New software library represents space rather than just building fabric to aid analysis Read More ... Source: AEC

In 2015, Autodesk released Project Fractal to investigate generative design in AEC. It has now evolved into Project Refinery Read More ... Source: AEC

As the construction industry experiments with offsite, modular and design for manufacture, could 3D printing play a key role? Read More ... Source: AEC

Arnaud Girin, CFD application engineer at SimScale explores pedestrian wind comfort through the practical application of CFD technology on two real world projects Read More ... Source: AEC

While AutoCAD still dominates the 2D market, Berlin-based Gräbert is looking to take DWG to new highs Read More ... Source: AEC

While all the main CAD vendors are pushing all singing, all dancing cloud-based ‘collaboration’ services, there’s a lot to be said for having an internal management system that sits within your firewall and is completely under your control. Martyn Day revisits...

We talk to Bentley Systems about the challenge of creating digital twins and the “black art� of wrangling project data Read More ... Source: AEC

For team collaboration and design / review in VR, Autodesk BIM 360 is starting to emerge as a central hub, while the wireless Oculus Quest headset gains traction. Read More ... Source: AEC

Users of real-time viz, VR and GPU rendering software can now get performance and portability from this beefed-up 15-inch mobile workstation Read More ... Source: AEC