Planet Vectorworks

Mark Flamer, P.E., Registered Civil Engineer and General Building Contractor, Structural Engineering Consultant for Nemetschek Scia, and Software Engineer for Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. Read More

Topics: 3D Modeling, Arboleda Project, Big BIM, BIM, Case Study, DDS-CAD, GIS, IESVE for Engineers, IFC, Industry Foundation Classes, Jeff Server, Journal for the National Institute of Building Sci, Little BIM, Mark Flamer, Nemetschek Scia, Nemetschek Vectorworks, Open BIM, Scia Engineer, Solibri Model Checker, Synchro Professional, Vectorworks Architect, Vectorworks software

BuildingSMART International, a non-profit organization that promotes and supports the use of Open BIM standards for AEC industries, is accepting submissions for its inaugural Business Gain Through Open Technology award. Entries, due August 31, must demonstrate how using Open BIM standards improves interoperability and offers major business gains to all participants involved in the building process from the designer to the contractor to the owner. Read More

Topics: 3D Modeling, Award, BIM, BIM Collaboration Format, BuildingSMART, buildingSMART Data Dictionary, buildingSMART International, Business Gain Through Open Technology, Business Gain Through Open Technology Award, Industry Foundation Classes, Information Delivery Manual, Model View Definition, Open BIM, open standards, Vectorworks, Vectorworks Architect, Vectorworks software

We've entered into an exciting partnership with Synchro Software Ltd. to provide truly open and flexible collaboration between architectural modeling and construction planning BIM tools. Synchro Software is one of the world's leading providers for project management and project scheduling solutions for the building industry. Read More

Topics: 3D Modeling, BIM, Building Information Modeling, Community, Consortium Heleno & Fonseca, IFC, Industry Foundation Classes, Open BIM, Synchro Software Ltd., TIISA, Tom Dengenis, Vectorworks Architect

The buildingSMART International Implementation Support Group (ISG) meeting will be held this week in Washington, D.C. ISG meetings are held twice a year to discuss the use of Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) for the exchange and sharing of Building Information Models (BIM) among different software products. Read More

Topics: BIM, buildingSMART International, Community, Deke Smith, IFC, Implementation Support Group, Industry Foundation Classes, ISG, Jeffrey Ouellette, National Institute of Building Sciences, openBIM

Today, buildingSMART International announced the availability of a new database of software applications that are compatible with the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) standard. Read More

Topics: BIM, BuildingSMART, IFC, Implementation Support Group, Industry Foundation Classes, Jeffrey Ouellette, Nemetschek Vectorworks, Rasso Steinmann, resources, Thomas Liebich