MARCH 2011
New functions, new products, new opportunities to learn
If you haven’t heard the news, we’re expanding the Newforma PIM (project information management) solution with three new products that complement the recently announced (and significantly enhanced) Eighth Edition of Newforma® Project Center. The new products – Newforma® Mobile, Newforma® Contract Management, and the Newforma® Add-in for Autodesk® Revit®, will be available in the second quarter of 2011. Read about them here. And register for Nugget2011, our first international user conference, for in-depth orientations to Newforma software in all its forms.
–Patrick Gillam, editor
HEADLINES
NEWS RELEASES
Eighth Edition: now in limited customer release
Two press releases describe new products and features currently being tested in anticipation of general release early in the second quarter of this year. The first release tells how our three new software products complement Newforma Project Center with mobile access, comprehensive contract and document change management, and integration with Revit. The second describes how Newforma Project Center has been enhanced with capabilities for document control, meeting minutes, project images, improved file sharing and remote access to project information (including from your smartphone and iPad).
NEWFORMA USER CONFERENCE
April 27 and 28: Join us at the Nugget2011 user conference
The first international gathering of Newforma software users is taking place at the Chicago Marriott Downtown hotel April 27 and 28, 2011. Register now to attend new product training sessions, see customers presenting their PIM best practices, and meet Newforma team members you’ve been working with via phone and email. Our keynote speaker, John G. Miller, will present “Personal Accountability and the Question behind the Question.” Earn AIA learning units, too! For details and links to registration pages, click here.
New products and features: soliciting input
At the Nugget2011 user conference in Chicago on April 27, we’ll have a select group of attendees join Newforma executives for three product input sessions. We’ll discuss new products to create synergy between Newforma customers working on joint projects and to provide financial and other decision-making information in a project context. We’ll also discuss additional features of the new Add-in for Revit. (Fuller description here.) These are working sessions with strictly limited capacities. If you’d like to attend, please email your wish to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
LEARN FROM PEERS
Best practices: two new stories
Two Newforma customers have published in-depth descriptions of how they’re using Newforma software to reduce risk and improve service. In AECbytes, read “Finding Discrepancies between BIM Models and Contract Documents using Newforma Project Center,” by Peter Urban of Kristine Fallon Associates. And at the website of the American Institute of Architects, read “Converting to Electronic Submittals Management,” by Chris Weatherford of Perkins+Will, and Joseph Najera of Environmental Systems Design. If you’re not yet using Newforma Project Center to find discrepancies between drawings and manage submittals, these articles may inspire you to get started.
ADD-IN FOR REVIT
The blogosphere: connecting PIM to BIM
The new Newforma Add-in for Autodesk Revit adds a toolbar to the Revit ribbon menu that provides access to key functions connecting Newforma Project Center to Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, Autodesk® Revit® Structure and Autodesk® Revit® MEP. This blog post tells you more about the Newforma Add-in for Revit.
ONE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS FROM ALL SOURCES
At newformant.com: more comprehensive searches
When you’re seeking product and usage information, there’s no better source than the search box at newformant.com. Now powered by Google Site Search, your query returns the answers you’re seeking from all of these four sources:
- Newformant.com discussion forum threads
- Newformant.com information resources
- The Newforma knowledgebase (populated by the Newforma Support team)
- Newforma Help – the same online help that you access directly from Newforma software
Simply visit www.newformant.com and enter your search terms in the “Search Newformant.com” box on the right, just below the ants enjoying a cappuccino at the coffee shop!
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