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According to a recent market research study conducted by Market Reports Hub, the 3D Scanner market size is expected to grow, in terms of value, from $3.41 Billion in 2015 to $5.90 Billion by 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6% between the same time period.

View complete report on 3D Scanner Market here: http://www.marketreportshub.com/3d-scanner-industry-research-marketsandmarkets.html

The largest gain in popularity can be attributed to portable CMM-based 3D scanners because of the convenience and wealth of possibilities they afford for scanning tight spaces with a high rate of accuracy when applied to conventional and non-conventional scan jobs. Portable CMM-based scanners are categorized into handheld and articulated arm CMM. Expected to grow at the highest rate in the portable CMM category are the handheld 3D scanners.

What is 3D Laser Scanning?

3D Laser Scanning is the process of collecting data points of physical objects using a line of laser light and transforming them into point clouds of data from the surface of said object. The scanner emits the laser light over its full field of view. When the laser light touches an object it then reflects back the light towards the scanner, sending the scanner x-y-z coordinates and information about every surrounding point allowing for a three-dimensional cloud of points to be gathered.

This point cloud information can be saved and rendered in various design softwares, allowing for the creation of 2D CAD renderings, and the x-y-z coordinates allow for the creation of a 3D model. 3D scanners can improve the time of production operations, while reducing costs and redundancy of projects, allowing for less time needed for project timelines and meeting deadlines which results in a more efficient and cost-effective project for every stakeholder involved.

Why Use 3D Laser Scanning?

There are a number of practical real-world applications for 3D Laser Scanning as it pertains to the AEC industry. 3D Laser Scanning services allow for improved Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions, such as procuring As-Built information for better communication, eliminating the need for manual field measurements, and shortening of project lifecycles.

The cost of scanning services has decreased to now be competitive with manual measurement methods, thanks largely to the advancements in hardware and software solutions. Cost along with the increasing number of analytical options available thru 3D Laser Scanning is making it an increasingly attractive option to conduct detailed surveying of building structures.

Interested in 3D Laser Scanning Services? Click here to learn more about the 3D Laser Scanning services we offer.

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In this Tutorial Tuesday, we highlight the newest additions and updates to the 2017 version of AutoCAD® Architecture. This presentation is presented by our Lead AEC Applications Engineer, Dzan Ta.

First, Dzan walks you through the new features and enhancements of the software with an in-depth presentation highlighting the most important features and how they will affect you – the end-user. Dzan then takes you on a step-by-by tutorial of how these new features look in the software, providing you with real world application of what to expect and how to apply it to your design projects.

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Did you enjoy the presentation and software walkthrough? Want to download a PDF copy of the presentation for later use? Click here to download: What’s New in AutoCAD® Architecture 2017: Presentation

Related: Tutorial Tuesday: What’s New in AutoCAD 2017

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Training Program Options

Repro Products is an Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC). We offer a number of courses for every design discipline for the AEC industry. Please see below to select a training course that best matches your needs.

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It’s August, which means that summer is coming to an end. We all wish we had more days to enjoy the dog days of summer soaking up sun, laying out by the pool and drinking Arnold Palmers. But school’s almost in session and its time to register for your classes.

Autodesk Revit Architecture Classes Added for August

We have just added new Revit Architecture classes for the month of August. This should satisfy your thirst for knowledge as you head back into the offices for the 4th quarter push.

For those with a strong handle on Revit Architecture software, but looking to improve their understanding, Click below for information.

Objective: This course is designed to allow students to continue utilizing Revit Architecture to increase their knowledge and productivity through additional collaborative tools, advanced development tools, and advanced construction documents tools.

For those of you looking for a more advanced course? Look no further than:

Objective: Broaden your knowledge of Revit in the areas of Conceptual Design and BIM Management by exploring exercises in mass studies, space planning, visualization, rendering and creating custom families.

Training Program Options

Repro Products is an Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC). We offer a number of courses for every design discipline for the AEC industry. Please see below to select a training course that best matches your needs.

Training Courses Offered

General Design/Platform Technology – Course Descriptions and Schedule
Manufacturing – Course Descriptions and Schedule
Infrastructure – GIS and Civil – Course Descriptions and Schedule
Building/Architectural – Course Descriptions and Schedule

Custom/Project-Specific Training

We also offer personalized training courses held at our training center or your local office per request by calling (770) 434-3050 or Email Us.

Related: AU2016 is Approaching: Meet Our Speakers

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Are you still using Autodesk® Land Desktop? If you haven’t heard, the last version of the software – Land Desktop 2009 and Land Desktop Companion were phased out in Spring of 2009 and replaced with AutoCAD® Civil 3D®.

Hey, we aren’t here to judge, but we would like to offer some advice. If having the outdated industry standard for civil design solutions is not reason enough to make the switch to AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, you’re in luck. Our very own Civil Infrastructure Applications Engineer, Dave Young provides 10 reasons why you should make the switch. Watch the video below and and

Now that you have been equipped with ten of the best reasons (in no particular order) to make the switch over to Civil 3D, you are one step closer to optimizing your BIM workflows.

Learn more about Autodesk BIM solutions for infrastructure from the experts at Repro Products, Inc.

Related: What’s New in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2017

Events & Training

Training

If you are interested in earning continuing education credits, we have Training Opportunities available for Infrastructure Design and other disciplines, including Manufacturing, Building/Architecture, and General Design. Training classes can be taken at our corporate headquarters or at your local office.

For more information on the training courses we offer along with a schedule or to schedule your next training class, visit our Autodesk Training Center.

Classes

Don’t forget to sign up to catch Dave Young teaching in Las Vegas at Autodesk University this year when registration opens up on August 17th. This year, he will be teaching Georeferenced Point Clouds into Civil 3D Surfaces and assisting on A360 Infraworks Bridge Design with Revit and Structural Detailing along with our Lead AEC Applications Engineer, Dzan Ta.

Make sure you plan accordingly to take advantage of the Early Bird Registration until October 10th.

Related: AU2016 is Approaching: Meet Our Speakers

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Autodesk’s premier annual event – Autodesk University – is four months away, and Repro Products is excited to announce that we have two speakers representing us this year at the world’s largest gathering of Autodesk software users. Our two speakers, Lead AEC Application Engineer, Dzan Ta and Application Engineer, Dave Young will be hosting two classes during the three-day conference in Las Vegas, from November 15-17, 2016.

This year’s theme is “Insight. Innovation. Inspiration” as thousands of CAD professionals converge on Las Vegas to share ideas, tips and tricks with their peers to help improve design processes, foster innovative solutions, and inspire the future of making things.

Sessions

There will be over 650 sessions to attend at this year’s conference with a slew of great information and tips for the 2017 software releases, so make sure you plan accordingly to maximize your time and learning potential as registration will open in August.

Interested in registering for a class led by one of our Autodesk Certified Trainers at #AU2016? See below for session information and registration details.

Tuesday, November 15, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

+ A360 Infraworks Bridge Design with Revit and Structural Detailing

Wednesday, November 16, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

+ Georeferenced Point Clouds into Civil 3D Surfaces

Related: What’s New in Revit 2017

Plan Accordingly

As stated before, Autodesk University sessions will not be open for registration until August 17th, but in the meantime you have plenty of time to plan out your schedule with the new AU schedule.

Early bird registration is only $1,750 available until October 9th, after that the price jumps up to $2,175 which gives you plenty of time to convince your boss to help you pick up the tab.

Attend Events Before AU

Interested in attending one of our company events led by our Autodesk Certified Trainers? We hold a number of webinars and seminars for CAD users and AEC professionals to help empower your data management and design processes: Click here for a list of events.

Want hands-on training at the Repro Products’ Authorized Training Center? We offer an extensive list of training courses on-site and are conveniently scheduled for you to maximize your time and gain the greatest return on your investment.

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Are you just as excited as us for #AU2016? Leave a comment and let us know what you are most excited about learning during #AU2016.

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Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday! This week we are presenting Autodesk Vault: Document Management for Everyone hosted by our Manufacturing Solutions Engineer, Dan Williams in conjunction with DLT Solutions.

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In this tutorial, Dan discusses Autodesk® Vault 2016 and all of the benefits it brings to allow you to effectively manage your data. View the 30-minute presentation and step-by-step walk-through to help empower your data management strategy.

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Interested in learning how the newest features of Autodesk® Vault 2017 can further improve your data management strategies? Register to one of our following webinars below to see how Autodesk® Vault 2017 applies to your industry:

Civil:

Manufacturing:

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Welcome to today’s edition of Tutorial Tuesday. In this episode, our Applications Engineer, Dave Young gives us an in-depth look into the newest features and upgrades included in the latest offering of AutoCAD® Civil 3D®.

This 42-minute video includes a presentation of all of the new features, and what they mean for you in real-life application. After the presentation, Dave gives you a guided tutorial of the offerings to show how they actually work in the program.

Check out the video below:

Related: What’s New in AutoCAD 2017

Want to become more powerful in your design elements? Register now for this intuitive 2-day hands-on workshop that will help you gain greater flexibility in the presentation of your design elements.

To learn more or register, click the event flyer below:

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Our Lead Applications Engineer, and Autodesk Expert Elite trainer, Dzan Ta showcases some of the new features of Autodesk Revit 2017

Want a copy of this presentation for you to access on your own time?

Need more training? Repro Products is an Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC). Click here for a list of our Revit and other Building & Architectural training.

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In today’s #TutorialTuesday, our very own Autodesk Expert Elite trainer and Lead AEC Application Engineer, Dza Ta showcases some of the new features of AutoCAD 2017.

For more informative, how-to videos and tutorials from our Autodesk Elite training professionals, visit us on YouTube.

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In today’s #TutorialTuesday, our very own Autodesk Expert Elite trainer and Lead AEC Application Engineer, Dza Ta showcases some of the new features of Revit 2017, such as Reinforcement Connectors, Variable Rebar

For more informative, how-to videos and tutorials from our Autodesk Elite training professionals, visit us on YouTube.

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In today’s #TutorialTuesday, our very own Autodesk Expert Elite trainer and Lead AEC Application EnEngineer, Dza Ta gives us a “How To” tutorial of how to set up structure loads and load combinations in Autodesk Revit.

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Depth Cueing
Autodesk Insight 360
Autodesk Raytracer
Formit 360 Converter
Text Editor Improvements
Hosted Railings

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In today’s Tutorial Tuesday, our Application Engineer, Zoltan Ferenczy walks us through utilizing FARO Focus3D X 330 HDR laser scanning technology in an Architectural Renovation. See the video tutorial below and tell us what you think.

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Register for our free live webinar discussing the benefits of 3D Laser Scanning in the BIM workflow

This webinar will cover:

Understanding of BIM and Integrated Project Delivery Processes

Overview of 3D Data Capture Process Using Laser Scanner

Using 3D Data in the Design Process

3D Laser Scanning Services

Repro Products’ 3D laser scanning services enable clients to add, modify, validate and document their design process in context from existing environments. Click here to learn more about our Laser Scanning Services.

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In this installment of Tutorial Tuesday, Dzan Ta gives a detailed demonstration on how to use A360 Collaboration for Revit to empower your project team no matter where they’re located.

Autodesk® A360 Collaboration for Revit®

Autodesk® A360 Collaboration for Revit® is a subscription service that works with Revit® software to connect project teams with centralized access to BIM project data in the cloud . Stay connected in real-time using the Communicator chat tool within models enabling the entire project team to work on shared building information models.

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Tutorial Tuesday | A360 Collaboration for Revit

A Detailed Demo

Presented by Dzan Ta
Lead AEC Application Engineer, Repro Products, Inc.

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In today’s Tutorial Tuesday, our very own Dzan Ta provides us with a step-by-step tutorial of how to use Autodesk Revit, Dynamo, and Microsoft Excel to create a digital project dashboard.

In this tutorial, our Lead AEC Applications Engineer, Dzan goes over how to create and use digital dashboards, and empowers you with the expertise to create your own to utilize within your workflows.

Original content was created by CAD Blog website and ArchSmarter. I created this video as a learning exercise for myself and to share their knowledge. Credit to be given to original authors.

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What’s New in Autodesk® Infraworks® 360

On February 8th, Autodesk announced significant changes to its preliminary civil engineering design software – Autodesk® Infraworks® 360.

Autodesk decided to repackage its Infraworks® 360 core product, integrating all of the vertical modules and while maintaining price. Until now, in order to access the road, drainage, and bridge design modules of the software they had to be purchased separately. Not only does this repackaging offer you access to all of the modules in the core product, but you get all of this value with no increase in price.

These changes were brought about as Autodesk seeks to simplify the offering and enable customers to accelerate their move to BIM and continue to improve their project workflows.

Why Infraworks® 360?

Infraworks ® 360 is Autodesk’s BIM-based infrastructure design tool specifically created for civil engineers. Infraworks ® 360 is designed to aggregate real-world data, including 2D CAD, 3D model, GIS and raster data and LiDar and Photogrammetry capture. By bringing all this data together, the software creates a 3D model for users to design within the context of reality.

Infraworks ® 360 has been a product favorite of Repro Products. However, as sometimes happens when new technology is brought to the market, the offering still did not quite fit with our client’s needs vs. price. Now with the repackaged core product, customers can access all of the advanced features included in the vertical applications models.Save time and money using the data you have access to instead of purchasing or creating what you need.

If you are interested in pricing or learning more about the updated offering of Infraworks® 360, contact Repro Products.

Autodesk Infraworks 360 Webinar presented by Repro Products

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Register for our free webinar to learn how to Speed the Civil Infrastructure Design process utilizing the data you already have access to.

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Presented by Dzan Ta, Repro Products, Inc.

Dzan Ta is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and holds many certifications in multiple Autodesk products for the AEC industry.