SPAR 2010 Conference

Posted by - March 19, 2010
Laser scanning and point-cloud data will be widely used technologies in the coming years. Martyn Day visited Houston to attend…

Point clouds at Bentley

Posted by - September 17, 2012
Bentley Systems is very serious about point clouds. In the last twelve months alone it acquired Pointools and added powerful…

Faro Focus3D

Posted by - December 5, 2010
In the world of laser scanning there have been four certainties; laser scanners are big, heavy, complicated to use and…

From point cloud to BIM

Posted by - March 12, 2015
Survey software provider Kubit, recently acquired by Faro, goes back to basics with its analysis of the implications and ways…

Reality extensions in AEC

Posted by - November 19, 2014
Many innovations start out labelled as gimmicks, only to wait for other technologies and culture to catch up with them.…

Autodesk’s 2012 line-up

Posted by - May 14, 2011
Autodesk has a multitude of products to offer the AEC industry. With the new 2012 range, the company has decided…

Soaring through the cloud

Posted by - July 20, 2010
Point clouds and 3D laser scanners are in the news at the moment, with both Autodesk and Bentley now offering…