Apparently one of the top ten reasons to use Aecosim is that you never have to start with a blank sheet.... given that geocoordination and reality meshes are built in . I know, a bit of a marketing spin... but it would be interesting to explore how far you could push this premise. What if the file open process was more Google Map-like. The user does not only only have to declare a Workset but has to geo-locate the dgn. Connect would then search out all available contextual (public or private/project bound) data available and offer it up as potential Ref attachments. This would include any mapping, GIS etc etc data. Forcing the designer to work in context from the outset will be a big change from the incremental 'blank sheet' first inception that is traditionally been the case. I can see clients and project teams hiring someone like Agency9 to provide 'digital twins' of the area around the project to boost situational awareness, collaboration and productivity through 'findability'. This would extend to big public competitions like Milan Farini . A digital twin would get a lot of exposure... especially if it could benefit from a reality mesh to make it visually compelling (or de rigueur for the internet public these days). Maybe Bentley should send Agency9 down to Italy and fly some drones around for a couple of days? It would be great publicity, and give Connect / Mstn invaluable exposure. Pick the top five architectural competitions and provide a freely available PW Share Workspace. At the very least, it would help highlight Mstn's strengths in all those multi-platform firms...
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