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?
For instance, structural engineers would mainly deal with the framing of the building and the lateral force resisting system. There is no need for structural drawings to include furniture.
The opposite can be said for landscape engineers. They would prefer to see where the trees and plants go instead of the beams and girders.
There is already a lot that goes on in construction drawings. So, any kind of filtering would make the sheets much easier on the eyes and easier to digest.
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?
Definitely not always. Rendering requires additional time and computational effort. If there is a way to communicate without requiring a photorealistic model, then there isn’t a need for one. I think the photorealism might help advertise to your prospective clients what type of an environment they will be in if they buy your house or rent your commercial space. I think it would help if they can visualize themselves in that building.
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?
Door schedules, for instance, let you know how many and what type of doors you need for the project. Therefore, you would be able to put in an order for the right amount of doors for each type. Not only does this make it so that you get a rough idea of how much doors are going to cost you beforehand, it also makes it so that you don’t buy more than you need to, which would cost the owner money.