Nemetschek Vectorworks Inc, are excited by the announcement of the National Building Specification (NBS) Building Information Modelling (BIM) Library. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd, which is wholly owned by the Royal Institute of Architects (RIBA), the governing body for architects in the UK.Vectorworks is represented in the UK by Computers Unlimited and they will be working very closely with NBS and the BIM Academy on this initiative.

The National BIM Library will be a free online resource for architects, interior designers and others in the AEC industry. Visitors to the site will be able to download BIM objects for a wide assortment of systems and products.

Martyn Horne, Product Development Manager, Nemetschek Vectorworks Inc/Computers Unlimited commented: "Vectorworks Architect has been compatible with NBS products for several versions. This project takes us to the next stage. It will provide an important piece of the jigsaw in terms of open and collaborative BIM and simply makes good sense. Our Parasolids modelling technology not only provides a great combination of parametric and freeform geometry objects for our Architectural BIM users, but also gives product manufacturers the perfect pipeline for translating their 3D digital files into an openBIM compatible format."