3D modeling? Bah, sez Autodesk: we have 5D modeling

Dec 10, 2010

3D modeling? Bah, sez Autodesk: we have 5D modeling

Autodesk director of technology Geoff Zeiss says his company's software now performs 5D modeling:

Three spatial dimensions
Time
Money

Avanti Kumar reports for MacWorld from Malaysia, and quotes Mr Zeiss:

This involves using a 3D model that is linked to project management applications, which run through project instances, thus allowing a project to be viewed in time sequence.

Posted at 09:58 AM in Computer-aided Design: NEWS | Permalink

Comments

Whaooo! That's something! 5D? Another day to celebrate the 5December...

Posted by: Patrick EMIN | Dec 10, 2010 at 10:44 AM

Yeah what's up with that?
Snooty architecture people ;) !

BIM always refers to itself as 5D right?

Posted by: Kevin De Smet | Dec 12, 2010 at 08:27 AM

Swell. CAD is now stealing marketing tips from razor blades. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Next they'll introduce a lubricating strip.

Posted by: John | Dec 12, 2010 at 07:31 PM

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