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In Vectorworks 2015, what’s new is really new

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Kathleen Maher

From a Mac rewrite for 64-bit computing to a variety of new 3D tools, this edition has a lot to ...

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Cloud storage expert Panzura finds gold in AEC

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Randall Newton

Global file system addresses construction collaboration pain point. Autodesk CEO joins advisory board. Venture-funded startup Panzura has in recent months ...

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Bentley wraps long arms around SaaS for enterprise AEC

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Randall Newton

New initiatives in cloud and mobile are the tip of the iceberg for the technically aggressive company. London proves to ...

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Bentley announces 65 finalists for Year in Infrastructure awards

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Randall Newton

The Be Inspired Awards will go to winners in 22 categories, selected from many of the world’s largest and most ...

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Vectorworks continues to promote Open BIM in new release

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Randall Newton

New features in the 2014 edition include faster 3D viewing and several commands to speed up tedious aspects of architectural ...

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Autodesk launches Point Layout for construction site modeling

BY
Randall Newton

Rivals Bentley and Trimble are already offering similar products. Construction-based BIM is slowly becoming a reality. Autodesk today launches new ...

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Bentley releases new mobile apps for GIS and construction

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Randall Newton

Both support Bentley’s i-Models for broad interoperability of construction and GIS data. Bentley has released two new mobile apps to ...

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IMSI/Design to port TurboSite to Google Glass

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Randall Newton

Development plan announced at AIA Conference.  Retail CAD vendor IMSI/Design, which lately has been leading the move to mobile devices ...

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Does the CAD world need another geometry kernel?

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Kathleen Maher

New geometry kernels come from Russia to challenge traditional modelers and enable upstarts. By Kathleen Maher As COFES Russia kicked ...

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Bentley revenue up 5% in 2012

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Randall Newton

Middle East revenue was up 25%. The AEC firm spent $200 million on acquisitions. Privately held Bentley Systems today released ...