CAD/BIM Tips & Tricks
Ludwig Mies van Der Rohe
Given the choice by the Nazis to adapt his architecture school’s curriculum in order to stay open, Ludwig Mies van Der Rohe shut it down. This was no small thing, flying in the face of Hitler’s wishes and closing a school that was greatly influential.
Read MoreWhat do you mean the global origin is wrong?
In the many years I have worked with CAD professionals, one area that seems to be consistently misunderstood is “global origin”. What exactly is it? What happens if you change it? How do you change it? How does it affect reference files? Does Axiom have any products that can help with this?
Read MoreEasing The Pain of MicroStation/AutoCAD Translations
Translation is almost always a painful subject for several valid reasons. AutoCAD and MicroStation do a lot of important things differently. Because of those differences, users of the two different CAD packages almost always organize projects and implement CAD standards in different ways. This means that when a project created using MicroStation and its drafting…
Read MoreProject Impossible – CAD Manager Looks for Something He Doesn’t Want to Find
Using the V8 version of MicroStation Productivity Toolkit and with the help of Axiom customer support, John completed all of the above tasks and got the project delivered on time and to the customer’s specifications.
Read MoreMicroStation File Corruption Adds Time and Extra Costs to Your Projects
When MicroStation tables become corrupt, MicroStation can crash unexpectedly which can cost your company time and money. FileFixer helps keep your projects on track and under budget.
Read MoreHow to Get the View Attributes Right the First Time in MicroStation Files Translated From AutoCAD
In practically every translation project between AutoCAD and MicroStation, there is always something that messes things up and needs to be changed to keep the customer…
Read MoreStable Datums and Silver Linings for You in a Time of Adversity
So, that dream of being able to work in your pajamas from home has finally come true (even if not in the manner you expected). You can network with your colleagues and get together for virtual conferences to keep the proverbial ball rolling.
Read MoreToyota and the Future City That Will Drive Itself
CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, is a place where groundbreaking electronics are unveiled, and this year Toyota blew everyone away with their latest project: a city.
Read MoreWalter Gropius
It’s kind of interesting that the founder of one of the most influential schools of design could not draw and was reliant on the work of his collaborators in order to bring his plans to fruition.
Read MoreFrank Gehry
The ability to deliver buildings that are markedly different, but which obviously carry the signature of a single creator is quite an achievement. Frank Gehry was named the most important architect of our age by Vanity Fair for a reason.
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