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’
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