Lifecycle management death trap
Further to the death of FM Desktop and the risks faced choosing software platforms for long term use. I posted in response to a user trapped by the death of FM Desktop... From thread: What's goi...
CAD and BIM General
CAD and BIM General
Some interesting CAD/BIM Blogs
Check out a couple blogs I've added to my reader recently: Kung Fu Drafter - www.kungfudrafter.com Kung Fu Drafter is about information: CAD Centric, Geek Peripheral! CAD Notes This...
CAD and BIM General
Autodesk FMDesktop RIP
Autodesk - Autodesk FMDesktop Autodesk® FMDesktop® CAD-based facilities management software is no longer available for purchase...
AutoCAD
My Big, Autodesk Solutions, Day Out
Yesterday, last Thursday , a couple of weeks ago * I spent the day at an Autodesk Solutions 2009 event. Over the day most of the 2010 product range was presented by industry specific resellers and a few customer presentations. The venue, Novotel Hotel - Ellerslie, was great with free parking and,
That is Architecture, what is Retail + BIM?
If you take Building Information Model principles from Site down to Shelf/Product level the "Building" part seems limiting. I've used the term Retail Building Information Model in the past but wonder how appropriate it really is. BIM technology is the core physical data model but
Ponoko, made in the USA!
Kiwi based "personal factory" Ponoko now have a San Francisco manufacturing centre meaning your creations can be made, shipped, to US customers without crossing the Pacific. Ponoko takes the make/sell hassle out of getting your designs to your customers by providing web based manufacturing, costing and shopping
AutoCAD
Map of the day, for tomorrow!
This is my agenda for the Autodesk Solutions Day 2009 tomorrow. It starts out so neat but I know how it will end up. If you see someone scrawling illegible notes on a Tablet PC say hello!
CAD and BIM General
Remembering Korea, Incheon joins the Digital Cities Initiative
This Autodesk press release reminded me of attending a conference in Korea back in 2006 . At that stage it was more about BIM and the new Songdo City , currently in construction. The next logical ste...
CAD and BIM General
Augmented Lego Reality
Remember the cool Augmented Reality I saw at the Autodesk Gallery, and seen at Autodesk University 2008. The Gadgeteer found it in a Lego Store! Our Lego Store Goes High-Tech "Imagine a magic mirror that when you hold a Lego box in front of it, a three dimensional hologram
Autodesk Gallery - The technology toy box
A few weeks ago I blogged about the design related displays in the Autodesk Gallery at One Market Street - their San Francisco Customer and Technology Showcase. That is just one aspect of the space. T...
BBC Formula 1 graphics from New Zealand
Formula 1 fans watching the BBC, including N.Z. which gets the U.K. feed via satellite, will see graphics from Dunedin Company Animation Research . I must admit I'd rather be in Melbourne to see it li...
Formula 1 is fabulous, as are these graphics!
I love Formula 1. There are some major rule changes this year, even hybrid assist power-trains, and this Red Bull clip uses brilliant C.G. to explain them. Only 20 days, 11 Hours, 30 Minutes to the st...