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Image BIM has improved information sharing on construction projects, but, as Newforma’s Tim Bates argues, there are still many areas where information fails to flow at all.

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Image A strong focus on staff training and skills development keeps David Miller architects ahead of the curve in BIM readiness.

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BIMobject's annual event in Malmo, Sweden gave little doubt of the momentum behind downloadable BIM content.

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Image Footage of real-life actors merged with 3D architectural models to create slick a visualisation reminiscent of a short film.

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Image With new CPUs and GPUs, faster storage and new I/O technologies, it is the perfect time to buy a workstation, writes Greg Corke.

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Image The Xplore Bobcat weighs just over 1kg, has an 8 hour battery life and can withstand drops from 1.5m

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Image Architectural visualisation tool features faster rendering, new materials, better lighting and optimised modelling tools.

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Image Technology preview enables engineers, architects, and researchers to model energy and water use in buildings.

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Image ArchiCAD plug-in turns OBJ and FBX objects into ArchiCAD library parts as alternative to creating objects with GDL

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Image Autodesk partners with Topcon for new BIM 360 Layout app that guides users to physical locations on site.

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Image HPC-SA’s ArchiWIZARD software uses raytracing technology for solar heat gain and lighting analysis.

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Image Clients and contractors can now get involved in the BIM workflow through mobile devices

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Image New solution on Aconex Platform manages BIM data between design and construction teams and in to operations.

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Image Academic Workshop to explore how BIM educational activities are affecting the attainment of educational outcomes.

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Image Having only just acquired Gehry Technologies, it seems Trimble has wasted no time in productizing the technology that GT had developed

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Image The Colas Group selects McLaren’s FusionLive as its global engineering collaboration solution

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Image California-based @Xi Computer Corporation has revamped its entire workstation line up

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Image Concerto’s Integrated Project and Asset Management Solution supports the BIM Common Data Environment

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Image Fujitsu becomes the final tier one workstation manufacturer to unveil its new Intel Haswell Xeon E5 v3 workstations

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Image Trimble continues its AEC acquisition trend, this time bagging the technical expertise and products of Gehry Technologies

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Image Kentucky design firm adds new services and wins more work with BIM and Autodesk Revit

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Image Tekla Structures has always been about the creation of models to a fabrication level of detail but now engineers, fabricators and contractors are being given access to more powerful tools to exploit the data within the Building Information Model.

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Image Meeting the challenge of finding the right balance between performance and portability in a mobile workstation

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Image This mainstream CAD-class mobile workstation offers some unique features for security and maintenance.

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Image Arup leads structural engineering of Las Vegas High Roller by integrating Bentley Systems software with a number of third-party tools including Rhino, Oasys GSA, LS-DYNA, Altair HyperMesh and Navisworks.

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Image The performance of PCIe Solid State Drives (SSDs) may look incredible on paper but how does it translate to the real world? We test out a combination of SATA and PCIe SSDs using point cloud software, LFM Server, as well as Revit and 3ds Max.

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Image One way to speed up model creation is to download content from a web portal to add real world objects such as doors, windows, appliances and furniture. We take a look at the latest developments in the market.

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Image Replacing 125 workstations at six global sites with centralised virtual desktops running Revit, AutoCAD and SketchUp with Citrix and Nvidia GRID is just the beginning for Inbo Architecten.

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Image AceCad Software has released a free version of BIMReview with functionality designed to enable effective review and visual communication with BIM models at all stages of a construction project

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Leica Geosystems is claiming a major leap forward in laser scanning project efficiency with Cyclone 9.0, the latest release of its point cloud solution for processing laser scan data.