AECCafe Voice Archive for the ‘BIM’ CategoryThe Architectural Future of Notre DameThursday, April 25th, 2019We experience cultural heritage loss when an ancient piece of architecture or cultural artifact is irreparably damaged, as the fire that destroyed the Gothic Notre Dame’s spire and roof. Just days before, many of the priceless statues and artifacts had been removed from the cathedral for cleaning, saving them from certain destruction.
AECCafe Special Report: Digital Twin Technology Mirrors AEC Reality, Materializes the IntangibleFriday, March 22nd, 2019Digital Twins – are they taking the AEC technology world by storm? IDC recently noted that by 2020, 30% of global 2000 companies will be using data from Digital Twins to improve organizational productivity by as much as 25%.  According to the 2018 Gartner Hype Cycle, Digital Twin is a trend that is now approaching the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” and is estimated to hit the “Plateau of Productivity” within 5 to 10 years. Image courtesy of Gartner, Inc. Unity 3D’s PiXYZ Plug-In Real Time 3D Tool Changes the Face of Workflow ModelsFriday, March 8th, 2019Tim McDonough, general manager of Industries, for Unity3D spoke with AECCafe Voice about the PiXYZ plug in that can be now used to host AEC projects in Unity3D. PiXYZ Plugin and PiXYZ Studio for Unity allows you to import IFC BIM files into Unity. The 2018.3 version of the PiXYZ products are now available and can import the geometry from Revit and all BIM 360 data. Trimble’s Constructible Revolutionizes Building Construction DataThursday, February 28th, 2019In an interview with Jon Fingland, general manager of collaboration solutions at Trimble, we talked about the need for digitization and transformation in the construction industry. Trimble’s answer to the challenges and transition to digitization is Constructible, a purpose-driven approach to building construction – a process that coordinates and optimizes the entire design, build, operate lifecycle. Constructible links the work of each construction stage and helps to implement that work within businesses. The Shape of Possibility: SOLIDWORKS World 2019Monday, February 18th, 2019The theme of SOLIDWORKS World 2019 held February 11-13 in Dallas, Texas, was “Where possibility takes form…” Tracy B Wilson of SOLIDWORKS made the introductions at the General Session, beginning with Gian Paolo Bassi, CEO, SOLIDWORKS, Dassault Systèmes.
COFES 2019 Charts the Future of TechnologyThursday, February 14th, 2019President of Tech-Clarity, Inc. and COFES conference co-chair and moderator, Jim Brown spoke about the COFES Conference, Congress of on the Future of Engineering, which is to be held in Silicon Valley this year April 7-April 10. While COFES has traditionally been held over a weekend, this year it will take place on business days.
AECCafe Digital Twin QuestionnaireThursday, February 7th, 2019Digital twin technology has been talked about a great deal over the past few years, and is being worked on in various technology segments. At one time it was the province of manufacturing and now it is part of the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and data analytics. It is also being explored by numerous industries. The IDC recently noted that by the year 2020, 30% of global 2000 companies will be implementing data from digital twins to gain greater productivity.  Sir John Armitt, National Infrastructure Commission, UK AECCafe Industry Predictions for 2019 – Part 4Friday, February 1st, 2019In Part 4 of our AECCafe Industry Predictions, certain trends are further supported by submissions – support for and increased use of more cloud-based technologies, mobile technologies, the movement toward more efficiency in the construction business,virtual reality and augmented reality, the further integration of GIS and CAD, and Digital Twins.  Image courtesy of CCCC Water Transportation Consultants, Ltd. AECCafe Industry Predictions for 2019 – Part 3Thursday, January 24th, 2019Welcome to the third installment of the AECCafe Industry Predictions for 2019. As we have had great response to our request for predictions, we continue to bring you industry predictions from leading companies in the AEC industry for the month of January. This installment features topics such as metadata, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud as reality, increasing data needs, construction and operation, digitalization, simulation, indoor mapping and much more. Companies’ viewpoints represented here include Panzura, Vectorworks, PlanGrid, and SimScale – each from a different perspective of the AEC industry. AECCafe Industry Predictions for 2019 – Part 2Thursday, January 17th, 2019Welcome to the second installation of our series of AECCafe Industry Predictions for 2019. This week we have a number of submissions focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning implementations as primary technologies featured for 2019. The trend has already begun but definitely will be shaping the AEC industry in the year to come and beyond. As Tibor Szolnoki of GRAPHISOFT says, “Augmented Reality becomes common practice: in collaborative design processes, in job-site applications, and in consumer applications (like home-design solutions).”
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