Chad Smith
Chad is a consultant to the AEC industry, a design technologist, VDC advocate, BIM Manager, early Revit adopter, and public speaker.
The all new 3DR Site Scan Manager
On the back of 3DR's $53M series D funding, they have released their much anticipated new version of Site Scan Manager. Now cleaner, easier to...
Synthetic Sensors makes today’s smart devices feel dumb
In my quest to add smarts to my home, I'm quickly learning that it's harder than it looks. When you finally do find the...
Drones are good!
Happy international drone day!
The day which celebrates all the good things which drones are doing now, and will do in the future. And regardless of...
Autodesk BIM 360 Ops
Autodesk's Building Ops has long been considered the stepchild product in their BIM 360 portfolio. While part of the family it never really quite...
Autodesk BIM 360 Docs receives file ‘links’
Autodesk released the April update to BIM 360 Docs, which is their approach to cloud based document management for the AEC industry. And while...
Autodesk Revit 2018.0.1 hotfix
This list represents the reported issues resolved in Autodesk Revit 2018 within build: 20170421_2315.
Improved stability when using the pick line tool.
Improved data...
Autodesk Revit 2017.2.1 update
This list represents the reported issues resolved in Autodesk Revit 2017 within build: 20170419_0315.
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Annotation
Improves the readability of rotated text in printed documents and...
InsiteVR adds VR Analytics for better architectural virtual design
Virtual reality has barely begun to leave its mark on the architectural and design industry. Often it's used as a tool for immersive engagement,...
Smart Home Part 3 – Data storage and analysis
Let's talk about data. How it's captured, stored, and analysed.
My Home Assistant hub is now starting to gather very basic data. Although, I can be...
Google Cardboard now works with WebVR on Chrome
Google recently brought WebVR to Chrome, and now it's available on Google Cardboard. Previously only available on Daydream enabled phones with a Daydream viewer, the...
What’s new in Revit 2018
Autodesk has released a range of new feature videos for Revit 2018.
What?! A new Autodesk Design Review release
Back in 2014 most users thought Autodesk's Design Review product had reach end of life. And rightly so. Given Autodesk's inventments in cloud technologies...
