Happy New Year!
Approaching a new year, the technologies that we saw growing during 2017 may unfold into 2018 to become realized with deeper understanding.
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AECCafe Predictions for 2018
Thursday, January 4th, 2018AECCafe 2017 Year in Review
Thursday, December 21st, 2017Looking back over 2017, AEC milestones and ongoing challenges preside over the year. It was exciting this year to visit Singapore, a nation/state/city that is truly a “smart nation,” as well as a “smart city,” employing more technologies that are linked and integrated than generally used in design projects.
In terms of adoption of products, the year has seen many ways software companies help customers adopt new workflow processes, product releases and maintain upgrades.
Multi-discipline design with BIM Models
Free RFA and RVT Geometry Exchange Add-on Released for ARCHICAD 21 Users
Friday, December 8th, 2017In an interview with Chris Clark, BIM6x ARCHICAD solutions director with BIM6x, AECCafe Voice discussed the release of has announced the global release of a new RFA (Revit Families) & RVT (Revit) Geometry exchange add-on for ARCHICAD 21.
AECCafe Technology Gift Guide 2017
Wednesday, November 29th, 2017
Gift Guides abound this time of year, but gifts are only as good as their on-the-job usefulness. What would make your job easier, provide more accuracy and save time and money?
From hardware to services to gadgetry, the AECCafe Technology Gift Guide includes items and services you may want to buy for yourself, plus a couple of gadgets loved ones may be able to buy for you, plus some you may just envision in your wildest dreams!
AECCafe Editorial Calendar 2018
Friday, November 24th, 2017AECCafe
Editorial Calendar 2018*
The Philharmonic Hall of Szczecin by Barozzi / Veiga. Photo © Simon Menges.
January:
Editorial topics:
- Trends and Predictions for 2018
- Are We Getting Closer to Compatibility?
February:
2/4-2/7 Solidworks 2018
Editorial topics:
- Solidworks for AEC
- Current Events
BLK360
March:
Editorial topics:
- Reality capture
- The Changing Face of BIM
ClimaCell Announces Autodesk Partnership & Short-Term Weather Prediction Model for the Construction Industry
Thursday, November 16th, 2017In an interview with Rei Goffer, ClimaCell, CSO we discussed the company’s partnership with Autodesk BIM 360 announced at Autodesk University this week.
Special AECCafe Report: BIM Interoperability: Emphasis on Data Not Tools
Thursday, November 2nd, 2017When everyone on a team uses a different BIM software, it can be painful to maintain accurate model versions, control user access, compare versions and analyze different models. On big projects, there are many teams coming together, all using whatever BIM technologies they have been tasked with and making all those interoperate, multiplying the challenge several fold.
Multi-discipline design with BIM Models
Coming Soon: AECCafe Special Report on Interoperabiiity for BIM
Thursday, September 28th, 2017When everyone on a team uses a different BIM software, it can be painful to maintain accurate model versions, control user access, compare versions and analyze different models. On big projects, there are many teams coming together, all using whatever BIM technologies they have been tasked with and making all those interoperate, multiplying the challenge severalfold.
HP Z Workstations Address Security Challenges of Today’s World
Thursday, September 21st, 2017Xavier Garcia, vice president and general manager, global head Workstations, HP Inc. and Josh Peterson, vice president product management, Workstations, HP Inc. recently presented a webinar on the new HP Desktop Z workstation family.
HP Z8 Workstation with dual HP Z27x Displays (2)
AEC Collection Extends Autodesk’s Cloud Subscription Value and Addresses Infrastructure
Thursday, September 7th, 2017Autodesk announced their expansion of the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Collection (AEC Collection) that includes support for design through pre-construction. The new tools will extend the product with no additional cost to those who already have a cloud-based subscription with the company. The expanded tools are included in the subscription rate of the AEC Collection. The emphasis on Civil 3D allows users to access InfraWorks and Revit for infrastructure and pre-construction. Products in the Collection include Revit, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Navisworks Manage and 3ds Max.
