Comments on: Augmented Reality Now: How 3D Visualization is Changing the Construction Industry https://www.hagenbusiness.com/augmented-reality-now-how-3d-visualization-is-changing-the-construction-industry/ Construction Productivity Specialist Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:38:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 By: Augmented Reality – Using Smartphones to Render BIM Models in the Construction Site » Alberta Construction Association https://www.hagenbusiness.com/augmented-reality-now-how-3d-visualization-is-changing-the-construction-industry/#comment-130 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:31:38 +0000 http://carolhagen.wordpress.com/?p=1392#comment-130 […] Carol Hagen provides a good overview here […]

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]]> By: James Benham https://www.hagenbusiness.com/augmented-reality-now-how-3d-visualization-is-changing-the-construction-industry/#comment-128 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:46:18 +0000 http://carolhagen.wordpress.com/?p=1392#comment-128 Nick,

Good question. Google is helping us here with a few different technologies that enable you to do this for even the smallest project. Google Sketchup (link below) allows the user (you) to build 3D models for free (that’s right, free). You can even import TIF files of your plans and trace on top of them to get a model built to scale. Manufacturers are even jumping into the game by providing 3D model libraries of their products to be included in your 3D model. And you can count on Google rolling out augmented reality apps integrated with their mobile platform (android). A company called Igloo offers great training for sketchup (link below – go-2-school.com). Thanks for the question!

http://go-2-school.com/
http://android.com
http://sketchup.google.com

– James Benham

]]> By: Nick Hurd construction estimating https://www.hagenbusiness.com/augmented-reality-now-how-3d-visualization-is-changing-the-construction-industry/#comment-127 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:37:45 +0000 http://carolhagen.wordpress.com/?p=1392#comment-127 This is pretty cool stuff. The contractors I deal with, small to medium size, mostly remodeling contractors probably don’t have the need for, and the resources to purchase these technologies. At least today.

I would imagine that in a few years, assuming the industry recovers, it will be available to even the smallest contractor. The question then will be “how do we use it for modest sized remodeling jobs?”

Thanks for this information.

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