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have an Oh shit moment when the realize what they drew really doesn’t work or look good.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sorry for some many posts about this, but I just find out that there is a company that appears to already be working on a similar solution. Matterport (</span><a href="http://matterport.com/industries/#commercial-construction"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://matterport.com/industries/#commercial-construction</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">)
is one of the early testers of Project Tango (</span><a href="http://tcrn.ch/1fhBR1F"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://tcrn.ch/1fhBR1F</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">) and they
told TechCrunch that it's capabilities are similar to their own camera system. It appears that Matterport is able to convert the data into an .obj file format which can be opened by the following software programs: Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3dsMax, MeshLab,
Blender, Cinema 4d, Zbrush, and Unity.</span> <br>
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<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F">From: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Katie MacKenzie <<a href="mailto:kmackenzie@glumac.com">kmackenzie@glumac.com</a>></span>
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<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F">To: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"<a href="mailto:AChapin@sriregistrar.com">AChapin@sriregistrar.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:AChapin@sriregistrar.com">AChapin@sriregistrar.com</a>>,
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<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F">Date: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">02/21/2014 12:14 PM</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080">If detecting existing building elements could be as easy as a walkthrough, it would definitely be an amazing feat. Currently working on projects that have had laser scans of spaces,
but the files are HUGE and require someone to manually trace over to create an existing building model. Also, from my understanding, these lasers can’t always capture anything overlapping (i.e. stacked ducts) if anything is hidden. I’m curious how large the
models are and how it could best translated to 3D modeling programs like Revit. </span>
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Sent:</b> Friday, February 21, 2014 9:00 AM<b><br>
To:</b> <a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a><b><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I just had another idea. What if the app could let you walk through a new building in the process of being constructed and it would automatically detect studs, ducts, etc. that are located in a
different location from that of the BIM model (I understand that the building isn't constructed to perfectly reflect the BIM model, but it might be helpful in the commissioning process or for construction management).</span>
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It could also help contractors and sub-contractors visualize the BIM model in the field, instead of having to worry about translating the 3D BIM model to 2D drawings or carrying around a mobile device with the 3D BIM model and trying to navigate it based on
where you are standing on the site/within the building.</span> <br>
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Note that I don't have any actual construction experience, but these are ideas I came up with based on what I hear about the construction industry/process.</span>
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Date: </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">02/21/2014 11:52 AM</span>
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Can someone with the knowledge and experience necessary to build a smartphone application allowing a person to walk through an existing building and create a 3D model with Google's new Project Tango phone go to this website,
</span><a href="http://www.google.com/atap/projecttango/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.google.com/atap/projecttango/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, and request a prototype
dev kit?</span> <br>
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If you haven't watched the video yet, you should check it out (</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe10ExwzCqk"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe10ExwzCqk</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">).
This would be a great tool for creating existing building 3D geometry models. Maybe it could even be accurate enough to recognize light fixtures in the ceiling/on the wall and the app could ask you to input the fixture wattage while you are in the building.</span>
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I'm hopeful that this technology will be able to help the AEC industry. What do you think?</span>
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