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Bentley revenue up 5% in 2012

Bentley revenue up 5% in 2012

Mar. 27 | Middle East revenue was up 25%. The AEC firm spent $200 million on acquisitions. Privately held Bentley Systems today released selected figured from its 2012 operations. Overall corporate revenue was up 5% from 2011 results, for a total of $550 million...

Autodesk acquires Allpoint for 3D LIDAR expertise

Autodesk acquires Allpoint for 3D LIDAR expertise

Jan. 31 | The founder and key researchers will join Autodesk’s Reality Capture team. The technology they bring has its roots in computer vision and robotics research. Autodesk today acquired technology and key employees from Allpoint Systems LLC, a Pittsburgh...

TurboSite update adds HTML reporting, AutoShapes

TurboSite update adds HTML reporting, AutoShapes

Jan. 14 | We called version 1.0 of this innovative AEC iPad app a bargain at $495. Apps like this one reveal the true utility of the iPad. TurboSite, a field and site survey iPad app from IMSI/Design, is now at version 1.1 with the addition of several new features...

CadFaster Collaborate updates for speed and increased compatibility

CadFaster Collaborate updates for speed and increased compatibility

Dec. 10 | The first iPad viewer for AEC/BIM is still the technical leader. CadFaster has updated its Collaborate iPad 3D viewer for AEC/BIM applications, with improvements to the core product and to specific plug-ins for Autodesk Revit and Bentley SelectSeries...

Another BIM acquisition for Trimble

Another BIM acquisition for Trimble

Nov. 2 | Vico Software links time and cost to a BIM model, and comes with a seasoned management team. Vico Office adds schedule and cost requirements to BIM for project management. Today Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced it has acquired Vico Software, a venture-capital-funded,...

TurboSite for iPad ends tedium of documenting site visits

TurboSite for iPad ends tedium of documenting site visits

Oct. 30 | Walk through site and floor plans based on calibrated geo-location, and then generate reports from the same app. If it works as advertised, $999 is a bargain. Tiptoeing into a new technology is an old story. When cinema began, directors put a camera in...

GstarCAD release free version of tablet CAD viewer

GstarCAD release free version of tablet CAD viewer

Sep. 25 | The viewer can now read DWG drawings directly, eliminating need for a desktop conversion. Beijing-based CAD developer GstarCAD has release a free version of its mobile CAD viewing utility. GstarCAD MC works on iPad, iPhone, and Android devise. This free...

HP extends cloud-based large-format printing to entry level

HP extends cloud-based large-format printing to entry level

Sep. 24 | Two new ePrinters aimed at AEC freelancers, small studios, and students who are out of the office half the time but still want access to printing. HP today added entry-level large-format printers to its emerging AEC cloud-based print and view service....

Vectorworks 2013 expands cloud computing as a supporting resource

Vectorworks 2013 expands cloud computing as a supporting resource

Sep. 20 | Other new features include new 3D editing tools and enhancements to architectural presentations. Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. has announced significant upgrades to its line of products, which includes Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight,...

Nemetschek and CABR to work on BIM standards for China

Nemetschek and CABR to work on BIM standards for China

Sep. 4 | Working closely with a government agency should give Nemetschek a leg up in the competitive Chinese AEC software industry. AEC software vendor Nemetschek and the technology division of the China Academy of Building Research (CABR Tech) have agreed to...