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Press release

My Digital Buildings raises €2 million to accelerate the creation and use of buildings spatial data

My Digital Buildings announces an initial fundraising of 2 million euros to become the reference company in the creation, updating, and exploitation of spatial building data.
3 formats de maquettes 3D / BIM : .rvt ; .step ; .ifc
trends

BIM model formats and interoperability challenges

Discover what are the specificities of the different BIM model formats as well as the interoperability challenges that arise from their use.
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Tech

Increase reliability and speed up the production of 2D plans based on a point cloud

Learn how exploiting a point cloud can produce 2D plans efficiently and reduce the risk of errors.
My Digital Buildings and Samp partnership
Press release

My Digital Buildings and Samp partner to accelerate the development of digital twins in the industry

My Digital Buildings and Samp formalize their partnership to accelerate the development of digital twins in industry
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Tech

Why opt for a multi-technology 3D scanning protocol?

Discover how a survey protocol allows you to benefit from “tailor-made” capture by taking advantage of the advantages of each of the selected solutions.
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Tech

BIM modeling: Focus on the levels of detail (LOD) of networks and terminals

Découvrez ce qui différencie les niveaux de détail (LOD) de modélisation des réseaux et terminaux, et quels sont les usages courants qui leur sont associés.
3D scan operators in a logistics environment
Tech

4 steps to build a complete 3D scan consultation

Discover how to develop a 3D scan consultation to ensure its success, in just 4 steps.
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Usage

3D scanning: an innovative solution for the study of aftermath fires

While access to a disaster site is restricted, and the studies required for the restoration project numerous, freezing the condition of a damaged building and making it available has many advantages.
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trends

On what documents is a BIM process based?

Charter, requirements documents, and BIM Conventions, discover and compare the different documents used during a BIM process.
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Tech

The 5 key steps for a successful 3D scan of a building

Discover the key stages of a and the associated decision-making to successfully complete a 3D scanning project.
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trends

Interactive Buildings #4: Sensors for our smartphones that see in 3D

Discover the world of “imaging” sensors with David Maucotel, Business Line Manager at STMicroelectronics, one of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers.
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Tech

3D scanning, definition and uses in buildings

How does a 3D scanner work and what are the main uses in the building sector?
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Usage

Payerne Hospital - 3D scan for an extension project

When digitizing an active hospital, the capture speed is a key factor in limiting the disruption associated with a 3D scanning operation. In this article, find out how we surveyed an 18,000 m² hospital in just 4 days.
Building point cloud
Tech

Generate and use the 3D point cloud of a building

Learn how to generate and use a building's 3D point cloud for design projects or studies.
Interxion virtual tour
Usage

Interxion - The virtual visit as a marketing and sales tool

Learn how Interxion's marketing and sales teams used the digital twin of their data centers to maintain their global expansion in 2020.
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Usage

Interxion - River Cooling System Demo

Explore how the River Cooling system works at Interxion's Marseille data centers through their digital twin.
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Usage

In'li - A BIM experiment in operation maintenance management

As part of our integration of the in'li Lab in September 2020, we collaborated with in'li on a first experiment in BIM GEM.
Visual Podcast Episode 3
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Interactive Buildings #3: IoT, a requirement for Smart Buildings

In this episode, discover how IoT structures work and how they are positioned as the starting point for Smart Building.
Digitized EDF power plants
Usage

EDF - 5 fully digitized hydraulic power plants

Five power plants in the Romanche Valley have been digitized for digital archiving before their final shutdown.
Visual Podcast Episode 2
trends

Interactive Buildings #2: Indoor geolocation, for what uses?

Geofencing, asset tracking, indoor guidance: a multitude of uses around location are emerging, in the hospital environment and elsewhere.
Visual Podcast Episode 1
trends

Interactive Buildings #1: What is the future for the virtual tour?

Real estate, construction, industry, the uses around the virtual tour are now taking place in a multitude of sectors.
Blogpost: digital twin and maintenance
Usage

Optimizing the maintenance of a building thanks to its digital twin

Remote collaboration, task management, discover how to optimize your maintenance processes thanks to the digital twin of your building.
MyHealth @Work interface
Usage

MyHealth @Work - 3D scanning to reduce the risks of MSDs

Discover how 3D building scanning and production line modeling can help reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders
GEM Labs Digital Campus
Usage

GEM Labs - Create and operate the digital twin of your campus

A collaboration with Grenoble École de Management, which is digitizing its educational approach through the digital twin of their buildings.
Blogpost: 3D scanning solutions
Tech

What 3D survey solution (s) should you choose for your project?

3D building survey solutions are more and more numerous and specific. Here is a state of the art of the main options available on the market.
Alstom BIM modeling
Usage

Alstom - Simulation and optimization of industrial site layouts

A first scan to BIM project conducted with the key player in the railway industry for layout simulation.
point cloud and digital model
Tech

The Scan to BIM: from the point cloud to the BIM Model

Discover what are the different stages of a Scan to BIM project: from the 3D survey to the BIM digital model of a building.
BIM GEM digital model
Usage

Exploiting BIM for the Management, Operation and Maintenance of your assets [Part 2]

In the second part of this section on BIM and the management of built assets, discover the different uses of BIM in GEM.
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news

My Digital Buildings, winners of the Smart Port Challenge!

We participated in the Smart Port Challenge this month and we are happy to announce that we are one of the 8 winners of this second edition!
BIM GEM digital model
Usage

Exploiting BIM for the Management, Operation and Maintenance of your assets [Part 1]

Wealth managers face numerous economic and technical challenges in managing their assets. How can BIM be an element in responding to these problems?