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Allplan BIM 2008 Architecture
AECbytes Product Review
April 17, 2008

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Product Summary

Allplan BIM 2008 Architecture is the architecture-specific module of the new version of Allplan, Nemetschek’s flagship object-oriented CAD application, which has now been enhanced and rebranded for BIM.

Pros: Extensive repertoire of powerful and sophisticated building modeling tools; includes full capabilities for solid and surface modeling, so does not impose any constraints on the form of the building; can be integrated with Nemetschek’s Design2Cost application allowing accurate determination of building quantities and costs without the need to re-create the model; multi-disciplinary capability with architecture, engineering, services, and site design all available as modules within the same application; distributed nature of project data makes collaboration easier; strong support for PDF and IFC formats.

Cons: Project set-up with the new building structure is complicated and non-intuitive, requiring the user to keep switching drawing files to model different levels and generate elevations, sections, and schedules; lack of associativity and automated change management capabilities, requiring manual modifications to maintain associations between building components; poor quality of documentation, making it difficult to pick up the basic concepts of the application without a lot of effort.

Review Link

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ACADIA 2008: Silicon + Skin
Biological Processes and Computation: October 16 - 19, 2008
 
The Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) together with the Digital Design Consortium in the School of Architecture and Computer Science at the University of Minnesota will hold the ACADIA 2008 conference in Minneapolis. The conference entitled Silicon + Skin: Biological Processes and Computation fosters design work and research from the worlds of practice and academia which lie at the intersection between design, biology, and computation. More specifically, this conference seeks to identify and examine current trends in digital design technologies developed and applied in the framework of biologically inspired processes and digitally assisted sustainable design. Invited speakers include Stephen Wolfram, *** Roche (R&Sie(n)),Cristina Díaz Moren (CERO 9), Sanford Kwinter and more. Full papers are due April 25, 2008. For more information please visit: http://www.acadia.org/acadia2008/

Copyright (c)2008 Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes. All rights reserved

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