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Learn about using reality capture in ReCap Pro and other Autodesk programs in a building preservation project.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:03
Reality capture in ReCap Pro has many uses for civil and transportation engineers working on infrastructure projects.
00:13
But what about architects and owners?
00:15
They can also take advantage of laser scans and point clouds for progress tracking,
00:21
as-built documentation, and project renovations.
00:25
Reality capture, with a total addressable market of nearly $3 billion
00:31
and a rise in renovation and retrofit projects, can play a huge part.
00:37
Here is an example of how reality capture has helped in the preservation of the facades for two existing buildings.
00:45
Built in 1907, the buildings were part of the existing Snowdon Place,
00:51
located in the commercial historic district of Brownsville, Pennsylvania, prior to being torn down after a catastrophic fire.
00:59
Before being torn down though, the existing conditions were captured by laser scanning the front of the buildings and surrounding area.
01:08
Recap Pro allows you to visualize and view the point cloud in a number of ways, such as RGB mode and Elevation mode.
01:19
Mirror balls or 360 degree photos of the point cloud
01:23
can help you better understand the existing conditions.
01:26
You can also segment, crop, and dimension the scans for modeling in Revit.
01:33
This makes it easier to isolate the important portions of the point cloud—in this case, the facades.
01:40
For this project, the point cloud is cropped and exported to a smaller, lighter, and easier-to-use version of the overall data set.
01:50
By isolating the facade from the rest of the scans, it becomes much easier to recreate the historic features
01:57
and ornate architecture of the building, since you do not have to contend with the rest of the point cloud and surrounding environment.
02:05
The building information model of this facade modeled in Revit
02:10
can be viewed as a part of the Revit sample project,
02:13
along with a reimagined design for the rest of the buildings at Snowdon Place.
Video transcript
00:03
Reality capture in ReCap Pro has many uses for civil and transportation engineers working on infrastructure projects.
00:13
But what about architects and owners?
00:15
They can also take advantage of laser scans and point clouds for progress tracking,
00:21
as-built documentation, and project renovations.
00:25
Reality capture, with a total addressable market of nearly $3 billion
00:31
and a rise in renovation and retrofit projects, can play a huge part.
00:37
Here is an example of how reality capture has helped in the preservation of the facades for two existing buildings.
00:45
Built in 1907, the buildings were part of the existing Snowdon Place,
00:51
located in the commercial historic district of Brownsville, Pennsylvania, prior to being torn down after a catastrophic fire.
00:59
Before being torn down though, the existing conditions were captured by laser scanning the front of the buildings and surrounding area.
01:08
Recap Pro allows you to visualize and view the point cloud in a number of ways, such as RGB mode and Elevation mode.
01:19
Mirror balls or 360 degree photos of the point cloud
01:23
can help you better understand the existing conditions.
01:26
You can also segment, crop, and dimension the scans for modeling in Revit.
01:33
This makes it easier to isolate the important portions of the point cloud—in this case, the facades.
01:40
For this project, the point cloud is cropped and exported to a smaller, lighter, and easier-to-use version of the overall data set.
01:50
By isolating the facade from the rest of the scans, it becomes much easier to recreate the historic features
01:57
and ornate architecture of the building, since you do not have to contend with the rest of the point cloud and surrounding environment.
02:05
The building information model of this facade modeled in Revit
02:10
can be viewed as a part of the Revit sample project,
02:13
along with a reimagined design for the rest of the buildings at Snowdon Place.
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