BDP join forces with Nippon Koei

In more exciting news, BDP (Building Design Partnership) have been acquired by Japan's largest engineering  consultancy Nippon Koei. More details can be found here.

http://www.construction-manager.co.uk/news/japanese-firm-sna1ps-bd7p-102m-gain-technolo3gical/

I'm proud to be BDP's customer success manager. Exciting times ahead!

Formit360

The FormIt360 unleashed a wealth of new goodies on us the week. Not only did they release an update version for Ipad Pro, but a Windows version & integration with Dynamo. The release notes are as follows:-

Release Notes: FormIt 360 for Windows

• Work Offline: No need for an internet connection once your FormIt 360 Pro or Trial is validated
• Work Online: Connect to the FormIt 360 services like A360 Drive, Insight 360, Real-time Collaboration, Google Maps, and more
• Touch Mode: Model and navigate with touch-enabled Windows devices using your finger, stylus, mouse and keyboard
• Dynamo in FormIt: Place and flex scripts from Autodesk Dynamo Studio Learn More
• Modeling Tools: Shell, Fillet, Mirror, and more
• Export Options: Export Visible, Export Selected
• Export File Types: FBX, SAT, DAE, DXF
• Import Directly: SKP and SAT files can be opened and imported directly to FormIt
• Visual Styles: Monotone Surfaces for a subtle rendering effect
• Materials: Paint with the default material to remove material easily
• Levels: View the area per level
• Groups Tree View: View your nested groups and select your groups from a tree view
• Ungroup Options: Ungroup All, Ungroup Model
• High Resolution Icons: High DPI screens will see high resolution icons with extreme clarity
• Custom Keyboard Shortcuts: Customize, Import, Export Keyboard shortcuts
• Customizable UI: Add, remove, and relocate toolbars, palettes, then set the UI theme to blue or white

Release Notes: FormIt 360 for iPad and iPad Pro

• Full support for iPad Pro resolution
• We now support the Apple Pencil! Sketch more accurately and use pressure to lock into a selected axis
• Sounds tell you when you are snapped to a point and moving along an axis. These can be disabled in the Settings menu
• New gestures for undo and redo. Double flick to the left to undo and to the right to redo
• New monotone surfaces for a subtle visual style
• Improved performance, reliability, and accuracy in Insight 360 Energy Analysis
• Improved performance and bug fixes

Release Notes: FormIt 360 for Web

• Open, Save, Import, and Export files locally: File operations are organized to allow local and A360 Drive access
• Visual Styles: Monotone Surfaces for a subtle rendering effect
• Export Options: Export Visible, Export Selected
• Modeling Tools: Mirror, Offset Edges, Extrude Edges and more are accessible via keyboard shortcuts!
• Improved performance, reliability, and accuracy in Insight 360 Energy Analysis
• Improved performance and bug fixes

Release Notes: FormIt 360 for Android

• Improved performance and bug fixe

 For more detail head over to http://formit360.autodesk.com/blog/

This video is pretty cool & shows the FormIt360 working with Dynamo!