The recurrent theme at the annual A/E/C Systems trade show in Anaheim, Calif., where vendors were sparse and visitors relatively few, was a discussion of a long-term shift in the industrys regard for design data.
The idea of mining the unrealized business potential of conveying data developed through the design and construction of a facilityand charging for it, was the subtext of many discussions, including one intimate panel between software officers from Autodesk and Bentley Systems.