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Construction has no shortage of technology, but the tools that succeed are the ones that help teams make better decisions with less friction. In this episode of Autodesk's Digital Builder Podcast, recorded live at DevCon in Amsterdam, host Eric Thomas sits down with Caner Dolas , CEO and co-founder of GAMMA AR , to explore how augmented reality is helping construction teams visualize work before it's built, reduce rework, and bring BIM data directly into the field. Key topics include: What augmented reality is and why it's more than a tool for verifying completed work How AR gives field…
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