Latest Civilfx Podcast Episodes
Better 3D Modeling in Transportation Design for Better 3D Visualization with Dallas Wait
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - May 20, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutesIn this episode, Sam speaks with Dallas Wait of WGI of West Palm Beach, FL on how they connected and the opportunities available for transportation engineers to create their own 3D visualizations with better design modeling tools like OpenRoads. Connect with Dallas on LinkedIn: https://www...
Software Development, Sociology and Civil Engineering for Better Infrastructure with Anand Stephen
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - May 13, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutesIn this episode I talk with Anand Stephen who converges diverse interests and talents into a unique skill set he uses to improve infrastructure. In this episode we talk about data management, visualization workflows, the pressure rapid infrastructure growth places on professionals and more.
Adding Context to 3D Visualization Part 3 - Traffic
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - May 04, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutesIn this episode, Sam talks about the different ways of adding traffic and how he is trying to make this easier with Beyond CAD Vision: www.beyondcad.com/vision
Adding Context to 3D Visualization Part 2 - Buildings and Terrain
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - April 27, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutesIn this episode, Sam talks about how to get building and terrain files into your 3D visualization to give it context.
Adding Context to 3D Visualization Part 1 - Buying and Building Assets to Create a 3D Asset Library
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - April 20, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutesIn this episode Sam discusses the best places to buy assets or have them modeled by freelancers including- www.turbosquid.com www.sketchfab.com www.cgtrader.com www.upwork.com www.fiverr.com
Taking Construction Phasing Animations to the Next Level with Kristian Jenkins of Shift Media
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - April 13, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutesIn this episode I talk to Kristian Jenkins of Shift Media about his work with Construction Phasing Animations and how he's able to take them to the next level with a structured workflow.
Digital Twins and Digital Futures with David Wasserman
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - April 06, 2021 08:30 - 41 minutesIn this episode Sam speaks with David Wasserman about emerging technologies, 3D visualization, digital twins and more.
Beyond CAD Vision Beta Preview
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - March 30, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutesIn this episode, Sam talks about the upcoming Beyond CAD Vision beta group and the expectations going into it in preparation for a Zoom call on April 6th. LinkedIn Group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13762020/
A Better Intersection (Especially for Autonomous Vehicles) with Johnny Leung of Synergistic Traffic Consultancy
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - March 23, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutesIn this episode Johnny Leung joins the podcast from Australia for a discussion on his work in visualizing traffic intersections with a focus on autonomous vehicles. We discuss his workflow, trends he's seeing and what is missing in traffic visualization software.
A Better Intersection (Especially for for Autonomous Vehicles) with Johnny Leung of Synergistic Traffic Consultancy
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - March 23, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutesIn this episode Johnny Leung joins the podcast from Australia for a discussion on his work in visualizing traffic intersections with a focus on autonomous vehicles. We discuss his workflow, trends he's seeing and what is missing in traffic visualization software.
Photogrammetry in Civil Engineering & 3D Visualization
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - March 16, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutesThis episode covers how photogrammetry is currently used in civil engineering visualizations and how it could be used in the future.
How Decades of Working as a Video Game Artist Helps Spencer Boomhower Visualize Civil Projects
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - March 09, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutesThis episode we are joined by Spencer Boomhower who worked for decades in the video game industry and is now using that experience to visualize civil projects. We discuss the similarities between the two industries, programs used, and where he thinks the visualization industry is headed.
Supporting an Internal 3D Visualization Team as a Roadway Design Engineer, Andrew Poszich
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - March 02, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutesA discussion with Roadway Design Engineer, Andrew Poszich, about his experiences with an internal team creating 3D visualization in traffic simulation, roadway design and more.
Beyond CAD Vision Q1 Pre-Launch Update
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - February 23, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutesIn this episode we get an update on where development of Vision is at, when the open beta-testing will begin, and a look at the average cost of a 3D visualization for a civil engineering project.
Revit, Navisworks & Game Engines in Water/Wastewater 3D Visualization with Jon Jones
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - February 16, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutesThis episode we're joined by Jon Jones, E.I.T. and Civil Analyst at Kimley-Horn to discuss 3D visualization in the water/wastewater sector. We discuss Revit, Navisworks, game engines, augmented reality and more.
Why Digital Twins are the Technology of the Future with Stephen Walz, Digital Design Lead of HDR
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - February 09, 2021 15:48 - 34 minutesIn this episode Stephen Walz, Digital Design Lead of HDR, brings decades of experience to a discussion on BIM, Digital Twins and the future of 3D Visualization.
3D Visualization for Civil Engineering & Hydraulic Projects with Jeff Zimmerman
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - February 02, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutesThis episode we're joined by Jeffery Zimmerman who is a project engineer at Phelps Engineering Inc. We discuss how Jeff's passion for 3D visualization has led him to Sketchup and Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler (now InfraWorks), and how he's been able utilize those tools to create visualizations...
A Discussion with Shawn Herring on Engineering, Surveying, Drones & Lidar
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - January 27, 2021 20:07 - 30 minutesShawn Herring from Region Engineering & Surveying joins Sam for a discussion on 3D Visualization with a focus on engineering, surveys, drones, & lidar. They discuss some of the hurdles to get over when pitching 3D Visualization and some tactics that have worked.
My Experience Visiting Area 51
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - January 19, 2021 04:55 - 10 minutesHaving grown up and now currently living where many people in the town take a bus every morning to work at Area 51, it was a somewhat scary, yet exciting experience to finally visit the site for myself. In this brief episode I very carefully (as you can imagine working with Area 51) talk abou...
5 Features Lacking in Architectural 3D Visualization Engines (and How Vision Will Fix That)
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - January 05, 2021 09:00 - 12 minutesIn this episode I talk through some of the features that will set Vision apart from existing architectural visualization engines. Read the full post here: https://www.beyondcad.com/blog/10features
The Civil 3D Jedi Finds New Hope in 3D Visualization
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - December 22, 2020 09:00 - 31 minutesToday’s special guest is Juan Soto, famously known as the Civil 3D Jedi. He’s a civil designer in the Fort Worth area, Texas, who has worked 20+ years in the engineering side of things, both as CAD manager and 3D marketing visualization specialist. As with many people in the industry, his fi...
What Does the Future Look Like for Public Outreach on Civil Engineering Projects?
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - December 15, 2020 09:00 - 16 minutesCOVID has disrupted the ways we used to do things, both professionally and personally. The worldwide standard has shifted from in-person meetings and “recharging time” away from a computer screen to virtual meetings and constant use of technology. In fact, this shift will most likely be the driv...
Design and 3D Visualization from the Braves Stadium to Landscape Architecture with Nathan Ledbetter of Better Together Collaborative
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - December 08, 2020 09:00 - 43 minutesToday’s special guest is Nathan Ledbetter, a skilled and passionate professional when it comes to making civil engineering projects look good. Considered a pioneer of SketchUp, he and Sam have known each other for as long as the 3D modeling tool has been around, so to speak. They both met while ...
Update on the Simulator for Active Distracted Driver (SADD) Virtual Reality Experience
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - December 01, 2020 09:00 - 18 minutesBack when Sam was part of Civil FX (now a division of Parametrix), he and his team started working on a totally different kind of project than the ones they were already used to — which they mentioned in episode #4 of this podcast. This project was the Simulator for Active Distracted Driver (SAD...
From Urban Design Visualization to YouTube Success with Gabe from Mustard
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - November 24, 2020 09:00 - 41 minutesAs a podcast entirely dedicated to making civil engineering projects look good through 3D visualization, landscaping and aesthetics, interactive visualization, and more, we often talk about why the visual side of projects is just as important as the other aspects, as well as what the currently a...
Civil Engineering, Academia and Visualization with Cody Pennetti
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - November 17, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutesToday’s special guest is Dr. Cody Pennetti, a professional engineer, university-level instructor, and researcher. Cody and Sam have similar stories about how they got into the visualization industry, with both of them being somewhat influenced by their brothers’ work in the animation and gaming ...
Trying to Create a Better 3D Visualization Tool for Civil Engineering
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - November 10, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutesWithin the civil engineering field, we definitely need our structures to function properly and be safe to use. However, while many notable breakthroughs have already been accomplished in almost every single one of the field’s disciplines, some aspects are not as optimized as they could ― or even...
Best Tools for Civil Engineering Visualization (Lumion, Twinmotion, Lumen RT, InRoads, 3ds Max)
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - November 03, 2020 09:00 - 24 minutesAs mentioned in previous episodes, visualization in the civil engineering industry may not be as ‘advanced’ as that in the architecture world. Fortunately, there are some visualization firms that we can hire to provide 3D models, renderings, videos, etc., to make our projects look good and help ...
Creating the Earth's Digital Twin with William Pryor of Geopipe
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - October 27, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutesWhenever we talk about 3D visualization tools, most people immediately think of 3D renders and high-quality images displaying how the future, real version of a project currently in construction or about to break ground will look like, as well as its impacts on the surrounding environment. Howeve...
Interactivity, Smart Traffic and More for Better Public Outreach (Presentation)
We Make Civil Engineering Look Good | Working to Make Transportation and other Civil Engineer Projects Better through Outreach, 3D Visualization and More! - October 20, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutesOn a previous episode of the podcast, Sam shared a presentation he gave alongside Nick Johnson, the chief of project management at the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), that focused on the future of 3D visualization tools and how they can be used to make public outreach more engaging a...
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