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Image Laser scanning has been threatening to go mainstream for a number of years, but the high cost the of hardware and software has kept it in the realms of the specialists. A new UK start-up combines the power of the cloud with new algorithms to break the hegemony

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Image Lenovo, HP, Nvidia and Nutanix among the firms offering extended trials from the desktop, datacentre and cloud.

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For the launch of Twinmotion 2020, Greg Corke explores what Epic Games has in store for the easy-to-use arch viz tool

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Image Greg Corke test drives AMD’s new affordable $399 pro graphics card that delivers real time viz and VR capabilities for the price of a typical CAD-focused GPU

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Image With the new 64-core Ryzen Threadripper 3990X ray trace rendering and CAD have never been such good bedfellows

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Image Collaborative R&D ‘i-REAP’ research project could lead to energy efficiency advice service for building owners

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Image BC Enterprise+ will provide ‘360-degree view of the entire project’s assets’ pre, during and post construction

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Image As the construction industry experiments with offsite, modular and design for manufacture, could 3D printing play a key role?

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Image For team collaboration and design / review in VR, Autodesk BIM 360 is starting to emerge as a central hub, while the wireless Oculus Quest headset gains traction.

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Image New 7nm professional graphics card targets 3D CAD and BIM, as well as entry-level VR and GPU rendering

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Image DokaCAD for Revit can help optimise safety, time and costs, as well as assembly and deployment plans for formwork elements

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Image Software used in planning of airports, train stations and stadia, and better understanding user experience within other spaces

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Image Greg Corke reports on 24 firms (and even more technologies) that caught his eye at the Autodesk University Expo

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Image Firms pay a monthly fee per workstation while time is bought separately on a ‘pay as you go’ basis

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Image BricsCAD BIM now connects to the BIMcollab platform to streamline issue resolution

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Image We talk to Bentley Systems about the challenge of creating digital twins and the “black art” of wrangling project data

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Image New software library represents space rather than just building fabric to aid analysis

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Image Arnaud Girin, CFD application engineer at SimScale explores pedestrian wind comfort through the practical application of CFD technology on two real world projects

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Image While AutoCAD still dominates the 2D market, Berlin-based Gräbert is looking to take DWG to new highs

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Image In 2015, Autodesk released Project Fractal to investigate generative design in AEC. It has now evolved into Project Refinery

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Image Peregrine software designed to find optimal designs in seconds, particularly during the conceptual phase

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Image Users of real-time viz, VR and GPU rendering software can now get performance and portability from this beefed-up 15-inch mobile workstation

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Image Momentum might be with cloud, but there’s a lot to be said for an internal management system completely under your control

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Image February event will feature architect Oliver Heath; Radio 4 presenter Timandra Harkness; and American BIM expert Chris Tisdel

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Image Greg Corke reports from Autodesk University where construction took centre stage as Autodesk re-invents itself as the end-to-end AEC company.

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Image AMD has transformed Threadripper from a cost-effective multi-core CPU, to one with leading performance. Greg Corke reviews this impressive workstation for rendering

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Image BOXX is one of the first to offer the new 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, delivering impressive performance for rendering with no compromise for CAD

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Image Re-engineered cooling system brings Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 to Dell’s mainstream 15-mobile workstation

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Image With HP ZCentral, HP brings its RGS technology into its Z family and introduces new broking software for managing pools of workstations

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Image The media is full of stories about AI - both its huge promise and its possible negative effects on all aspects of our society. But what impact will it have on the AEC professions?