NEWS: Faro introduces Focus S laser scanner
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Features include enhanced environmental protection and in-field compensation for construction BIM-CIM professionals
NEWS: UK BIM Alliance to host workshops at ICE BIM 2016
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Workshops include BIM for SMEs, public clients, private clients, designers, contractors and supply chain
NEWS: Pointfuse V2 to power point cloud conversion in Arena4D
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New Integration will allow users to convert all or any part of the billions of points contained within a typical point cloud
Project Soane: design viz winners
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Project Soane challenged leading visualisation experts to bring Sir John Soane’s Bank of England back to life. We explore how some of the winning entries were created
NEWS: From Revit to VR in two clicks with Autodesk LIVE
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Autodesk launches new beta release of its interactive design viz service that support Oculus Rift and HTC Vive
Project Soane: design viz workflow
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Mihail Bila, 3D Artist at Glass Canvas, steps us through the design viz workflow used to create one of the striking stills of Sir John Soane’s Bank Of England entered in the Project Soane competition
EVENT: DEVELOP3D LIVE Boston
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On Sept 26, DEVELOP3D hosted its first ever conference and exhibition on US soil for a wonderfully intimate celebration of design, engineering and technology
White Frog makes the leap to a tiny desktop
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Staff at the BIM training company reassess their conservative hardware approach following a trial of the HP Z240 SFF
Review: Lenovo ThinkStation P910
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This highly customizable dual Xeon workstation can be tailored for any design viz workflow, from ray trace rendering to VR. By Greg Corke
Gallery: Virtual reality
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We highlight three architectural VR projects from around the UK, complete with tips on how to make VR work for you.
Canal concept
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In Amsterdam’s Eastern Docklands, a 3D printing project is underway, using bioplastics and concrete to bring to life a Dutch canal house with a difference
Shake, rattle and roll
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Norwegian researchers simulate how low-frequency sound waves travel within buildings to help alleviate annoying vibrations.
A level-headed approach to BIM
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Level of definition (LOD) matters because, without a clear idea of how much information is needed at each stage of a project, BIM benefits are likely to be compromised.
IoT impact
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After a slow lift-off, the Internet of Things is making its presence felt in almost every aspect of the AECO industry
The missing link
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When it comes to addressing gaps in the BIM chain, it’s time to take a look at construction verification as a way to add long-term project value
Aligning real and virtual construction
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From drone-gathered site data to augmented reality (AR), advanced technologies are bringing new perspectives on real-world environments and works in progress
CAD’s next frontier
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Martyn Day reports on the latest developments in computational and generative design and examines how Autodesk is ramping up development
Review: BOXX APEXX 2 + renderPRO 2
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By dedicating a high GHz workstation to CAD and a dual Xeon box to rendering, one can have optimised hardware for both processes
Preview: V-Ray for Revit
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V-Ray, the powerful architectural ray trace renderer, is now available inside Revit, with push-button control so it can be used by non-experts
NEWS: Bentley ramps up software in design and construction
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Tools focus on conceptual design, data acquisition and construction management
NEWS: Vectorworks goes all out with 2017 releases
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Vectorworks has just launched significant updates to its suite of BIM apps covering architecture, landscape, and structural as well as stage design and generic 3D modelling
NEWS: BIM tools to get direct access to Revit data
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New Open Design Alliance (ODA) toolkit will allow other BIM tools to read and write data in the Autodesk Revit 3D format
NEWS: NASA and HP challenge designers to redefine life in space
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Expedition Z design competition calls for a product to help astronauts aboard the ISS to eat, sleep, work or play
NEWS: Bentley takes aim at Autodesk business model change
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Bentley gives Autodesk customers opportunity to ‘upgrade’ Autodesk Perpetual Licences in advance of July 31 deadline
Bringing Revit to life
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Last year Autodesk demonstrated a VR capability that could deliver immersive experiences from accurate Revit models. This demonstration has now become a reality
REVIEW: Lenovo ThinkPad P40 Yoga
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Lenovo's unique 14-inch mobile workstation is a lightweight, multimode device that flips between laptop and tablet with ease
Lidar of the pack
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The 3D lidar scan is a game-changer for architectural practices, writes Jacob Down of Poynton Bradbury Wynter Cole Architects.
Dome of delight
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The Singapore Sports Hub is the world’s largest freespanning dome structure. Here’s how integrated architectural and structural design made this ambitious project a reality
Forging a connection
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At the point where HS2’s main line from London branches out to Birmingham and Leeds, Ineco used software from Bentley Systems to design and document the optimal track alignment
REVIEW: Scan 3XS GW-HS10
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This Small Form Factor (SFF) workstation may be bulkier than many rivals, but its ability to host a high-end graphics card makes it stand out from the crowd