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Below are two VR Headsets compared.  

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HTC Vive

 

Benefits:

› Easy to use controllers which are very friendly for

  non-gamers.


› Ability to physically walk around the space while

  immersed in virtual reality environment called

  room-scale VR.


› Great for setting up in a shared conference room.

 

Constraints:

› Requires tracking base stations to be mounted on a

  wall or set on tripods. Not great for portability, but if

  you purchase lightweight tripods it's easy enough to

  setup for events and conferences.


› Glass and reflective surfaces can sometimes through

  tracking off. This is typically resolved by plugging in

  the provided sync cable. 


Oculus Rift

 

Benefits:

› Easy to setup for use at your desk.


› Great for traveling to meetings or sites, as it does not

  require much setup or space.


› Can use the Oculus Remote for users who do not like

  to use the X-box controller.

 

Constraints:

› Using the provided X-box controller for navigation can be

  intimidating for non-gamers.


› Does not allow you to physically walk around the space,
  as it is not meant for room-scale VR.




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123456789_123456789_1123456789Facts of projects using VDC 

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 City Point Phase II, New York 2014-2016


cf. [2014.E1]













Overall budget

430 mio. USD

Contract type

Design, Bid, Build

VDC focus

Systems coordination & design; Project visualization


Information model

Autodesk Revit 2013

Coordination & Clash Detection

Autodesk Navisworks 2014

Project Information Management

Newforma

Visualization/Animation

Lumion, Adobe Premiere 


Successes

›   Created a solid foundation of Revit model during design stage, which was key to implementing VDC during the constriction phase

›   Created a high-quality experience simulation based on Revit model, which provider the client with an innovative approach to marketing and sales.

 

Challenges

›   Educating and guiding the subcontractor team, who had no prior experience with information modelling or VDC, through the VDC processes.

›   Working with subcontractors who had outsourced modelling to low-cost located outside the United States, resulting in considerable delays to the construction schedule.

cf. [2016.01]


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 East Side Access, New York 2014-2022


cf. [2017.E2]













Overall budget

10.8 mia. USD in 2014

Contract type

Joint venture with Jacobs & LiRo Group

VDC focus

4D scheduling; logistics & constructability coordination


Information model

Autodesk Revit 2014

Coordination

Autodesk Navisworks

4D scheduling

Synchro

Visualization/Animation

Lumion, Adobe Premiere

Post Production & Visualization

Adobe Suite 

Successes

›   Developed 4D model schedule visualization and inserted it into the standardized project control workflow.

›   Instead of 100000 drawings, there are 50 interconnected models that serve as a recipe for construction. This is one of the true powers of VDC.

 

Challenges

›   VDC methodologies were introduced when the projects were in the middle of the construction phase. This required a gradual integration of VDC methods into established workflow.  

›   If was difficult to get some of the stockholders on broad, as applying VDC on such a large project was uncharted territory.

 
cf. [2016.01]


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 RFK Toll Plaza Rehabilitation, New York 2014-2019

cf. [2016.E3] 






Overall budget

210 mio. USD

Contract type

Design, Bid, Build

VDC focus

BIM civil & structural modelling, review, model integration, tracking & reporting

Information model

Autodesk Revit

Coordination & Clash Detection

Autodesk Navisworks

Tracking & Planning

Revit, Excel, Navisworks

Project Information Management

Newforma

Visualization/Animation

Lumion, Adobe Premiere 

Successes

›   Use Revit to accurately model infrastructure, like roadway bridges.

›   Performed systems coordination between the existing and proposed systems.

Challenges

›   The provided design model was not organized according to a clear BIM standard. It was quite an effort to organize them before linking them to the coordination model.

›   Set up of the tracking progress required a throughout review of how tracking is done on an infrastructure project.

cf. [2016.01]


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 Adult Behavioral Health Center at the Bronx Psychiatric Center, New York 2010-2015
cf. [2016.E4]













Overall budget

77 mio. USD

Contract type

Design, Bid, Build

VDC focus

VDC Construction Management, tracking & reporting


Information model

Autodesk Revit

Coordination & Clash Detection

Autodesk Navisworks

Tracking & Planning

Revit, Navisworks

Visualization/Animation

Lumion, Adobe Premiere 


Successes

›   Reviewed and developed quantity control mechanisms of the Revit models.

›   Developed a tracking method to monitor and communicate construction progress on a week-by-week basic. Incorporated automation tools into Revit to streamline the process, so that information could be captured on Friday and use on Monday morning for progress meetings.

Challenges

›   Inconsistencies between the project coordinate systems used for modelling by the contractor and by the VDC team created unnecessary challenges in comparing the design intent and construction models. 

›   Enforcing all of the participants to use agreed project standard.

 
cf. [2016.01]



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Reference

 

[2017.04] What are Virtual and Augmented Realities? ColdFusion  

[2017.03] Virtual Reality & Revit, Add-ins, TheRevitKid

[2017.03] Virtual Design and Construction at Mortenson Construction, SketchUp.

 

[2017.02] Revit Live Demo, Autodesk Building Solutions.

[2017.02] IrisVR Guide on VR Headset, IrisVR

 

[2017.01] SketchUp Viewer for HoloLens Demonstration, SketchUp.

[2016.12] BIM in infrastructure planning and construction, ViasysVDC. 

 

[2016.11] Live Design, Autodesk.

[2016.08] Design in Virtual Reality, Autodesk.

[2016.07] Autodesk VRED on the HTC Vive - Virtual Reality and Collaboration, Autodesk.

 

[2016.06] 11 BEST VR Headsets, Techno Source.

[2016.06] Virtual Design and Construction overview, M Moser.

[2016.05] Stanford lab examines virtual reality's behavioral effects, CBS This Morning.

 

[2016.04] Virtual Desktop 1.0 FULL DEMO w/ HTC Vive! Bitwit.

 

[2016.01] Implementing Virtual Design and Construction using BIM: Current and future practices.

               Lennart Andersson, Kyla Farrell, Oleg Moshkovich & Cheryle Cranbourne. First published 2016.

 

[2015.11] 7 Shocking 3D Printed Things, Freeze Lists

[2015.09] 3D Laser Scanning Faro to Recap to Revit to Navisworks, Henk Booysen

 

[2014.04] Augmented Reality vs. Virtual Reality: What are the differences and similarities? Vamien McKalin.

 

[2014.E1] City Point Phase II, New York 2014-2016

[2017.E2] East Side Access, New York 2022

[2016.E3] RFK Toll Plaza Rehabilitation, New York 2014-2019

[2016.E4] Adult Behavioral Health Center at the Bronx Psychiatric Center, New York 2010-2015 

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