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?
Different audiences will required different building information at a specific location. For a given location, the construction team needs to see the building shell, so things like the walls, floor, stairs, roofing, etc. The clients would like to see additional information such as the locations of furniture, fixtures, and casework. While useful to the clients, who wish to imagine themselves in the space, these details are extraneous to the construction team, who want to ensure they understand the design of the building itself and don’t need these things to clutter their views and work.
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?
Photorealistic renders, and high-detail renders in general, are an excellent way to make a design appear polished and help the clients imagine themselves in the designed space. This level of detail may be unnecessary for very early-stage, conceptual designs. For example, if you were first making a design for a concrete foundation that will go beneath a built structure and need to share views of it with stakeholders, photorealistic rendering is probably not warranted given that the structure will be hidden.
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?
Schedule views are essentially itemized lists of various components required by the building designs. For example, door and window schedules list the doors and windows used in the design, along with various information such as their model numbers, manufacturing info, dimensions, count, etc. This helps stakeholders procure the right items and materials required.