AECCafe Voice Archive for March, 2017CloudCities Adds Procedural Terrains for AEC ProfessionalsThursday, March 30th, 2017CloudCities announced an update to their cloud platform for building insights that adds procedural terrains and advanced search features. CloudCities for AEC professionals and their clients highly simplifies the process of creating 3D plans and combining them with data. The new version makes it possible to immerse the models in beautiful terrains that load quickly and are generated procedurally. The new CloudCities is now available at cloudcities.io.
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2018 ReleasedThursday, March 23rd, 2017AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018 have been released, Autodesk’s flagship products for the AEC industry.
Upcoming Special Report: Low Cost Conceptual CAD Design ToolsTuesday, March 14th, 2017In a world where we hear mostly about leading CAD design software programs, it’s refreshing to note that it’s possible to find low cost conceptual CAD design tools with file-level compatibility and a multitude of functions at a fraction of the price. The usual concerns of, “will this software integrate with the software I already have?” or “will I be able to execute this function on the cheaper software?” or, “will my intellectual property retain its integrity in the low cost software?” are all valid concerns for the cost-saving seeker. Presenting 2030 Districts: Urban Sustainability Through CollaborationTuesday, March 7th, 2017Dave Low, Network Liaison for the private-sector led 2030 Districts, spoke about the recent development of that group’s establishment of a non-profit separate from Architecture 2030, an organization that provides support for the goal of reaching carbon-neutrality in buildings by the year 2030. After five years of support and oversight from Architecture 2030, the fifteen 2030 Districts across North America have established their own non-profit. As part of this move, the 2030 Districts have selected the following thirteen members to its initial Board of Governors:
Autodesk Revit Live Brings Designs to LifeThursday, March 2nd, 2017Autodesk Revit Live (formerly Autodesk LIVE), a new interactive cloud-based visualization service which offers Revit AEC users the ability to transform their designs into fully-interactive 3D models, was launched in July 2016. The service draws viewers into the story of an architectural design much like a video game.  Autodesk Live Edition Launch Screen |
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