Integrating Virtual Reality and BIM for End-User Involvement in Design: A Case Study

Petrova, Ekaterina Aleksandrova; Rasmussen, Mai; Jensen, Rasmus Lund; Svidt, Kjeld

doi:10.24928/jc3-2017/0266

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“…To solve this problem, the study explored research currently being developed to address the swift translation of CAD/BIM to VR (Lorenz et al, 2016;Petrova et al, 2017;Du et al, 2018). After examining the available methods, this paper selected the Enscape plugin, which suits the prototype's needs best because the software works seamlessly with programs like Revit to produce real-time and fully navigable VR (Corke, 2017).…”

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Integration of VR with BIM to facilitate real-time creation of bill of quantities during the design phase: a proof of concept study

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As building practices change, procedures that seemed indispensable at one point can be abandoned for others, one example of which is the bill of quantities (B/Q). Research into the extant literature attributes the declining use of B/Qs to a multitude of reasons, such as its complexity, the potentially long time required to produce it, the growth in popularity of non-traditional procurement systems, and the challenge of using the information within the document in a construction schedule. With these issues in mind, building information modeling (BIM) and virtual reality (VR) are combined and proposed as a potential solution that allows inclusion of the client into the design process. Following a literature review and precedent study, an experiment was carried out using this new process to simulate a client's design decisions on window and interior furnishings. The choices made by the client using VR automatically updated a B/Q schedule built in Revit and allowed them to have a firm understanding of project costs. Besides giving the client more confidence in a pleasing final outcome, the technology also ensured an up-to-date, accurate, and easily understandable B/Q. The proposed method features great potential savings in cost and time and gives the B/Q a newfound importance in future construction processes. The research case presented in this paper is a stepping stone in exploring new opportunities offered by VR and BIM and how they could improve the reliability and accuracy of traditional procurement within construction, specifically within the B/Q document.

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“…Froehlich and Azhar [1] evaluated the use of Oculus Rift in construction safety training and jobsite management, while Petrova et al [2] evaluated such use in end-user involvement in building design. Dayan and Sasks [3] investigated the enhancement of cognition using Oculus Rift in apartment customization.…”

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Comparing the Functionality between Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality for Architecture and Construction Uses

Huang¹,

Shakya²,

Odeleye³

2019

JCEA

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Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR) offer unique opportunities for the architecture and construction industry through different approaches with building information modeling (BIM). While VR offers architecture and construction practitioners the ability to personally experience the built environment in an immersive, MR with its unique ability of overlaying digital information in the real world allows practitioners to perform on-site visualization for construction planning and as-built verification. With their similar but distinct characteristics, VR and MR offer a variety of functionality to the architecture and construction industry that often confuses practitioners on what to choose to best fit their needs. To clarify this confusion, this paper investigates the available technologies of VR and MR in terms of both hardware and software and compares the functionality between the two for architecture and construction uses. While VR hardware has been developed into three categories based on their connection types and tracking methods, MR hardware has mainly focused on standalone devices. Eight VR software and nine MR software have been identified, investigated, and compared. This paper provides the latest information for architecture and construction practitioners on how VR and MR hardware and software work similarly and differently.

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“…The increased use of 3D models with attached building information (Building Information Modelling, BIM) in the building industry can facilitate the transfer from 3Ddesign models into Virtual Reality (Bille et al, 2014;Wang et al, 2014;Du et al, 2018;Sebastian et al, 2018). Recent years' development of VR and the reduced cost of both VR hardware and software has enabled a wider use of it as an interactive design platform, allowing people to interact within the Virtual Environment (VE) (Svidt and Sørensen, 2012;Petrova et al, 2017;Rasmussen, M.;Gade, A.;Lund Jensen, 2017), and contribute to finding improved design solutions.…”

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Real-Time Evaluation of Room Acoustics using IFC-Based Virtual Reality and Auralization Engines

Wyke¹,

Svidt²,

Christensen

et al. 2020

CIB W78 Proceedings

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Virtual Reality and Auralization are commonly used for separate types of simulation and evaluation in todays' building industry. Combining the two technologies in order to evaluate room acoustics through real time auralization is still a novel approach in the industry. Common practises in designing room acoustics were identified in a case company, and used in the developing of a combined audiovisual system. The case company, additionally, participated in the testing of the system. The system is developed to support dialog between designers and end-users, with no or limited acoustic expertise and to widen the use of virtual reality with auralization.

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Integrating Virtual Reality and BIM for End-User Involvement in Design: A Case Study

Cited by 15 publications

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Integration of VR with BIM to facilitate real-time creation of bill of quantities during the design phase: a proof of concept study

Integration of VR with BIM to facilitate real-time creation of bill of quantities during the design phase: a proof of concept study

Comparing the Functionality between Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality for Architecture and Construction Uses

Real-Time Evaluation of Room Acoustics using IFC-Based Virtual Reality and Auralization Engines

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