AECCafe Voice Posts Tagged ‘BIM’AECCafe at Bentley Year in Infrastructure 2017Thursday, October 5th, 2017Each year Bentley holds its thought leadership Year in Infrastructure 2017 Conference of leading executives from around the globe, featuring state-of-the-art projects in the world of infrastructure design, construction, and operations. This year AECCafe will travel to Singapore for the event, as Singapore has demonstrated cutting edge application of technologies for all the above industry segments.  Bentley users attend an informative discussion on industry trends. Coming Soon: AECCafe Special Report on Interoperabiiity for BIMThursday, 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 WorldThursday, 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) Workflow Enhancements and Braceworks Define Vectorworks 2018Tuesday, September 12th, 2017Vectorworks CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar spoke with AECCafe Voice about today’s release of its 2018 Vectorworks software. The release includes Vectorworks ® Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer and Fundamentals, as well as Vision. As part of the release, Braceworks™ is a new structural load analysis add-on module aimed for designers and riggers working on temporary entertainment structures.  Editable Section Viewports New ARCHICAD 21 is Shipping: Offers Stair Tool, Collision Detection and Much MoreThursday, August 31st, 2017Each new version of ARCHICAD from Graphisoft is steeped in new features that provide greater flexibility for architectural design. New Features such as the Stair Tool take on the formula of past successful hierarchical elements such as the Curtain Wall, tried and true aspects of the flagship product. “Step up your BIM An Intro to New features of AC21,” a recent webinar, outlined features such as the Stair Tool and how you can create stairs with flights, landings, railings and risers, even spiral staircases more easily than in past versions. You can also add in standards or make them invisible if they aren’t applicable. The Care, Feeding and Openness of the DWG FormatThursday, August 24th, 2017In 1998 the Open Design Alliance (ODA), then the OpenDWG Alliance, was formed as an independent, non-profit corporation dedicated to making the DWG file format an open standard for CAD software much like the DXF format. It was renamed the Open Design Alliance in 2002.
HP Announces New HP Z VR Backpack and Mars Home Planet for Virtual RealityThursday, August 3rd, 2017In a webinar prior to announcement this Tuesday, HP executives talked about the exciting new approach and commercial solutions for virtual reality (VR). As part of this strategy, the company has unveiled what appears to be the first professional wearable VR PC – the new HP Z VR Backpack. Crafted to bring the full potential of VR to-life, it is designed to be a secure and manageable wearable VR PC.  HP Z VR Backpack used for training purposes. Blueprint 2025 Leadership Forum Aims to Reframe Discussion of InfrastructureThursday, July 27th, 2017Senior industry strategist, Civil Infrastructure of Autodesk, Terry Bennett, spoke to AECCafe Voice this past week about the Blueprint 2025 Leadership Forum held in Washington D. C., earlier this year. Immersive Technology from VectorworksThursday, July 13th, 2017Vectorworks Architect is a leading architectural design and BIM software that helps connect the entire design process from concept to construction in one platform, according to company materials. The product is well positioned to embody future augmented reality and virtual reality which are rapidly becoming important features in presentation software for design companies.  Vectorworks Architect empowers you to design without constraints. With a broader array of drafting and annotation tools than other BIM applications, you will produce stunning presentations and the highest quality documentation while you design. From Manufacturing to Architecture and Back: The Journey of Generative DesignThursday, July 6th, 2017Generative Design has been around for several years. It came on the scene as the product “Generative Components (GC)” from Bentley Systems, used in the group formed for the express purpose of exploring architectural design “what if” with advanced associative and parametric tools, Smart Geometry, that allows users to go far beyond the limitations of traditional CAD software.  The Francis Crick Institute HOK – PLP Architecture London, United Kingdom 2011 Be Inspired Award Winner – Innovation in Generative Design |
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