What types of building information are best portrayed in 3D views?
- Which stakeholders require 2D views, and why?
Give examples of how the building information for a specific location in the project needs to be filtered for different audiences and purposes?
Not every person looking at the plans needs to see every detail. For example, The electrician doesn’t need to be able to see the furniture, and the clients themselves likely don’t want to be bothered with the details of how two walls would be joined together. Information could be filtered to not bog down people with information that will only make a crowded floor plan more confusing.
Should your design ideas always be conveyed through photorealistic renders?
- How does the level of detail in the rendering and its presentation affect the perception of stakeholders reviewing your design?
Not always. Renders take a long time, and early in the process, while many elements are still being changes, photorealistic renders just don’t make sense. Once a finalized design is reached, though, a photorealistic render is a good way to to convey a more accurate vision of a space, and the potential it has, especially to the client who will be living there.
Name some applications where viewing the building and model information in virtual reality or augmented reality would be most beneficial?
- Are there advantages to using a C.A.V.E as a virtual environment versus VR headsets?
How can schedule views be used to assist with procurement and model-based estimating?
Schedules make it easy to quantify different elements, and are useful when bulk-ordering different components of a house, or in estimating the potential costs of those elements. They help a contractor keep trach of all the components necessary in the building process.