Enovia leads Dassault Systèmes to strong first quarter

Apr. 26 | Revenue was up 10% in constant currencies. Weakness of the Euro prevented an even stronger quarter. Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: DSY.PA) reported a robust first quarter of 2012, with new license revenue up by 17% year-over-year in constant currencies....

AEC CAD pioneers launch SmartBIM Access Suite

Dec. 2 | The suite provides a web-based way to organize, store, manage, and display Revit data. A team including two AEC technology pioneers has launched SmartBIM Access Suite, a browser-based search, evaluation, and download tool for reusable BIM objects.  The...

Autodesk acquires Horizontal Systems for cloud BIM technology

Nov. 30 | Horizontal Glue is web technology to allow use of BIM data from competing products. We believe existing users have nothing to fear. Autodesk has agreed to acquire Horizontal Systems, a provider of cloud-based building information modeling (BIM) collaboration...

Autodesk revenue up 15% in third quarter

Nov. 16 | R&D spending is up as a percentage of sales, as Autodesk prepares to launch a new PLM product at the end of the month. Autodesk spent $90 million on 10 acquisitions during the quarter. Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) has reported a strong third quarter,...

Bentley to celebrate champions of infrastructure

Nov. 3 | A gala awards ceremony next week in Amsterdam will salute the recent achievements of some of the world’s largest AEC and infrastructure firms. A few special awards have already been announced. Executives from many of the world’s largest architecture,...

Autodesk buys MEP software vendor to expand BIM suites

Oct. 24 | MAP Software Ltd. supports fabrication and construction of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing building systems. Autodesk is beefing up its AEC product portfolio with the acquisition of UK-based Micro Application Packages Limited (MAP Software), a provider...

Autodesk buys into Frank Gehry’s Catia-powered think tank

Oct. 19 | The “strategic relationship” with Gehry Technologies provides Autodesk with world-class consulting and GT with money and training to expand the business. Autodesk and Gehry Technologies (GT) today announced a new strategic relationship. In exchange...

Nemetschek leadership at loggerheads; CEO to step down

Oct. 17 | Ernst Homolka will serve long enough for the board to find a replacement. Allplan is the Nemetschek's flagship BIM software. (Source: Nemetschek) In a surprise announcement today, Nemetschek CEO Ernst Homolka says he will not accept a renewal of his...

Graphisoft BIMx model viewer for iPad/iPhone connects with Facebook

Sep. 20 | With game-style navigation and social networking as a useful function, Graphisoft has released the industry’s first next-generation CAD/BIM viewer.  Graphisoft announced today the extension of its BIMx model viewing platform to Apple iOS devices....

Autodesk releases Revit IFC Exporter as open source

Sep. 13 | Revit users who rely on IFCs now have more flexibility in coding objects and models. Autodesk today released its Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) exporter for Revit as open source code. Going forward the code will be managed by a five-person committee,...