A|E|C News

Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Now Available

Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011, the official Autodesk-endorsed guide to Civil 3D co-written by Scott McEachron of I.II.I, is... 

USDOT State Standard Drawings

The Federal Highway Administration has published a page dedicated to links for available standard drawings for each state. The... 

BP Purchases Actor Kevin Costner’s v20 to Reclaim Oil

“I’m not on a white horse,” Costner said. “I’m not the savior to this thing. But I’m kind... 

Deepwater Horizon Response (Gulf Oil Spill Response)

A Unified Command has been established to manage response operations to the April 20, 2010 “Deepwater Horizon” incident. A... 

Membership Spotlight: Brian Van Pelt

The I.II.I™ Consortium: Membership Spotlight The I.II.I™ Consortium members are the nation’s leading providers of high-powered... 

Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Becomes AOTC

Sybex, an Imprint of Wiley Publishing, Inc. (NYSE: JWa and JWb), a global leader in the publishing of educational materials, has... 

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Released

Autodesk has posted, and will soon be shipping, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011. For subscription members, Civil 3D 2011 can be downloaded... 

Flood Insurance Rate Maps – FIRMs, Q3 Data, and DFIRMs

In 1968, Congress passed the National Flood Insurance Act and created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The act mandated... 

Autodesk Releases BIM Deployment Plan

The Autodesk BIM Deployment Plan offers tools and guidance for building industry professionals interested in implementing Building... 

Safe Software FME now Imports Civil 3D Data Seamlessly

Integration of Civil 3D Data into GIS Safe Software’s FME, can now seamlessly integrate Autodesk AutoCAD® Civil 3D®... 

Hardware/OS

Verizon Wireless Said to Start Offering iPhone in January

According to an article that appeared on www.bloomberg.com, Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, will start... 

Bits, Bytes and Download Speeds

According to Speedtest.net, the average download speed in North America is 7.46 Mbps or megaBITS per second (slightly more in... 

Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Core i7) Review

“Apple has once again produced a well conceived and well designed notebook that smartly integrates the latest cutting edge... 

An Brief Introduction To 32-bit vs. 64-bit Computing

The terms 32-bit and 64-bit refer to the way a computer’s processor handles information. The 64-bit version of Windows (or... 

More Hardware/OS