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Invicara Releases BIM Assure 1.2: Intelligent Rules for the BIM Model

Thursday, April 27th, 2017

Marty Chobot, vice president of Marketing for Invicara spoke with AECCafe Voice about the latest BIM Assure 1.2 release.

Configurable report templates let users export model data to Excel for review or further analysis. Data slices and related element data reports help users get the right data for the right elements in a very familiar and easy-to-use format.

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Tags: AEC, architects, architecture, BIM, building, building design, building information modeling, CAD, Cloud, collaboration, design, engineering, infrastructure, Invicara
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3D Reality Mesh Models Become Smarter with Bentley’s New Reality Modeling Technology

Thursday, April 20th, 2017

Recent advancements in reality modeling have made the technology, which was once limited to highly skilled, well-trained individuals and costly equipment, now accessible to everyone. Faraz Ravi, a Bentley fellow and project manager for reality modeling spoke with AECCafe Voice about Bentley’s new innovations in reality modeling technology which greatly simplify the process of capturing, processing, and using data to create engineering-ready 3D models.

A 3D engineering-ready reality mesh created in ContextCapture comparing (left to right) photogrammetry, LiDAR, and a hybrid input. (Image courtesy of Bentley Systems and City of Strasbourg)

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Tags: 3D, 3D cities, AEC, architects, architecture, Bentley Systems, BIM, building, building design, building information modeling, CAD, collaboration, infrastructure, laser scanning, point clouds, reality capture, Reality modeling
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Dell All-in-One Desktop Computer Offers Touch Screen and 10 Speakers

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

The “new in January” Dell All-in-One desktop computer XPS 27 Windows 10 PC which sports a 27” screen with touch screen is one of the popular “All-in-One” computers that are offered by various hardware vendors today. Because of the computer’s ten speakers and great sound system, it may be extremely popular with those who want to hold a concert in their home.

Dell All-in-One XPS 27 Desktop Computer

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Tags: 3D, AEC, architects, architecture, Autodesk University, BIM, building, CAD, construction, Dell, design, engineering, engineers, point clouds
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TurboCAD Pro Platinum 2017 with Surface and Solid Modeling Available

Thursday, April 6th, 2017

IMSI® Design announced the release of TurboCAD Pro Platinum 2017 recently, the company’s premium 2D drafting and 3D Surface and Solid modeling application for Windows desktop PCs. Dave Taylor of TurboCAD, demoed the product and some of its notable features, which actually number close to 50.