After fighting through fixes and patches, propping up VBA with routines, and developing work-arounds, Howard needed to rein in the time his firm was losing to inefficiency and the profit lost to waste. He wanted his AutoCAD software customized correctly to meet the production demands of his floor covering estimation …

It’s no secret in this industry that juggling specialty trades on a project can keep you up at night. Fortunately, with Autodesk Fabrication products – CADmep, ESTmep and CAMduct – you can use manufacturer-specific content to generate better estimates, create more accurate detailed models, and directly drive mechanical, electrical, and …

We all know the reason we collaborate with our design team is to reduce risk on our project. Collaboration is not new, but using cutting edge technology, such as cloud collaboration, is now all the rage. You’ve no doubt heard horror stories about collaboration gone bad. Sometimes it might make …

Did you get a chance to check out the NXTBLD conference live stream on June 11?  Don’t worry if you missed it, because Rabi Sidawi was watching while eating breakfast! The annual conference explores emerging technologies for the built environment. Rabi lists his three favorite presentations below with links to …

Kenneth Driscol, Sr., Applied Software Senior Specialist, with Carol Dunn In the competitive AEC industry, sometimes it’s a challenge to stand out among the crowd. The industry is ripe for leaders. You need ways to distinguish yourself and become more valuable in your position. Your firm needs ways to differentiate …

The designs that Ron’s company creates – wood pieces that are assembled at the construction site – are unique to each building construction project and run the gamut from pure utility to functional art. The creation process was slower and more complicated than Ron wanted and sometimes wasted raw materials, …

When new Autodesk software versions roll out, there’s a bell curve effect for the way customers upgrade and embrace the new features. Only a few of the really gutsy guys jump in feet first from the high dive. Most users – actually about 70% – want to wait until the …

A recent article in AECMagazine pointed up a transformation in the AEC industry that’s taking place so quickly that it may not even be on the radar for many consumers. In Embracing Digital Fabrication, the author compares the industry’s adoption of building information modeling (BIM) with the move to prefabrication …

If your product design process would benefit from automating repetitive tasks, iLogic should be in your future. Included with Autodesk Inventor, iLogic adds another level of intelligence in your design work. It provides a simple way to capture and reuse your work with rules-driven design. With iLogic you can standardize …

Seems like collaboration-speak is everywhere these days. And Autodesk BIM 360, design and construction management software for project delivery, is at the forefront of the collaborative movement. The BIM 360 product group has 71 notable features, from accounting integration to workflow management. Of the next two closest competitors, one has …