Construction Magazine January 2017 | Page 25

MICROSOFT HOLOLENS
construction teams on-site , and later , by facility management teams when evaluating required changes or maintenance work .
The Digital to Physical Axis : Holographic display is not limited to 3D models . In fact , using Microsoft HoloLens , multi-layered datasets can be overlaid as holograms on the real world . A partial list includes 2D documents , energy analysis , light simulation , acoustics , layout data and equipment metadata . The ability to integrate digital and physical content and present data in context improves communication and leverages confidence in decision-making .
Office to Field Axis : Design to Build , Build to Design Sharing up-to-date design data with on-site teams is crucial in the dynamic construction environment .
Using Mixed Reality technology , construction , teams benefit from access to geo-located , context-based data , which can be projected and anchored to the physical environment around them . The ability to map the as-built physical environment supports communication from the field to the office and completes the Build to Design – Design to Build loop .
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