This year’s model

Posted on 3 Feb 2010 by The Manufacturer

Parametric modelling has advanced steadily since it gained widespread acceptance in the 1990s. Ruari McCallion looks at the current state of play and new developments.

An internet search for ‘parametric modelling’ is dominated by architectural applications. They range from the seven star Burj Al Arab hotel in Jumeirah, Dubai, to discussions on M&E applications in commercial office buildings. One could be forgiven for thinking that architecture is the original and even the main ongoing application of the software, but that…

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