Leica Geosystems launches wireless BLK2GO handheld 3D scanner
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Spatial awareness technology allows for scanning while in motion
Lenovo takes graphics to new levels with ThinkPad P53
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First major OEM to offer the Quadro RTX 5000 in a 15-inch mobile workstation for high-end VR and rendering
Unity announces BIM collaboration software at AIA
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Unity Reflect to launch by end of year offering tight integration with Revit
The future of AEC technology
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New technologies are having a profound impact on architecture, engineering & construction. At NXT BLD in London on 11 June, you will find out how
What comes after Revit? Autodesk aims to reinvent collaborative BIM
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Project Quantum, a platform technology for “evolving the way BIM works, in the era of the cloud, by providing a common data environment”, evolves into Project Plasma
Embracing digital fabrication
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It has taken almost 20 years for the building industry to adopt 3D modelling and BIM processes in the design phase. By comparison, the move to the fabrication of buildings in factories is happening in a blink of an eye
Epic Games acquires Twinmotion viz tool for architects, then gives it away
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Epic Games targets users of BIM software, especially Revit and ArchiCAD, with Unreal Engine-powered Twinmotion.
Varjo XR-1 headset promises new levels of realism for mixed reality
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Professional headset uses video-pass-through to deliver “true Mixed Reality Indistinguishable from the Real World”
Digital twins for a sustainable built environment
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As the world strives to meet climate change targets, the role of digital twins is set to become increasingly important, writes Don McLean, CEO & founder, IES
Accurate, dynamic 3D city models streamed live
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Dynamic 3D models to provide a visualisation and analytical platform for smart city projects, transport / infrastructure planning, development planning and more
HP VR Backpack G2 blurs consumer / pro boundaries
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Machine offers a ‘free-roam’ tetherless VR experience and doubles up as ‘super-slim’ desktop
Quadro RTX at heart of new ZBook mobile workstations
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HP also rolls out new entry-level desktop workstations that aren’t so entry-level anymore
Nvidia launches Quadro RTX for mobile workstations
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All of the new GPUs are VR Ready and are heavily focussed on ray trace rendering
Bentley’s site tool goes from concept to detailed design
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OpenSite Designer includes analytics optimisation, links to geotechnical engineering solutions, and tools to produce ‘all required project deliverables’
Oasys GSA 10.0 improves model creation for simulation
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Engineers can move away from working directly with a building’s analysis model and with its design model instead
Graphisoft tunes performance for ArchiCAD 23
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The latest release of the popular BIM tool accelerates software startup, file opening and more, and includes re-engineered column and beam tools
Tekla Structures 2019
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With its latest Tekla promises to make engineers more productive. Accelerated production of GAs is the most obvious benefit but the end goal is to build confidence in the 3D model, so data can flow freely from design office to site
Out of the shadows
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The race for enterprise VR is heating up. Stephen Holmes gets hands-on with Varjo’s first headset and discovers an experience that goes far beyond anything he’s seen before
Graphisoft’s new CEO
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With the London launch of ArchiCAD 23, AEC Magazine had the chance to catch up with Graphisoft’s new CEO of two months, Huw Roberts, to capture his thoughts on the company and the BIM market
Allplan updates BIM solution for bridge construction
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Allplan Bridge 2019-1 features 4D construction process planning and ‘effortless positioning’ of standardised and repetitive profiles
Five ways rugged tablets with 3D technology are transforming BIM
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Five ways rugged tablets with 3D technology are transforming BIM
Elecosoft enhances construction planning tool Powerproject
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Powerproject XV features new UI, schedule checking and more realistic real-time project simulations
Virtual learning
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Paul Tallon, design and visualisation Manager at the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M BIC) in Huddersfield, talks us through the process of building a virtual, to-scale version of the University of Huddersfield’s campus using ever-evolving 3D technology and drone data
AEC hackathon
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Randall Newton reports from the recent Hackathon event in Seattle, which aims to get people from various AEC disciplines together to think about new technologies in new ways
Design-build specialist Southland adopts cloud workstations
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Firm increases ‘flexibility, productivity and scalability’ using Workspot Cloud Workstations delivered through Microsoft Azure
Autodesk adds construction cost management to BIM 360
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New module designed to help contractors manage budgets and supplier contracts, and streamline change order workflows
ISG transforms scan-to-BIM workflows with Pointfuse
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Laser scanning software reduces time spent processing point cloud data from days to hours
The Wild adds new features to improve collaboration
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Speech-to-text comment tool and sketch annotation now available for VR-based design review tool
Solibri extends reach of BIM quality assurance
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New Solibri product family offers tailored tools for different roles, from BIM manager to site manager
Symmetry version 1.2 brings teams together in VR – literally
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The latest release of the AEC-focused VR tool can instantly gather collaborators together in the same position