Construction Magazine April 2020 | Page 44

DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION

Bentley Systems Synchro XR for Microsoft HoloLens 2 : enhancing collaboration with mixed reality

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“ Our Synchro XR app for HoloLens 2 provides a totally new way to interact with digital twins for infrastructure projects ,” says Noah Eckhouse , Senior Vice President , Project Delivery for Bentley Systems . “ Users benefit from a new perspective on the design and a deeper , more immediate understanding of the work and data relating to the project schedule . Instead of using a 2D screen with a mouse and keyboard , the user can now walk around the model with their body and reach out and grab digital objects that appear to co-occupy physical reality . This is a powerful way to review work that is completed and to prepare for upcoming work at the jobsite .”
“ The new Microsoft HoloLens 2 is a self-contained holographic computer that enables hands-free , heads-up interaction with digital models ,” explains Alex Kipman , Technical Fellow , AI and Mixed Reality at Microsoft . “ It builds on the breakthrough innovation of HoloLens and is even more immersive , more comfortable and delivers industry-leading value right out of the box with partners like Bentley . We ’ re excited to work with Bentley , a mixed reality partner , to provide the opportunity for customers to take advantage of the HoloLens 2 and Synchro XR technology to experience a new dimension of creativity and teamwork for their AEC projects .”
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