Autodesk Informed Design – a bridge between BIM and MCAD
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by Martyn Day
9h ago
Connecting fabrication software to BIM software, that is designed to primarily to create documentation, is not as easy as you might think. Autodesk, with software in both camps, has had many attempts before. Under a new initiative the company is now connecting Revit and Inventor via the cloud. Martyn Day reports If you go by the sheer number of off site housing fabrication bankrupt cies, closures and turmoil, the purveyors of MMC (Modern Methods of Construction) have had a pretty shocking past eight years. Given that the UK has a chronic shortage of housing and construction labour, and a recor ..read more
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CPUs with integrated GPUs: prime time for CAD
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by Greg Corke
9h ago
AMD’s Ryzen Pro laptop processors come with powerful integrated graphics and pro graphics drivers that are ideal for CAD & BIM. With HP and Lenovo now offering mobile workstations with these chips, it’s great news for architects and engineers For years it’s been the accepted norm that if you use professional 3D CAD or BIM software, you need a workstation with a separate CPU (Central Processing Unit) and GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). Discrete / dedicated pro GPUs (e.g. AMD Radeon Pro and Nvidia Quadro / RTX) not only provide that all-important graphics horsepower but are backed up by pro ..read more
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Drawings Automation for BIM Projects
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by AEC Magazine
9h ago
Sponsored product review of ARES Commander Niknaz Aftahi, co-founder and CEO of aec+tech, reviews ARES Commander’s features that automate the creation of DWG-format CAD documents from Revit and IFC projects, including the latest enhancements in v2025. To learn more about BIM Drawings Automation, make sure to join Ms. Aftahi’s keynote at the free online Graebert neXt event in April Niknaz Aftahi, co-founder and CEO of aec+tech, reviews ARES Commander’s features that automate the creation of DWG-format CAD documents from Revit and IFC projects, including the latest enhancements in v2025. To lear ..read more
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Enscape 4.0 launches on Windows + Mac
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by Greg Corke
9h ago
Architects that use the real time viz tool on Mac OS now have access to 95% of the feature set available on Windows Chaos has released Enscape 4.0 on Windows and Mac OS X, the first time in the history of the real time viz tool that the software has been released simultaneously on both operating systems. According to Chaos, the Mac version features 95% of the functionality of the Windows version, the highest in the product’s history. Mac users now have access to adjustable assets, collaborative annotations and more. Enscape 4.0 includes over 1,700 adjustable assets covering furniture ..read more
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PlanRadar enhanced with reality capture technology
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by AEC Magazine
3d ago
SiteView integration to bring ‘simple 360° visual documentation’ to PlanRadar platform PlanRadar is to get a new AI-powered ‘SiteView’ feature, designed to enhance the digital construction and facilities management platform’s documentation, communication and reporting capabilities. SiteView allows users to capture 360° imagery of a project while walking the site with a 360° camera attached to a helmet. Images are automatically mapped onto a 2D plan, creating a ‘detailed visual record’ of activity across every stage of the build. With the PlanRadar integration, reality capture images are automa ..read more
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Hexagon joins forces with Nemetschek Group
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by AEC Magazine
3d ago
Through new partnership, companies plan to drive adoption of digital twins Hexagon’s Geosystems division and the Nemetschek Group, which owns leading AEC brands including Graphisoft, Allplan and Vectorworks, have formed a strategic partnership with a view to ‘accelerating digital transformation within the AEC/O industry’. As a first step, the partnership will look to drive the adoption of digital twins. The two companies aim to provide customers with tools, services and expertise for an ‘end-to-end digital twin workflow’ by joining the up-to-date building data through Hexagon’s reality capture ..read more
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Scia Engineer 24 launches with new solver
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by AEC Magazine
3d ago
Multi-core structural solver promises faster calculation times and more control Scia Engineer 24, the latest release of the structural analysis software from Scia, part of the Nemetschek Group, has launched with a brand-new multi-core solver. The software is also now available as one complete version, eliminating the need for users to navigate between different configurations. In addition to delivering faster calculation times, the new solver allows for more control over the calculation process, allowing users to monitor ongoing tasks, review results, and interrupt processes as needed. Scia En ..read more
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Nvidia streams colossal 3D models into Apple Vision Pro
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by Greg Corke
1w ago
Omniverse Cloud APIs let developers stream interactive ‘digital twins’ into the mixed reality headset Nvidia has introduced a new service that allows firms to stream interactive Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) industrial scenes from 3D applications into the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset. The technology makes use of Nvidia’s new Omniverse Clouds APIs (read our story), using a new framework that channels the data through the Nvidia Graphics Delivery Network (GDN), a global network of graphics-optimised data centres. “Traditional spatial workflows require developers to decimate the ..read more
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Nvidia to extend reach of Omniverse with new Cloud APIs
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by Greg Corke
1w ago
Ansys, Cadence, Hexagon, Microsoft, Siemens, Trimble and others adopt Omniverse Technologies to help customers design, simulate, build and operate physically based ‘digital twins’. Nvidia is making its Omniverse Cloud industrial digital twin platform available as a series of five application programming interfaces (APIs) to make it easier for software developers to integrate core Omniverse technologies for OpenUSD and RTX into their existing design and automation software applications. According to Rev Lebaredian, VP of Omniverse and simulation technology at Nvidia, this gives ISVs all the pow ..read more
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Looq AI: smart reality capture
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by Greg Corke
1w ago
A new integrated reality capture solution uses computer vision, AI and a proprietary handheld camera with GPS, to capture infrastructure at scale Over the last ten years the AEC industry has been inundated with a plethora of reality capture technologies, from affordable laser scanners and SLAM devices to aerial and terrestrial photogrammetry – even iPhones with LiDAR. Last month saw the introduction of a novel device and platform from Looq AI, a startup that claims to offer a ‘one-stop solution’ for surveyors, engineers, contractors, and asset owners to capture infrastructure, in minutes, with ..read more
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