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IPAD APPS FOR AEC: PART 2
Our two-part review of iPad applications for A/E/C users continues here with Autodesk's Design Review app, Abvent's iVisit 3D, and Architactile's Inception. Part One gives an overview of AEC-targeted apps for iPad, along with a discussion of Graphisoft's BIM Explorer (BIMx) app.—Editor
In October 2011, Autodesk formally unveiled its cloud strategy
after numerous references to the infinite computing power of the
cloud at events such as Autodesk University and the Revit
Technology Conference.
You can now connect to designs in the Autodesk cloud with the
iPad. (Published 2012.0125)
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IPAD APPS FOR AEC: PART 1
I am not the kind of person easily enamored by gadgets, the kind who simply must have the latest technological device that is introduced, even by a company such as Apple.
Prior to getting my iPad, I didn't even have an iPod or an iPhone, and I still don't. I didn't go out and buy an iPad the moment it was introduced — I waited till version 2 had been released earlier in 2011. ... (Published 2012.0118)
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Architectural Products Around the Web
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Pella Shows SmartSync Technology at International Builders' Show Pella Press Release, 2012.0207
Knoll Acquires FilzFelt Reuters, 2012.0207
Bio Solar Power from Grass Clippings Design Boom, 2012.0206
Belgard Hardscapes Outfits BUILDER Concept Home Series Digital Journal, 2012.0203
Modern Maintenance Unit Solutions: Functional & Aesthetic DesignBuild Source, 2012.0203
Lithonia Lighting Launches D-Series Size 1 LED Area Luminaire Acuity Brands Press Release, 2012.0202
Fi-Foil Company's CMU-Wall Insulation Products Meet Energy Star Version 3.0 and 3.1 Fi-Foil Press Release, 2012.0202
Bosch Commits to Professional Plumbing and HVAC Installers BN Magazine, 2012.0202
Nora Systems Launch Rubber Product Merged with Genuine Granite Floor Covering News, 2012.0202
Super Hot Salt: A Super Cool Solar Technology Innovation ThinkProgress (Blog), 2012.0130
Sector Focus: Green Steel ConstructionWeekOnline.com, 2012.0128
Simpson Door Company Commemorates 100 Years Simpson Press Release, 2012.0125
Research Strategy Urged on Risks of Nanotechnology Nature, 2012.0125
Boon Edam Release BIM Objects for Revolving Door Products Boon Edam Press Release, 2012.0124
Building a Better Bulb: Lighting Revolution Advances Yale Environment 360, 2012.0124
A Solar-Powered House You Control with Xbox Kinect Co.Design, 2012.0123
Building Material Take-Offs Made Easier with Weyerhaeuser Estima Weyerhaeuser Press Release, 2012.0121
Building Material Makers' Shares Fall Yahoo, 2012.0120
New Building Material to Improve Concrete Infrastructure AZo Building, 2012.0120
T5 Retrofit Kit Series by LUXADD at MiaGreen Expo and on Video LuxAdd Press Release, 2012.0117
American Standard Announces 1.1 GPF High Efficiency Flushometer Toilet Systems American Standard Press Release, 2012.0116
IBM Working on EV Battery with 500-Mile Range CleanTechnica, 2012.0115
Engineering Slimmer Solar Cells Nature, 2012.0111
Software Speeds Up Construction Boston Globe, 2012.0108
Nanoscale Wires Defy Quantum Predictions Nature, 2012.0105
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Design Tools Around the Web
Graphisoft's New White Paper on BIM AECbytes, 2012.0209
Build a Better Budget Cadalyst, 2012.0208
Choose the Right CAD Workstation Components Cadalyst, 2012.0208
City of Surrey Maintains Infrastructure with Mobile GIS Cadalyst, 2012.0208
Architects' Works Find a Niche in the Digital Age New York Times, 2012.0208
BIM Adoption More Than Doubles Building Design (registration required), 2012.0208
3D PDF Backed for Engineering Data Exchange DesignNews, 2012.0207
Occupy Wall Street Goes Virtual, Targeting Apple through Petitions Triple Pundit, 2012.0203
Is Sustainability Software Smart for Product Design? SolidSmack, 2012.0202
BUILT: Wicked Problems in Construction AUGI, 2012.0202
3D-Printed Stilettos, Lemon Squeezers, and Chairs on View in London TreeHugger, 2012.0202
Autodesk Previews Interactive Terrain Shaping for AutoCAD Civil 3D It's Alive In The Labs, 2012.0201
Whose Fingers Are on the Victoria's Secret Model's Shoulder? NPR, 2012.0201
IES Project Manager Luc Delestrade Named to CaGBC's Experienced Modellers List Integrated Environmental Solutions, 2012.0131
Autodesk ForceEffect Version 2.0 Now Available BIM & Beam, 2012.0131
Quakes and U.S. Reactors: An Analytic Tool New York Times (Blog), 2012.0131
Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler 2012 AEC Magazine, 2012.0130
Autodesk Turns 30 Auto Desk (Blog), 2012.0130
BIM – Explained in Less Than 3:30 Graphisoft BIM Engine Blog, 2012.0127
What Is a 3D Printer, Anyway? Yahoo! News, 2012.0127
Does PLM Belong in the Cloud? Cadalyst, 2012.0126
HOK's 2nd Annual BIM Awards AECbytes, 2012.0126
The Minimalist's Guide to CAD Software Upgrade Decisions Cadalyst, 2012.0125
Dust Off Those Standards Cadalyst, 2012.0125
iPad Apps for AEC: Part 2 ArchitectureWeek, 2012.0125
Cameras May Open Up the Board Room to Hackers New York Times, 2012.0122
Autodesk Named One of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" AECCafe, 2012.0119
Autodesk Labs' Latest Preview Inspires Map 3D Users Cadalyst, 2012.0119
My Personal Take on the iPad ArchitectureWeek, 2012.0118
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