Open-source, open-data and their role in the built environment July 22, 2020
Dion will discuss:
– The ethical considerations of open-source technologies
– What open-data and open-source means for digital pipelines
– Case studies of open-source initiatives
Dion Moult has worked in software development, architecture, and the construction industry, and is the primary developer behind the BlenderBIM Add-on https://blenderbim.org/ He has been involved as an active contributor in a wide range of open-source projects for over a decade. These projects include the Gentoo Linux distribution, KDE project for desktop environments, Blender for 3D content creation, FreeCAD for parametric solid modeling, Radiance for light simulation, OpenStreetMaps / OpenStreetCam for GIS and computer vision datasets, and IfcOpenShell for BIM and open-data tools for the build environment.
Infrastructure Workflows July 9th, 2020
Ara Ashikian, P.Eng. will showcase the latest workflows for the collaborative design of bridges and civil structures on infrastructure projects using the Autodesk solutions.
Ara Ashikian is the Senior Product Line Manager for the Autodesk Civil Structures product development teams. Prior to joining Autodesk in 2013, he had over 20 years of experience as a bridge engineer and a software developer, working on a large number of bridge projects, including preliminary, detailed and construction engineering design aspects for a wide range of bridge types. These projects included the detailed construction engineering of the EG LNG suspension bridge in Africa, as well as for the New Bay Bridge (self-anchored suspension bridge in California), the detailed engineering for the launching of the Kicking Horse Canyon bridge in the Canadian Rockies as well as for the Coast Meridian cable stayed bridge in Vancouver.
BIM Viewers Presented March 3, 2020
This session will provide an overview of BIM viewers and collaboration as experienced through two popular alternatives: Revizto and BIM Track. Sponsored by Revizto and BIM Track. Venue generously provided by ZGF Vancouver