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ImmersaCAD brings virtual reality to architecture without the puke factor

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Randall Newton

Avoiding virtual reality motion sickness was a key criteria for the development team. A startup with years of experience in ...

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Graphisoft adds Google Cardboard support to BIMx architectural presentation app

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Randall Newton

Virtual reality for viewing the virtual building model. BIM software developer Graphisoft, maker of ArchiCAD and BIMx for architects, has ...

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Survey finds BIM use tops 38% across AEC disciplines

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Randall Newton

A majority of potential users have not yet migrated to building information modeling. The most recent CAD market survey from ...

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Migenius gets Bloom Unit back on track in SketchUp

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Randall Newton

The Australian visualization group also now controls the destiny of RealityServer and iRay. Migenius and its SketchUp add-in Bloom Unit ...

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Interview: researcher Hesselgren says customers will demand 1 million architectural design iterations per project

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Randall Newton

Smart Geometry co-founder  says architecture has barely scratched the surface of what computers can do. It has been 10 years ...

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LightWave 3D releases architectural visualization bundle

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Randall Newton

The addition of LWCAD provides the ability to use CAD workflows in the visualization environment. LightWave 3D is now selling ...

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Nemetschek and CABR to work on BIM standards for China

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Randall Newton

Working closely with a government agency should give Nemetschek a leg up in the competitive Chinese AEC software industry. AEC ...

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Bloom Unit brings real-time photorealism and collaboration to SketchUp 3D models

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Randall Newton

Former Mental Images technology drives the ability to send live rendering to any connected device. Bloom Unit launches next month ...

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New iPad app melds SketchUp models into augmented reality scene

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Randall Newton

The free version of 3Don ARchitecture allows use of a sample model; it is $15 per year to use your ...

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SmartGeometry 2012 keynotes to explore digital interplay of space and material

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Randall Newton

Back in the US after two years in Europe, SmartGeometry will gather innovators in architecture, design, and structural engineering to ...