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Digital twins originated as an approach for manufacturing—a way to replicate, verify, and optimize production lines. The idea was to create a digital version of a physical space—including every object and system within it—that was constantly updated and updating via a two-directional flow of data with the physical version. The goal of a twin goes beyond the merely descriptive: it is a functional representation of a model, able to simulate, predict, and inform. READ MORE >

As negotiations continue over the American Jobs Act, the Biden administration’s big infrastructure package, one thing is clear: the definition of infrastructure has changed. To start, access to data is now almost as important as access to water and power. And how we collect, manage, and share that data is as important to the construction process as it is to the final infrastructure we build, as Autodesk pointed out in recommendations for the administration earlier this year. READ MORE >

The job of the CAD or BIM manager is always changing. There are new updates to install, new processes to implement, new team members to train, new hardware to consider. READ MORE >

The AU 2021 Call for Proposals was a huge success, with more than 1,200 English-language proposals submitted from 49 countries. Nearly 20,000 votes were cast to recommend those proposals during community voting. This year’s global digital event is shaping up to be something special. READ MORE >