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Susan Smith
Susan Smith has worked as an editor and writer in the technology industry for over 16 years. As an editor she has been responsible for the launch of a number of technology trade publications, both in print and online. Currently, Susan is the Editor of GISCafe and AECCafe, as well as those sites’ … More » Call for AEC Industry Predictions for 2019!January 4th, 2019 by Susan Smith
Happy New Year! Before the holidays I sent out a call for industry predictions for this year. So far, we have received a number of responses. This may mean that I need to extend this into a multiple part blog. Please get your submissions to me asap so they can be included.
ATTENTION ALL VENDORS AND TECHNOLOGISTS! Please send your industry predictions for 2019 to me, Susan Smith, susan.smith@ibsystems.com by January 8th for inclusion in a blog published in the first couple of weeks of January. Please keep your submission to 100-500 words, with author’s name, email address, photo and short bio. Do have a safe and wonderful holiday season and look forward to hearing from you in or before the New Year! Susan Smith, Editor, AECCafe ________________________________________________________ It’s exciting to predict what may be the technologies of the new year. Many of you have a finger on the pulse of what is up and coming, and can share valuable insights with our readers. Some of the responses are really exciting and profer an interesting look into the priorities of the industry going forward.  Artec Ray with Smart Car Will self-driving cars really be a big thing in 2019, part of digital cities and integrating road, rail and infrastructure? I just noticed today an announcement from Trimble: Neurable announced that it will collaborate with Trimble to bring brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to innovative solutions in the transportation and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. The two companies share a common vision of using neurotechnology to support digital transformation by providing a bi-directional feedback loop, driving increased safety and productivity. We will be hearing more from Trimble about their vision for 2019. Acquisitions and partnerships open doors to new ways of thinking, in some ways new neural pathways for technology. Deltek has acquired Avitru – the leader in construction specification content and software. Readers will know Avitru as ARCOM, a company headquartered in Atlanta. Avitru designs building specification systems including MasterSpec® – a product of The American Institute of Architects, SpecText, SpecBuilder Cloud and e-SPECS. Together, Deltek and Avitru will provide solutions and services to architects, engineers, contractors, owners and building product manufacturers. This acquisition expands Deltek’s offerings for the AECO industry by bringing in more resources, capabilities and expertise. Some partnerships will help further a technological vision that may ultimately become groundbreaking.  Bricsys V17 release Hexagon AB announced toward the end of 2018 the acquisition of Bricsys, a fast-growing developer of CAD (computer-aided design) software that has been at the forefront of providing open, collaborative construction technology solutions since its founding in 2002. Many products owe their origins to Bricsys. Its CAD platform, BricsCAD, supports 2D/3D general, mechanical, and sheet metal design and building information modelling (BIM) in one system. It’s 100% based on the Autodesk de facto standard design format (.dwg), providing designers, engineers, and BIM professionals powerful access to the huge potential of vertical CAD applications created by thousands of third-party developers. Bricsys also offers its own set of time-saving, artificial intelligence-driven add-ons – from conceptual modelling to seamless BIM workflows and cloud connectivity. Historically, many years ago Hexagon acquired Intergraph, the company that originally bought and supported MicroStation, then a CAD software, initially developed by Bentley Systems in the 1980s. MicroStation was then reacquired by Bentley Systems in or around 1993. MicroStation was based on the .dgn file format. Autodesk had since recognized that many of their customers used AutoCAD for process and pipe and developed an entire Plant design software suite. The number of .dwg users in plant and process is notable, so it was not surprising that Bricsys caught the attention of Hexagon, a company that has long been a leader in structural and process piping design. Intergraph also brought power and process applications to Hexagon. According to Hexagon president and CEO, Ola Rollén, “Hexagon has long been a leader in structural & process piping design. The Bricsys acquisition extends our domain expertise into building design, adding walls, floors, doors, and other construction related features. More importantly, we can now provide the AEC market with an end-to-end platform – with conceptual design, CAD design, BIM software and collaboration tools, project and cost controls, in-field construction execution tools (work packages), and progress documentation (reality capture) – to connect, automate, and ultimately ‘autonomise’ the entire building and construction ecosystem through our HxGN SMART Build solution.” Tags: 3D, 3D cities, AEC, architects, architecture, AutoCAD, Autodesk, Autodesk Revit, Bentley Systems, building, building design, building information modeling, CAD, Cloud, collaboration, construction, engineering, engineers, generative design, infrastructure, laser scanning, mobile, reality capture, Trimble, visualization Categories: 2D, 3D, AEC, AEC training, AECCafe, apps, architecture, Autodesk, Bentley Systems, building information modeling, collaboration, construction, engineering, field, field solutions, file sharing, IFC, lidar, mobile, openBIM, reality capture, rendering, simulation, site planning, sustainable design, traffic simulation, Trimble, virtual reality, visualization, wearable devices, Year in Infrastructure 2018 |
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