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CONTENTS
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018
CONTENTS
TALKING TO MACHINES 12
The construction industry can increase
productivity and quality while reducing energy
consumption, lowering costs and saving time
through creating strong links between designing
and making
VECTORWORKS 2018 16
Vectorworks 2018 enhances the Vectorworks
portfolio, improving access to a flexible and
diverse set of new and existing design features
A SEISMIC CHALLENGE 22
The Grasshopper-ARCHICAD Live Connection
V2.0 helped in the digital reconstruction of
historic buildings, destroyed in the August 2016
earthquakes in Italy
IMPERATIVES FOR CHANGE 24
Industry, infrastructure and information are a
trio of imperatives that give construction no
choice but to continue its drive for change,
writes By Ben Taunt at Elecosoft
I NEWS................................................INDUSTRY NEWS....................................................................................................6
• WEB-BASED, REAL-TIME CHANGE DETECTION SOFTWARE • HS2 AWARDED BREEAM INFRASTRUCTURE SCHEME CERTIFICATE
CASE STUDY....................................WHAT GOES AROUND.....................................................................................10
• A HISTORICAL ROUNDHOUSE HAS BEEN RECREATED IN SCOTLAND WITH THE HELP OF TRIMBLE SOFTWARE
CASE STUDY...................................EMBRACING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT....................................................14
• MMB INTEGRATES BENTLEY PROJECTWISE WITHIN OPENPLANT TO ENHANCE ITS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
EVENT FOCUS.................................INFORMATION EXCHANGE..............................................................................18
• THE FUTURE OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT WAS THE HOT TOPIC AT THE TAKE CONTROL SEMINAR Q AND A
SOFTWARE REVIEW........................A DIGITAL STRATEGY.........................................................................................26
• HOW DOES IFS APPLICATIONS 9 HELP TO COUNTER THE 'CARILLION EFFECT'?
SOFTWARE REVIEW........................ALLPLAN BIMPLUS.............................................................................................28
• WHY ALLPLAN BIMPLUS IS THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL PROJECT DELIVERY
SOFTWARE REVIEW........................AUTODESK BIM 360...........................................................................................30
• LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IS ENHANCED WITH AUTODESK BIM 360
TRAINING MAP................................AUTODESK TRAINING........................................................................................32
• YOUR GUIDE TO AUTODESK TRAINING
CASE STUDY...................................MUD, MUD, INGLORIOUS MUD!........................................................................34
• FAILED PROJECTS CAN OFTEN PROVIDE MORE VALUABLE LESSIONS THAN SUCCESSFUL ONES
January/February 2018 3