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Vectorworks 2021 Launches, Simplifying Users’ Workflow

Friday, September 18th, 2020

 

Vectorworks, Inc. has launched Vectorworks 2021 with what they call a continued emphasis on improving product quality, performance and the user experience. This latest release includes the 2021 versions of Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer and Fundamentals, as well as 2021 versions of Vision, Braceworks and ConnectCAD.

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Hovermap Offers Smarter Lidar Technology for AEC

Thursday, September 3rd, 2020

In a webinar recently presented by Emesent, the discussion was entitled “Smarter Lidar Technology for Infrastructure and AEC: better data, greater insights.”

Peter Dickinson, project manager for Emesent and Business Development manager for the Americas Dave Jaunay introduced customers who were using Emesent’s Hovermap sensor system for various challenging environments. It has been used extensively in mining and underground environments and land surveying.

The company Emesent is based in Brisbane, Australia with a staff of 38 but rapidly growing to meet global demands. The company aims to solve the problem of collection of data – in GPS-denied or challenging environments. The need to automate the collection of data,  gave birth to the Hovermap for mine and roads,  tunneling, indoor mapping and search and rescue, anywhere where maintaining a signal for GNSS solutions is problematic.

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Mitigating Risk in Construction

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

In the recent panel discussion hosted by IMAGINiT entitled “Mitigating Risk in Construction,” as part of the company’s “BIM and Digital Construction” series, panelists Norman Akin, Senior Applications expert, with a background in architectural construction and manufacturing applications, and Jim Stoneberger, Solutions Consultant for IMAGINiT, with a background in architecture and construction, joined moderator Joe Eichenseer, director of Building Lifecycle Solutions, to discuss this timely topic.

Autodesk BIM 360 Layout

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Bentley Systems’ Going Digital in Rail Addresses Carbon Footprint, Remote Working and Digital Twins

Friday, June 26th, 2020

Bentley Systems held the Rail Virtual Press Briefing entitled “Going Digital in Rail and Advancing BIM through Digital Twins” this week, featuring presentations from Bentley executives, Steve Cockerell, Industry Marketing Director, Rail and Transit, Eduardo Lazzarotto, Director of Project Management, and Teresa Elliott, Industry Marketing Direction, Digital Cities.

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AECCafe Industry Predictions 2020 – Part 4

Thursday, January 23rd, 2020

We are winding down our Industry Predictions 2020 series now, with one more week to go. The commitment of industry professionals to what lies ahead in 2020 is demonstrated in these informative views.

This week we cover topics such as digital adoption maturity in construction, VR/AR, drone capture and laser scanning, and cloud adoption. CMiC, Autodesk, Trimble and Workspot are our featured voices.

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AECCafe Industry Predictions 2020- Part 3

Thursday, January 16th, 2020

We’re coming down the home stretch with our AECCafe Industry Predictions. The last of a series of editorial articles on this topic will be published the last week of January. Deadline for entries is January 20th. This article is the third installment of those articles.

Please keep your submission to 200-1,000 words, with author’s name, email address, photo and a short bio. Susan.smith@ibsystems.com

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AECCafe Industry Predictions 2020 – Part 2

Friday, January 10th, 2020

Every January AECCafe Voice publishes blogs of industry predictions from our readers. This article is the second installment of those predictions. This year we have extended the deadline to Tuesday, January 14th for entries.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 01: Thousands of people line the harbour around the suburb of North Sydney during New Year’s Eve celebrations on January 01, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)

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AECCafe Editorial Calendar 2020

Thursday, December 5th, 2019

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Industry, Climate Change and Six New Europes

Wednesday, November 27th, 2019

Keith Clarke, CBE, FREng, FICE, RIBA, Chairman, speaking on the topic, “Forum for the Future,” at the Bentley Year In Infrastructure 2019 thought leadership conference in Singapore in October, pointed out that recycling bins throughout the convention center have a sign above them stating, “the greatest threat to the planet is that we think somebody else will save it.”

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A Secure Cloud Browser that is Better than VPN

Friday, August 2nd, 2019

Anyone who has watched the movie “The Great Hack” will recognize that Authentic8 is one of the answers to the world’s current and future technology and social problems.

Thom Kaye, federal program manager, Authentic8, spoke with AECCafe Voice about the company Authentic8. Those who want to keep their AEC designs and plans secure from theft and tampering will appreciate this secure cloud browser, or “web browser isolation” as it may also be called.

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