FREMONT, CALIF. — 3Dconnexion has announced that Autodesk has added native 3D mouse support in Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012, Autodesk Revit Structure 2012, and Autodesk MEP 2012 software applications, bringing the full range of 3D mouse design benefits to Revit users.

SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Autodesk Inc. has announced its 2012 software portfolio for the AEC industry. The updated portfolio supports the building information modeling (BIM) process by offering comprehensive software solutions to help architects, engineers, planners, contractors, facility managers and owners in the building and infrastructure industries meet today’s business challenges.

BUDAPEST — The City of Pilsen’s coat-of-arms served as the inspiration for three monumental fountains constructed on Republic Square. The figures of the camel, the greyhound, and the angel were the initial concepts. Constructed in 2010 following a two-stage competition, the fountains have come to represent Pilsen’s future role as a 2015 European Capital of Culture.

SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Autodesk Inc. has announced that Novacem, the carbon-negative cement company based in London, is using its AutoCAD Plant 3D software to optimize its plant design and production process, enabling it to develop a new magnesium silicate-based cement that will offer carbon-negative production.

EXTON, PA. — Bentley Systems Inc. has announced that registration is now open for the SmartGeometry 2011 Conference. The conference will focus on computational and parametric design tools, technologies, and methodologies that allow and encourage new forms of architectural and structural expression.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Hexagon AB has announced it will host its inaugural international conference, Hexagon 2011, June 6-9, at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Fla. The conference will bring together the latest technologies and user communities from Intergraph, as well as Hexagon’s Metrology, Geosystems and Technology divisions.

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Architecture enhances people’s lives, and the emerging recognition of this effect is earning the profession newfound respect, said Clark Manus, the new president of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), in the March 7 issue of The Zweig Letter (TZL).

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — Rand Worldwide has announced that experts from its IMAGINiT Technologies division will be speaking on the benefits of building information modeling (BIM) at key global Canadian conferences.

SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Autodesk Inc. introduced the new book, "Imagine, Design, Create: How Designers, Engineers and Architects Are Changing Our World," at the TED2011 Conference in Long Beach, Calif.

EXTON, PA. — Bentley Systems Inc. announced the launch of its iWare Apps site at www.bentley.com/iware. The new site provides fast and easy access to Bentley’s no-cost iWare Apps for enhanced interoperability, along with links to free training in their use and in-depth reference documentation. It also provides iWare Links to additional no-cost apps developed by other organizations that also facilitate interoperability.