New technologies for visualization and reality capture are expanding what the AEC industry can do when assessing a site—an often-arduous task that doesn’t always capture the big picture or the small details.
Category: Virtual Reality
Podcast: Innovation ends the game of ‘Frogger’
This episode of The Future Built Smarter podcast examines an innovative and integrated application of reality capture technologies that has been developed by IMEG to improve exterior lighting and security site assessments. Explaining the components, applications, and benefits of the ALL (Accurately Locating Light) Meter are guests Eric Vallejo, Director of Reality Capture and Geospatial
IMEG Podcast: VR’s impacts on the AEC industry
In an arc of development that stretches back nearly 200 years, virtual reality is now finally making great inroads in design and construction. In this episode of The Future. Built Smarter., IMEG Director of Virtual Design Sarah Garthaus and mechanical engineer Mike Lawless discuss how VR has emerged from the shadows of video games
Extended reality: It’s all about seeing the details
Virtual reality and mixed reality are part of the family of extended realities that allow building project stakeholders to see the design details they might otherwise miss in a 2D plan or rendering.
Use virtual tools to increase user input, reduce risk, and improve project outcome
How many times have you seen a room after construction and wished something had been designed differently? Had you been able to see the finished space before construction, you could have changed the design when it was possible to do so – with no delay or additional cost.
3-D and VR walkthroughs: Experiencing how a design works is key for processes
While virtual reality and 3-D walkthroughs show how architects have designed spaces to look, walkthroughs of process-based facilities show how engineers have designed spaces to work.