Autodesk joins Open Design Alliance — with a catch
Autodesk announced today it is becoming a member of the Open Design Alliance, the non-profit consortium a previous Autodesk CEO characterized as “the arms merchant to my enemies.” But there […]
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About that spat between UK architects and Autodesk …
There is a continuing discussion taking place in public between a group of architecture firms and Autodesk over the cost and value of Revit. It started with an Open Letter […]
ODA conference goes virtual
Open Design Alliance (ODA) is moving its annual CAD development conference to the Web. ODA DevCon 2020 Virtual Edition will be September 8, 9 and 10. The conference usually meets in […]
Structural updates highlight IntelliCAD 10.0
The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) announced the release of IntelliCAD 10.0, which it says is a “major update” with many new features. David Lorenzo, ITC President, stated, “IntelliCAD 10 is […]
New free IFC architectural viewer from Open Design Alliance
A new free viewer for IFC architectural data is now available for general use from the Open Design Alliance. IFC is short for Industry Foundation Classes. It is an open […]
ODA offers patent troll insurance to CAD firms
The Open Design Alliance (ODA) has joined LOT Network, a non-profit community of companies that builds a protective barrier for its members against patent assertion entities (PAEs or “patent trolls”). […]
Whitepaper claims AutoCAD Web falls short against Graebert ARES Kudo
A new white paper comparing Autodesk AutoCAD Web to Graebert ARES Kudo finds that Kudo “significantly” outperforms AutoCAD Web in almost every category of comparison. The white paper, “Comparing Cloud-based […]
The rosy future of drafting software
I often hear the word “legacy” or the phrase “legacy data” to describe the use of drawings for engineering work. Yet 17 years after Autodesk bought Revit and 22 years […]
Other voices: BIM is the Canoe, Construction is the River
Noted CAD writer Ralph Grabowski challenges conventional wisdom about Building Information Modeling. “In the end, BIM cannot be in charge of construction; construction is in charge of BIM.” [Editor’s Note: […]
Good times for drafting software
Drafting software vendors believe Autodesk is handing them an historic marketing opportunity. The two obvious leaders, Bricsys and Graebert, will update their developer and dealer networks this month. The […]