Mastering Autodesk Navisworks 2012

Mastering Autodesk Navisworks 2012, the Autodesk Official Training Guide [Paperback], authored by Jason Dodds and Scott Johnson, is now available for pre-ordering at Amazon.com for $47.41! As this title is not yet released, Amazon is offering a $32.58 (or 41%) savings off of the list price of $79.99 for pre-ordering, in addition to free shipping [...]

BIM and the Application to the Building Lifecycle Event

Last week, I attended the BIM and the Application to the Building Lifecycle Event, in beautiful San Diego. Jet fighters from the nearby Miramar Top Gun base rocked the crystal clear skies with supersonic shocks, with the same tone reverberating at the event around the ever-increasing acceleration of BIM in the design and construction of [...]

Taking BIM to the Field at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011

CONEXPO-CON/AGG is the international gathering place for the construction industry. Held every three years, the exposition showcases the latest equipment, products, services and technologies, across all sectors of construction worldwide from heavy to civil to commercial. This year's event featured over 2,000 exhibitors and about 130,000 attendees from around the globe.

The conference and expo includes [...]

Congratulations to Vela customers named to the Building Design and Construction top 40 under 40 list!

Congratulations to Shawn Pressley of Hill International and Laura Handler of Tocci Building Corporation for their recent recognition in the Building Design and Construction (BD&C) Top 40 Under 40 list.   We’ve worked extensively with both and congratulate them on some well deserved recognition in the industry!

While they are both very different people (see the photos [...]

What I learned in Vegas (at Autodesk University 2009)

Entryway to Autodesk University 2009

Hard to believe it has been a few weeks since Autodesk University. Here were some of the takeaways I had from the conference:

Conferences are down but not out: Attendance was down but not by as much as I’ve seen at other conferences – AU attendance went from 9,000 last year [...]