Augmented reality: a novel approach to interfacing building information modelling servers for design collaboration
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2010
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Gu, N.
Wang, X.
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Geller, P.
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Source details - Title: Built environment: design, management and applications, 2010 / Geller, P. (ed./s), Ch.14, pp.319-334
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Building Information Modelling (BIM) enables intelligent use and management ofbuilding information embedded in object-oriented CAD (Computer-aided Design)models. The widespread use of object-oriented CAD tools such as ArchiCAD, Revit andBentley in practice has generated greater interest in BIM. A number of BIM-compliantapplications ranging from analysis tools, product libraries, model checkers to facilitiesmanagement applications have been developed to enhance the BIM capabilities acrossdisciplinary boundaries, generating research interests in BIM servers as tools to integrate,share and manage the model developed in distributed collaborative teams. This chapterpresents a computational model for applying Augmented Reality (AR) as a novelapproach to interfacing BIM servers for design collaboration in the architecture,engineering and construction (AEC) industries. The chapter firstly elicits technicalrequirements for a BIM server as a collaboration platform based on: (1) a case studyconducted with a state-of-the-art BIM server to identify its technical capabilities andlimitations, and; (2) an analysis of features of current collaboration platforms used in theAEC industries. The findings are classified into three main categories including: (1) BIMmodel management related requirements; (2) design review related requirements; and (3)data security related requirements. An integration framework is then proposed foradopting AR as the primary interface for a BIM server, supporting the above technicalrequirements for design collaboration in the AEC industries. The adoption of AR opensup new opportunities for exploring alternative approaches to data representation,organisation and interaction for supporting seamless collaboration in BIM servers.
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Copyright 2010 Nova Science Publishers