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T ridify was established in Finland in 2012 by a group of technologists with over 30 years of collective experience working in Virtual Reality ( VR ). The past four years has seen the company focus on developing a bespoke solution to automate the delivery of architectural 3D , BIM and CAD models with BIM data attached . “ We developed our own VR application for AEC professionals ,” explains Tridify CEO Alexander Le Bell . “ This software takes existing 3D assets and smart objects and creates immersive , interactive virtual environments that allow users to manipulate dynamic objects online in real-time .”
At first , the automation conversion technology was developed as an internal tool to help Tridify deliver its VR app easily to architects , developers , interior designers and facility managers . “ Today , we are building on evolving our BIM to VR web publishing service so that everyone can use it at all stages of the AEC workflow – for training , simulation , design consensus , planning , and maintenance ,” explains Le Bell . “ We are looking at ways that the web can be harnessed so we can add value to the construction industry in a cost-efficient way .”
Le Bell and his team have been developing Tridify ’ s Web VR solution to a point where they are confident the robust service
OCTOBER 2019