Construction

Thinkproject acquires London-based Digital Field Solutions

Posted by AEC Magazine - April 8, 2021

Acquisition will bolster construction SaaS provider’s mobile data capture capabilities

Construction

Procore portfolio gets cost management enhancements

Posted by Martyn Day - April 6, 2021

Procore adds a raft of financial reporting capabilities to better manage construction projects

Construction

Free app captures construction sites with any drone

Posted by Martyn Day - April 1, 2021

HCSS is giving away a comprehensive drone surveying app to work with its online construction…

Reality modelling

NavVis IndoorViewer integrates with Construction Cloud

Posted by AEC Magazine - March 31, 2021

New integration with BIM 360 and Autodesk Build makes 3D scan data widely available.

Reality modelling

Faro enhances construction QA/QC management software

Posted by AEC Magazine - March 30, 2021

BuildIT Construction 2021 includes concrete floor flatness analysis and simplified reporting

Digital fabrication

Autodesk and its drive towards DfMA

Posted by Martyn Day - March 26, 2021

We look at Autodesk’s efforts and future vision in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly

Visualisation

Unreal Engine in architecture, engineering & construction

Posted by Martyn Day - March 24, 2021

The success of Unreal Engine in gaming continues to help fund the expansion of the…

News

Piaggio and Trimble collaborate on robot-swarms

Posted by Martyn Day - March 24, 2021

Trimble and Piaggio Fast Forward trial (PFF) autonomous robots that follow others on construction sites.

VR/MR

Unity acquires VisualLive to boost mixed reality for construction

Posted by Greg Corke - March 10, 2021

Arizona-based software developer has established tools for HoloLens in construction

Project management

Autodesk launches Autodesk Takeoff for quantification

Posted by Martyn Day - March 10, 2021

Cloud-based service to assist estimators with 2D and 3D quantification