DEWALT Announces New Structural Design Software: DEWALT Design Assist
TOWSON, MD – DEWALT Design Assist is a new structural design software program that streamlines, automates, and optimizes DEWALT anchoring products in accordance with the latest national and international building codes. The free software revolutionizes anchor design with innovative customization tools for both connections and anchor properties. DEWALT Design Assist offers several new features and tools to optimize the design process for a variety of applications. The DEWALT Engineered by Pow...
Topcon and Bentley to hold collaborative Constructioneering Academy in Brisbane
LIVERMORE, Calif., U.S./ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, the Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group and Bentley Systems announce the second collaborative Constructioneering Academy initiative. The session is scheduled for April 12, 2018 in Brisbane, Australia. The Constructioneering Academy is designed by Topcon and Bentley Institute to allow construction industry professionals to learn best practices for constructioneering, a process of managing and integrating survey, engineering, and construction dat...
Vectorworks, Inc. Announces Chinese Language Version of Vectorworks 2018 Software
Columbia, MD (April 2, 2018)—As part of a worldwide rollout that began with the English release in September 2017, global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. announces the release of the Chinese version of its Vectorworks 2018 software line, which includes Vectorworks® Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer and Fundamentals, as well as BraceworksTM, a structural load analysis add-on module. The Chinese language version is the final installment to join other languages, including...
Video: State DOTs Leading the Evolution of Drones
In this Transportation TV News Special Report, Building Highways in the Sky: State DOTs Leading the Evolution of Drones learn about a March 2018 survey by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials that shows 35 of 44 responding state departments of transportation (80 percent) are deploying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, for a wide range of purposes. The survey finds that 20 state DOTs have incorporated drones into their daily operations. Another 15 state...
VIAMETRIS Chooses the Ellipse-D Inertial Navigation System to Equip Their New Backpack-Based Scanning Solution
March 28th2018, Carrières-sur-Seine, France - 2018 VIAMETRIS , specialist of SLAM-based mobile scanning systems, completes its product range with a backpack-based scanning system called the “bMS3D-360”. The company continues to rely on SBG Systems’ expertise in inertial navigation by integrating the Ellipse2-D, an inertial navigation system with embedded RTK GNSS receiver. VIAMETRIS has been developing SLAM-based scanning systems for more than 10 years, including the iMS3D, a full indoor...
Utilities Lag Other Industries in Digital Experience, but Standouts are Emerging, J.D. Power Finds
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Utilities are among the lowest-performing industry groups when it comes to delivering distinct digital customer experiences, but some pioneers have found the secret to digital success, according to the J.D. Power 2018 Utility Digital Experience Study,SM. The inaugural study evaluates customer perceptions of the websites, mobile apps, social, chat, email and text functions of the 67 largest electric, natural gas and water utilities in the United States. It is the first-eve...
Topotrade to launch the first worldwide marketplace for Land Surveying Instruments.
Paris, France – Topotrade to launch the first online marketplace specially designed for selling and buying land surveying instruments. Topotrade.com brings the largest choice of surveying instruments to the market, while ensuring quality of the instrument and protection in every transaction. All over the world, surveyors face challenges in maintaining their pool of instruments up-to-date while other surveyors face new projects requiring quick delivery or reduce in investments. The new website...
FARO Introduces BuildIT Construction Software Platform for AEC Professionals The First Complete Solution for Continuous Construction Verification
Lake Mary, FL — FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology and construction BIM/CIM applications, announces the release of BuildIT Construction by FARO (www.faro.com/BuildITConstruction/sg) a comprehensive verification software solution that enables confident management of all quality assurance and quality control processes throughout the building and facility lifecycle. For the first time, construction professionals are f...
FARO Introduces VR-Enabled FARO ZONE 3D 2018 New Virtual Reality Capabilities for Forensics and Security Planning
Lake Mary, FL — FARO® (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology and public safety forensics, announces the availability of the next generation of the FARO Zone 3D software platform (http://www.faro.com/Zone3D/sg), FARO Zone 3D 2018. The FARO Zone 3D platform is specifically designed to enable investigators and security professionals to enhance the quality of site and evidence capture, documentation, reconstruction, and analysis,...
e-Construction: Highway Projects Go Paperless
States nationwide are saving time and improving how they manage projects with “e-Construction,” an innovation supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under its “Every Day Counts” program. e-Construction is the creation, review, approval, distribution and storage of highway construction documents in a paperless environment. These processes include electronic submission of all documentation, electronic document routing and approval (including e...