost every architectural practice. Oasys has a low cost solution that is growing in popularity. Martyn Day reports.
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Last year AEC Magazine looked at an innovative UK-developed modeller for urban design called CityCAD. With a new version out, Martyn Day went in for an upgrade.
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It has been a while since AEC has come across any impressive new rendering applications. This month Martyn Day thinks he has found an absolute corker from France.
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A fast way to build a virtual city, CityEngine is an easy-to-use tool for concept design or modelling cities for in-context visualisation. Stephen Holmes takes a look.
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Autodesk has a multitude of products to offer the AEC industry. With the new 2012 range, the company has decided to create a number of product bundles, or suites. Martyn Day investigates.
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Nexus is a brand new software from Transoft Solutions that is designed to help engineers quickly create and evaluate conceptual designs for road junctions. Greg Corke reports.
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While CAD software is developed by firms all over the world, the main point of contact is with their local authorised dealerships. One of the largest UK AEC resellers, CADline has just launched a community portal for all Autodesk customers.
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Stephen Holmes looks at Nova Studio, a real time 3D engine that enables users to explore Revit or 3ds Max models in real time, much like they would a 3D game.
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Autodesk’s iPad DWG tool is now in its second major iteration, featuring local drawing caching, AutoCAD drawing and mobile editing. Martyn Day reports.
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Hungarian architectural software developer, Graphisoft, has just released a powerful yet
low-cost version of its flagship Building Information Modelling (BIM) tool, ArchiCAD.
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Tim Power from Virtual Resolution and Chris Senior from Revit Factory share their tips on how to best use Revit BIM models to create advanced 3D visualisations.
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Leica Geosytsems has introduced a new application to ease the import
of real-world point cloud data into Autodesk’s Maya and Max renderers.
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While AEC Magazine specialises in reviewing the best Building Information Modelling (BIM) systems available, we rarely get the chance to look at digital city solutions. This month Martyn Day looks at a really special UK-developed solution called CityCAD.
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Eleco, the developer of the Grand Designs 3D software for home builders, has just released a professional CAD solution for small architectural firms.
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For the first time in 20 years, Autodesk has released a native version of AutoCAD for Apple
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Point clouds and 3D laser scanners are in the news at the moment, with both Autodesk and Bentley now offering native access and manipulation of scanned data. Yet it is a small UK developer that is acknowledged as having the fastest point cloud technology.