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AN ARCHITECTURAL PERSPECTIVIST GOES DIGITAL Using digital media to simulate traditional watercolor and charcoal rendering techniques puts new creative flexibility in the hands of master illustrator Robert Frank. Located in San Francisco, Robert Frank has been an architectural illustrator since 1986. He is president emeritus of the American Society of Architectural Perspectivists and teaches digital imaging at the San Francisco Academy of Art College.
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VISUALIZING HOW BUILDINGS BREATHE The constant movement of air through the spaces of a building affects its thermal environment and, thus, its energy performance, yet this invisible "breathing" has been difficult to understand or predict using traditional tools. Now, computer-based air flow modeling techniques are more available to architects to help visualize and fine-tune their designs to improve natural ventilation and related energy performance.
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More Design Tools VisionPlanner Announces Launch of Early Planning Tool — VisionPlanner Press Release, 2001.0116. New planning software for AEC market focuses on decision making in predevelopment phase.Autodesk GIS Design Server brings data to nonengineering users — Autodesk, Inc. Press Release, 2001.0116. Mapping and design data of geographic information systems, integrated with other Autodesk products, will be accessible to utility companies, communications firms, and local governments. New Drawing Standards Checker for AutoCAD. — CAD QC Web site, 2001.0104. GDS Engineers, Inc. announces CAD QC, which runs as a stand-alone application, or with AutoCAD 2000/2000i, to evaluate compliance with project, client, or company drawing standards. A demonstration program is available for free download. Upgrade to TurboCAD 7.0 offers improvements. — IMSI Web site, 2001.0104. Major upgrade is said to deliver over 75 improvements to 2D and 3D tools, user interface, AutoCAD and Internet compatibility, instructional courseware, and programming tools. Bentley Acquires Intergraph Businesses — Bentley Systems Press Release, 2001.0102. The civil engineering, plot-services, and raster-conversion software will become integral to Bentley's engineering/ construction/ operations offerings. Acquisitions include InRoads, InRail, InterPlot, Digital Print Room, I/RAS B, and I/RAS Engineer.
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