Since Autodesk purchased Revit, a seeming competitor to its flagship Architectural Desktop, the AEC community has been wondering, "Where is Autodesk going?"...

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Architects have relied upon drawings to mediate design and construction since the earliest organized buildings. The abstract language of plan, section, elevation and detail has evolved into a consistent, global standard for conveying design intent to engineers, builders, and owners. So why change now?

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Revit is Autodesk's purpose-built building information modeling (BIM) solution, and its success will be critical for Autodesk to maintain its leading position in the AEC software space...

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SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK - News), the world's leading design software and digital content company, announced today the immediate availability of Autodesk® Revit® 6 software...

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Autodesk's Revit Series announcement during this month's Autodesk University event has interesting implications for Macintosh-based architects and AEC professionals...

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Autodesk kicked off its Autodesk University with the launch of a new bundle called the 'Revit Series', which comprises AutoCAD2004 and Revit. In the past Autodesk has used this bundling methodology to assist in accelerating adoption of products...

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Ever since acquiring Revit two years ago, Autodesk has been banking on this parametric design tool to entice its large customer base into the world of 3D CAD...

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Ever since acquiring Revit two years ago, Autodesk has been banking on this parametric design tool to entice its large customer base into the world of 3D CAD...

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Ever since acquiring Revit two years ago, Autodesk has been banking on this parametric design tool to entice its large customer base into the world of 3D CAD

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In AECbytes Newsletter #5, I published several responses to my invitation to readers to share their views on the BIM acronym, and if they didn't like it, to suggest more appropriate and better-sounding alternatives. In a subsequent AECbytes Viewpoint article, Paul Seletsky, Director of Technology for Davis Brody Bond, took up this acronym suggestion call and made a strong case for referring to the "technological time-bomb that the architectural and engineering professionals are sitting on" as PEN (for Parametric-ENabled) rather than BIM (for Building Information Modeling). Several readers have written to us in response to both these articles; a select few reflecting the diversity of viewpoints is presented here...

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In AECbytes Newsletter #5, I published several responses to my invitation to readers to share their views on the BIM acronym, and if they didn't like it, to suggest more appropriate and better-sounding alternatives. In a subsequent AECbytes Viewpoint article, Paul Seletsky, Director of Technology for Davis Brody Bond, took up this acronym suggestion call and made a strong case for referring to the "technological time-bomb that the architectural and engineering professionals are sitting on" as PEN (for Parametric-ENabled) rather than BIM (for Building Information Modeling). Several readers have written to us in response to both these articles; a select few reflecting the diversity of viewpoints is presented here...

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In AECbytes Newsletter #5, I published several responses to my invitation to readers to share their views on the BIM acronym, and if they didn't like it, to suggest more appropriate and better-sounding alternatives. In a subsequent AECbytes Viewpoint article, Paul Seletsky, Director of Technology for Davis Brody Bond, took up this acronym suggestion call and made a strong case for referring to the "technological time-bomb that the architectural and engineering professionals are sitting on" as PEN (for Parametric-ENabled) rather than BIM (for Building Information Modeling). Several readers have written to us in response to both these articles; a select few reflecting the diversity of viewpoints is presented here...

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In AECbytes Newsletter #5, I published several responses to my invitation to readers to share their views on the BIM acronym, and if they didn't like it, to suggest more appropriate and better-sounding alternatives. In a subsequent AECbytes Viewpoint article, Paul Seletsky, Director of Technology for Davis Brody Bond, took up this acronym suggestion call and made a strong case for referring to the "technological time-bomb that the architectural and engineering professionals are sitting on" as PEN (for Parametric-ENabled) rather than BIM (for Building Information Modeling). Several readers have written to us in response to both these articles; a select few reflecting the diversity of viewpoints is presented here...

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ake away the drudgery of design by giving an architect a parametric modelling tool like Revit, and you will rejuvenate his creative urges, allowing him to range through his artistic heritage and impulses, and testing and developing different concepts and styles. Harness the creative output of a roomful of architects, all working on the same project, and select, from them, a series of alternative design options, and you have provided the best possible solution for your client....

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