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I refer to this as the “poor man’s VR” (Figure 7) because you don’t need any fancy VR headgear (or even the inexpensive cardboard viewer). All you need is a web browser. Once the cloud rendering service generates the panorama, you can share the link and anyone can view it from a desktop browser or on a mobile phone browser.
Matt Wunch is the BIM Manager for BVH Integrated Services, P.C. in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and Newton, Massachusetts. He is a Revit Structure, Architecture, MEP – Mech anical and Electrical Certified Professional, Autodesk Expert Elite, and a member of the planning committee of the Construction Institute’s BIM Council. He can be reached for comments or questions at mattw@bvhis. com or on Twitter @MattWunch.
Figure 7: “Poor man’s VR”
You can take it one step further and create a stereo panorama. This is the kind of VR experience that requires a headset or a cardboard viewer. Just like the 360° panorama, the stereo panorama is easy to create, thanks to Autodesk’s cloud rendering service. A few click of the mouse takes you from the desktop to VR (Figure 8). Figure 10
Figure 8: Stereo Panorama
To take the VR experience even further, export from Revit using Live. You can import the terrain data from AutoCAD Civil 3D using the Site Designer add-in and LandXML data of the contours (Figures 9 and 10).
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Once the topography is in the Revit model (it should fall right into place because they’re all geo-located and in sync with one another), it’s a few clicks of the mouse to take your Revit model to Live. And just like the “Poor Man’s VR”, you can share the model with someone (they’ll need to download and install the Live Viewer) or you can view it in a true VR experience by clicking on the VR icon in the lower-right. Scan this QR code for a video of step-by-step instructions for Collaboration (and More) in 5 Simple Steps.
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