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Panasonic launches $12.6k Lidar scanner
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (254+ words) Panasonic has introduced a portable indoor mapping device designed to reduce both the cost and time involved in creating 3D models of existing buildings. The system, branded @mapper, is intended to generate a digital representation of interior spaces by walking through…...
Cityweft adds 3D building data for England
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (200+ words) Models can be brought into Rhino, via the Cityweft platform, with support for Revit and SketchUp coming soon" The post Cityweft adds 3D building data for England appeared first on AEC Magazine. Models can be brought into Rhino, via the Cityweft…...
NavLive adds Control Points to handheld scanner
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (201+ words) NavLive, a handheld construction scanner that combines handheld LiDAR, AI processing, and "instant" Scan'to'Plan output, now includes a new Control Points capability to improve the accuracy and reliability of 3D scans. According to the company, the feature introduces a faster, integrated…...
Views from the AEC data lake
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1711+ words) As companies in the AEC industry digitise, it's increasingly recognised that their most valuable asset is not to be found in drawings, models, or even the tools used to produce them. Their most valuable asset is the data buried inside…...
Chaos boosts Corona 14 with AI
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (197+ words) In Corona 14, Gaussian Splats enables visualisers to "rapidly create" 3D scenes by placing buildings in a real world context, and rendering complex 3D environments with accurate reflections and refractions. Corona 14 also provides access to range of AI tools, which can be enabled…...
Trimble ProjectSight 360 Capture enhances site visibility
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (339+ words) Reality capture technology applies AI to 360-degree images to enhance project management workflows The post Trimble ProjectSight 360 Capture enhances site visibility appeared first on AEC Magazine. Reality capture technology applies AI to images captured by 360-degree cameras to enhance project…...
Sisk boosts reality capture with DroneDeploy
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (326+ words) Sisk, one of Ireland's largest construction and engineering companies, is using DroneDeploy's reality capture platform to enable faster inspections, higher data accuracy and real-time visibility across 20+ projects in Ireland and the UK. Sisk's geospatial engineering program has scaled from initial…...
NavLive selects Nvidia to power AI construction scanner
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (169+ words) NavLive has chosen theNvidia Jetson Orinsystem-on-module as the core of its latest handheld construction scanner, enabling "advanced real-time processing" in a lightweight, portable device. The NavLive scanner integrates five sensors, including three cameras, LiDAR, and an IMU, all streaming data…...
Amulet Hotkey boosts 1:1 datacentre workstations
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (272+ words) Amulet Hotkey has updated its CoreStation HX2000 datacentre remote workstation with a new Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor option, delivering higher clock speeds and built-in NPU AI acceleration. The CoreStation HX2000 is built around a 5U rack mounted enclosure that can accommodate up to…...
Driving AI design upstream
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (967+ words) Higharc is a cloud-based service for US housebuilders of timber-frame buildings, aimed at a market of users more likely to use AutoCAD and dumb 2D sketches than BIM. Having a single focus on a specific type of building and process has…...