ROUND UP Women in BIM
Esri UK partners with Tetra Tech on indoor mapping
Women in BIM (WIB) has launched a new website to better demonstrate the aims of the global online community, who it is for, and how it is playing an important part in the digitalisation of the global built environment ■ womeninbim.org
Dynamo scripts NonicaTab is a free Revit add-on designed to make it easier to run Autodesk Dynamo scripts. The software creates a Revit toolbar with 12 buttons that can be fully customised with any Dynamo script, such as those designed to automate repetitive tasks ■ nonica.io
Revit modelling book ‘Practical Architectural Modelling with Autodesk Revit’, is a new book co-authored by Nigel Davies, Joseph Frame and Daniel Heselwood of Evolve Consultancy. The book features over 60 worked examples covering the critical aspects of modelling with Revit ■ evolve-consultancy.com
The Wild expands AEC VR/AR collaboration platform The Wild has acquired VR design review and coordination software Prospect by IrisVR. According to The Wild, the move will expand opportunities for team collaboration in VR/AR and help teams catch errors earlier and make decisions faster ■ thewild.com ■ irisvr.com/prospect
Bentley acquires E7 Bentley Systems has acquired E7, an Australia-based specialist in construction delivery software for heavy civil projects. The acquisition will extend the capabilities of Bentley Synchro, the digital construction management software ■ bentley.com ■ e7.site
4M targets UK 4M has partnered with Mintronics to bring its DWG-centric CAD and BIM software to the UK market. Products include: IDEA Architecture, for 3D & 2D architectural design, rendering, animation, 4D scheduling and 5D costing; AutoCAD alternative 4M CAD; and FineMEP, a suite of building services design software with several different modules ■ 4msa.com ■ mintronics.co.uk
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sri UK has teamed up with global consulting and engineering services company Tetra Tech to offer an ‘end-to-end’ solution for indoor mapping designed to help support facilities management at large offices, campuses, or hospitals. Offering the ‘complete workflow’, Tetra Tech will provide 3D terrestrial laser scanning, data analytics and CAD to GIS expertise, while Esri UK will offer its GIS system with indoor mapping capabilities, including interactive floorplans, indoor positioning for wayfinding plus real-time people and asset tracking. Services offered by Tetra Tech include
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all types of fixed and handheld LiDAR scanning, from millimetre precision to larger-scale centimetre resolution, depending on the application. For customers who have existing CAD or BIM data, Tetra Tech offers data preparation and cleansing services. Esri UK will be delivering its various software applications for indoor mapping, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Indoors. According to Esri, indoor mapping can integrate and complement existing facilities management software by giving users a geographical visualisation of their estates.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro set free MD Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors are now available from global retailers and workstation system builders. Previously the only way to get hold of the high-end workstation CPU was inside a Lenovo ThinkStation P620 which we reviewed in the Jan/Feb 2021 edition. AMD is making three AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro models widely available – the 64-core 3995WX, 32-core 3975WX, and 16-core 3955WX. The
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12-core 3945WX will remain exclusive to Lenovo. Several workstation system builders have already announced Threadripper Pro workstations, including Supermicro, Chillblast, Workstation Specialists Scan and Velocity Micro. The Supermicro SuperWorkstation 5014ATT and Workstation Specialists WS-1640APRO-G4 stand out for their ability to support up to four full-height, doublewidth GPUs, double that
of the Lenovo ThinkStation P620, which has a smaller mid-range chassis. There have been no Threadripper Pro announcements from HP, Dell or Fujitsu but we expect at least one of these major workstation manufacturers will take on the AMD CPU this year. ■ amd.com
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