New version contains more than 100 updates and many new features. Japan has become a hot market. BIM software vendor Nemetschek Vectorworks is introducing its 2015 update this month with a cheery business update: unit sales of its software rose more than 30% in the past year, fueled by a recovering construction industry and increased interest in Building Information Modeling … [Read more...] about Fast-growing Vectorworks releases 2015 suite
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Vectorworks Architect 2013 certified for IFC Coordination View 2.0
Of the 26 programs working on IFC certification only six have achieved export certification. Nemetschek today says Vectorworks Architect software has achieved certification from BuildingSmart International for the building information model (BIM) data exchange standard IFC 2x3 Coordination View 2.0. The IFC Certification 2.0 procedure requires BIM software vendors to pass … [Read more...] about Vectorworks Architect 2013 certified for IFC Coordination View 2.0
Scia Engineer first structural BIM software to receive IFC 2×3 V2 Certification
Three general-purpose BIM products from Autodesk and Nemetschek also certified. BuildingSmart International has certified Nemetschek Scia Engineer as the first structural Building Information Modeling (BIM) software to pass the organization's IFC 2x3 version 2.0 structural model exchange process. The vendor-neutral IFC format is designed to be an open standard for exchanging … [Read more...] about Scia Engineer first structural BIM software to receive IFC 2×3 V2 Certification
Autodesk releases Revit IFC Exporter as open source
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, one of whom will be an Autodesk employee. IFC is an AEC industry standard data model for describing building and … [Read more...] about Autodesk releases Revit IFC Exporter as open source