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23.01.2020 | By Arlinda Sipilä

9 new and upcoming construction industry trends resulting from BIM adoption

Digital Twins are slowly making their way into construction. A digital twin is a virtual model of a building that collects real-world information about the structure via sensors, drones and other wireless technology. The “twin” continuously learns from multiple sources, including advanced analytics, machine-learning algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) to gain valuable insights about the […]
15.01.2020 | By Teemu Översti

New manufacturer in MagiCAD – Merika drainage products available in MagiCAD

Meriser is a Finnish manufacturer for floor drains and vacuum valves. The product range also includes rainwater drains, square lids, build up rings, toilet spare parts and municipal infrastructure wells, etc. Meriser is known for its continuous R&D efforts and its high quality Merika products. We are happy to introduce Merika drainage products in MagiCAD. […]
10.01.2020 | By Teemu Översti

Ensto luminaires now available in MagiCAD and MagiCAD Cloud

Ensto is a Finnish provider for electrical solutions. Ensto designs and provides smart electrical solutions to improve the safety, functionality, reliability and efficiency of smart grids, buildings and transportation. With the latest update of their MagiCAD product library Ensto introduces wide selection of luminaires – nearly 1000 unique product variants from 32 different product families. […]
08.01.2020 | By Arlinda Sipilä

Top 10 Reasons for Implementing BIM

Why use BIM? BIM is used to improve the efficiency of the construction process, reduce waste during the construction and to improve the quality and the efficiency of the buildings. Many advanced industries have championed the concept of “Failing Fast.” That is, experimenting and trying new things – even if the first time around means failure – leading to another iteration and eventual success. […]
07.01.2020 | By Teemu Översti

MagiCAD Group and ETS NORD further collaboration with addition of a new selection tool

MagiCAD Group and ETS NORD have announced the release of a new selection tool for kitchen ventilation products. The tool enables quick and effective configuration of ETS NORD kitchen products, allowing ventilation designers to easily identify the correct product for their design. The selection tool is available for use in the MEP design software MagiCAD, […]
18.12.2019 | By Arlinda Sipilä

This year in review – A note from MagiCAD’s Managing Director 

We have seen steady results from all of our markets in 2019, and have experienced significant growth in Italy, Germany, Russia and the UK. At the close of the year, there are more MagiCAD users out there than ever before, with MagiCAD being used in exciting projects, such as the Extremely Large Telescope in Chile and Helsinki central library Oodi in Finland, voted the best new library in the world. 2019 was a year of new ventures, exciting events and positive developments.
16.12.2019 | By Justina Li

New product libraries on MagiCAD Cloud and MagiCAD  

MagiCAD Cloud provides you with access to the world’s largest library of manufacturer-verified BIM objects for Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) design, including over 1,000,000 data-rich BIM objects of commercially available MEP devices and components from more than 280 manufacturers internationally. Heno Heno is a Swedish manufacturer producing systems for showers, washbasins, urinals and WC. […]
09.12.2019 | By Justina Li

REPUS plugin supports web-based calculations

MagiCAD plugin for REPUS products enables intelligent product selection routine for REPUS nozzle ducts and displacement diffusers. The new version of the REPUS MagiCAD plugin supports a new web-based Calculation tool. The plugin contains also new geometry models for DKU, DKR and DKQ products. The plugin enables intelligent product selection routine where designer has to […]
02.12.2019 | By Justina Li

New products on MagiCAD and MagiCAD Cloud

MagiCAD Cloud provides you with access to the world’s largest library of manufacturer-verified BIM objects for Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) design, including over 1,000,000 data-rich BIM objects of commercially available MEP devices and components from more than 280 manufacturers internationally.   Major aquatherm product library’s update Aquatherm has a major library update on MagiCAD […]
26.11.2019 | By Arlinda Sipilä

Using MagiCAD’s Routing Tools to Double the Productivity within the Revit Platform 

  MagiCAD includes an intelligent set of routing functions that simplify MEP modelling work. By automating the routine tasks that are prone to error, MagiCAD enables the designers to model more accurate MEP systems much faster and to reduce the time needed for revision. Lastly, empowered with rapid modelling capability, the designers can more easily test different design alternatives and better optimize the MEP systems.  The short […]