AEC Magazine caught up with Rob Charlton, CEO of Newcastle’s Space Group to talk about digital twin adoption and advances. Twinview, created by the the company’s BIM Technologies spin off, is one of the most mature solutions on the market today and now has global...

Reality capture devices are usually either high-cost laser scanners or affordable photogrammetry via drones or phones. Polycam, blending iPhone LIDAR with photogrammetry, is now aiming at the professional AEC market. Martyn Day reports Precise reality capture has come...

As AI reshapes how we engage with information, Emma Hooper, head of information management strategy at RLB Digital, explores how we can refine large language models to improve accuracy, reduce bias, and uphold data integrity — without losing the essential human skill...

In the emerging world of BIM 2.0, there will be generic new BIM tools and expert systems, dedicated to certain building types. Higharc is a cloud-based design solution for US timber frame housing. The company recently demonstrated impressive new AI capabilities While...

The pioneering London practice is reimagining architectural workflows through AI, blending human creativity with machine intelligence to accelerate and elevate design, writes Greg Corke It’s rare to see an architectural practice align itself so openly with a specific...

Autodesk Tandem, the cloud-based digital twin platform, is evolving at an impressive pace. Unusually, much of its development is happening out in the open, with regular monthly or quarterly feature preview updates and open Q&A sessions. Martyn Day takes a closer...

Easy-to-use viz plug-in now available in Early Access for Sketchup, with Revit, Rhino and Archicad to follow Lumion has unveiled Lumion View, a new visualisation plug-in that allows architects to visualize their projects in a path-traced real-time viewport without...

Reality Modelling for AEC: Special Report Reality modelling is unlocking new efficiencies in AEC projects, providing highly detailed 3D models across the entire lifecycle. To keep projects on track, rapid data processing is critical, so selecting the right workstation...