Marcel Broekmaat, market manager, Project Controls at Trimble Buildings, talked about Trimble’s Vico Office R5 that offers integrated BIM workflow for construction management.
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Vico Office R5 brings integrated BIM workflow to construction management
Monday, August 11th, 2014Panzura offers cross-site collaboration with global locking file systems
Wednesday, August 6th, 2014Barry Phillips, the CMO of Panzura talked with AECCafe Voice about Panzura’s Global File System and subsequent involvement in the AEC industry, providing cross-site collaboration with their global locking file systems. Moving from CAD to BIM in a single office is not a problem, according to Phillips, but when you try to have project teams spread across distributed offices it doesn’t work. “There have been lots of attempts to solve this problem,” said Phillips. Collaboration is what drives the need for cloud storage.
AIA 2014: The Story from the Exhibit Floor
Thursday, July 10th, 2014The Exhibit Floor tells a part of the story of any architectural conference. At the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Conference in Chicago two weeks ago, you walk in, and the first booths you see contain windows, doors, facades, all necessary features of a built environment. Toward the back are the software vendors, which provide the design and conceptual tools to make the building a reality.
Tekla BIM software used for construction on FIFA World Cup stadium
Friday, June 20th, 2014Tekla’s BIM software was instrumental in improving productivity for the firm Martifer Construções, a construction company charged with construction on the Arena Amazônia in Manaus, Brazil, just one of the 10 world-class Brazilian football stadiums modeled for the FIFA World Cup with Tekla. Martifer Construções gained 20% and efficiency by 30% while successfully meeting the tight construction deadlines.
New Free TurboViewer Released
Friday, June 13th, 2014IMSI/Design launched a new free TurboViewer update for its mobile app.
Features of the TurboViewer v3.5 includes fast 2D/3D PDF and DWG viewing, 2D/3D markup and a contact manager that helps professionals stay in touch with their design and building teams at the touch of a button.
From the press release, highlights of free TurboSite v3.5 noted include:
* Lightning-fast 2D & 3D environment
* 2D & 3D PDF, DWG (AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT), TCW, DXF and DWF
* Easy Contact Management (communicate with your team at the touch of a button)
* Powerful 2D and 3D markup tools
* New viewing modes
* New File Manager
* And more (more…)
Trimble Field Link software released
Tuesday, June 10th, 2014Jim McCartney, market manager, Field Solutions and Mobility, Trimble Buildings GC/CM Division spoke with AECCafe Voice regarding the most recent release of their new Trimble Field Link Software:
Live camera feed from the Robotic Total Station assists not only in positioning objects but an image can be captured and added to the data base as an additional layer of intelligent data.
Graphisoft’s new Archicad 18 release
Thursday, June 5th, 2014A couple of weeks ago I spoke with Akos Pfemeter of Graphisoft about the new Archicad 18 release. The product Archicad is 30 years old this year, which Pfemeter points out means that “BIM” is 30 years old now, since Graphisoft was the first company to create building information modeling.
Peter Hansford keynotes at GEO Business 2014 in London
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014I heard Peter Hansford, the Chief Construction Advisor to HM Government, UK speak about the Crossrail project at the Bentley Year in Infrastructure conference in London, 2013. While I’m not in attendance at the inaugural GEO Business 2014 event, Hansford is presenting a keynote at that conference.
With a career that has spanned positions at Amey, Maunsell, the Strategic Rail Authority and Gardiner and Theobald, Hansford has spent the majority of his career on highways and railways with project management largely being his focus. Peter is also an ardent advocate and supporter of the BIM initiative.
Low cost CAD options
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014For many years now, low-cost CAD options have taken up the slack for an industry of potential users just getting into CAD, and those who may not need a full-fledged higher priced CAD program such as AutoCAD or Bentley MicroStation. All of these CAD options have mobile capabilities for tablet or smartphone users, either on both Android and iOS or on one of them.
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HP DL380z Virtual Workstation announced
Thursday, May 8th, 2014Jeff Groudan, worldwide director, Thin Client and Virtual Workstation Product Management and Jim Christensen, product manager at HP, talked about the announcement this week of the HP DL380z Virtual Workstation solution – a slick combination of HP’s server hardware technology and the integration of it into the true workstation ecosystem, delivered out of the Workstation Business unit.
