Illoca brings ‘vibe modelling’ to AEC with Plamo
Agentic 3D workspace turns sketches, images and prompts into editable parametric geometry
Sherpa brings ‘prompt-free’ AI rendering to SketchUp
Browser-based software works from the SketchUp viewport using controls instead of a text prompt
PlanRadar adds AI Agents to automate routine tasks
Once an agent is triggered it completes the action itself, without an approval step
Arcadis invests in AEC AI platform Nomic
Strategic partnership follows six-month deployment across 12 countries
Endra expands to US and UK after $50m raise
Startup targets engineering consultancies with automated system design, routing and documentation
Procore to acquire DroneDeploy for $845m
Deal would bring aerial and ground reality capture into Procore's construction management platform.
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