TY - GEN
T1 - Visualization in 4D construction management software
T2 - 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering
AU - Castronovo, Fadi
AU - Lee, Sanghoon
AU - Nikolic, Dragana
AU - Messner, John I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© ASCE 2014.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Visualization of construction schedules has much improved through the development of 4D modeling tools that offer an effective method for schedule planning and management. While increasingly used by the construction industry, existing 4D tools are being continually improved. Many new tools are being developed, especially with the increased adoption of building information modeling (BIM). The ability to observe the animated sequence of the construction process and track the construction status of each building component is just one of many possibilities offered by 4D modeling applications. However, as with the proliferation of any new technology, one of the inherent challenges with 4D modeling tools is a lack of agreed-upon visualization standards for representing building elements and tasks. Specifically, each tool typically has its own standards for viewing and navigating the model and schedule. Interviews with AEC professionals and experts provide insights from the end-user perspective of the current visualization methods along with their recommendations. To start addressing some of these challenges, our team reviewed the current status and methods for visualizing construction schedules, building on the research efforts in the domains of information visualization and human-computer interaction. Based on the current experiences and feedback from AEC industry practitioners, a set of visualization guidelines for representing the construction process was developed which supports future efforts in 4D model use and development.
AB - Visualization of construction schedules has much improved through the development of 4D modeling tools that offer an effective method for schedule planning and management. While increasingly used by the construction industry, existing 4D tools are being continually improved. Many new tools are being developed, especially with the increased adoption of building information modeling (BIM). The ability to observe the animated sequence of the construction process and track the construction status of each building component is just one of many possibilities offered by 4D modeling applications. However, as with the proliferation of any new technology, one of the inherent challenges with 4D modeling tools is a lack of agreed-upon visualization standards for representing building elements and tasks. Specifically, each tool typically has its own standards for viewing and navigating the model and schedule. Interviews with AEC professionals and experts provide insights from the end-user perspective of the current visualization methods along with their recommendations. To start addressing some of these challenges, our team reviewed the current status and methods for visualizing construction schedules, building on the research efforts in the domains of information visualization and human-computer interaction. Based on the current experiences and feedback from AEC industry practitioners, a set of visualization guidelines for representing the construction process was developed which supports future efforts in 4D model use and development.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84934283999&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1061/9780784413616.040
DO - 10.1061/9780784413616.040
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84934283999
T3 - Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering
SP - 315
EP - 322
BT - Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering
A2 - Issa, R. Raymond
A2 - Flood, Ian
PB - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Y2 - 23 June 2014 through 25 June 2014
ER -