MIRI: Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently signed a software agreement with Cadline Network Limited in Budapest, Hungary, for sponsorship of ARCHLine.XP software developed by the company to Curtin Malaysia.
ARCHLine.XP, a professional architectural design software for BIM (Building Information Modelling), will be used for teaching and learning activities for Civil and Construction Engineering and Construction Management students of the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering at Curtin Malaysia’s Faculty of Engineering and Science.
Senior lecturer Dr Wong Kwong Soon of the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering received 35 ARCHLine.XP education licences from Arthur Gan, director of Computer Graphic Network, the local representative of Cadline Network Limited.
Gan also conducted an ARCHLine.XP introductory session for staff and students of the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Curtin Malaysia.
BIM, an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals the insight and tools to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure, has been integrated into the curriculum of Curtin’s Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and Construction Engineering, especially in the unit related to drawing and surveying and the course’s integrated design project.
Dr Wong said the introduction of BIM into the curriculum was timely as BIM is the latest game changer as a technology solution.
“For our civil and construction engineering graduates, mastery of BIM can be of great advantage as the AEC industry is going through a major transformation where BIM experts will be needed to lead, manage and cope with the transformation,” said Dr Wong.
