ProjectWise: A Sound Investment

Any organization doing design work with more than 5 people on a project, or definitely any organization with 2 or more locations involved in a project will find that ProjectWise is a sound investment.  For example, a company with 15 people on a design project, where...

Bentley’s Open Access

We have been through our training, raised our questions and now see how Open Access is going to work. Bentley’s objective in this new Open Access is good.  They want companies to only have to pay for what they need and what they use.  And, the new Quarterly Term...

History of Automated Design

Having been involved in CAD for 55 years, I figured it was about time that I got with it and shared some of that experience, for better or worse, with posterity. Interestingly, I wrote my first line of CAD code at Fluor Corp  in 1959.   “1959!! Didn’t know that CAD...

BIM and IPD for Large Projects

Tom Lazear, Chairman, Archway Systems, wrote an article entitled “BIM and IPD for Large http://www.mindanews.com/buy-topamax/ Projects” for ConnectPress. In his article, Lazear takes on questions surrounding BIM and IPD like: what pivotal event has taken place that...
VersaCAD Supports Raster Images

VersaCAD Supports Raster Images

With VersaCAD’s new ability to include raster image processing along with its acclaimed, precise technical drafting, it is the ideal solution for many different projects including overlaying maps on photos, adding company logos on any drawing or title block, or even...

Rhino 5 Now Available!

Rhino 5 was just released! With thousands of new features and abilities, it is a great tool for your 3D design work. It is better, bigger, and faster than ever. Every part of Rhino was enhanced in version 5 from modeling and editing to the interface and display.