Artists and architects compete in restoration project. The team led by Bureau Bas Smets will be redesigning the landscape surrounding Notre-Dame. (Source: Autodesk France and Bureau Bas Smets) France is still working hard on the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris after a devastating fire destroyed most of the roof, the building’s 19th-century spire, upper walls, and … [Read more...] about A digital rebirth for Notre-Dame
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Archicad 26: More design, less project management
Graphisoft updates its solutions and services ecosystem. “Stay focused, design more.” That is the phrase Graphisoft, maker of BIM software solutions for architecture, continually repeated at its launch event for Archicad 26, the latest version of its flagship architectural design tool. The announcement, along with updates to the company’s other solutions and services, was … [Read more...] about Archicad 26: More design, less project management
Twinmotion grows into the Epic ecosystem
The fast rendering and presentation tool for AEC finds a much wider audience as Epic enhances Twinmotion. In 2022, Twinmotion gets tons of new content, new rendering options, and more help from the cloud. It’s been a while since we’ve reported on Twinmotion, and as a result, there’s plenty to talk about. In the give-it-to-me-now world we live in, it may have seemed as if … [Read more...] about Twinmotion grows into the Epic ecosystem
Getting the band back together
AEC-ST teams with DBEI for a series of trade shows and conferences. One of the newest shows to appear on the trade show horizon, AEC-ST, has deep roots in the AEC community. The founding organization AEC Science & Technology is headed by George Borkovich, who has been developing trade shows and conferences for the AEC industry since the ’80s, including the A/E/C … [Read more...] about Getting the band back together
Autodesk announces plans to acquire The Wild
Autodesk is adding to its tool kit for XR professional workflows. Autodesk has announced plans to buy The Wild, an XR platform company focused on the AEC market. The Wild includes its own cloud-connected XR product and also IrisVR, makers of the Prospect VR tool for AEC. The Wild has 700 customers worldwide across their two platforms, and their tools enable real-time … [Read more...] about Autodesk announces plans to acquire The Wild
Chaos in the marketplace
Chaos acquisition targets 3D commerce and beyond. Chaos, whose computer graphics and visualization technologies are used to create photorealistic imagery and animation, is knocking loudly on the doors of various markets. Well-known in the film industry for its physically based renderer, V-Ray, Chaos’ tool set is also used in design studios, architectural firms, advertising … [Read more...] about Chaos in the marketplace
Help is pouring for Ukrainian AEC community
BUILDIT Ukraine is a non-profit organization that focuses on the enhancement of a professional education system in the AEC industry and promoting changes to the construction industry. But this focus shifted when Russia invaded Ukraine. Now the organization is helping families and communities impacted by the invasion. BUILDIT Ukraine is also supporting Ukrainian students to find … [Read more...] about Help is pouring for Ukrainian AEC community
ODA announces Navisworks files support from its BimNv SDK
Open Design Alliance, which provides interoperability solutions for CAD and BIM, has made available a new Autodesk Navisworks export capability for its members. It is available in BimNv v 23.1 and later versions. Navisworks brings together files for AEC projects for visualization and interrogation. BimNv SDK works with Navisworks files from any application. ODA says that BimNv … [Read more...] about ODA announces Navisworks files support from its BimNv SDK
Cerulean Labs updates its conceptual design app for iPad
New Zealand-based Cerulean Labs has announced a recent update to Spaces, its sketch-based conceptual design app for iPad. Spaces 1.3.1 offers two significant new features, Cladding Tool and Design Options, along with facade editing improvements with the ability to edit multiple facades in the same view. After raising NZ$ 1 million to fund the commercial launch of Spaces in … [Read more...] about Cerulean Labs updates its conceptual design app for iPad
AEC industry users choose winners of Construction Computing Awards
The prestigious Construction Computing Awards, also known as ‘The Hammers,’ were presented in London in November 2021. After being presented virtually in 2020, the latest award ceremony in Leonardo Royal Hotel in London was actually a celebration of life coming back to normalcy after the pandemic outbreak. I sincerely hope it to stay that way in 2022. Running in its 16th … [Read more...] about AEC industry users choose winners of Construction Computing Awards