BIM-models soon available on site
Thanks to students from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) large-scale 3D-models will be available at the St. Olav construction site on smart phones and tablets.
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| Rendra founders Sigve Martin Pettersen, Ragnhild Byrkjeland and Sigrid Kjøbli (left to right) on site at the Knowledge Centre. Photo: NTNU | |
Thanks to students from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) large-scale 3D-models will be available at the St. Olav construction site on smart phones and tablets.
The Knowledge Centre will be the first large scale building project to use this technology which has been developed by a group of students in Trondheim. The models are now easily accessible and can be used during construction, on site, as the student-company behind the technology,
Rendra, have found a way to visualize advanced Building Information Modelling (BIM).
Until now BIM has been dependent on very powerful computers, but the models have been moved to a central server which allows for streaming to smart phones, tablets and laptops.
The new application has several functions, but it is particularly applicable in AEC industry. It will ensure that misunderstandings between specialists on different areas during construction are avoided, speed up the construction and reduce the margin of error. With the 3D-model on a server all users will have access to the latest versions of the models. Thus they do not have to worry about continuous updates, ensures Rendra, who recently won the prestigious "Startstøtte"-award of 500 000 NOK – the largest establishment grant in Mid-Norway.
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| Pål Ingdal from Helsebygg tests a "3D tablet" with representatives from Rendra. | |
Helsebygg and Rendra have also signed an agreement to make the application as user-friendly as possible.
- We have been looking for a solution that would allow us to use the models on site for quite some time, said Helsebygg’s BIM-coordinator Pål Ingdal.
- Complex building details are still modelled with 2D drawings and Rendra’s application is unlikely to replace the tried and tested drawings. However, easily accessible 3D-models will be of great help both during the hospital development in Trondheim and elsewhere in the construction industry, according to Ingdal.
Rendra hope to have their first commercial product ready early in 2013.
