Plexscape and Airbus to offer satellite imagery in AutoCAD
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With Plexscape’s Plex-Earth 5 AutoCAD plug-in engineers can monitor site conditions throughout a project
Aectual launches service for custom 3D-printed architectural products
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Design-to-delivery platform enables rapid production of floors, panels, furniture and other architectural solutions
AMD paves way for new 2021 Threadripper Pro workstations
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As exclusive Lenovo agreement comes to an end, AMD to make Threadripper Pro available to all
Q&A: virtual workstations
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Greg Corke talks virtual workstations with graphics virtualisation specialist Adam Jull, CEO of IMSCAD, touching on hybrid deployments, VR, Covid-19 and more
Zhongnan Center to adopt D10 for collaborative VR
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One of China’s largest property developers to use Norwegian start-up’s VR tool on 500m skyscraper
Arcon Glas Visualizer to help explore visual impact of glazing
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New visualisation tool designed to give first impression of different glazing options on building façades
Flexibility for BIM in the cloud
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AMD-powered cloud-based instances maximises remote productivity for leading Dutch construction firm TBI [sponsored content]
Tours in the Wild brings structure to VR/AR presentations
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New feature helps AEC firms control the narrative and guide clients and collaborators through a sequenced, curated experience
Are you getting the most out of your CAD software? Evaluating the Benefits and ROI of your CAD
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Review: Lenovo ThinkStation P620 / AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro
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The launch of the Lenovo ThinkStation P620 feels like a pivotal moment in the workstation market. We get hands-on with this exciting new 64-core Threadripper Pro workstation
3D Repo integrates with Procore
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AEC firms can now access their 3D Repo BIM models directly from the construction project management platform
Rhino 7 brings Rhino and Grasshopper inside Revit
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Rhino.Inside.Revit ‘bridges the gap between Rhino’s freeform modelling and the world of BIM’
SiteScape brings LiDAR scanning to the iPhone / iPad
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Free software can capture 9 million dimensionally-accurate points in space with a single scan, or roughly 2,000sqft
Bridging the gap between CAD and real-time rendering
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How architects can use the CAD tools they love in combination with fast real-time rendering tools like Unreal Engine and Twinmotion [sponsored content]
Faro launches WebShare Enterprise for reality data
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Enables as-built 3D reality data to be stored on company’s private server or cloud infrastructure
Fixie secures £100k to make 3D printing accessible to architects
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London-based firm looks to simplify 3D printing process by eliminating the need for arduous remodelling
Chaos Vantage brings ray tracing to real-time 3D
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Project Lavina finally comes to fruition as Chaos Group broadens its portfolio with new fully interactive design viz tool
ODA releases Apple silicon support
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Will help existing Intel-based Mac CAD / BIM applications to be ported over to the new Apple M1 processor
Immersive 4D technology to help boost HS2 site safety
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3D Repo’s cloud-based platform for BIM data at heart of SafetiBase 4D system used by Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV)
BIMcollab improves workflow for BIM data extraction and sharing
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New ‘Lists’ feature uses flexible pivot grids where fields can be dragged and dropped across filters, columns, rows and values
AI to help predict embodied carbon in construction
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Innovate UK funded project to help drive down industry carbon emissions and meet Government’s green targets
Unity Reflect now supports Autodesk BIM 360
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Cloud-based BIM projects can be connected to Unity’s real-time, immersive collaboration platform across VR, AR, XR, web & mobile
Arkio adds support for hand tracking and Autodesk BIM 360
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AR/VR-focused collaborative design tool for architecture edges closer to official launch
Buro Happold partners with Microsoft for property management
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Collaboration combines Buro Happold’s data analytics and insights platform SmartViz with Microsoft Azure
New utility designed to automate repetitive tasks in Revit
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Ideate Automation allowing Ramboll to perform previously fragmented automation tasks and increase its efficiency
Your software, your choice. Vectorworks Licensing Philosophies
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Vectorworks explores the current licensing structure for its global design products [sponsored content]
Streaming BIM from the cloud with Unreal Engine
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Tridify recently launched a new BIM streaming service that uses Unreal Engine. Greg Corke caught up with the company’s CEO, Alexander Le Bell, to find out more
New SketchUp service offers insight into early stage design
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PreDesign helps assess how a site’s climate and environment might impact design
Inevidesk launches virtual desktop platform for AEC firms
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Designed to enable AEC firms to collaborate from anywhere - in the current Covid-19 world, and in the future
A Q&A with Andrew Anagnost
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As part of Autodesk University, CEO Andrew Anagnost held a virtual briefing with members of the press over Zoom