I've been bullish on Affinity since I first saw it in 2004.
- Randall Newton, AECNews

Articles

The following articles are from or about Trelligence and Affinity. Click to view an article.

"Purpose Built for BIM" by Staci Matlock, for Revit Community. Page 5 of the article describes Trelligence Affinity for Revit as an industry tool that integrates with Revit Architecture to facilitate collaboration between building project team members. [October 7, 2008]

Tech Insights section of Architectural Products Magazine mentions Trelligence Affinity on page 117.
[September 2008]

"Pre-BIM Tool Simplifies Conceptual Design Process" by Susan Smith, for AEC Weekly. The article presents an in-depth explanation of Affinity and its capabilities, including bi-directional integration with both ArchiCAD and Revit; as well as an overview of the enhanced features in the recent Affinity 5.5 release. [August 18, 2008]

"AIA Convention Showcases New CAD and BIM Technologies" by Heather Livingston, for Cadalyst. The article discusses the key highlights of the new Affinity 5.5 release. [June 12, 2008]

"With an Ear to the Ground at the AIA 2008 Convention" by Ed Goldberg for Ed's Independent Voice.
The section, "Ed's Recommendations and Opinions", includes Ed’s recommendation of Affinity 5.5, stating "I highly recommend you take a look at this program on the website." [June 1, 2008]

"New Products" section of Masonry Design Magazine. Features Trelligence Affinity as a new product for the design/build industry. [May/June 2008]

“Technology Product Highlights from AIA 2008 Convention” by Lachmi Khemlani, Ph.D. for AECbytes.
The section, “Supporting Technologies for BIM”, covers the new Affinity 5.5 release and introduces upcoming bubble diagramming capability that captures program relationships. [May 22, 2008]

"To BIMfinity and Beyond! (AEC Insight Column)" by Jerry Laiserin, for Cadalyst. The article mentions Trelligence Affinity on page 2, under the heading, "The Right Tool for the Job". [November 1, 2007]

"Pre-design Tool for Revit and ArchiCAD BIM Tools" by Susan Smith for AEC Weekly [June 25, 2007]

"Building the Future" by Lachmi Khemlani, Ph.D. for AECbytes [May 24, 2007]

"The Program Program: A fledgling Houston company expands on the BIM model with a pre-design software that tracks building program. Six architects give it a test run." by Heidi Glenn, for inaugural issue of Architect Magazine [October 15, 2006]

AECCafe.com [July 13, 2006]

The CADWire [July 13, 2006]

"Trelligence Links Architectural Programming Tool to ArchiCAD 10" by Randall S. Newton, for AECNews.com. Covers new Affinity release announcement; Newton states, "I've been bullish on Affinity since I first saw it in 2004." [July 12, 2006]

"AIA 2006 National Convention and Expo" by Lachmi Khemlani, Ph.D. for AECbytes. Positions Affinity as next generation "supporting technology" to BIM. [June 29, 2006]

'Event Report: AIA Convention, Part 1' by Nancy Spurling Johnson for Cadalyst AEC [June 20, 2006]

"Setting the State for Better BIM" by CONSTRUCTECH. Discusses the release of Affinity for ArchiCAD [May 30, 2006]

"Shopping for the Right Technology" by CONSTRUCTECH [January 14, 2006]

"Filling Holes in the Process for Greater Project Profitability" by Larry Ciscon for CONSTRUCTECH [April 7, 2004]

Listed below are articles from the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry relevant to construction software, CAD tools and related architectural software.
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AIA 2005 Event Report, Part 1, “Las Vegas Had Much to Offer the Architectural Community” by Micheal Dakan

AIA 2005 Event Report, Part 2, "Fifteen Trends That are Transforming the Architecture Profession" by Michael Dakan

Archicad 9: 3D for Architects: Product Review. “Building modeler delivers drawings with easy to use modeling tools.” by Steven Ross for Cadalyst [February 1, 2005]

“The IFC Building Model: A Look Under the Hood” by Lachmi Khemlani, Ph.D. for AECbytes [March 30, 2005]