Building Products Archives

Product Spotlight: Inex>Boards from Brickworks

Introducing Brickworks Inex>Boards to PlusSpec and BIMBits "INEX>BOARDS Provides a range of high performing, lighter weight materials for the construction industry. INEX>BOARDS offer a superior, yet price competitive, environmentally friendly alternative to fibre cement and plasterboard products." Region Availability Australia Product Range Product Advantages Low Carbon Strength Fire Resistance Durability Acoustic Resistance Stability Water Resistance Impact [...]

Sustainable Design and Construction: How to consider the environment with PlusSpec BIM software

New Year’s resolutions are often taken seriously for the first few days, but it’s not too long before old habits kick in. If one of your resolutions was to do your part to save the environment (and not just to lose those extra pounds you gained over Christmas) then let us help you make a difference by […]

Tilt panels and prefabricated concrete building components in Design, BIM, Estimating, CAD software

Modular construction comes in many forms. Designing concrete prefabricated panels to suit transportation and load capacity of a crane can be a challenge. There are software packages that do this in a high LOD (level of detail), such as Tekla, which allows the addition of reinforcement and output of working drawings. In many cases this level of detail [...]

Taubmans full range of paint colours inside PlusSpec

Communicate colour and finishes in a way that everyone understands! Over 5040 Taubmans paint colours to select from! We are happy to announce to our Australian users, that Taubmans have partnered with RubySketch, and will now have their full range of paint colours available inside of PlusSpec. Every single colour! Can you believe it?! Key benefits for PlusSpec & Taubmans Customers: Architects and Designers […]

Introducing the most powerful and easy-to-use BIM & Estimating Paint Tool

Paint: The problems faced by Design Professionals Up until now, most Architects, Designers and Interior Designers have avoided choosing and specifying paint in 3D BIM projects – and prefer to simply use mood boards. This is understandable, as other 3D BIM software are not design tools – and are not about communicating design intent in a [...]

Brickworks Austral Bricks now have their full range of bricks available inside of PlusSpec for SketchUp

We are happy to announce to our Australian users, that Brickworks Australbricks have further partnered with RubySketch, and now have their full range of bricks available inside of PlusSpec. Every single brick! Can you believe it? Combined with PlusSpec’s new Material Library search function, Australian users can now set their State (Vic, NSW, WA, QLD, SA, TAS) […]

Manufacturer Spotlight: Taubmans

We would like to thank Taubmans for their latest PlusSpec ‘shout-out’, and for their ongoing support. Australian users will be very happy to hear that the full Taubmans colour range is Coming Soon to PlusSpec! Check out their latest Flyer: Taubmans regularly send out flyers with their paint brushout samples – and every user of […]

Stramit Colorbond Steel Roofing now available inside of PlusSpec for SketchUp

We are happy to announce to our Australian users, that Stramit Building Products have partnered with RubySketch, and now have their Stramit and ColorBond roofing range available inside of RubySketch and PlusSpec for SketchUp. John Bull, Stramit’s Marketing Manager, recognizes the value of PlusSpec for the industry. “PlusSpec is the solution the industry has been waiting […]

Understanding BIM Content

Many manufacturers make the classic error of trying to replicate their products exactly. This is a big mistake. It is also erroneous to think that one version of your content will suffice. The first thing that you need to understand is: different professionals will want to use your content in different ways. Many professionals speak […]

Manufacturers & BIM: Create the right content with RubySketch

BIM content can be detrimental to a manufacturer’s business, if it is not done correctly. Many manufacturers make the classic error of trying to replicate their products exactly. This is a big mistake. The people who will use your content are comprised of various professionals (architects, interior designers, builders), and each profession requires different kinds of […]