Abvent announces Artlantis 2019
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Latest version of rendering tool for images, panoramas, VR objects and animations, unifies the features of Artlantis Render and Artlantis Studio
Samsung unveils 4TB SATA SSD
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New 2.5-inch SATA Samsung 860 QVO SSD (Solid State Drive) looks well suited to entry-level workstation upgrades
Smart City innovators
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In the second of a series of three articles, Rebecca De Cicco details the importance of supporting innovative companies in developing technologies for smart cities
Chaos Group creates single viz pipeline for real-time and ray tracing
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V-Ray for Unreal allows viz artists to build a V-Ray scene in 3ds max, Maya, SketchUp or Rhino, then import the scene file into Unreal
Connecting design and construction
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We report on the latest developments in ‘constructioneering’, a process that aims to solve the fragmented workflow between design and construction.
Verifi3D by Xinaps
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This cloud-based BIM tool goes beyond co-ordinated documentation and visualisation. It can help establish if a design meets building regs and is fit for purpose.
OpenBuildings: design and beyond
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How Bentley Systems intends to play to its strengths in building design with focused, vertical design tools, cross disciplinary workflows and open data
BIM data to flow freely between Autodesk Revit and Unity
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Autodesk and Unity extend collaboration to make it easier to create game engine viz, VR and AR experiences
iModel unleashed
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iModel, Bentley’s format for exchanging project information between design, construction and operations, has just gone open source to feed the Digital Twin
Autodesk forges ahead with construction
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Autodesk’s refocus on construction has never been so clearly evident than at this year’s annual user event in Las Vegas.
Solibri releases Model Checker v9.9 for BIM QA
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New release said to offer an unparalleled level of freedom in terms of solution customisation and third-party connectivity
Oasys updates automated building and utility damage assessment software
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XDisp 20.0 can be used to perform rail, building and utility damage assessment for all types of excavation and infrastructure projects
Geo models helping Anglian Water visualise infrastructure
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Visualisations used to inform designs, communicate ideas and digitally rehearse build sequences
Nvidia introduces mid-range Quadro RTX 4000 GPU for ray tracing
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Powerful single slot GPU will also be VR Ready and feature 8GB of GDDR6 memory
Autodesk allows virtualisation and cloud-based deployments
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All customers can now host desktop applications such as Revit and AutoCAD on cloud workstations
BIMobject targets design viz with Twinmotion app
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Architects can now choose from 350,000 smart objects to bring their designs to life in Twinmotion, based on Unreal Engine
Lenovo embraces ray tracing and AI with Nvidia Quadro RTX
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Nvidia Quadro RTX GPUs, including the Quadro RTX 4000, supported in the ThinkStation P330 Tower up to the P920
Lumion 9 looks to nature to deliver new levels of realism
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Real time rendering tool supports real skies, customisable 3D grass, atmospheric rain and snow and introduces Rhino link
Vehicle swept path analyses viewed directly in Google Earth
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Transoft Solutions and Plexscape partnership brings AutoTURN 3D vehicle simulation to life in Google Earth, via Plex.Earth.
Cintoo Cloud makes light work of gigantic point clouds
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New cloud service streams colossal laser scans to any device and supports collaborative BIM processes
Unreal Engine 4.21 gets support for Revit and collaborative design review
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New AEC-focused features added to Unreal Studio beta 4.21 and Datasmith workflow toolkit
Mark-up added to Tenderfield construction management platform
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New tools allow team members to collaborate with the latest construction plans on any device
AMD gives first glimpse of monster 64-core EPYC ‘Rome’ CPU
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64-core server processor promises to deliver exceptional performance for render farms and CFD clusters
WorldViz releases enhanced solution for large-scale VR
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VizMove 2.0 VR helps organisations deliver large-scale VR experiences for communication, collaboration and research
NavVis IndoorViewer extends reach of point clouds beyond BIM
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Web-based application converts static laser scans into immersive 360° walkthroughs
NEWS: Samsung launches superfast portable SSD
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Samsung Portable SSD X5 features Thunderbolt 3 and NVMe technology for read speeds up to 2,800 MB/sec
Intel launches 28 core, 4.3GHz Xeon W-3175X processor
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First unlocked Intel Xeon processor set to take on 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper
NEWS: Allplan 2019 for architects and engineers
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New version of the BIM software with numerous new features and optimized BIM workflows
NEWS: Solibri Model Checker link for ArchiCAD 22 released
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One-click link designed to help achieve higher design quality earlier in the process
NEWS: IMSCAD and PhoenixNAP form global partnership
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Graphical DaaS (Desktop as a Service) platform, which delivers cloud desktops with or without graphics, is ‘world’s first’