Fascinating to see Autodesk and ESRI announce an alliance at the Autodesk University Technology Keynote. In my previous life at the Airport the gulf between GIS and BIM was a real frustration. Look forward to seeing what this brings. Sent from Outlook for Android More information here: https://www.autodesk.
About twenty years ago I read a 'brain dump' from Jim Awe about the next generation of AEC design. It described a world of object design, model properties and display management that was realised in Architectural Desktop and, later, Revit. Today at Autodesk University he did it again
It was quite an impulsive decision which resulted in me attending Autodesk University 2017. I had been thinking about it for a while, but not seriously, and was browsing the session catalogue one evening when I saw: FDC128313 -- Quantum: A Next-Generation BIM Ecosystem – Jim Awe & Shiya Luo I
As mentioned in the previous Aviation Overload post I rented a car to enable me to visit The Museum of Flight after the Boeing Factory tour. I had heard it was good, billed as “the largest independent, non-profit air and space museum in the world!”, but was completely blown
I don’t remember precisely when I was given this book but, judging from the 1973 publication date, it was probably some time in 1974. It was, is, a comprehensive guide to the (then) history, current production (70s) and possible future (about the mid 80s-2000s!) of Jet Aircraft. The
This departure was my first chance to see (apart from in design models) the airside changes at Auckland Airport. Although still in construction the finished parts look great and the new security/emigration area is much better. Via Hawaii, a good way to go Although about 15 hours total a
Once I decided to go to Autodesk University 2017 (November 13-16) in Las Vegas thoughts turned to how to get there. The usual route, from New Zealand, is via Los Angeles or San Francisco. While I love San Francisco I have been there several times and while I have
Work in progress: * To Vegas via Seattle, and Hawaii? * Seattle * Seeing Seattle | Getting there via Hawaii and exploring the city * Aviation Overload 1 | Boeing factory visit * Aviation Overload 2 | Museum of Flight * Las Vegas * The nuclear geek side of Las Vegas? The National Atomic Testing Museum * Hawaii * Around O'
After an update to Windows 10 Fall Creators edition (which was painless) Trying to update an email subscription on Spark’s Lightbox web video service Edge browser gave an amusing message with a rather appropriate icon: After clicking through the vintage tech browser worked just fine!
I won’t be able to attend this one, will be overseas, but they are a great place to meet, and learn from, people from across the Auckland AEC community. Registrations are now open for the November 2017 BIM AK Event.(Thursday 23rd November, 5.30-8.00pm), proudly sponsored
Revit User Group Auckland’s next meeting is its tenth birthday. A lot has changed since then but people still want to learn about Revit and related BIM applications. This month is about Revit and 3D Printing. When: Wednesday, October 18, 2017, from 5:30 PM Where: Jasmax, 2 Marston
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