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View and Search Revit Models in Alfresco – No Revit Required

By Dick Weisinger

Product Announcement — New in the Formtek Engineering Data Management Solution Introducing the Formtek BIM Transform Engine Bring Autodesk Revit models into Alfresco for anyone to view, search, and inspect project data — no Revit installation required. Release 1.0 |…

The Integration Iceberg: What You Don’t See Can Sink Your Engineering Stack

By Dick Weisinger

Integrating engineering systems often looks straightforward, especially when clean APIs and data connectors are on display. But like an iceberg, the visible piece is only a small part of the structure. Below the surface lies a much larger challenge: aligning…

From Drawing to Decision: Making Engineering Data Actionable

By Dick Weisinger

Engineering data is like a recipe’s list of ingredients. On its own, a specification, drawing, or simulation doesn’t feed much insight. But when that data is combined with context, like how a component performs in real conditions, how materials behave…

The Workflow Bottleneck: Why Engineers Hate Document Management (And How to Fix It)

By Dick Weisinger

Ask an engineer what slows them down, and you might hear stories of endless waiting. Waiting for approvals, waiting for access, waiting for the right version of a file. Bad workflows can feel like being stuck in traffic. Everyone’s ready…

Version Control Isn’t Just for Code — It’s a Survival Skill for Engineers

By Dick Weisinger

Every engineer knows that design files have a life of their own. They start as simple ideas and evolve through countless tweaks, tests, and approvals. Without version control, that evolution can turn into chaos. Just like a time machine for…