Global "BIMStorm" Forecast to hit London
A reader emailed me about BIMStorm London which is happening in June (details in the extended post). BIMStorm aims to raise the awareness of BIM and how the AEC industry is, or should be, using collab...
CAD and BIM General
Novedge Pulse, a CAD blog'gregator
I suspect, hope, I’m not the only blogger who uses a “vanity search” to see who’s linkng/mentioning his content*. When I got back from holiday the feed showed a bunch of links coming from a new site....
It's really 2009 now!
I got home tonight to find my subscription update AutoCAD Architecture 2009 had arrived. Tomorrow it’s off to Salesoft CAD Solutions launch event for their Autodesk 2009 Software Launch/lunch with...
CAD and BIM General
DataCAD gets smart, or just a slow learner?
I haven’t spent much time working with DataCAD. In fact, probably more time getting stuff out of it, for other platforms, than creating anything in it! However, news of a new release caught my attenti...
Greenbuild™ New Zealand
It’s not easy being green, according to Kermit , but this resource aims to make it a little simpler for Kiwis. It’s an New Zealand specific website with green building information, specifications and...
The meaning of Cad?
It’s older than computer drafting. So what does Cad mean? Weird Words: Cad ~ World Wide Words Its history is as weird as one might like…
Design productivity secrets from "Google User Experience", and a flaw in their UX?
“UX is an acronym for "user experience." but many of the principles discussed apply to all design projects. ChangeOrder: Secrets of UX Design Productivity from Google Last Thursday, I attended a...
The Physics of the "I" in BIM
What is a Building Information Model? My interpretation is simply an information model of a building. It’s not a technology, it’s not a way of working, it’s the expression of a building as data. To th...
QuadriSpace gets ribboned
Yesterday a press release arrived in my inbox from QuadriSpace. I’m not familiar with their product but the tagline on their site “3D Publishing Software – It’s 3D, it’s a document” explains it all. T...
Autodesk making an Impression?
Lisa’s blog has an announcement from the Autodesk World Press Day which impresses! Coming soon... – Inside Hues – Lisa's Autodesk Impression Blog “At World Press Days (taking place as we speak)...
Weblogs
Journalists and Bloggers, what's that all about?
Recently, I was surprised to be asked if I was attending the Autodesk World Press Day. I responded: “No, I’m not Press, I’m just a blogger!”. As the press and “deskers converge on San Francisco it...
Tech Tea!
Mike Melanie (pictured at AU2007) have a new’ish blog which is theirs, as opposed to his (sort of) and hers . Something to do in their spare time? I found it after noticing Melanie's profile had ch...