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Technology
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 Dassault Systèmes has released a free DWG drawing tool and demonstrated a Catia-based Computer Aided Design system for architects, which made direct comparisons to Autodesk’s Revit. The French CAD developer appears to be picking a fight with the AutoCAD giant. |
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Software
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 Point clouds and 3D laser scanners are in the news at the moment, with both Autodesk and Bentley now offering native access and manipulation of scanned data. Yet it is a small UK developer that is acknowledged as having the fastest point cloud technology. |
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Software
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 Surveying is an essential part of our business but in Building Information Modelling (BIM)
it would be good to get survey data that was a little more useful, writes Martyn Day. |
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Case Studies
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 The challenging structures of the stadiums at this summer's World Cup were brought to life with the help of Tekla software.
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Case Studies
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 Renovating historical landmarks requires a careful balance between preserving the architectural elements that characterise the generation of the original build while updating items to support modern life. |
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Hardware
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 Workstations do not come much smaller than this and kitted out with standard
desktop components users do not have to compromise on performance.
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Case Studies
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 Parametric modelling facilitates form-first
collaboration to construct curvilinear design. |
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Hardware
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 The new dual core chip in this so-called entry-level machine from Workstation
Specialists makes it a great choice for CAD users who do little more than ‘design’.
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Hardware
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 Hot on the heels of the Precision M6500, Dell has launched a new laptop that puts a little bit of the ‘mobile’ back into mobile workstation. Greg Corke puts it through its paces.
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Case Studies
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 Architects Freeland Rees Roberts worked with Excitech to create a skills development programme with updated drafting solutions. |
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Software
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 Every Spring Autodesk produces its annual applications updates. Spanning AEC, Manufacturing and Media and Entertainment, the products should provide something for everyone. |
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Software
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 While Autodesk’s building products are rapidly centring on the Revit suite, its AEC division offers an exceptionally broad range of tools for civil engineering and plant design. |
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Software
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 A new national standard for users of Autodesk Revit has now been released into the wild for the benefit of architecture, engineering and construction firms across the UK and the rest of the world. |
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Software
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 AEC Magazine rarely gets to look at construction management software. This month Martyn Day reviews a product that integrates BIM models and construction schedules in a revolutionary way. |
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Software
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 Safely through the release of ArchiCAD 13, Graphisoft has just announced the launch of ArchiCAD 14, due to ship next month. Martyn Day had a chance to see the new features and updates in action. |
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Software
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 Structural steel software specialist AceCad has undertaken the biggest development to its software since it started out in the 1980s. Greg Corke reports on the philosophy behind the new evolution suite. |
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Technology
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 3D has long been an integral part of architecture, whether through building physical models, creating CAD designs or rendering images. |
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Case Studies
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 London architectural firm ttsp faced a major challenge when it needed to deploy CAD users on site. However, due to the lightweight architecture of MicroGDS, it was able to run fully functional CAD software on thin clients with the help of off the shelf Microsoft technology. |
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Hardware
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 AMD’s new ATI FirePro V8800 delivers cutting edge 3D graphics performance never seen before on the desktop, but it is the introduction of a new multi-monitor technology called Eyefinity that really grabs the attention of AEC Magazine’s Greg Corke. |
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Hardware
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 The latest in Intel chip technology brings unprecedented levels of processing power to the desktop in this latest ultra high-end machine from Workstation Specialists. |
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