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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SPECviewperf 2020 V2.0 benchmark is available for free download
The SPEC Graphics Performance Characterization Group (SPECgpc) has released an update to its SPECviewperf benchmark. The SPECviewperf 2020 V2.0 benchmark features updated Solidworks-06 viewset. The viewsets can be downloaded individually. V2.0 supports all the features of SPECviewperf benchmark V1.0 released in last October and adds on. The SPECviewperf 2020 benchmark license … [Read more...] about SPECviewperf 2020 V2.0 benchmark is available for free download
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
Autodesk makes bid for Altium PCB Design company
Follows the trend for big gulp deals in the CAD industry. In a short, direct little bit of a press release, Autodesk announced that it had made a non-binding proposal to acquire all the outstanding share common stock of Altium, Limited (ASX: ALU) for AUD $38.30 to be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement. In an equally short, pleasant press release Altium … [Read more...] about Autodesk makes bid for Altium PCB Design company
Bentley Systems announces good first quarter revenues
And expects bigger gains when the world gets back to business. Bentley Systems announced its revenue for its first quarter of 2021 which ended on March 31. In his opening remarks during his call to investors, CEO Greg Bentley warned them not to make generalizations about Bentley’s seasonality with such a small amount of data, especially when some of that data has been … [Read more...] about Bentley Systems announces good first quarter revenues
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
Tinkercad celebrates its 10th birthday
Free 3D CAD tool claims 35 million users. Tinkercad was born of a desire to extend 3D CAD and along the way 3D printing to the world. Original founders Kai Backman and Mikko Mononen were determined to break the logjam that has grown along with interest in 3D design. They could see that there was huge interest in 3D design to enable 3D printing, create rendered … [Read more...] about Tinkercad celebrates its 10th birthday
PTC adds AR and generative design to products in Atlas portfolio
PTC demonstrates the flexibility of Atlas and its commitment to SaaS. Since its arrival in 2012, Onshape has been revolutionary in its commitment to pure SaaS for design. The company also demonstrated a willingness to innovate on the fly. Recognizing the challenge of bringing a new design tool into a very mature market, Onshape concentrated on getting a usable base product out … [Read more...] about PTC adds AR and generative design to products in Atlas portfolio
Bentley Systems reports 4th quarter 2020 revenues
Revenues up 8.2% and CEO Greg Bentley says the company is at a new setpoint for the future. Bentley Systems reported its quarterly and end-of-year results for the quarter ending December 31, 2020. The company performance was just about right on the nose as far as the company’s expectations and those of their investors; but, it’s easy to get the impression that as 2020 was … [Read more...] about Bentley Systems reports 4th quarter 2020 revenues