The power of education

The power of education

Training is very important to help AEC firms get the most out of their CAD or BIM software. But education can also extend to hardware, and by understanding how to match workstations to workflows, firms can increase their productivity yet further It’s fair to say that...
Unreal Engine in architecture, engineering & construction

Unreal Engine in architecture, engineering & construction

Epic Games is a giant in the entertainment sector: over 350 million gamers alone play Fortnite. This success helps fund the development of its real-time Unreal Engine in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) To date, Unreal Engine has predominantly been...

Piaggio and Trimble collaborate on robot-swarms

Trimble and Piaggio Fast Forward trial (PFF) autonomous robots to follow humans and other machines on construction sites. Robots in construction seems like a science fiction fantasy three years ago. Now we have real robots, real applications and we are already...
Towards a parametric future

Towards a parametric future

The rise of AI and robotics and the fall of BIM: the digital transformation has created a disruption in almost every field imaginable. From Google to Amazon, through Uber and Airbnb, it seems like our world is quickly adopting new models of automation and lean digital...
Introducing ArcGIS GeoBIM

Introducing ArcGIS GeoBIM

Transforming Planning, Engineering and Operations with Geospatial Context Announced on November 15, 2017, the alliance partnership between Esri and Autodesk helps to connect “Make Anything” with “The Science of Where” through more tightly integrated BIM and GIS...
Trimble launches Tekla 2021 structural BIM solutions

Trimble launches Tekla 2021 structural BIM solutions

Tekla Structures gets new functionality-focused licensing options, simplified change management plus lots more Trimble has introduced 2021 versions of its Tekla tools for constructible BIM, structural engineering and steel fabrication management – Tekla Structures,...