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Businesses move into blogosphere - New Zealand Herald

The local paper wakes up to business blogging. Nothing new but adds a local spin to the whole business/blog debate. Was this prompted by the recent Business Week story? Businesses move into blogosphere ~ The New Zealand Herald Read more →

Building Smarter: Jerry Laiserin on AEC IT/BIM

ACM have published an interview with Jerry Laiserin where he discusses the history, challenges and benefits of the AEC industry moving from traditional “Design/Drafting” to “Building Smarter. “Building Smarter” is his term for the application of IT Technology to Building Design, Construction and Asset Management/Operation. “Building Information Modelling” (BIM) has arrived thanks to improved software tools. Building Professions, Authorities and Industries face the challenge of adapting to work in this new world. Model based design impacts every process that has relied on a traditional paper based work-flow. A coordinated model requires a coordinated approach in what has traditionally been a... Read more →

Microsoft Knowledge Base via RSS Feed

Microsoft have turned on hundreds of Product specific RSS Feeds with the latest from the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Now you can subscribe and be advised when articles about your software are posted without having to look! Microsoft Knowledge Base - RSS Feed Product Index Via Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger What is RSS: Really Simple Syndication? My preferred RSS Reader: RSS Bandit Read more →

Your views on Formula One

What has this got to do with CAD? Well, nothing really except I like CAD and Formula One. The FIA who administer F1 want input from the fans, and potential fans, on how to improve the sport, see: RobiNZ Personal Blog: The FIA want your views on Formula One There is an incentive; At the end you can choose to enter the draw for a very racy notebook computer. Read more →

Revit OpEd - Revit Blog

Steve Staffords got a Revit Blog or is it the first ever BIMBLAM Blog? Revit OpEd OPinion EDitorial - My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. Read more →

All Things BIM - A Building Information Modelling Blog

Jim Balding & James Van have a blog focusing on Building Information Modelling (BIM) and its impact on the Design and Construction industry. All Things BIM So, you might ask, "why another page devoted to this ubiquitous subject?" I felt compelled to create a page that is free from affiliation with any major software developer, foundation or private firm; such that my views and theories would be un-filtered and unabridged. It is only in this manner that we can openly share knowledge, opinions and non-traditional ideas about the state of AEC technology. Read more →

The REVITlution - A Revit Blog

Christopher Zoog has a newish* blog focusing on Autodesk Revit, BIM, digital content creation and how they are changing the practice of Architecture. The REVITlution Hi, and welcome to my blog! I've always wanted to start one of these for Revit, so here it is! Seemingly random thoughts about Autodesk Revit, BIM, & digital content creation. Also considers how they are changing the practice of Architecture as we know it” * Not brand new as the first post is April 06, 2005 but I just found it in a http://www.technorati.com search Read more →

ADT Project Navigator Sheet set Tip - Avoid the rename dialog when opening sheets/views

Double clicking on sheets/views launches the rename/renumber dialog (below). Might just be me but sometimes this happens when you only want to open a sheet requiring the dialog to be closed. If you click on the icon (green arrow), rather than the name (red arrow), even multiple clicks won’t launch the rename dialog Read more →

Yume No Chikara - Honda Dreams

Yume No Chikara – Another unusual, but endearing, Honda advert about “the power of dreams”. Currently featuring on the Honda UK Website View the video only: Honda Dream - Wieden & Kennedy - Creative News - Brand Republic Read more →

Online Automobile Illustration/Rendering Studio Tutorials

Ever wondered how those concept car renderings are done? www.cardesignnews.com site has step by step studio tutorials. In the latest Wayne Westerman shows marker & air marker techniques but they can be used with software like Photoshop/PhotoPaint – with much easier undo! Tutorials - Automobile Rendering with Marker and Airmarker by Wayne Westerman Read more →