CC Jul-Aug 2021

INDUSTRY news
ENSUITE-CLOUD REVUE EXPANDS TO BIM
CCE has released a major
upgrade to its flagship
real-time 3D Collaboration software,
EnSuite-Cloud ReVue.
Users can download ReVue
LiveLink integrations for
Autodesk Revit, with the option
to download LiveLink for Revit
2021 or 2022 versions. This
new release expands CCE’s
support to the rapidly growing
BIM space, and follows the
release of LiveLinks for
Autodesk Inventor and Solid
Edge announced in June.
EnSuite-Cloud ReVue is
CCE’s flagship real-time collaboration
product using 3D digital
assets while maintaining complete
control of the users' intellectual
property. Participants
can use 3D multi-CAD data
from all major CAD formats like
CATIA V5, CATIA V6 (3DXML),
SOLIDWORKS, NX, Creo,
Autodesk Inventor, Revit, Solid
Edge, JT, IFC and glTF, among
others, to conduct engineering
design reviews directly in the
browser or access it from an
active CAD session using
ReVue LiveLink.
ReVue LiveLink is useful for
collaboration during conceptual
design or engineering changes,
where the CAD model needs to
be edited and the results
updated in real-time with participants
in the collaboration session.
This one-step access
saves time and makes realtime
CAD collaboration natural
and easy. Users can download
ReVue LiveLink for the CAD
systems for free, however an
Organizer license is needed to
access the LiveLink products.
www.cadcam-e.com
GROWTH TRAJECTORY OF IFS CONTINUES
IFS has announced its financial
results for the first half of 2021.
All software revenue line items
grew double digit, driven by a
steep acceleration in cloud revenue
(+79% YoY) and recurring
revenue (+27% YoY). H1 also
saw some key milestones,
including the acquisition of
Axios Systems, the launch of
IFS Cloud and the global launch
of the company's new branding
and Moment of Service.
IFS CEO Darren Roos, said:
"IFS is a technology led company
with the single goal to
make the latest technology
advancements available to our
customers in a way that creates
value fast, has a low total cost
of ownership, and is easy to
consume and use. H1 is evidence
that our strategy to
focus on this and to build agility
into our product operations, so
customers can respond to the
market fast is working."
www.ifs.com
NEW AI PREDICTS BUILDING ENERGY RATES
Computer scientists at
Loughborough University
have created an AI system that
can forecast building emission
rates of non-domestic buildings.
Dr Georgina Cosma and
postgraduate student Kareem
Ahmed have designed and
trained an AI model to predict
emission rate values with 27
inputs. Dr Cosma said: "It's an
important first step towards the
use of machine learning tools
for energy prediction in the UK
and it shows how data can
‘improve current processes‘ in
Anew map detailing the location,
height and canopy for
trees over 3 metres in height is
helping Sevenoaks District
Council manage its iconic
ancient trees and natural woodland.
Derived from Bluesky's
National Tree Map, which provides
geospatial intelligence for
more than 300 million trees
across the UK, the data has
already been used to create a
district wide map of tree cover,
to create 3D visualisations to
inform development decisions
and to support planning
enforcement investigations.
Sevenoaks District Council
originally purchased National
Tree Map data from Bluesky in
November 2019 and the data
is widely used across the
Council with specific applications
in planning. Updated this
year, the original and new tree
the construction industry."
Current methods can take
hours to days to produce emission
rates and are generated
by manually inputting hundreds
of variables.The AI model was
created with the support of
engineering consultancy Cundall's
head of research and
innovation, Edwin Wealend. It
was trained using large-scale
data from UK government energy
performance assessments
to generate an emission value
in a split second.
www.lboro.ac.uk
MAPPING SEVENOAKS' HISTORIC TREE COVER
map layers are stored in the
Council's GIS alongside multiple
years of aerial photography,
Ordnance Survey maps,
data such as Ancient Woodland
and Biodiversity Opportunities,
and council data including
Tree Preservation Orders
and Planning Applications.
The tree data is accessible to
all staff via the Council's
intranet mapping system
GISMO (GIS Online).
The name Sevenoaks dates
to circa 800 AD and is thought
to be derived from 'Seouenaca'
the name given to a
small chapel near seven oaks.
Records of these trees
through the ages are sparse
and it is not until the nineteenth
century when a group
of seven trees appears on an
Ordnance Survey map.
www.bluesky-world.com
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