2020 a landmark year for Graphisoft Direct and to the point: new features in Archicad 25 Graphisoft, a company of German AECO software group Nemetschek, has unveiled Archicad 25 and has also announced that its upcoming Building Together 2021 conference will again be virtual. It will be held September 14-16; it will be free and registration is open. In a short press … [Read more...] about Graphisoft unveils Archicad 25; builds on integrated design
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ODA updates its Drawings SDK and Visualize SDK
Open Design Alliance has been expanding its focus on DWG interoperability and adding additional formats and capabilities. This year, ODA has added support of sculpted solid functionality to its Drawings SDK. The Drawings SDK is ODA’s industry-standard toolkit for working with DWG data from any application on any platform. The new sculpted solid functionality supports the … [Read more...] about ODA updates its Drawings SDK and Visualize SDK
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
Autodesk knitting together the Construction Cloud
Delivering on AU promises, Autodesk rolls out Takeoff to follow Autodesk BIM Collaborate. Since its debut in 2019, the Autodesk Construction Cloud has been growing and a structure has been developing. The company has been adding on to its Construction portfolio with small affordable basic capabilities, data management tools, and targeted applications. This month, the … [Read more...] about Autodesk knitting together the Construction Cloud
Tech Soft 3D releases HOOPS 2021 Toolkits and HOOPS Native Platform 2021
Tech Soft 3D has released the HOOPS Native Platform 2021 that integrates HOOPS Visualize, HOOPS Exchange, and HOOPS Publish for desktop and mobile application development. It includes high-performance graphics, CAD data access, and 3D data publishing. The platform supports over 30 CAD formats and helps users create applications for AEC, PLM, MaaS, Metrology, CAM, CAE, EDA, and … [Read more...] about Tech Soft 3D releases HOOPS 2021 Toolkits and HOOPS Native Platform 2021
Graebert follows through on BIM
Closing the information loop from office to site. At one time, it may have been possible to consider Graebert as the maker of products to compete with AutoCAD but that was a long time ago. Graebert’s CAD tools—from DraftSight for Dassault’s customers, to the Ares products, and CAD products such as CorelCAD licensed to other companies—have found their own places in the … [Read more...] about Graebert follows through on BIM
Autodesk’s digital twin initiative for AEC: Autodesk Tandem
One of the announcements Autodesk made at AU last week is the future availability of Autodesk Tandem, a platform for packaging digital twin BIM for handoff to owner/operators. During the general keynote session at AU, President and CEO of Autodesk, Andrew Anagnost said, “Construction will be permanently digitized. There’s more need to coordinate workflows between teams and … [Read more...] about Autodesk’s digital twin initiative for AEC: Autodesk Tandem
Aidea is building together with Graphisoft
Founded in 1995, Aidea is an integrated design and technology firm based in Philippines. The company transitioned to BIM completely in 2005. It’s been 15 years of partnership with Graphisoft, since Aidea started using ArchiCAD. Aidea has completed 800 projects in 90 cities worldwide. Some of the projects of Aidea include Mandani Bay, Bonifacio High Street Central, Crimson … [Read more...] about Aidea is building together with Graphisoft
Graphisoft BIMx receives 2020 Best of Products Award
Graphisoft BIMx, a presentation and communication app that runs on any mobile device and desktops, has won the Architect’s Newspaper 2020 Best of Products Award in the Design and Construction Software category. BIMx is a connecting link between designers sitting in the office and the construction site. This year, BIMx has been expanded to provide support with its “BIMx … [Read more...] about Graphisoft BIMx receives 2020 Best of Products Award
AEC technology conference NXT BLD goes virtual
A global lineup of speakers will talk about the future of architecture, digital fabrication, conceptual design, VR, design visualization, computational design, and 3D printed buildings. NXT BLD (Next Build) conference explores emerging technologies for the built environment beyond BIM. Due to the pandemic situation, the conference will take place virtually this year from 8 … [Read more...] about AEC technology conference NXT BLD goes virtual