DocumentCode :
2936039
Title :
Visualisation of building maintenance through time
Author :
Rad, Hosein N. ; Khosrowshahi, Farzad
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Construction, South Bank Polytech., London, UK
fYear :
1997
fDate :
27-29 Aug 1997
Firstpage :
308
Lastpage :
314
Abstract :
The use of 3D visualisation has long been established as a major breakthrough in closing the gap between a client´s need and what is perceived by the designer to be the need of the client. Nevertheless, construction clients are increasingly demanding a greater participation in the process of design generation. This has been a welcome move by all parties, as less variation means less conflict. In spite of its vast practical uses, in the field of visualisation, the ability to travel through time is an area that has been neglected by the academics and the developers alike. The paper highlights the benefits of the incorporation of the 4th dimension-the time dimension-into 3D visualisation. Building maintenance is used as a case study to demonstrate the practicality of the 4D visualisation and its representation through VRML. To this end, the focus is on the lighting, paints and carpets. However, the concept can easily be expanded to encompass the causes and effects of all events on all building components
Keywords :
CAD; construction industry; data visualisation; virtual reality; 3D visualisation; 4th dimension; 4D visualisation; VRML; building components; building maintenance; construction clients; design generation; time dimension; Buildings; Electrical capacitance tomography; Fixtures; Paints; Space exploration; Technical drawing; Temperature sensors; Visualization;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Information Visualization, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
ISSN :
1093-9547
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8076-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IV.1997.626538
Filename :
626538
Link To Document :
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