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Autodesk honors three universities for efforts to promote BIM
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November 9, 2009
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SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Autodesk, Inc., announced that three universities — California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo, Calif.), South China University of Technology (Guangzhou, China), and RWTH Aachen University (Aachen, Germany) — have earned an Autodesk BIM Experience Award for exemplary building information modeling (BIM) educational efforts and research....
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Construction Users Roundtable presents vision of what’s 'Beyond BIM’
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November 5, 2009
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CINCINNATI, OHIO — “Beyond BIM: Excellence in the Creation and Protection of Capital Assets” will be the subject of a keynote presentation to be given by Frank T. MacInnis, chairman and CEO of EMCOR Group, Inc., at The Construction Users Roundtable’s (CURT) 9th Annual National Conference of Construction Owners, Nov. 16-18, 2009, in Orlando, Fla. “Industrial, commercial, and government facility owners and users face a host of challenges in understanding and managing the true life-cycle costs of their assets,” said MacInnis. “One of the best ways of overcoming these challenges is the use of mutual-benefit partnerships with efficient, technologically adept construction and facilities services firms that have moved far beyond the traditional skill sets and customer relationships of the past.”...
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Quantapoint integrates 3D laser scan data with Autodesk Revit
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November 3, 2009
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PITTSBURGH, PA. — Quantapoint announced the integration of Quantapoint 3D laser scan data with Autodesk Revit using QuantaCAD. Laser data may be accessed directly within Revit as photo-realistic Laser Images of individual 3D laser scans and high-definition Laser Models of integrated laser data, not fuzzy “point clouds” whose sparse measurements make them difficult to use and understand....
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Concrete industry plans for wider BIM use
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October 27, 2009
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FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — The concrete industry’s Strategic Development Council (SDC) held its regular fall meeting in early October with focus on Building Information Modeling (BIM), among other topics. During the meeting, BIM was discussed at length, and SDC secured a total of $75,000 from the Charles Pankow Foundation and the RMC Research Education Foundation. SDC will use these funds for strategic planning and development of roadmaps, with an immediate goal to provide interoperability standards, whose absence is an obstacle to wider use of BIM in the concrete industry....
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New software incorporates ProjectWise Navigator V8i (SELECTseries 1) and Bentley i-models
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October 13, 2009
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bentley Systems, Inc., announced at its invitation-only Be Inspired: Infrastructure Best Practices Symposium and Awards program the availability of ProjectWise Navigator V8i (SELECTseries 1), dynamic collaboration software for iterative project review. This new version of ProjectWise Navigator can be used by infrastructure teams to interactively view, analyze, and augment project information. To make this process dynamic, so feedback can flow in both directions for any participant to add value, Bentley also introduced i-models. An i-model is a container for open infrastructure information exchange....
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3D laser scan data software begins beta testing
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October 12, 2009
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PITTSBURGH, PA. — Quantapoint began beta testing in September for PRISM 3D/QuantaCAD 10.0. PRISM 3D enables a Digitized Facility of 3D laser scan data to be accessed directly as high-definition Laser Models (not fuzzy point clouds) and photorealistic Laser Images. QuantaCAD enables the same Digitized Facility to be accessed directly within design and review software such as Autodesk AutoCAD, AVEVA PDMS, AVEVA Review, Bentley AutoPlant, Bentley Microstation V8XM, Intergraph PDS, Intergraph SmartPlant Review and more....
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LATISTA Field integrates Autodesk Navisworks BIM in the field
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October 8, 2009
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RESTON, VA. — LATISTA Technologies announced that LATISTA Field automation software has integrated Autodesk Navisworks project design and synchronized BIM modeling capabilities. Combining LATISTA Field's mobile and web-based solution with comprehensive Navisworks models enables owners, architects, engineers, and construction professionals to update, access, and share information on a single construction model on and off the jobsite.
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Quantapoint awarded GSA laser scanning contract
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October 8, 2009
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PITTSBURGH, PA. — Quantapoint was awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) Laser Scanning Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The IDIQ contract is for Quantapoint and its partners to provide laser scanning and related services for all GSA regions of the United States in support of Building Information Modeling (BIM), building modifications, and performance upgrades such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification....
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IMAGINiT Technologies launches sustainability and BIM roadshow
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October 6, 2009
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WALTHAM, MASS. — RAND Worldwide, a global provider of technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, announced that its IMAGINiT Technologies division is launching a four-city “Design Green” roadshow, an initiative intended to bring together industry thought leaders and principals and partners in leading architectural firms....
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Meridian Systems’ Prolog Converge helps integrate BIM
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October 2, 2009
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FOLSOM, CALIF. — Meridian Systems’ Prolog Converge is a web-based project management application powered by Prolog, an industry standard for successful construction project delivery. Prolog Converge, available in November 2009, combines a web-based user interface on a web services platform. Prolog Converge provides project management capabilities in the areas of collaboration, reporting, document management, as well as mobile solutions and BIM integration....
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