Several AI-based tools are on display at Trimble Dimensions, the company’s annual user meeting and conference.
SketchUp Diffusion: A generative AI-powered tool introduced by SketchUp Labs at last year’s Dimensions conference is being well received this year. One reason is that Dimensions now includes 3D Base Camp, the once-standalone SketchUp user meeting. SketchUp puts rendering, which used to have to be done with 3rd-party applications by experts, in the hands of everyday users. Diffusion is still in the Lab, so still a work in progress, but definitely worth a look.
ProjectSight, Trimble’s project management application, now has an AI-driven import feature that automatically extracts critical information from drawings and documents.
Trimble LiveCount, which counts mechanical, electrical and plumbing components for the purpose of bidding, is now equipped with AI to detect and count symbols on construction drawings automatically. This feature, especially beneficial for electrical contractors, saves time by automating the counting of receptacles, switches, and other common electrical items in takeoff processes. Live Count is available with Accubid subscriptions.
Trimble Business Center, a “field to finish” survey CAD program, now integrates AI for point cloud data processing, able to detect and quantify objects on a site, such as volumes of stockpiles, features and conditions of roads.
