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ACI forms BIM technical committee
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September 25, 2009
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FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — The American Concrete Institute (ACI) formed a new technical committee on Building Information Modeling (BIM) of Concrete Structures. The new ACI technical committee 131, Building Information Modeling of Concrete Structures, will hold its inaugural meeting during the ACI Fall 2009 Convention in New Orleans, Nov. 8-12, 2009....
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Autodesk expands options for Mac users
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September 25, 2009
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SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Autodesk, Inc., and Parallels, a virtualization and automation software developer, signed an agreement to make Parallels Desktop for Mac Autodesk's preferred Mac virtualization software. Autodesk will now support use of AutoCAD software, AutoCAD LT software, Autodesk Inventor Professional software, Autodesk 3ds Max software, Autodesk 3ds Max Design software, and the Autodesk Revit software platform for building information modeling (BIM) on Mac OS X via Parallels Desktop....
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Report: Half of construction industry now using BIM
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September 23, 2009
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NEW YORK — McGraw-Hill Construction’s latest SmartMarket Report, “The Business Value of BIM: Getting Building Information Modeling (BIM) to the Bottom Line,” produced with Autodesk and 26 other industry organizations, profiles adoption of BIM in North America and examines the real business values that users are experiencing. According to the new report, nearly half of respondents (49 percent) report that they are using BIM tools — a 75 percent increase over the 28 percent BIM adoption rate measured in 2007....
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LANDCADD integrates landscape design within BIM workflow
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September 22, 2009
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DUBUQUE, IOWA — Eagle Point Software Corporation released a new version of LANDCADD that fully integrates landscape design within the BIM workflow. By leveraging the Autodesk Revit Architecture platform and directly locating LANDCADD’s plant, hardscape, and site components into the building model, Eagle Point said firms will have a more complete design earlier in the project process....
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CE News offers ‘Collaborate to Succeed’ webcast
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September 21, 2009
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CHICAGO — “Collaborate to Succeed,” A free CE News webcast, Oct. 14, 2009 at 2 p.m. EDT, sponsored by Autodesk, explores how improved collaboration can yield significant benefits such as cost- and time-savings to transportation projects and stakeholders, optimizing the use of project data throughout the project’s lifecycle and maximizing the impact of 3D model-based design processes....
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1st Pricing launches Archi-Spec 5D BIM search engine
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September 21, 2009
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SIGNAL HILL, CALIF. — 1st Pricing, a Southern California-based e-commerce and technology company, launched its new Archi-Spec technology to provide architectural specifications to all users of the 1st Pricing BIM search technology. Archi-Spec is an extension of its patented BIM technology designed to provide critical product data and practical product content to architects for free....
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