Standard general arrangement drawings, and piping and instrumentation diagrams, serve a purpose, but they are not ideal records for as-built project documentation. 3D reality capture offers a better, ...

The term “reality capture” refers to technologies used to capture the physical world and transforming it into digital data. It’s typically used to document existing conditions, create accurate 3D ...

When most construction project managers think about using reality capture on the jobsite, productivity and costs are top of mind. From a productivity perspective, a recent survey conducted by the ...

Industries like manufacturing and mining have already automated significant portions of their operations, particularly for repetitive tasks. However, the concrete construction sector has lagged for ...

Imagine attempting to construct and maintain a new, massive solar installation using only on-the-ground resources. The time, effort and guesswork required for each step – from scoping out potential ...

The points to be captured at the lab were predefined and then captured using technologies such as this drone-captured point cloud. If contractors knew the best way to capture site data for each kind ...

A reality capture tool that offers 3D visualization of a construction site is gaining traction with contractors on large projects, helped by key integrations with Procore and Autodesk. Just a few ...

April 21, 2019 — The world is still in shock over the devastating blaze at Notre Dame in Paris that consumed its wooden interior Monday. French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild as ...

Before famed British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough ventured across the Atlantic to star in his first virtual reality film last year, an advance team took the trip with a key prop: a handful of ...

Trying to capture what someone is experiencing when they’re head-first in a VR game has been an interesting problem to crack. By matching up live video and a digital environment with the help of a ...