Give examples of how the building information for a specific location in the project needs to be filtered for different audiences and purposes?
The format in which you present a building’s information will depend on the audience and context. A tenant or family might want to see how their home is going to look aesthetically, both on the exterior and interior, such as in a rendering. Similarly, while an architect might also care about the aesthetics, they might also rely on more technical communication and resort to drawings and plans. A builder and project manager might be less interested in the home’s design, but care immensely about the amount and type of material that needs to be purchased, and thus will resort mostly to schedules..
Should your design ideas always be conveyed through photorealistic renders?
Designs should not always be photorealistically rendered. As a rule of thumb, depending on which point in the design process you might be dictates how realistic a render should be, for the sake of time, effort, and accuracy: the further along in the project, the more realistic renderings can be. In the early stages of a project, when you might not have all the details, and so the goal of building modeling is to make rough outlines and serve as starting point; renders should be match that quality and be less realistic. As you approach a more finalized design and want to be signifying completion and finalization, rendering more realistic images will help to convey that message to the stakeholders.
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?
There are definitely advantages to using virtual reality for building and model information, such as visualization and accuracy. Being able to interact with a space can help stakeholders more easily realize errors, just as you would noticed something wrong, missing, or broken in a real-life building! It can also help achieve better communication between stakeholders, as it will everyone to process information from the same playing field. Using a CAVE instead of VR headsets might allow for more spacial accuracy, as well as experiencing environmental elements like temperature.