LIVERMORE, Calif. – Topcon Positioning Systems and Autodesk
announced they have signed a letter of intent under which both companies will
collaborate to allow products within Autodesk’s design and construction software
portfolio for BIM to more efficiently interact with Topcon’s on-site field
positioning hardware.
This collaboration is designed to allow building and civil infrastructure
construction customers to form a tighter, more seamless workflow that will
increase on-site worker productivity, enhance field safety and improve quality
control.
“We are pleased to work with Autodesk, a leading provider and innovator of
software solutions for BIM,” said Ewout Korpershoek, senior vice president
product management and marketing at Topcon. “It is our mission to provide
our customers with state-of-the-art positioning solutions that allow for
highest efficiency data collection, data management and layout.
“Through our collaboration with Autodesk, we will be able to streamline the
data flow between design and execution via a seamless connection between the
office and site, providing the highest degree of accuracy and productivity,” he
said.
“We have worked with Topcon for a long time as a development partner and see
tremendous synergies between our software offerings and Topcon’s leading
positioning hardware,” said Nicolas Mangon, senior director, AEC strategy and
marketing, Autodesk.
“This past year, Autodesk has invested in delivering design data to the point
of construction via Autodesk BIM 360 cloud services and mobile applications,”
he said. “Working with Topcon now allows us to take the next step and
leverage this data to seamlessly drive the placement of work-greatly
facilitating the installation process of a construction project.”
Initially, the companies intend to work together to provide greater
interoperability between certain aspects of their services and solutions. The
initial phase will focus on API-level integration between Autodesk’s AutoCAD WS
product and Topcon’s systems, with further exploration of potential combined
offerings both on the desktop with Autodesk’s design solutions (including
AutoCAD, Revit and Navisworks) and in the cloud with Autodesk’s BIM 360
offerings, including BIM 360 Glue and BIM 360 Field. These solutions are
intended to directly connect and drive Topcon field positioning hardware for
installation layout tasks, as well as “as-built” collection and documentation.
Autodesk and Topcon will also be working together to develop tightly integrated
solutions that will allow for optimized, seamless connections between office,
web and mobile, and between virtual and real worlds.
Topcon and Autodesk Announce Collaboration
November 28, 2012
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