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Trimble SketchUp Mobile Viewer released

Wednesday, May 7th, 2014

Trimble SketchUp Mobile Viewer for iPad was just released, a product that should make model viewing on a tablet more dynamic. Below are some responses from John Baccus, Product Management Director, SketchUp at Trimble Navigation regarding the new release:

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EdgeWise Structure makes short work out of point clouds for BIM

Tuesday, April 29th, 2014

In a conversation with Chris Scotton of ClearEdge3D, he spoke of their latest release of EdgeWise Structure announced at SPAR International 2014 in Colorado Springs last week. EdgeWise Structure can quickly and accurately extract properly specified steel, concrete or wood structural members from laser scan point clouds. Two of the company’s early beta tester customers were on hand at the conference to give presentations as well. Customers had tried the software on live projects, according to Scotton.

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Zero fossil fuel CO2 emissions on the horizon

Friday, April 25th, 2014

Zero fossil fuel CO2 emissions for the entire global built environment are expected to be achieved by the second half of this century, according to climate change meetings held in London, Bonn and Paris.

The Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),  the world’s leading climate science body, projected a number of scenarios, each plotting amounts of carbon emissions and the resulting future global average temperatures. The bottom line is, there is only one scenario with a good chance of averting irreversible climate change: one that caps global cumulative industrial-era carbon emissions at under one trillion tons, according to the report. (more…)

Newforma Project Cloud and Mobile apps released

Wednesday, April 16th, 2014

Newforma director of Product Marketing, David Wagner, talked about their new release, Newforma Project Cloud, the company’s web-based project management platform, and new mobile apps, Capture, Tasks and Project Email as well as their updated Plans app.

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AutodeskSubscription offers more flexibility with 2015 product release

Tuesday, April 1st, 2014

AutodeskSubscription offers a modern way for customers to purchase and access the software and services that they need to grow their business, and new purchasing options allow customers to choose the plan that best fits their current project needs and budget. The flexibility offered in this way of purchasing and accessing software allows for greater flexibility for a broader spectrum of customers.

“We like the subscription program with Autodesk because it provides predictability and stability; it simplifies our licensing, and it gives us a lot of flexibility,” said Gene Evans, Autodesk subscription administrator for Woolpert, a US-based design, geospatial and infrastructure management firm. “In addition, upgrades on subscription are pretty much a no-brainer. We budget a static sum every year, and it’s been easy to predict our costs, we can upgrade at any time, whenever it works for us. Subscription also allows us to explore cloud services and evaluate where they will benefit us as a company and make better informed decisions. Subscription is the only way to go for us.” (more…)

Reality capture for building innovation

Thursday, January 9th, 2014

Josh Lowe, senior innovation advisor and Mike Whaley, president of TURIS Systems,spoke at Autodesk University during the session entitled, “BuildX: Construction Site of the Future.” Lowe and Whaley talked about the scanning revolution, or “reality capture” as it is now called.  TURIS  develops and implements project-specific Building Innovation Systems that utilize a technology-based modular approach for knowledge management. Laser scanning or reality capture has become more accessible, portable and more applicable.

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Autodesk University 2013 Report

Thursday, December 5th, 2013

Robots for the future jobsite, flying drones for delivering packages and reality capture were all part of the show at Tuesday morning’s Mainstage presentation at Autodesk University 2013. The event kicked off with a short little skit by Penn & Teller, who will apparently provide an entire show for AU attendees on Thursday.

Iris the robot

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Autodesk Vehicle Tracking Software 2014

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

Dan Philbrick, senior product line manager in the infrastructure division at Autodesk, spoke with AECWeekly regarding the company’s new Autodesk Vehicle Tracking 2014 software for vehicle simulation, based on field-proven technology assets recently acquired from Savoy Computing Services in the UK.

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Sefaira for SketchUp plug-in for real-time energy analysis debuts

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013

Sefaira’s CEO Mads Jensen talked about the new Sefaira for SketchUp, a SketchUp plugin that provides architects with real-time energy analysis without leaving their native design environment.

 

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Autodesk Announces New 2014 Software Portfolio

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

 

Richard Humphrey, senior director, Industry Strategy at Autodesk, spoke about the company’s newly announced 2014 software portfolio in a press conference held Tuesday, March 26th.

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