NEWS: Momentum grows for human-eye resolution VR / XR headset
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Varjo raises $31m and collaborates with leading industrial firms in advance of Q4, 2018 launch
NEWS: Elecosoft adds VR capability to cloud BIM system
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IconVR to aid design, planning and specification decision making in construction industry
Review: V-Ray for Rhino 3.6
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Has the Chaos Group created the ultimate photorealistic renderer for McNeel’s 3D modelling Swiss Army knife?
Q&A with Twinmotion
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We speak with Twinmotion’s Martin Krasemann on the real time rendering tool’s BIM integrations, viz deliverables, multi OS support, VR use cases and more
NEWS: Graphisoft UK partners with NBS
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Collaboration will allow ArchiCAD to be integrated with cloud-based specification platform NBS Chorus
Supporting the smart city agenda
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What the UK is achieving in the burgeoning smart cities sector and how BIM will need to play its part
Q&A with Glass Canvas
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Bill Nuttall discusses the London studio’s restless creative spirit and the art of creating VR experiences so immersive they could kill
New research into future automation of building code checks
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The project, which is funded by the Centre for Digital Built Britain, seeks participants to fill out a short online survey
NBS Chorus
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NBS’s latest development aims to bring the specification process out from its silo to benefit global team collaboration and provide a single source of truth, writes Martyn Day
The connected future
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The potential for connected operations in asset management, harnessing the power of BIM, digital twins, IoT and deep learning
How AI is impacting building simulations
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How the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning can be harnessed to optimise energy efficiency in buildings
Five tools for real-time rendering
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Explore your building from any angle, and in Virtual Reality, or produce stills and animations at lightning fast speeds
NEWS: UK infrastructure projects up for awards
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Four UK projects shortlisted in Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2018
Review: CADfix PPS
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With a reputation for solving the most challenging 3D geometry wrangling problems, ITI takes on the process plant workflow with its new, easy to use CADfix PPS system
Seeing the future
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Why HDR (High Dynamic Range) camera technology has the ability to transform survey data inputted into the BIM process
NEWS: Chaos Group launches V-Ray Cloud beta
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Cloud rendering service is simple to use, highly scaleable and comes with free credits while still in beta
Chaos Group previews real-time ray tracing
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Project Lavina uses Nvidia RTX technology to render colossal 3D scenes at 24-30 frames per second
Unreal Engine - becoming part of the design process
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Epic Games Enterprise has the bold ambition to make its legendary real time game engine an essential tool for design
NEWS: IrisVR adds one click support for Navisworks
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Plug-in allows construction teams to perform design review, QA/QC, and coordination at 1:1 scale in VR
Mission accomplished: HP Mars Home Planet VR experience
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VR experience explores innovations in architecture and engineering that will enable humans to make the leap to the Red Planet
NEWS: AMD launches powerful $999 Pro GPU for Viz/VR
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Radeon Pro WX 8200 excels at multi-tasking says AMD, laying strong foundation for GPU rendering
NEWS: Autodesk ‘reseller pressures’ lead to acquisitions in UK
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Excitech acquires Micro Concepts to boost AEC expertise and standing in manufacturing and engineering
NEWS: HoloMeeting brings Revit models to virtual meetings
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Software works with Microsoft HoloLens and Windows Mixed Reality Headsets for immersive collaborative sessions
NEWS: ConSteel develops bi-directional link to Tekla Structures
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Developers say solution offers smooth and quick transition between the structural and the detailing model
NEWS: 3D Laser Mapping and Geoslam merge
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New firm will trade as GeoSLAM Ltd, presenting itself as one of the world's most innovative mobile mapping and monitoring technology providers
NEWS: LA’s A+D Museum celebrates architectural viz through new exhibit
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Wireframes exhibit tracks progression of architectural communications through exclusive stories and Interactive VR
Nvidia takes giant leap with real time ray tracing
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3D graphics specialist launches Quadro RTX GPUs, which promise to transform the role photorealistic visualisation plays in product development, writes Greg Corke
Review: 2nd Gen AMD Threadripper
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AMD's new CPU has a phenomenal 32 cores running at a high frequency (GHz). We explore how 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper can transform design viz
NEWS: Lenovo unveils ThinkPad P1 mobile workstation
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Thin and light pro laptop takes on the Dell Precision 5530 and HP ZBook Studio G5
NBS launches cloud-based collaborative specification platform
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NBS expands its range of industry tools, launching a specification tool called Chorus, which aims to get teams working together