Drone manufacturer DJI partners with Bentley Systems to bundle ContextCapture with products. Bentley Systems is flying high with ContextCapture, its product developed from technology brought in with the acquisition of photogrammetry experts Acute3D in 2015. Most recently Bentley’s Acute3D group announced an alliance with company DJI, a leading Drone manufacturer (according to … [Read more...] about DJI to offer Bentley’s ContextCapture with its commercial Drones
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Siemens to buy Mentor Graphics for $4.5 billion
The industrial giant will add Mentor to its existing PLM division. The price was 21% higher than last Friday’s stock price. Siemens (OTCMKTS:SIEGY) today announced it has reached a merger agreement with Mentor Graphics (NASDAQ: MENT) by which the industrial giant will acquire Mentor for $4.5 billion. The price represents a stock value of $37.25 per share. The offer is a 21% … [Read more...] about Siemens to buy Mentor Graphics for $4.5 billion
Siemens takes ownership stake in Bentley via strategic alliance
Siemens is acquiring €70 million in Bentley secondary stock as part of the wide-ranging technology development plan. The two have been forming an ever-deeper alliance since 2012. Siemens and Bentley Systems announced today a new strategic alliance to advance their existing technology development relationship. The two will work to extend infrastructure project delivery into … [Read more...] about Siemens takes ownership stake in Bentley via strategic alliance
Dassault Systemès tries again in AEC
Design for Fabrication is yet another attempt by the maker of Catia and SolidWorks to crack the risk-averse, penny-pinching construction software market. Dassault Systemès recently announced “Design for Fabrication,” for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. It is the latest in its series of “3DEXPERIENCE” software suites aimed as providing a custom … [Read more...] about Dassault Systemès tries again in AEC
New Bentley ConceptStation offers faster path to conceptual civil engineering models
An iterative approach to concept modeling that can send 3D data on for final work. Civil engineers have an abundance of data to work with these days: point clouds, site surveys, photogrammetry, and existing GIS data. It can be overwhelming to try to work with this data on a preliminary site design, like a sculptor working with differing densities of clay. Bentley Systems has … [Read more...] about New Bentley ConceptStation offers faster path to conceptual civil engineering models