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Autodesk launches Point Layout for construction site modeling

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Randall Newton

Rivals Bentley and Trimble are already offering similar products. Construction-based BIM is slowly becoming a reality. Autodesk today launches new ...

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Bentley releases new mobile apps for GIS and construction

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Randall Newton

Both support Bentley’s i-Models for broad interoperability of construction and GIS data. Bentley has released two new mobile apps to ...

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IMSI/Design to port TurboSite to Google Glass

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Randall Newton

Development plan announced at AIA Conference.  Retail CAD vendor IMSI/Design, which lately has been leading the move to mobile devices ...

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Does the CAD world need another geometry kernel?

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Kathleen Maher

New geometry kernels come from Russia to challenge traditional modelers and enable upstarts. By Kathleen Maher As COFES Russia kicked ...

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Bentley revenue up 5% in 2012

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Randall Newton

Middle East revenue was up 25%. The AEC firm spent $200 million on acquisitions. Privately held Bentley Systems today released ...

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Autodesk acquires Allpoint for 3D LIDAR expertise

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Randall Newton

The founder and key researchers will join Autodesk’s Reality Capture team. The technology they bring has its roots in computer ...

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TurboSite update adds HTML reporting, AutoShapes

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Randall Newton

We called version 1.0 of this innovative AEC iPad app a bargain at $495. Apps like this one reveal the ...

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CadFaster Collaborate updates for speed and increased compatibility

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Randall Newton

The first iPad viewer for AEC/BIM is still the technical leader. CadFaster has updated its Collaborate iPad 3D viewer for ...

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Another BIM acquisition for Trimble

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Randall Newton

Vico Software links time and cost to a BIM model, and comes with a seasoned management team. Today Trimble (NASDAQ: ...

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TurboSite for iPad ends tedium of documenting site visits

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Randall Newton

Walk through site and floor plans based on calibrated geo-location, and then generate reports from the same app. If it ...