AI bicycles that “think like humans”
Forget apes and robots taking over, the future dictatorships could be run by super-smart, self-driving, AI bicycles! A bicycle has been fitted with the latest…
Point clouds from the clouds
The next few blogs will explore some applications of point clouds that appeal to the imagination. This week, delve into the fascinating world of airborne…
Point Clouds 6 – Scan-to-BIM
Because Lidar has become more affordable and scanners produce measure points much faster and much more accurately than humans ever could, it has become the…
How to use point clouds in BricsCAD
As a result of multiple requests, here’s a quick guide on how to use point clouds in BricsCAD. In essence there are three steps: Preprocess…
Point Clouds – 5: On point performance
In the previous post you learnt about some of the different softwares that can be used to create and manipulate point clouds. In this post…
Point Clouds – 4: A cloud of software
In the previous post you were introduced to some of the point cloud file types available. The following is an overview of useful software tools…
Point Clouds – 3: Avoid cloudy expectations during a scanning project
Last week you read about the different types of scanners. This week’s post gives you a starting point on what to keep in mind when…
Point Clouds – 2: Pointless without scanners
In the first post, you were introduced to point clouds. This second blog post explains how 3D scanners work. The two most important methods to determine…
Point Clouds – 1: What’s the point?
These days, point clouds have become such an important tool in areas like geographical mapping, CAD and BIM modeling, etc, that it is worth writing…
Artificial Intelligence in Design
I’ve already spoken to you about some the advances of Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) and last week I showed you how you can get the…