GESS used Descartes to drape aerial photography and modeled some key facilities for the visualization with TriForma.
the finished drive- or fly-throughs. 3D PDF files
were made to allow the client to view, rotate, and
visualize the project from various angles. ;
This data was presented as an Adobe PDF file
with links to every route to locate and navigate
Graphic Engineering Solutions
& Services (Pty), Ltd. (GESS)
This project involved the generation of 3D drive-throughs and 3D PDF files for a phased interchange for the Gauteng Department of Roads.
The study investigated the integration of digital
data and new technologies in the development of
the K90/K157 project north of Johannesburg
International Airport.
The original model was in GEOPAK and did not
include any 3D bridges or finishes. GESS used
LandXML to move the data from GEOPAK into
MX and completed all the finishes for the final
drive-throughs. The firm remodeled the data in
MX in order to use a third-party application to
add animated vehicles, signage, road markings,
vegetation, and road furniture.
Local Bypass on the Cracow- Zakopane Motorway
CIVIL VISUALIZATION
KBPDiM Transprojekt Sp. z o.o.
other teams devoted to quantity
management, electrical, gas,
telco, water/wastewater, and
environment management.
The project involved the design and construction
of a local bypass around the city of Lubien on
international road E77 going from Poland
through Slovakia to the southern portion of
Europe. This bypass was one of the most difficult
projects completed by Transprojekt Krakow in
more than 50 years. The road design includes
four kilometers of dual carriageway, seven kilometers of approach roads, three bridges, three
overpasses, and 1.5 kilometers of retention, as
well as electric, telephone, gas, and water network reconstruction.
Transprojekt Krakow designed
the road InRoads running on
MicroStation. Working in 3D
helped the designers coordinate
their work in difficult, inclined
terrain in a narrow valley.
Using MicroStation and InRoads in a networked
environment, the multidisciplinary teams successfully worked together. Advance reference file
techniques allowed smooth cooperation in the
whole lifecycle of design, from survey and digital
terrain model, through road design, and finally to
Visualization proved very helpful during
negotiations with local government and
land/parcels owners. Digital survey maps
and 3D digital terrain models showed that,
owing to the significant ground level differences, the designers had to cope with huge
cut and fill. ;
