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AECCafe Industry Predictions for 2025 – Autodesk

Friday, December 20th, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools will make greater strides in enhancing day-to-day workflows next year and directly impact project outcomes across design and make industries.
Technology that helps manage data and connect workflows end-to-end will prove essential to collaboration and greater productivity gains.
With sustainability top of mind for many industries, continued digital transformation will help teams deliver projects more quickly and sustainably.

New trends in design and make technology promise to reinvent industry workflows over the next year.

As we approach 2025, the industries that design and make our world are poised for continued transformation. Rapid advancements in technology are helping reinvent workflows across architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO), design and manufacturing (D&M), and media and entertainment (M&E).

From innovations in AI to improving data practices, we’ll see certain trends redefine how innovators create and build over the next year and beyond. Below, we check in with Autodesk leaders on what designers and builders should expect to see in 2025.

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Tags: AI in workflows, data connectivity, design automation, Digital Twins, generative design, sustainability tech
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Building a 3D Future: How Bentley Systems and Cesium are Transforming Infrastructure Through Open-Source Innovation

Tuesday, October 29th, 2024

The Year in Infrastructure Conference, hosted by Bentley Systems in Vancouver, became a stage for showcasing the future of digital infrastructure, with a compelling keynote from Patrick Cozzi, founder of Cesium and now Bentley’s Chief Platform Officer. Cozzi took attendees on an in-depth journey through Cesium’s path from a visualization tool for aerospace to an industry-defining, open-source geospatial platform now powering Bentley’s ambitious vision for infrastructure engineering.

Cesium, known as an open-source platform for creating highly detailed 3D applications, has made significant strides since Bentley’s acquisition, demonstrating a groundbreaking approach to digital infrastructure. Addressing a full auditorium, Cozzi highlighted Cesium’s evolution and Bentley’s vision to create a world where digital twins, geospatial data, and 3D models work together seamlessly, all powered by Cesium’s robust capabilities.

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Tags: 3D visualization, Bentley Systems, Cesium, Digital Twins, infrastructure engineering, open-source
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Bridging the Future: Microsoft and Nvidia Omniverse Transform Engineering and Construction

Monday, April 1st, 2024

In an industry as foundational and transformative as engineering and construction, the advent of digital twin technology represents a seismic shift in how projects are conceived, designed, and executed. At the forefront of this revolution are Microsoft and Nvidia, through their strategic integration of Omniverse with Azure Cloud services, redefining the boundaries of architectural and engineering innovation. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the digital transformation of the engineering and construction sectors, offering unprecedented capabilities in simulation, collaboration, and visualization.

A New Era of Digital Construction with Microsoft and Omniverse

The integration of Nvidia Omniverse into Microsoft’s Azure Cloud platform is a game-changer for the engineering and construction industry. This powerful combination leverages the strengths of both entities—Microsoft’s robust cloud infrastructure and Omniverse’s advanced simulation and visualization capabilities—to provide a unified platform for the creation and management of digital twins.

Digital twins, virtual replicas of physical buildings and infrastructure, enable stakeholders to visualize, simulate, and analyze real-world conditions and performance throughout the construction lifecycle. This technological leap forward facilitates a more integrated, efficient, and sustainable approach to construction projects, from initial design through to operation and maintenance.