CAD/BIM Tips & Tricks
DGN File Gone Rogue? You Need an Automatic MicroStation File Fixer
You know that particular sinking feeling when you double-click to open a DGN file, and instead of your drawing, you get an error message? Or worse, nothing at all? MicroStation® just sits there, apparently not giving a hoot about your deadline.
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9 CAD Tasks You Should Automate Immediately – If You Value Your Time
We believe that as a CAD designer, your time should be spent designing, not repetitively clicking the same thing 400 times a day. But there’s a silent trap to which CAD users unknowingly fall prey: “It only takes a few seconds.”
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AI Architecture: Hype or Hope?
There’s a nagging question sometimes whispered in the hallowed halls of the architecture and engineering world. “What if the next iconic building is designed by AI instead of an actual architect?”
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Revit 2026 Adoption: Stability & Reliability?
Revit 2026 has now been out in the field long enough for the early nerves to settle. The real question isn’t “What’s new?” It’s something far more practical: Is it stable? Is it reliable? And can we trust it on real projects, with real add-ons, real deadlines and real consequences?
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When a Megaproject Runs on Excel: The Hudson River Tunnel’s Data Challenge
If you want a quick way to start an argument on a megaproject, ask two people what the “latest” file is.
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How to Avoid the Crappy Formatting of Imports to Revit, AutoCAD, MicroStation or BricsCAD
Sick of spending time fixing the formatting of Excel or Word imports to CAD or BIM? Get it done in a fraction of the time — and with flawless results!
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How to Get Excel Data Into Revit
Importing Excel data into Revit can open a can of worms. Want easy imports, flawless formatting and links to the source files for automatic updates? Here’s how.
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From Desert Dream to Digital Reality: The Line’s Pivot from People to Processors
Now, once again, the desert sands are shifting. What started as one of the most audacious urban ideas of the 21st century, a 170-kilometer mirrored metropolis slicing through the Saudi desert, is quietly being rewritten as a hub for somewhat humbler inhabitants: servers and GPUs.
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Engineering the Edge: Florida’s Shift Toward Adaptive Resilience
Let’s be honest: Building in Florida has always been a high-stakes game of “The Floor is Lava,” except the lava is sand and corrosive salt water and, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the US Geological Survey, it’s rising.
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