AECCafe Voice Posts Tagged ‘building information modeling’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. 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).”
AECCafe Industry Predictions for 2019 Part IThursday, January 10th, 2019Happy New Year! 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.
Call for AEC Industry Predictions for 2019!Friday, January 4th, 2019Happy 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.
AECCafe Year In Review 2018Thursday, December 20th, 20182018 brought with it the realization and development of various technologies that will serve to move the AEC industry forward and in some cases, serve the concept of digital cities more widely. Digital Twin technology has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the coming years.  Voluntary Architects Network 2019 Release of MicroSurvey CAD Employs the Latest IntelliCAD 9 PlatformThursday, December 13th, 2018Hexagon-owned MicroSurvey CAD 2019 is built on the latest IntelliCAD 9 platform with improvements such as:
MicroSurvey CAD 2019 also provides streamlined workflows for point cloud users; Artisan 3D Rendering; a new workspace for MicroSurvey Point Prep users; and many more features. MicroSurvey CAD is used worldwide by land surveying and civil engineering professionals. AECCafe’s Holiday Technology Wish List 2018Thursday, December 6th, 2018While technology purchases take place all year round for AEC organizations and users, listed here are some ideas for products you might want to put on your wish list. |
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