BIM software

Collectus® BIM Standards Library Surpasses 32,000+ Components is Now Available for Revit 2022

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Building information modeling, Construction, Data modeling, Building engineering, BIM software, Engineering, Autodesk Revit, Economic sectors

As a remote BIM management library product for all disciplines, Collectus provides a clear BIM solution to AEC firms and Facility Owners overwhelmed with trying to introduce, create, and maintain BIM Standards internally.

Key Points: 
  • As a remote BIM management library product for all disciplines, Collectus provides a clear BIM solution to AEC firms and Facility Owners overwhelmed with trying to introduce, create, and maintain BIM Standards internally.
  • This Revit application is a documented set of best practice workflows defining a multi-discipline, BIM standard requirement & model deliverable for any Revit project that synthesize model components, visibility settings, shared parameters, and Revit schedules.
  • In addition, Collectus allows the Facility Owners to offer their AEC Consultant teams access to these online BIM standards for their project design and documentation modeling needs at no additional charge.
  • It's not just a BIM library designed for ease of use, minimizing model complexity, and maximizing parameter data structure.

Graphisoft releases Archicad 25 -- Great design in every detail

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Building information modeling, BIM software, Application software, 3D graphics software, Graphics software, Computer-aided design, ArchiCAD, macOS, Visualization, Graphisoft

Powerful enhancements to design, visualization, documentation, and collaboration capabilities are a direct response to user feedback, making Archicad 25 the most user-driven version to date.

Key Points: 
  • Powerful enhancements to design, visualization, documentation, and collaboration capabilities are a direct response to user feedback, making Archicad 25 the most user-driven version to date.
  • Featuring algorithmic design workflows and large model support, highly automated documentation, one-click publishing, photorealistic rendering, and leveraging best-in-class analysis, Archicad lets architects focus on what they do best: design great buildings.
  • With Archicad 25, users can express their design ideas using powerful and realistic visualization and rendering capabilities to create compelling presentations and win projects.
  • Greater design freedom thanks to productivity and quality improvements that enhance design flexibility, automatic documentation, and Teamwork capabilities.

ViewAQC™ 2022 Used by 7 of 14 ENR 2021 Top 500 Design Firms

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Building information modeling, Construction, Data modeling, Autodesk Revit, BIM software, Computer-aided design, Application software, Software, Autodesk, ReFLEX, Revizto

NAPLES, Fla., June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 26 Degrees Software (26DS) is proud to announce that ViewAQC 2022 is now used by 7 of the 14 ENR 2021 Top 500 Design Firms.

Key Points: 
  • NAPLES, Fla., June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 26 Degrees Software (26DS) is proud to announce that ViewAQC 2022 is now used by 7 of the 14 ENR 2021 Top 500 Design Firms.
  • ViewAQC has been updated and is now available for BIM projects using Revit 2022 and previous versions.
  • ViewAQC ships for use with Revit 2020, 2021 & 2022 using any office network environment and any Autodesk cloud environment including BIM360, Collaboration for Revit (C4R), and Revit Server.
  • ViewAQC can be used with any Revit 2D, 2.5D, 3D view types along with drafting & detailing views.

Perkins&Will Teams with Building Transparency and C Change Labs to Develop Next Generation Carbon Reduction Tool

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Residential Building & Real Estate, Chemicals, Plastics, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Electronic design automation, Construction & Property, Data management, Manufacturing, Technology, Environment, Other Manufacturing, Textiles, Steel, Software, Interior design, Architecture, Other Construction & Property, Chemistry, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Building information modeling, Building engineering, Computer-aided design, Data modeling, Autodesk Revit, BIM software, Life-cycle assessment, Carbon, Perkins&Will, Building Transparency, C Change Labs, PERKINS&WILL, BUILDING TRANSPARENCY, C CHANGE LABS

Building Transparency and C Change Labs, for example, have already demonstrated success with the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3)an industry-leading tool for measuring and comparing embodied carbon in construction materials.

Key Points: 
  • Building Transparency and C Change Labs, for example, have already demonstrated success with the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3)an industry-leading tool for measuring and comparing embodied carbon in construction materials.
  • Building Transparency also recently added Tally, a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) app that quantifies and analyzes carbon locked in building materials, to its portfolio.
  • The next generation tallyCAT tool will leverage the capabilities of Tally and EC3 directly within BIM modeling programs like Revit, making carbon reduction an active part of the building process.
  • The tallyCAT team would like to give special thanks to:
    - The Province of British Columbia, CleanBC Building Innovation Fund (CBBIF)

New CSI and Collectus Integration Means Advanced Revit Standards in the Collectus Platform, Galvanized by CSI's Crosswalk

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Construction, Building information modeling, Economic sectors, Autodesk Revit, BIM software, Computer-aided design, Data modeling, MasterFormat, Construction Specifications Institute

To satisfy this need, CDV Systems (CDV) and The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) have announced a product integration connecting CSI's widely-adopted construction industry organizing principles with cloud-based BIM libraries.

Key Points: 
  • To satisfy this need, CDV Systems (CDV) and The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) have announced a product integration connecting CSI's widely-adopted construction industry organizing principles with cloud-based BIM libraries.
  • The integration of the Crosswalk gated webservice into Collectus addresses a serious challenge for the AECO industry-- the lack of an automatic workflow to convert Revit asset parameter data from one set of CSI organizing principles to another.
  • Thanks to the Collectus and Crosswalk integration, Collectus users will have access to a direct link to Crosswalk from within the Revit model.
  • All 18,000+ family asset content in the Collectus Revit library are based on using Masterformat organizing principles.

New CSI and Collectus Integration Means Advanced Revit® Standards in the Collectus Platform, Galvanized by CSI's CROSSWALK®

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Building information modeling, BIM software, Autodesk Revit, MasterFormat, Construction, Uniformat, Architecture, Landscape architecture

The integration of the CROSSWALK gated webservice into Collectus addresses a serious challenge for the AECO industry-- the lack of an automatic workflow to convert Revit asset parameter data from one set of CSI organizing principles to another.

Key Points: 
  • The integration of the CROSSWALK gated webservice into Collectus addresses a serious challenge for the AECO industry-- the lack of an automatic workflow to convert Revit asset parameter data from one set of CSI organizing principles to another.
  • Thanks to the Collectus and CROSSWALK integration, Collectus users will have access to a direct link to CROSSWALK from within the Revit model.
  • This feature automatically converts MasterFormat asset parameter data for all Revit system and type family assets into UniFormat and OmniClass parameter data.
  • All 18,000+ family asset content in the Collectus Revit library are based on using MasterFormat organizing principles.

Architects and engineers can now create building component libraries parametrically with new built-in parametric object design tool for Archicad users on both Windows and macOS from GRAPHISOFT

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Monday, March 22, 2021
Building information modeling, Computer-aided design, BIM software, Construction, Application software, 3D graphics software, Graphics software, Architecture, Graphisoft, ArchiCAD, Parametric design, PARAM

BUDAPEST, Hungary, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --GRAPHISOFT, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solution for architecture, today released PARAM-O as a built-in parametric design tool on both Windows and macOS.

Key Points: 
  • BUDAPEST, Hungary, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --GRAPHISOFT, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solution for architecture, today released PARAM-O as a built-in parametric design tool on both Windows and macOS.
  • First introduced as a technology preview on Windows in July of last year for Archicad 24, the latest update makes PARAM-O available for users on macOS as well.
  • This makes it easy for existing users to upgrade and benefit from the latest capabilities right away even mid-project.
  • With PARAM-O, architects and designers can quickly create parametric design components with endless variations.

GRAPHISOFT Empowers Mission of 400 Forward as Official Software and Technology Partner

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Building information modeling, BIM software, Application software, Graphisoft, Societates Europaeae, Graphics software, 3D graphics software, ArchiCAD, Construction

Led by founder and CEO, Tiffany Brown, 400 Forward was named in recognition of the 400th black female becoming a licensed architect in the United States.

Key Points: 
  • Led by founder and CEO, Tiffany Brown, 400 Forward was named in recognition of the 400th black female becoming a licensed architect in the United States.
  • 400 Forward has embarked on a mission to seek out and support the next 400 licensed, black women architects.
  • As the software and technology partner for 400 Forward, GRAPHISOFT will empower the organization's chosen mentees with full access to an education version of Archicad and GRAPHISOFT Learn , the company's education and learning portal.
  • GRAPHISOFT empowers teams to create great architecture, through award-winning software solutions, learning programs, and professional services for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry.

V-Ray 5 for Revit Launches with Real-Time Visualization and Over 650 Free Assets

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
3D computer graphics, Graphics, 3D graphics software, Building information modeling, BIM software, Computer graphics, Autodesk Revit, V-Ray, Ray tracing, Rendering

To help in all cases, V-Ray 5 for Revit also launches with Chaos Cosmos, a powerful new 3D content library tailored to the needs of architecture.

Key Points: 
  • To help in all cases, V-Ray 5 for Revit also launches with Chaos Cosmos, a powerful new 3D content library tailored to the needs of architecture.
  • V-Ray Vision is an always-on viewer that updates in real-time, offering a high-quality representation of a Revit model as architects work.
  • With over 650 free models and HDRIs to choose from, Chaos Cosmos reduces the process of populating environments to a few simple clicks.
  • Today, the companys advancements in ray tracing, cloud rendering, and real-time visualization are shaping the future of design communication and storytelling.

EdgeWise 5.6 released with enhanced cable tray modeling, improved Revit export and more

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Building information modeling, BIM software, Autodesk Revit, Cable tray, Workflow, Construction, Software, Application software

EdgeWise 5.6 features the semi-automated extraction of cable trays from laser scan point cloud data and improved Revit export that brings those elements into Revit as proper families.

Key Points: 
  • EdgeWise 5.6 features the semi-automated extraction of cable trays from laser scan point cloud data and improved Revit export that brings those elements into Revit as proper families.
  • For firms creating as-builts of mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) conditions, cable trays have always proven to be a time consuming and complicated part of the workflow.
  • The new EdgeWise release introduces a set of easy-to-use tools that extract cable tray elements from point cloud data and QA the results to ensure a precise model to scan fit.
  • "Cable tray modeling has long been one of the most difficult elements in a model to get right," said Jason Moran, EdgeWise Product Manager.