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By: Steven Impey. Source: http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/backing-vics-12m-advanced-manufacturing-jobs-blueprint/ A new industry strategy aims to boost manufacturing in Victoria by creating highly skilled jobs and helping businesses grow. Minister for Industry and Employment Wade Noonan joined manufacturers in Dandenong to unveil Advancing Victorian Manufacturing – A Blueprint for the Future. The strategy, backed by $12 million [...]

By: Steven Impey. Source: http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/largest-act-solar-project-kind-sold/ Renewable energy company ReNu Energy has purchased the $2.38 million Amaroo Solar project, based in the Australian capital. Operator VivoPower has agreed the sale of the 600kW project, underpinned by a 20-year ACT Government feed-in tariff scheme. Amaroo School, based in Canberra, entered the lease [...]

By Vikram Dutt, Sr. Director, Building Business Line. Source: http://blogs.autodesk.com/inthefold/aec-collection-additions/ We have some exciting news for our Architecture, Engineering and Construction Collection subscribers. Starting today, we’ve made some significant additions to the AEC Collection software portfolio that support the next generation of BIM—and Revit-based—workflows for building and infrastructure projects from [...]

By Heidi Hewett. Source – http://blogs.autodesk.com/autocad/autocad-2018-0-2-update/ We invest heavily in quality control at Autodesk, but when issues arise, product updates and fixes ensure the continued success of our customers. Transparency is important to us, which is why we want to share that we provided an update (AutoCAD 2018.0.1) very shortly after the AutoCAD 2018 launch [...]

Revit User Group Sydney  Meeting – Tue May 23 at 5:45pm Presentation:  Enhancing your Revit Data Management with Ideate BIMLink & Sticky To be held at the office of PTW Architects Aurora Place, Level 11, 88 Phillip Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 Please join this Meetup group to register for attendance [...]

Austroads has published a review of information on the formulation, manufacture, and properties of geopolymer binders and concretes. The report will inform the manufacture of geopolymer concrete components for structural and non-structural bridge components and other road‑related infrastructure. Geopolymers are a broad class of synthetic aluminosilicate materials, made from a [...]

Austroads has published the Congestion and Reliability Review which measures levels and identifies key causes of congestion across major cities in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Check it out, it might be the key to further optimising your travel times. The study found that ANZ cities perform in line with international comparators [...]

A two-towered project designed by Hassell and Fitzpatrick & Partners for the historic Adelaide GPO site has had its developer confirmed. After lodging their DA in July last year, the $235 million project will be developed by Charter Hall. Upon completion, the 24,500sqm development (that sits between King William Street [...]

Animate your vehicle swept paths directly within a CAD environment Join us at the Hilton Hotel Brisbane and discover how engineers, designers, and planners are using Autodesk Vehicle Tracking to evaluate vehicle movements on transportation or site design projects. Led by Steven Ellis, Infrastructure Technical Specialist, we will explore Autodesk [...]

Microsoft has launched two new ‘Surface’ machines that are capable of running 3D CAD software, including Siemens NX and SolidWorks. This includes the Surface Studio, a desktop ‘workstation’ with a built in 28-inch screen and a new Surface Book laptop / tablet that boasts double the 3D graphics performance of the [...]