AR TOOLS
• AR is a rapidly evolving space with Android ’ s ARCore and Apple ’ s ARKit enabling developers to easily incorporate construction benefits into mobile apps .
• Frost & Sullivan recently presented CGS with the 2020 European New Product Innovation Award for its Teamwork AR app , which works on any device , and combines ‘ AR , self-guidance , outsourcing scale and human-machine convergence ’. An operator in a factory , for example , can be guided with or without real-time assistance through a maintenance procedure . Other useful tools include :
• Trimble PULSE is offering Trimble Remote Expert free ( available on the iOS platform ) for a limited period to help support offices and field service technicians during the current economic situation .
• In Malaysia , the customised BIMAR app – produced by a team from the tunnelling joint venture unit of MMC Corporation Bhd and Gamuda Bhd – enables virtual 3D overlays of design and construction elements which are overlaid on real-time screen camera captures of the worksite .
• The ICT Tracker tool is used by general and subcontractors to capture , using an iPad and ICT ’ s AR technology , the actual progress of work against the BIM plan .
• PTC Vuforia was named ‘ best in class ’ in last year ’ s PAC RADAR benchmark report ( see case study ).
• The Liebherr Tower Cranes Division entered into a development partnership with the Center Construction Robotics at RWTH Aachen two years ago . Together with companies such as KUKA and Autodesk , Liebherr ’ s objective is to redesign the construction site of the future .
• Unity offers a range of interaction models so employees can interact in real-time with a live app on a mobile device , through a web browser , using AR in a fully immersive VR experience . Real-time 3D can also be embedded into existing properties , such as an app or e-commerce page .
• Bentley Systems claims Synchro Pro is the ‘ leading 4D construction modelling app ’, enabling modelbased scheduling and simulations . Synchro offers a portfolio of integrated software and services for digital construction management .
63 constructionglobal . com