This case study of HOK, one of the world’s leading architectural firms, explores the range of technologies that are being implemented by the firm, not just for BIM but also for other design tasks, collaboration, coordination, project management, and knowledge management. It also looks at how the firm plans out its technology adoption, and what the buildingSMART initiative means to HOK.
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This article provides an overview of Bentley’s new V8i software portfolio, which includes improvements such as easier conceptual design modeling, integration of GenerativeComponents, interactive dynamic views, accurate geo-coordination capability, caching and delta file transfer that greatly improve speed and performance, a new interoperability platform, integrated printing, and a new Luxology rendering engine that allows high-quality visualizations.
This review explores the new features and enhancements in VisionREZ, a BIM application customized for residential design that is available as a stand-alone product or as a plug-in for AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP. These include tools for quickly modeling roofs, framing, trim, and other details specific to residential design, an extensive set of content libraries, the ability to generate detailed bill of materials in many different formats,and DWF interoperability with other design and engineering applications.