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Fast + Accurate Export Points with Dynamo

Civil 3D has long been a powerful solution for site civil design, but when it came to customization and efficiency, the options were limited. A couple years ago when you ran into the limits of what Civil 3D could do,...

2018 – The Year of BIM 360 Connectivity

Practical Steps for Connected Success in Your BIM/VDC Operation From the onset of the Building Information Modeling/Management era that took a foothold in the late 1990s, the vision has been to connect people, process, and technology throughout the project lifecycle....

Digitizing the Construction Site with Bluebeam

Before breaking ground on a construction project there are many months, and possibly years, of planning and conceptualization of the final vision for completion. Models have been designed and planned carefully by the owners, architecture, and engineering teams, and the...

End User Support – There When You Need Us Most

You are working on your project and suddenly, an error message pops up that you don’t recognize. Or, your software begins to act in unexpected ways. For many, this causes a sense of panic and frustration as we often don’t...

How to get a BIM Manager Without Hiring One

“The on-site and on-demand BIM support services initial.aec provides RNL allows our design teams to get past the inevitable technical obstacles in order to focus on  the design task at hand.” Carl Hole, AIA Principal | RNL Design In the...

Shawn Cox Joins initial.aec

Civil & Infrastructure Design Technology Specialist Shawn Cox will be working out of the Spokane, Washington office for initial.aec. He has been an Autodesk technical software specialist for more than ten years, working both as a technical consultant and classroom...

Stan Hennigh Joins initial.aec

Stan Hennigh joins initial.aec as the Director of Innovation, leading the Design Technology Services specialized for Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) firms. Mr. Hennigh’s career includes hands-on design development experience in architecture, civil and geospatial engineering, and consumer product development and manufacturing. ...

Stop the “Throw Away Model” & Start with BIM

Schematic Design Process Designing with FormIt will eliminate the “throw away design model” mentality at your firm. Watch this latest webcast from Jarod that highlights the value of starting in FormIt rather than other schematic design software plugins. Key Learning...

Autodesk Building Performance Analysis (BPA) Credits

Autodesk is happy to announce they are now piloting shorter courses for professionals. Autodesk BPA Credits are continuing education programs, for professionals to improve their knowledge of building science fundamentals and Autodesk building performance analysis tools and workflows.  Like the student...