[Point Cloud x BIM x AI Part 3] Point Cloud x BIM data can be used not only for 'viewing' but also for on-site sharing

[Point Cloudx BIM x AIPart 1] Architectural perspective production andAI's current status

[Point Cloudx BIM x AIPart 2] Point Cloudx BIM x AIThe potential of exterior perspectives that stay true to reality


What I am considering this time is not just the creation of presentation perspectives.

By converting data that integrates Revit models and point clouds into Navisworks, there is potential to utilize it for both visual representation for clients and for construction and on-site sharing.

For example,

* Revit model
* Point cloud data (existing conditions)
* Equipment and piping information

If you create Navisworks data (NWD) that integrates these, you can share the same spatial information not only with designers but also with construction companies and partner companies.

In particular, by using the free viewer Autodesk Navisworks Freedom, it becomes possible to view the integrated model even in environments without specialized software.

By sharing content that is difficult to convey with drawings alone as a 3D space, it becomes easier to intuitively grasp:

* Interference checks with existing structures
* Confirmation of piping and duct routing
* Confirmation of positional relationships with beams and equipment
* Construction planning during renovations

etc.

Especially in renovation projects and equipment/plant systems, problems such as:

* 'The drawings and the site are different'
* 'Existing piping interferes'
* 'Expansion history is unknown'

are likely to occur.

In that respect, an integrated model that has point cloud data as a background makes it easier to share a 'state close to reality'.

I initially thought about using it on an iPad, but with large-capacity data including point clouds, I feel that a Windows laptop + Navisworks Freedom is more suitable for practical operation at this time.

If partner companies can open a laptop on-site and:

* Work while checking the integrated model
* Check necessary cross-sections on the spot
* View BIM and existing point clouds at the same time

it could become easier to share on-site information that is difficult to convey with drawings alone.

Furthermore, if we can develop it in a form where, based on the same integrated data,

* Navisworks data for construction and design
* Exterior perspectives using 3ds Max + AI correction for clients

are used, there is a possibility of connecting design, construction, and presentation expressions without fragmentation.

I would like to try various things in the future as a way to bridge CG, BIM, and point clouds, rather than just using them individually.

Also, there is a possibility that equipment CAD data such as Tfas, which is often used on the equipment design side, can be integrated into Navisworks while adjusting the format.

If we can check not only architectural BIM but also:

* Equipment piping
* Ducts
* Electrical equipment
* Existing point clouds

in the same space, the scope of application for interference checks and construction planning in renovation projects and equipment construction seems likely to expand.

Architecture, equipment, construction, point clouds, AI perspectives.

By connecting information that is usually treated separately as a single spatial data, we might see forms of sharing and utilization that are different from before.

Although it is still at the conceptual stage at this point, I would like to try various things in the future as a way to utilize a combination of point clouds, BIM, and AI.

Also, I would love to hear opinions in the comments from people in various industries and positions, such as:

* Architectural design
* Equipment design
* Construction management
* Point cloud measurement
* BIM operation

regarding 'how it actually is' or 'it seems like it could be used like this on-site'.

Looking at it this way, this might not be just about individual tool utilization, but rather a movement that ultimately constitutes a part of construction DX.

[Point Cloudx BIM x AIPart 1] Architectural perspective production andAI's current status

[Point Cloudx BIM x AIPart 2] Point Cloudx BIM x AIThe potential of exterior perspectives that stay true to reality