A look at recent stories from around the internet covering the latest news and stories from across the 3D technology industry.
Every week, we highlight stories from friends around the internet that put a spotlight on the latest in the 3D technology industry. These stories can take many different forms, whether they be about a new innovation or workflow, an interesting and/or unique use case for 3D technology, or a higher level look at the state of the sector. Today, we look at how a 3D scanning company was started, how reality capture can be used for infrastructure, and a use case for a large-scale digital twin.
Find links to the full articles below.
This veteran couldn’t share 3D scans of a burnt naval ship, so he created a startup that can
Maxwell Zeff | TechCrunch
The story of how many impactful companies across all sectors often starts with a problem the founder was personally facing, and a lack of available options to address it. That’s the topic of this article from TechCrunch, highlighting the beginning of Stitch3D, who provides a web-based platform to viewing and managing 3D point cloud files. As the article explains, founder Clar Yuan was inspired to start the company after facing hurdles in sharing 3D files following a fire on a naval ship and the subsequent investigation.
Get Real: Powerful 3D Software Brings The Future of Infrastructure to Life in Just a Few Clicks
Sean O’Neill | Bentley
There is high demand for infrastructure construction, maintenance, and improvement all around the world as urbanization increases wear and tear and the lifecycle of these assets reach their end around the same time. Given this high demand, technology like that offered by Bentley is being used to help make these projects more efficient and successful. This article looks at new workflows that are available that were showcased at this year’s Year in Infrastructure event.
Milan’s digital twin project
Marica Franzini, Vittorio Casella, Bruno Monti | GIM International
One of the big trends – and one that we are excited to hear more about at Geo Week 2025 – in the geospatial industry over the last few years has been the increasing adoption around large-scale digital twins. While these tools were generally used on smaller scales over the last few years – think facilities and campuses – entire cities and even nations are now starting to create digital twins for their own processes. This article highlights the work by the city of Milan to create a digital twin, and what it can be used for.