Bentley View
In addition to viewing 3D models, you can use Bentley View as a free CAD viewer with capabilities to search for objects, measure distances and areas accurately, and print drawings to scale with full fidelity, on every desktop, for free. With millions of users, Bentley View is the industry's most powerful free viewer. In addition to being the most popular AutoCAD reader, you can view over 50 file formats, including CAD and raster images as well as Bentley's uniquely powerful iModels. You can easily open DWG and open DXF designs with the same fidelity as the authoring software. More than just a free DWG viewer, some of Bentley View’s recent enhancements in the latest CONNECT Edition include newly added format support and advanced viewing features. If all you need is to view CAD files, then Bentley View is a great free solution! If you also need to edit them to generate drawings, models, and visualizations, you might consider MicroStation PowerDraft.
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iTwin Capture Modeler
iTwin Capture Modeler is a comprehensive desktop application developed by Bentley Systems, designed to create engineering-ready reality data for infrastructure projects. It enables users to generate multiresolution 3D models, such as reality meshes, point clouds, and orthophotos, from simple photographs or LiDAR point clouds, providing precise digital context for design, construction, and operations workflows. The software supports projects of any scale, from small objects to entire cities, and offers advanced features like masks, water constraints, and retouching tools to enhance reality data. iTwin Capture Modeler is available in two versions, the standard edition and iTwin Capture Modeler Center, which allows for unlimited clustering to expedite the processing of large-scale projects. The application ensures interoperability by supporting a wide range of GIS formats, facilitating seamless integration into various workflows.
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Google Earth
The world's most detailed globe. Add placemarks to highlight key locations in your project, or draw lines and shapes directly on the map. Feature images and videos on your map to add rich contextual information. Tilt the map to save a perfect 3D view or diving into Street View for a 360 experience. Collaborate with others like a Google Doc and share your story as a presentation. Google Earth Pro on desktop is free for users with advanced feature needs. Import and export GIS data, and go back in time with historical imagery. Available on PC, Mac, or Linux. Google Earth for mobile enables you to browse the globe with a swipe of your finger on your phone or tablet. With Google Earth for Chrome, fly anywhere in seconds and explore 3D cities in your browser. Earth Studio is an animation tool for Google Earth’s satellite and 3D imagery. Google Earth Engine combines a multi-petabyte catalog of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with planetary-scale analysis capabilities.
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Bentley Descartes
Take advantage of all project data by integrating point clouds, scalable digital terrain models, raster files, and legacy documentation into your infrastructure workflows. You have access to a wide variety of reality modeling tools to help increase productivity for a better ROI. Bentley Descartes integrates your imagery into engineering workflows to increase your project quality. The application streamlines point cloud to geometry conversion to boost project production times and ensure engineer quality. You can also produce animation and rendering for project presentations. Make the most of your reality modeling data with the ability to integrate point clouds, reality meshes, scalable terrain models, and raster imagery into your infrastructure workflows. When infrastructure projects require the conversion of legacy documents, Descartes helps you integrate all imagery in your engineering workflows.
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