Mid America CADD Community 2017 offers a “one stop shop” for learning and networking. The Mid America CADD Community will be holding its annual summer conference at the Overland Park Convention Center in Kansas City August 1-2, 2017. The two-day conference will feature a number of workshops and thematic conferences for CAD and AEC professionals utilizing Bentley Systems … [Read more...] about Midwest US Bentley users keep their conference alive
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Cesium Consortium offers open source virtual globe technology
Bentley Systems is the first company to sign up for the consortium. Many companies don’t consider Google Earth a suitable tool for professional geoengineering applications. Analytical Graphics Inc. and Bentley Systems are announcing the creation of the Cesium Consortium, to provide for both open source and commercial applications of Cesium, an open source, browser-based … [Read more...] about Cesium Consortium offers open source virtual globe technology
ContextCapture: Bentley’s new take on digital reality
Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure event held annually gives the company’s customers, partners, and media attendees a big picture view of the company’s products and plans. This year Bentley focused heavily on ContextCapture, its newest reality capture product. Bentley has announced the General Availability of its ContextCapture product. General Availability is Bentley's term … [Read more...] about ContextCapture: Bentley’s new take on digital reality
Bentley announces Connect Edition
The focus on mega-projects and infrastructure leads to a new generation of products better able to serve comprehensive project delivery, from initial design to decommission. By Kathleen Maher Bentley Systems is one of the leading companies in software for AEC and BIM, and they’ve created a strong market for themselves by concentrating on the infrastructure industry. The … [Read more...] about Bentley announces Connect Edition
Bentley MicroStation update is all about the connections
The design platform favored by the enterprise-class design-build and infrastructure firms will use the cloud without living on it. This week in London Bentley Systems is introducing the next generation of its technology for enterprise-scale design, construction, and operations. Dubbed “CONNECT Edition,” the multi-year rollout of new technology across the diverse Bentley line … [Read more...] about Bentley MicroStation update is all about the connections
Bentley wraps long arms around SaaS for enterprise AEC
New initiatives in cloud and mobile are the tip of the iceberg for the technically aggressive company. London proves to be a fitting setting for a discussion of infrastructure design and operations. In a wide-ranging briefing for more than 150 members of the press gathered in London, Bentley Systems presented itself on Monday as a global leader in infrastructure design and … [Read more...] about Bentley wraps long arms around SaaS for enterprise AEC
Using rendering technology to revolutionize yacht design
Architect Greg Lynn is pioneering a new language of form, taking advantage of real-time ray tracing hardware and software from Imagination Technologies to see light and shadow at the earliest design stages. The recent America’s Cup yacht racing championship in San Francisco (see “More than a boat race”) brought attention to how the application of technology has … [Read more...] about Using rendering technology to revolutionize yacht design
Bentley expands use of Siemens PLM component technology
The deal gives Bentley tools for healing 3D models and sharing them through the JT format. Siemens PLM Software today announced that AEC software vendor Bentley Systems is expanding its use of Siemens PLM component technology. The deal will extend and expand Bentley’s use of Parasolid, the 3D modeling kernel Siemens PLM sells as a neutral broker to several CAD … [Read more...] about Bentley expands use of Siemens PLM component technology
EdgeWise Plant 3.0 runs up to 12x faster with multicore processing
Other new features include enhanced pipe extraction, QA tools to verify accuracy, and real-time finishing tools. ClearEdge3D this week released EdgeWise Plant 3.0 with six major new features to optimize and accelerate 3D modeling workflows. The software automates the extraction of complex CAD pipe geometry from 3D laser scanned data, reducing time to create accurate as-built … [Read more...] about EdgeWise Plant 3.0 runs up to 12x faster with multicore processing
Chasing pixels from CAD to Pandora
The new markets we thought were out there, really are out there. It's not easy, but the ability to combine different tools from different disciplines is opening up opportunity for professionals in new fields. It seems as if we’ve been traveling continuously since the summer, and I suspect it feels that way because it really is that way. The world may be in turmoil and economic … [Read more...] about Chasing pixels from CAD to Pandora