Design Tools

Design Software

Company: Presto Geosystems Product: GEOWEB MSE Presto Geosystems offers their new GEOWEB® MSE design freeware for geocell wall applications. The software creates vegetated and non-vegetated MSE designs based on the GEOWEB® system for reinforced slopes, and for gravity and geogrid-reinforced…

Wall Building App

Company: Firestone Building Products Company Product: Build My Wall App Firestone Building Products Company offers the “Build My Wall” app for metal and cavity wall systems. The app is a searchable database of compatible wall panels and systems where users…

Social Media Platform

Kingspan North America launches KINetic, a social media platform tailored to design and construction professionals. Users can communicate, share and even generate ideas with colleagues regarding their projects. Presented projects are labeled with a title, description and privacy levels are…

Desktop 3-D Printer

The MakerBot Replicator 2 desktop 3-D printer is designed to use PLA filament (a renewable bioplastic) to print three dimensional objects from computer designs. The unit has a 410 in.3 capacity, 100-micron layer resolution and can support multiple-part printing, allowing…

Large-Format Printer

HP introduces the HP Designjet T120 and T520, a pair of entry-level, Web-connected, large-format printing solutions for AEC students and professionals. They enable architects and engineers to access, view and print plans and designs through the cloud from virtually anywhere.…

Crowd Analysis Software

  Oasys Software introduces MassMotion advanced crowd analysis software, which helps architects and urban developers make precise decisions about crowd movement and evacuation. The fully 3-D software can predict the movement of up to hundreds of thousands of people in…