(17 June 2019, 15.20pm BST) – Jim Lynch reprised some of his earlier remarks in the main Connect & Construct conference keynotes, highlighting that Autodesk wasn’t the only technology business expanding its construction portfolio, mentioning Oracle and Trimble. However, he admitted that, while BIM 360 has some asset management capability, it is still in its early days, with partner technologies likely to add value during the life of the building. In the built environment context, a digital twin is defined as “a realistic digital representation of assets, processes or systems in the built or natural environment” which, importantly, is connected to and shares data bi-directionally with the physical twin.Īsked about Autodesk’s digital twin thinking, Lynch focused on how tools like Revit helped project teams to collate both the design and the data and understand their investment in the digital model, with tools like Assemble and BuildingConnected potentially allowing the addition of more rich data. The UK has pushed forward with its “digital twin” thinking since the National Infrastructure Commission published its Data for the Public Good report in December 2017, with the Cambridge Centre for Digital Built Britain publishing its Gemini Principles in November 2018. Lynch added it was important to show existing customers that their past investments are sound for the future. Plangrid (with its association with traditional ‘plans’) resonates with construction users he admitted, but some people have shunned BIM 360 as it was seen as “only valuable if I am using BIM” suggesting the name has caused some confusion despite its value to people not using BIM in construction.Īutodesk’s Steve Manning, one of the company’s executives tasked with merging the offering, said efforts were under way to devise a single interface to access the BIM360 and Plangrid functionalities. Both products have strengths, so Autodesk needs to build up the combined offering and promote them to the market. Will the two brands continue? “Branding is a different question,” Lynch said. Work is now under way to merge the offering: “ they will start to merge and will become one sometime in the future“. But use of BIM in construction, on the jobsite, is in its early days, though this will change as rich data models are mandated.” Plangrid gives Autodesk a strong construction technology platform, Lynch said, along with a large installed user base and an established construction brand. Lynch said we need to separate BIM and digitisation of construction: “we needed a better way to collaborate on the jobsite, hence the deal to acquire Plangrid, a wildly successful business. There was some discussion regarding the focus of the two apparently overlapping solutions: Plangrid and BIM 360. “The technology we’ve used to date won’t help us tomorrow – now is the time to be talking about the contributions that digital fabrication and manufacturing can make.” The pace of population growth, particularly in cities, was part of the reason for this push, Lynch said. He highlighted CEO Andrew Anagnost’s strategic drive – “since August 2018 it’s been our number one priority” – to grow Autodesk’s construction solutions portfolio, evidenced by its US$1bn+ acquisitions of BIM solution Assemble ( July 2018 news release), Plangrid ( November 2018 post), BuildingConnected ( January 2019 post), and continued investment in Autodesk BIM 360. (17 June 2019, 10.45am BST) – Autodesk’s Connect and Construct Summit in London today started with a media breakfast hosted by Jim Lynch, general manager of Autodesk Construction Services. The current focus, however, is more on construction than long-term asset management. Don’t waste any more time searching for the perfect login page access, come to us and get the job done right.Autodesk is aiming to merge and so strengthen the technologies currently contained in two separate solutions: Plangrid and BIM 360. With our login page access, you can rest assured that you’re getting the best service and coverage available. PlanGrid Construction Management Software – AnyTechTrial.Reality Capture & Construction Site Capture | OpenSpace.PlanGrid, an Autodesk company – LinkedIn.PlanGrid Is Now Autodesk Build – ATG USA.How to Configure SAML 2.0 for PlanGrid – Setup SSO – Okta.Tutorial: Azure Active Directory integration with PlanGrid.PlanGrid – Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding.Construction App for Project Management | Autodesk PlanGrid ….PlanGrid Build | The #1 Construction App for Project ….
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