BUDAPEST – GRAPHISOFT announced its latest innovation specifically targeted toward Android device users. GRAPHISOFT BIMx, the ultimate communication and presentation tool for BIM projects, is now available as a 3D viewer app for a range of Android devices, in addition to the iPad/iPhone. The Facebook-integrated BIMx community and the new Model Transfer site help spread this innovative technology among architects, clients and all other stakeholders.

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The Nemetschek Engineering Group is pleased to announce the availability of Scia Engineer 2012. Scia Engineer 2012 provides significant improvements for structural and civil engineers who are to migrate to, or improve their 3D workflows.

ATLANTA – Building Systems Design, Inc. (BSD) today announced a major software release of its flagship BSD SpecLink-E product for automated production of construction specifications. The new version of the product includes major software modifications but no data updates. The biggest change is quite significant – all data edits in a project are saved immediately to the projects database on the server instead of being saved initially to a temporary file in the client software for batch uploading at a later time. This approach results in much faster operation of many functions (such as section check-in and closing), greater stability in the software, and significantly enhanced data management and control.

BEIJING – China Academy of Building Research Technology Co. Ltd. (CABR Technology), a leading software provider in China’s architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software.

ATLANTA – Applied Software, a leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) services provider as well as a provider of Autodesk 2D and 3D CAD/BIM products and services, participated in key presentations at the Revit Technology Conference (RTC) North America 2012, held in Stone Mountain, Georgia, the last week of June. Attended by more than 450 architects, engineers and MEP professionals, the three-day event delivered insights and best practices related to Revit/BIM, including the latest innovations.

BUDAPEST, Hungary – GRAPHISOFT, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, announced today that ArchiCAD 16's global rollout process has begun. In addition, the company unveiled its BIMComponents.com GDL objects portal, a cloud-based database that allows users to create, search, upload, and download custom BIM components of their choice.