the archiPad : mobile CAD in the Post-PC era (Part 1) - ArchiMAG
So what does the Tablet Computer have to offer us today, and is it worth all the hype?
Can something like the iPad really bring a new dimension to the CAD / BIM industry and the architect’s design workflow, from simple 2D drawings to complete virtual experiences?
What is the future of “untethered” design via the Cloud and its companion, the Tablet?...
Autodesk Project Vasari 1.1 - Teaser video
I don’t usually post much about the windows side of CAD, but I came by this very alluring video the other day. It’s a great teaser video of Autodesk Project Vasari , a conceptual design tool ...Continue Reading... >>
12 new file formats supported in the Google Docs Viewer!
The Google Docs Viewer is used by millions of people every day to quickly view PDFs, Microsoft Word documents and PowerPoint presentations online. Not only is viewing files in your browser far more secure than downloading and opening them locally, but it also saves time and doesn’t clutter up your hard-drive with unwanted files.
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SitePAD™ : the first true CAD app for iPhone + iPad
In a couple of past articles I’ve talked about the different options offered for CAD on iPhone and iPad, and how nothing has really impressed anyone yet - bringing great frustration to many design professionals. We’ve transitioned from desktop to laptop quite quickly in the past few years, and now we’ve been aching for someone to create a useful app on the go. The existing apps are either too simplistic or just vector-based drawing systems - which give the impression of an architectural drawing - without any practical use other than creating an image of say a floorplan, which later must be traced over - most times inaccurately - in a proper CAD application to become useful.
Enter SitePAD : Pocket Aided Design for iPhone and iPad!
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Archicad 14 is announced and on the way!
imags source : Graphisoft
After only a few months since Archicad 13, which brought astonishing improvements to the BIM universe, Graphisoft has announced the latest version of its award-winning architectural design software, ArchiCAD 14 !
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Autodesk's Project Dragonfly graduates to 'Homestyler'
Some might have been aware of an innovative web application Autodesk had been working in its Labs called ‘Project Dragonfly’; the labs experiment with new approaches to CAD design on the ground as well as in the cloud, and Dragonfly was a ‘technology preview’ for quickly designing a floor-plan using only your browser.
Well I’m very excited that Autodesk has taken its training wheels off and renamed it : ‘Autodesk Homestyler’.
Homestyler is a very simple 3D home + garden design application all of which runs on your browser - meaning that it’s ‘cloud-based’, just like many of the services we use everyday like Gmail, Gdocs, Flickr, or Youtube, whethere you’re running Mac OS, Windows, or Linux.
