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The New Preconstruction Advantage: Connected Quantification & Model Coordination in a Common Data Environment

Construction Business Owner

The New Preconstruction Advantage: Connected Quantification & Model Coordination in a Common Data Environment. This enables teams to recover margins when rework is reduced and improve the quality of construction models — all before breaking ground. Perform 2D/3D takeoffs & BIM coordination in a single software solution. Greg Ragsdale.

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Augmented Reality Now: How 3D Visualization is Changing the Construction Industry

Carol Hagen

Precise 3D models. ? With the advent of all of these technologies put together into portable devices like the iPhone and iPad, not to mention Android based solutions like the Galaxy class phones and new Galaxy Tab, data now meets visualization in a way never imagined. Mobile devices with the following components: - Gyroscope.

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From Data to Action: Top Data Visualizations for Construction   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For teams to extract value from data, they must first make sense of the information they have—which is where data visualization comes in. Construction projects involve massive amounts of information and documents, including BIM models, schedules, budgets, and performance reports. And it’s not just about speed.

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MIT researchers develop AI-based robot training model

Construction Dive

A combination of language-, visual- and action-based techniques could help machines learn tasks faster in fields including construction and manufacturing.

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Bluebeam Tip: Visualizing Project Percentage Completion with Your Project Owner

Carol Hagen

How to General Contractors help a project Owner Visualize the Project’s Percentage of Completion? The problem is most owners need visuals. I suggest you create the custom Status Model detailed below and tool set in a Custom Profile called Work Completed Status for Owner. It’s difficult.

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How BIM Helps General Contractors Win More Business

Construction Business Owner

One technology in particular—building information modeling (BIM)—is leading the way. BIM is an intelligent, 3D model-based process that helps general contractors become more accurate and efficient. If a picture is worth 1,000 words, a 3D model is worth 1,000 pictures.

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The True Value of 3D Modeling for Home Builders

Pro Builder

The True Value of 3D Modeling for Home Builders. More than a marketing tool, 3D modeling can save time and money by providing greater accuracy. For an increasing number of them, this transition entails moving from two-dimensional (2D) drawings to three-dimensional (3D) digital modeling. The Path to 3D Modeling.

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