BIM FOR SIMULATION AND VISUALIZATION: COMPOUND SUBJECT
Lagoon Bay
Dimension Modeling
Dimension Modeling was tasked with creating a detailed model of the links course and
typical street elevations with house designs
for marketing purposes. The visuals and animations extracted were mainly for a multimedia
CD-ROM used by the developer and sales for
marketing plots in the development.
The links course design
consisted of traces and
contours lifted to correct
heights. From the digitized
3D contours, Dimension
Modeling was able to mesh
the course and blend it with
the existing terrain
using MicroStation and
MicroStation TriForma.
Dimension Modeling completed the course with
digital mapping to create
the required animations and
views.
In addition to an abbreviated timetable, most
of the urban and golf course designs were
not yet complete, certainly not in any sort of
CAD format. Besides the overall contours of
the terrain, all the other information was supplied as either hand-drawn layouts or
computer raster files.
The outcome of the marketing media material resulted
in a very successful launch,
both locally and internationally. Most of the estate plots
have already been sold, and
site development work is in
progress. ;
BIM FOR SIMULATION AND VISUALIZATION: COMPOUND SUBJECT
Pearls of Umhlanga
Dimension Modeling
building content, but because it was translated from a fairly generic CAD format, elements
in the 3D model could not be differentiated.
Rather than trying to “unknot” the project,
the team chose to use the 3D model as a reference to create its own TriForma model.
TriForma. Dimension Modeling truly believes
that by combining flexible and intuitive software such as MicroStation TriForma with
careful planning and precise project
management, seemingly impossible tasks can
be completed on time and within budget. ;
All 3D modeling and rendering, as well as the
animations, were completed with MicroStation
Dimension Modeling developed a marketing
DVD with 3D animations and still images of
the project, combined with real-life footage
of the terrain. By the time Dimension
Modeling was contacted, much of the initial
3D renderings were already completed.
Dimension Modeling was commissioned only
14 days before the launch date, but the project was accepted because it could use 3D
models already created for previous marketing brochures and billboards. Dimension
Modeling received a CD-ROM with the 3D
