Autodesk acquired building information modeling technology around the end of the last millennium in the form of Revit. So happy 21st birthday BIM! You are a mature adult now and able to take on bigger challenges. BIM model coordination, interference checking and clash detection technologies are some of those challenges, and …

Steve takes us through a number of MEP industry trends and encourages everyone to collaborate with other like-minded people.

Autodesk® Vault allows users to manage engineering and design data, share that information securely, release and revise drawings efficiently, and control and track revisions. Vault 2020 has options that enable design engineers to be more productive when handling and sharing documentation of designs. Of the improvements in Vault 2020, some …

Autodesk begins its business year on February 1, so the release year that started on February 1, 2019 was the 2020 release year. This was an important year for a number of technology products, and Revit was one of them. All disciplines got new features and functionality in Revit 2020. …

Disorganized reports can slow your team down. News flash? Probably not. Most AutoCAD Plant 3D users are aware that, when you build reports in Plant 3D, it’s important to think about the people who will end up with those reports. Best case scenario is making them happy and making yourself …

Architects and civil engineers have certainly waited long enough for a technology advancement that can improve coordination between the workflows of their separate disciplines. Design professionals in the mechanical-engineering-plumbing trades and structural side of the AEC industry have been utilizing clash detection to their advantage for years to reduce waste, …

Bluebeam Extreme Conference (XCON) is an annual event for design and construction professionals transforming the way our world is built. This year’s XCON, August 27-28 in Washington, DC, brought together industry leaders, influencers and innovators to learn about the latest trends in digital construction and how Bluebeam solutions are driving …

If the mere thought of Ransomware scares you, join the club. You lock your doors and windows; you get a guard dog; you don’t walk alone on the street after dark; and still criminals can get to you – through your internet-connected computer. All it takes is one poorly-timed mistake …

The combination of the construction labor shortage and more demanding schedules and budgets for building projects is creating an opportunity – a need actually – for mechanical, electrical and plumbing trades to fill the role of helping determine constructability of buildings and develop constructible models. This was the overarching message …

Want to use Bluebeam for quantity takeoffs and get more out of it than just the markup list? Quantity link allows you to leverage the power of excel and connect it to any of your Bluebeam documents. Whether you are trying to quantify the total square footage for flooring options …

BIM adoption among AE firms has reached a point where it is safe to say that almost every architectural or engineering firm still in business has either already adopted a BIM process, is in the process of adopting a BIM process, or is at least considering adopting a BIM process. …