Unlock the power of BIM models in the field with reality capture

When you’re using a BIM model on a project, you want to get it into the hands of those doing the building. While BIM has been widely adopted in the design and engineering sectors, the need for special skills and complicated BIM coordination software remain major blockers for field adoption.

The OpenSpace BIM+ package of user friendly tools bridges the BIM gap by tying reality capture data to your model directly in their system. Project team members on-site can easily view, navigate and understand the model alongside site images.

Leveraging reality capture data for better BIM coordination

Creating a site capture of your project is the foundation for better BIM coordination between the field and the office.

To create a capture, simply attach a 360 camera to your hard hat, tap record on the OpenSpace app, then walk the site like you normally do – you can also use a selfie stick or even a drone to capture. The OpenSpace Vision Engine then maps the photos to your floorplans and BIM model automatically. The result is a complete, interactive, as-built record of the construction site or building.

Accelerate office and field coordination

With their latest product, OpenSpace BIM+, the company is taking simple and easy BIM coordination to the next level.

Share Saved Views

Saved Views makes BIM navigation fast and easy for anyone. When you want to view something specific in your model, you might need to turn off layers, elements or systems.

Once you’ve turned off those items in BIM Compare, simply save the view so you (or other team members) can come back to it later.

Bring your BIM into reality

With the BIM Element Overlay feature in OpenSpace BIM+, you can quickly discover if an element is missing or if items are installed in the right place.

Choose items from the model, such as an HVAC grille, and overlay them onto the image of your on-site condition. The ability to see elements in your 360° photos and answer questions improves your quality control.

Collaborate better

As you compare and analyse your on-site condition against the model, easily call out any discrepancies by creating a BIM Compare Field Note – these notes include the image and the model in a single view. Mark up, tag, and immediately share your field notes with all relevant team members.

Connect with the tools you already use

Field Notes in OpenSpace integrate easily with BIM coordination tools, resulting in streamlined communication and workflows.

Export multiple Field Notes to a BCF file and then import them as issues into any solution that accepts BCF format. Now you can access your Field Notes directly from your BIM program, including all associated data, as well as 3D coordinates (meaning your imported data lives in the correct coordinate space).

Align with your point cloud

If you have laser scan data on a project, you can use that data to compare your on-site build with your model with point clouds in BIM Compare – perform visual clash prevention and deviation analysis within OpenSpace.

Now your field teams can access and view the information and solve coordination problems instantly, without relying on a BIM specialist.

Use on-site and on the go

Ensure models are in the hands of the field with BIM offline mode. Since connectivity can be an issue on-site, and it’s time consuming to search for a spot with a connection, use offline mode in the OpenSpace mobile app to access a downloaded model for reliable viewing out on the project.

Trusted by industry leaders

OpenSpace users have captured more than 2.5bn sq m on over 33,000 projects in 93 countries.

*Please note that this is a commercial profile.