Future of BIM / ArchiCAD / Architectural Software in general

[Anonymous]

Hi All,

What is your opinion about the future of Architectural Software in general?

I'm researching in this direction and I'm interested what experts / students / programmers / and the software companies themselves think about it.

My idea is that there are 3 options:

1, Wider selection of software + better adaptability and interoperability with other platforms
2, 1-2 super software to cover all design phases, basically mix of Rhino & a BIM program

3, both of the previous, so the widest selection of software we can choose (as everything else, like food, clothes, options and options)

What do you think?

Best,
Brijitte

[Laszlo Nagy]

Just today I read about the start of the beta phase of a brand new, fully cloud 3D CAD software called OnShape:

http://www.thecadinsider.com/2015/03/jon-hirschtick-opens-up-about-onshape-why-it-was-created-what-i...

I was thinking if this is something that will happen in BIM as well: that there will be fully cloud only BIM applications in the future, and if yes, how many people will adopt them.

[Anonymous]

Hmm this sounds interesting! Thanks for sharing I think this would be more interesting with also combining or connecting for example Rhino with a BIM program and use it fully cloud.

[Anonymous]

What's exciting is the coupling with FEA and Multiphysics

[Anonymous]

DesignEngineerBIM can you give me some explanation to this, or where to read about this? Thanks a lot!

[Anonymous]

Brijitte wrote:
DesignEngineerBIM can you give me some explanation to this, or where to read about this? Thanks a lot!

http://www.onshape.com/partners/technology
Check out the simulations -> partners