Showcase design Graphisoft has chosen Duke Ellington School of Arts redesign by cox graae+spack and Lance Bailey & Associates to showcase the power of Archicad 25. Graphisoft CEO Huw Roberts notes that the choice of this building is fitting for the new world we’re encountering after 2020. It is an addition and modernization of the school’s original building, a National … [Read more...] about Graphisoft chooses Duke Ellington School of the Arts as its showcases building for Archicad 25
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Autodesk announces Q1 for FY 2022
The company kicks of new plans for infrastructure and manufacture and nurtures the growing AEC business. Autodesk has been concentrating on bringing its user base into compliance and building new business via the transition to digitalization. The company’s revenues increased 12% year-over-year to $989 million. CEO Andrew Anagnost credited the company’s “resilient subscription … [Read more...] about Autodesk announces Q1 for FY 2022
Katerra Kaput
Pioneer in digitalized design and construction goes down with arrows in its back. Katerra, founded in 2015 by former Flextronics CEO Michael Marks and Fritz Wolff of the Wolff Co. in Menlo Park, recently notified its employees that it did not have sufficient funds for payroll. News site The Information broke the news on June 1. The company blamed Covid-19, the rising cost … [Read more...] about Katerra Kaput
Graphisoft joints the Omniverse community
Nvidia announces Omniverse Connector for Archicad 24 The future is in the ‘verse and Graphisoft has opened a door into it. Nvidia and Graphisoft have announced the availability of a connector for Archicad 24 to Nvidia’s Omniverse. Omniverse is a 3D development tool now in beta that Nvidia hopes will one day enable people to work in the same environment using different tools … [Read more...] about Graphisoft joints the Omniverse community
Cesium opens more doors for Unreal into AEC
The arrival of the Cesium for Unreal plug-in is fairly recent. It was announced last March and became officially available in April 2021, but the ability to work with large geospatial models in the Unreal game engine is a snowball rolling downhill. The alliance between Cesium and Unreal means that the Unreal Engine supports the open format 3D Tiles pioneered by Cesium, which … [Read more...] about Cesium opens more doors for Unreal into AEC
Bentley launches its education program to groom students as future infrastructure professionals
Sustained investment in infrastructure key to global economic recovery in the post-pandemic world. In the post-pandemic world, improving quality of life while settling down with a new normal is a challenge. The pandemic has caused forbidding drops in employment and economic growth worldwide. A sustained investment in infrastructure is being considered a key driver in the … [Read more...] about Bentley launches its education program to groom students as future infrastructure professionals
Trimble reports Q1 results and raises full year guidance
The company navigates its way through several transitions. Trimble reported their first-quarter results this week and said they’re pleased with the results and looking forward to new growth. Compared to its peers in the market, Trimble has been a little late in the process of moving to subscriptions, and that really hasn’t been a bad idea since they’ve seen the consequent hit … [Read more...] about Trimble reports Q1 results and raises full year guidance
Nemetschek sees a bright future ahead
The last 12 months have confirmed the company’s commitment to integration. Nemetschek closed out its fiscal year at the end of March, meeting its targets after raising them before the year’s end, and predicts at least high single-digit growth with EBITA margin between 27% and 29%. Nemetschek reported revenues of EUR 596.9 million for 2020, a 7% increase over the year … [Read more...] about Nemetschek sees a bright future ahead
Vectorworks 2021 Service Pack 3 offers new partnerships and collaboration features
Vectorworks, Inc. has released Service Pack 3 for the Vectorworks 2021 product line that includes Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer, Fundamentals, Braceworks, ConnectCAD, and Vision. Service Pack 3 adds to the Vectorworks 2021 capabilities to deliver ‘simplicity to design the complex.’ Vectorworks has partnered with Unreal Engine to create a connection to … [Read more...] about Vectorworks 2021 Service Pack 3 offers new partnerships and collaboration features
Unity expands AEC business with acquisition of VisualLive
AR tool for collaboration will enrich Unity Reflect. Unity has been having very good success with developing business in AEC. The company started with a partnership with Autodesk for Unity Reflect, which enables companies to bring their BIM models into Unity to create interactive applications. And, in the process of building Reflect, Unity has discovered a broad new market … [Read more...] about Unity expands AEC business with acquisition of VisualLive