Prehistoric cave drawings date back about 40,000 years. Ancient Egyptians used papyrus for paper. Artistic drawing flourished during the European Renaissance starting in the 14 th century. Now, ...

In this magazine 2D often gets overlooked, despite it being the primary dimension for AEC deliverables. But, as Martyn Day reports, new technologies are emerging to transform 2D drawings into models, ...

In the emerging world of BIM 2.0, there will be generic new BIM tools and expert systems, dedicated to certain building types. Higharc is a cloud-based design solution for US timber frame housing. The ...

Autodesk isn't really a household name, unless you're an architect, engineer, or computer graphics artist. The company makes some of the most widely used digital design products in the world, but it's ...

SAN FRANCISCO--You may not know CAD, but if you've got a computer, you can now start creating 3D models. That's the idea behind 123D Catch and 123D Make, two new free software applications that ...