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New video about getting virtual infrastructure models out of the computer and into the workspace

The University of Cambridge has published a new video explaining how engineers will soon be able to visualize Building Information Models (BIMs) in full scale at their offices or superimposed on the real structure at construction sites, thanks to technology developed by the Department of Engineering’s Construction Information Technology laboratory in collaboration with Trimble and Microsoft.

Read the full story on the CIT laboratory website here

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