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Trimble is set to kick off its 3D SketchUp Basecamp / Trimble Dimensions user conference this November, 9-11, 2026, and the company is quite excited. This is the premier user event for SketchUp users worldwide, where creators, architects, engineers, designers, and construction professionals gather to learn, connect, and inspire each other. Trimble’s Conference Attendees can enjoy deep-dive technical sessions on Trimble products, keynotes and presentations, plus cross-industry networking.

Ichi is an AI-powered QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control) software tool founded in 2024. It is actually one of several new AI-powered software tools that focus on automating and streamlining compliance review for architectural projects. Ichi Features Ichi analyzes typical architectural drawing sets, specifications, and construction documents to catch missing information, scope gaps, cross-sheet and cross-document discrepancies, and internal conflicts.

In our 7th show floor report from AIA26, we cover more AI software companies such as ArchiBoost AI, Structured AI, and others. Plus, we look at some key firms we have covered in the past at AIA and some new ones. We will start with the new AI companies first. More AI Software ArchiBoost AI ArchiBoost AI is another AI-powered QA/QC compliance software, but also a tool that functions as a knowledge hub for your firm.

In this latest ToolTalk story, we introduce our readers to the construction administration (CA) software platform PART 3 (PART 3 Technologies Corporation). The company was founded recently in 2020 and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. As a six-year-old AEC software firm, the company has grown from a niche startup to a venture-backed software platform after early pilots with over 100 leading architecture firms.

(Abby Piper was a contributor to this article) SIGGRAPH 2026 THIS YEAR WAS IN Los Angeles, California, on July 19th through July 23rd, 2026. The show had a very different atmosphere, being smaller. There are naysayers who will tell you there is a steady decline in attendance, but do attendance numbers give you a real sense of an evolving industry? The exhibits were 6 booths deep and about 12 booths wide. Yet I found some gems worth knowing about.

Project Information Management (PIM) software pioneer Newforma has announced a strategic seven-year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The initiative is designed to accelerate customer cloud adoption, modernize core infrastructure across the company’s product line, and build a robust foundation for enterprise-grade, AI-driven AECO workflows.

Integrated collaboration platform giant Revizto has announced a significant expansion to its data ecosystem, introducing new developer tools and a security-focused architecture designed to connect live BIM project data directly to large language models (LLMs) and third-party enterprise software.

In our sixth show floor report from AIA26, we run through a number of digital tools providers—some old and some new. Again, there was a notable increase in software companies exhibiting at AIA this year, with some first-timers and some brand-new companies. AI Compliance CODii This company was completely new to us at AIA this year and focuses on using AI technologies to streamline project requirements. Essentially, users link folders to the systems, and CODii does the rest.

The Nemetschek Group has reported fiscal Q2 earnings and H1 2026 financial results. Once again, the Build segment is the main growth driver, according to the German AEC/O software giant, whose chief competitors include US-based Autodesk, Bentley, and Trimble. The Group legally closed its largest company acquisition to date, Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, LLC (HCSS), on 1 July 2026.

Architosh senior associate editor Akiko Ashley attended SIGGRAPH 2026 a few days ago and reported back that there is a brand new GPU maker focusing their products specifically on the 3D rendering, animation, and simulations markets, along with similar scientific and visual graphics industries. That would include AEC. Zeus Platform Bolt Graphics is based in Sunnyvale, California, and is an emerging semiconductor startup.