homeAR Connect

From the Autodesk App Store:

Description

The homeAR platform is purpose-built to display home designs in Augmented Reality with just a phone or iPad. The homeAR mobile app allows you to deliver designs in full-scale AR in the real world or in dolls house scale AR, providing an impactiful and informative way to present to clients.

homeAR connect provides a direct export from Autodesk® Revit® to the homeAR web portal where your models are optimized for AR and then published in the homeAR mobile apps

homeAR Connect features

• Export existing models from Revit to homeAR
• Requires a homeAR account

homeAR features

• Full Scale Augmented Reality view
• Dolls House Augmented Reality view
• Multi-user viewing (for viewing models on multiple devices simultaneously)
• Simple positioning tools
• Sharing and publishing tools (including QR codes)
• Webview (for browser viewing)

OpenSpace for BIM 360

From the Autodesk App Store:

OpenSpace's proprietary Vision Engine captures 360 video and photos passively, without any extra labor. Just tap record on your smartphone when you start your normal site walks and that's it. The system’s always learning - the more you walk your site, the faster OpenSpace works, providing actionable documentation in minutes, not hours or days.

OpenSpace’s turnaround speed goes beyond photo documentation to unlock workflow improvements. OpenSpace seamlessly integrates with industry tools including Autodesk® BIM 360™, making communication, reporting, QA/QC, RFIs and pay apps more efficient. Use our “Link to BIM 360” button to bring data directly from the field into daily construction workflows, and use our fully featured BIM Viewer to do side-by-side as-built comparisons in just a few clicks.

Generate Issues or RFIs. Create new or link to existing Issues.

3drepo.io

From the Autodesk App Store:

3D Repo is a multi-award winning company offering a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the cloud. Instead of architects, consultants and contractors sharing massive proprietary files in a costly and time-consuming manner, they can simply point their web browser to an encrypted knowledge base in order to examine each project stage virtually, even on mobile devices.

With 3D Repo, users can then manage model revisions and highlight potential issues using live collaboration tools, which allow the whole project team to work from a single source of truth in the cloud.

ICT Tracker for BIM 360

From the Autodesk App Store:

ICT Tracker is an easy-to-use mobile construction productivity tracking software solution that adds improved data collection to Autodesk® BIM 360® customers.

Utilizing Augmented Reality or Virtual 3D Free-Flight mode, the app uses your design or construction models for selection input and enables construction teams to benchmark field installations and deliver comprehensive installation status reporting and productivity tracking data that can be imported back into BIM 360 or your ERP software.

Contractors will be able to accurately track construction projects, control costs and make better decisions based on detailed, up-to-date information from the job site.

Utilize Existing Project NWD Files

CL3VER Cloud – Photorealistic Rendering in a Browser

From the CL3VER website:

CL3VER CLOUD POWERED BY NVIDIA RTX!

PHOTOREALISTIC RAY-TRACING 3D ENGINE TO VISUALIZE REAL-TIME 3D PRODUCT PRESENTATIONS AND 3D CONFIGURATORS IN THE BROWSER

Product Review: Hypar

From the BIM Chapters blog:

By Dan Stine
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

I had a recent web-based meeting with Anthony Hauck, and Ian Keough, both of the newly formed Hypar. Before I talk about Hypar, I want to make sure you know who these two guys are...

Anthony Hauck was with Autodesk for 10 years and at one point was head of all Revit product line development and in his most recent role headed the development of generative design among other things. I've crossed paths with him many times over the years, at AU and RTC/BILT. As well as most recently when LHB hired him, post-Autodesk, to give a web-based pretension on generative design. He is a great and passionate guy!

Ian Keough is, well, the father of Dynamo. For the past 5.5 years he was also with Autodesk. He was also involved in some interesting BIM360 Field development. Here is a 2014 interview on the origin's of Dynamo you may find interesting: Meet Ian Keough, Dynamo’s Papa. I still find it interesting how things have evolved from what the Revit founders thought regarding user programming in Revit, as I previously wrote about here: Revit User Programming - Not Originally in the Cards. Clearly Ian had a different vision, and it has been widely embraced!

Much more could be said about these two I am sure... but suffice it to say this is truly a dynamic-duo from which great things will emerge! See what I did there:)

So what is Hypar?

Read more on the BIM Chapters blog »

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Hypar – Cloud-Based Generative Design for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction

Hypar – Cloud-Based Generative Design for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction

From the Hypar website:

Are you ready for the future of building?

Scalable computation offers a unique opportunity to more widely explore possibilities in building, helping the AEC industry and its clients make better decisions faster.

The Hypar platform helps capture, explore, extend, and apply AEC expertise to accelerate the delivery of a better built environment.

Publish to Mobile View for Autodesk® Navisworks® v3.0.0

From the Autodesk App Store:

About This Version

Version 3.0.0, 12/3/2018

1. Improved convert speed.
2. Large model convert issue solved.
3. Feature to convert Section box view
4. Detailing level can be controlled now

Description

About the plugin:

The plugin will convert a Navisworks Model to a .epic file and then that .epic file needs to be transferred to a Mobile or Tablet to load and view in Mobile and Tablet devices.

Raken for BIM 360

From the Autodesk App Store:

Raken provides innovative mobile technology to streamline field workflows for construction workers. Raken's "digital toolbox" connects the field to the office with daily reports, time cards, project insights, photo management, and more. With the Autodesk® BIM360® integration, all daily reports/photos/files captured within Raken are automatically synced into the BIM 360 Project Files folder.  The user simply has to enable the integration from BIM360 settings, log in to Raken, and enable/authenticate the connection from our integrations page.

With the integration, the user can leverage Raken to capture dailies, time cards, photos, etc and use BIM 360 for all other workflows such as RFI's, submittals, change orders, drawings, etc.

Login credentials. Login to app.rakenapp.com

Publish to Mobile View for Autodesk® Navisworks®

From the Autodesk App Store:

About the plugin:
The plugin will convert a Navisworks Model to a .epic file and then that .epic file needs to be transferred to a Mobile or Tablet to load and view in Mobile and Tablet devices.

Visit our website for more information: http://www.visionworkplace.com

Process Steps
Step1: Download the Android app "Epic 3D View" for your Mobile or Tablet from the play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epicviewer
Step2: Export file with this plugin "Publish to Mobile View for Autodesk Navisworks"
Step3: Transfer .epic file exported using the plugin to your Mobile or Tablet and open it from "Epic 3D View"

Demo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecKmos5idJ8

Application Offers:

1. Open Navisworks Models to Mobile devices
2. Capable of publishing huge model for Mobile and Tablet View
3. Quick process of file conversion
4. Small output (.epic) file size
5. Load model quickly in Mobile devices without internet
6. Mobile application (Epic 3D Viewer) is available free in the Android App Store. The Viewer provides controllers like Cutting Planes, Explode, Walk&Rotate, Views etc.

Navisworks to Mobile View

Kubity Exporter v4.1.0.2 –LOD, Realistic / Consistent Colors Style, and RPC Support

From the Autodesk App Store:

About This Version

Version 4.1.0.2, 4/23/2018

What’s New?

• RPC support
• Realistic/ Consistent Colors style support
• LOD support

Description

If you were previously using rvt2skp to instantly visualize your 3D models, now you can use this dedicated extension to simplify the process.

This plugin enables the Export to Kubity option in Autodesk® Revit® — seamlessly transferring Revit projects straight to the 3D visualization multiplex. Simply click the export button and your Revit model will automatically open into the Kubity desktop app.

NavVis IndoorViewer Add-In for Autodesk® Revit®

From the Autodesk App Store:

NavVis provides an all-in-one reality capture solution that captures and visualizes indoor environments during the construction and operational phases. With NavVis IndoorViewer add-in for Autodesk® Revit®, NavVis users can now improve BIM workflows by connecting Revit models to 360° immersive imagery and point clouds that display the current state of the building. With this add-in, users can:

• Create BIM models faster
• Compare as-built with as-is
• Spot differences visually
• Verify measurements remotely
• Collaborate with stakeholders online

NavVis IndoorViewer

From the NavVis website:

INDOORVIEWER

YOUR DIGITAL BUILDING

INTERACT, SHARE, AND COLLABORATE ON ANY DEVICE

IMMERSIVE 3D BUILDINGS

Explore the indoors with a fully immersive 3D walkthrough. The NavVis IndoorViewer is browser-based software that visualizes building data as high resolution images. Now anyone can access and interact with building data.

STREAM POINT CLOUDS ON ANY DEVICE

Powerful, browser-based point cloud streaming lets you access building data on any device. Use the point cloud to inspect the building and even take precise measurements. If you have already captured data with other devices, you can import it to the IndoorViewer. Both indoor and outdoor datasets are supported.

Revizto v4.6

From the Revizto website:

Revizto 4.6 is now live!

December 14, 2018

BIM Track™ v1.14.0 for Revit and Navisworks

From the Autodesk App Store:

About This Version

Version 1.14.0, 12/8/2017

New Features:

• Clash spheres can now be displayed as billboards tag instead of spheres in the 3D Viewer.
• Clash pin points can now be selected. 
• The issue number will now be displayed when mouse hovering a clash sphere or a camera icon in the 3D Viewer.
• The BCF now support hidden elements. 
• New options were added to the 3D viewer to adjust the 'fit to selection' section box buffer in the option menu. 
• It is now possible to create a section box around a clash sphere in the 3D Viewer. 
• Various bug fixes and minor enhancements.

We hope you enjoy the new features. Don't hesitate to contact us if you want a Demo!

Description

BIM Track™ is a web-based collaboration platform that empowers your team with better coordination workflows. BIM Track™ provides a central hub for all coordination information from design to construction. With information at your fingertips, you can get access to your data anytime, anywhere, either from a desktop or mobile device. Charts and graphics help understand data and your management performance through precise metrics. We promote Open BIM workflow solutions by supporting IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) and BCF (BIM Collaboration Format).

StructionSite Integration for BIM 360

From the Autodesk App Store:

Product Description

• A native mobile iOS app for iPad/iPhone that allows you to take photos very quickly and attach them to a floorplan, as well as do VR and X-Ray modes
• A web application that allows you to view photos side-by-side, navigate a series of photos taken at the same location via timelapse, export to PDF, and collaborate
• Integration Description (current):
• You may sign up and log into StructionSite using your existing BIM 360 login credentials, so you don't have to memorize another login

Navigate a floorplan with 360 images/standard directional photos and export to PDF

Revizto V4.5

From the Revizto website:

It’s here! Revizto 4.5 Released!

05 Oct, 2017

We are delighted to announce the new version of Revizto is now available for download!

The official release takes place globally and is announced at BILT Europe 2017 kicking off this very moment in Aarhus, Denmark with our proud sponsoring.

Immediately available to our users, the new version 4.5 includes new functionality that make it easier for you to use Revizto Issue Tracker for everyday communications and collaboration needs.

SimLab Composer V8.1

From the SimlabSoft website:

Features in SimLab Composer 8.1

A brief summary with regards to the new updates that have been made in SimLab Composer 8.1 :

New added features:

• 360 images
• Render panoramic images for social media, websites, and mobile devices.
• VR Workbench
• Clipping Plane – Also known as Section Plane in VR, it can be static, animated, grabbable, and turned on/off dynamically.
• Teleportation Points – Use Teleportation Points to navigate large scenes fastly by activating the X-ray view in SimLab VR/Desktop Viewer.
• Light/Shadow Baking – New technology that stores lighting and shadow information with objects separately and away from their materials. It means that user can change the material itself and/or modify its properties even change its texture without the need to re-bake it again and again.
• SimLab VR/Desktop Viewer on Mac – You can now enjoy the greatness of SimLab VR/Desktop on Mac (macOS greater or equal to 10.12).
• 3D PDF
• New highlighting option to distinguish 3D objects that are associated with actions.
• New option for stopping animation on scene navigation.
• WebGL/HTML
• Highlighted 3D objects containing actions.
• Animation stops on camera movement.
• Rendering 
• Region Rendering – Check complex parts of the scene and see how they look like early in the rendering process.
• Using a small area of the scene to determine the needed SPP for the scene
• Focusing rendering power in small areas that need more rendering to finish the process fast.
• Roughness Map – It allows the user to set an image based distribution of roughness for metal and plastic materials instead of a single value applied to whole material.
• Alpha Channel Emitter – Alpha areas of textures will turn transparent if used on an emitter..
• SimLab HDR Creation – HDR is one of the preferred methods to light a 3D scene for rendering. SimLab Composer makes it easy to generate HDR images, with the freedom of distributing them as any other rendered image created using SimLab Composer.
• Pass Light – New option for all material types that prevent corresponding objects from casting shadows.
• SimLab Showroom 
• Ability to join SimLab Community.
• Ability to upload and download models.
• Ability to vote for favorite models.
• Showroom app is now available on Mac (macOS greater or equal to 10.12).
• The ability to export to SimLab VR Viewer app for mobile.
• Mobile
• SimLab VR Mobile Viewer App – SimLab introduces a new and innovative mobile app for Android devices (iOS later) which allow user to live models and experiences exported from SimLab Showroom.

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There's more information available on the SimlabSoft website.

Free AUGmentecture – Models to AR for Mobile Devices

From the Autodesk App Store:

AUGmentecture is a service helping you to view complex 3D models on a mobile device in an Augmented Reality format. With the help of AUGmentecture plugin you can seamlessly and securely upload your 3D models and floor plans directly from Autodesk® Revit® to your AUG account to view them later with your mobile device. You just need to select the model in 3D view and optionally select floor plan and you will be able to see the model on your mobile device mapped on your floor plan.

SPOT – An Online Database for Easily Adding Acurate Sustainability Product Data to Revit Models (Updated)

Updated on January, 4 2017 to add the following:

Editor's Note: The Revit add-in mentioned in the article is currently under development and in private Beta testing. Launch is expected in April.

From the HingePoint blog:

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) wants to get credible sustainability data into Revit models more easily.

To do so, UL recently launched a web-based product, sustainability-information tool that will help users select credible green products and place that information into their Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow.

“Most people know UL for our fire, mechanical, safety testing; we’ve been doing that for 120 years,” said UL public affairs director Mark Rossolo at Autodesk University. “What most people also don’t know though that we are the largest certifier of sustainable products for use in the buildings.”

The web app–called SPOT–features more than 40,000 products. SPOT’s database will help architects and designers identify products by sustainable attributes, MasterFormat product codes and building rating system credits such as LEED v4 and the WELL Building Standard™.