scholarly journals BIM Open Source Software (OSS) for the documentation of cultural heritage

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sotiris Logothetis ◽  
Efstratios Stylianidis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Software Industry ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Industry Foundation Classes ◽  
Digital Reconstruction ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Digital Documentation

<p class="VARAbstract">The Building Information Modelling (BIM) software enables the users to communicate and design, understand appearance, performance and cost in the spatial and urban design process. Another important use of the BIM technology is the documentation and 3D reconstruction of cultural heritage monuments. The appropriate BIM software equips the users with tools to easily capture and analyse concepts and maintain the coordination of design data through documentation and 3D modelling. Many developments come up in the BIM field and software industry for design, construction-reconstruction, restoration and management of the cultural heritage 3D models, using BIM tools; mainly commercial as well as free or open source. Nevertheless, recently the growing popularity of open source has altered the landscape in software industry, as they attract many users.</p><p class="VARAbstract">This paper presents a review of some recent research on the topic. We review the recent developments focusing on the OSS that can be used at various stages of BIM process in the digital documentation of cultural heritage. The results show that there is more preference in the commercial software due to the fact that the OSS is not yet complete and covers all stages of the BIM process. However, lately we have the Edificius in architectural BIM design and “BIM Vision” as Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) model viewer that try to attract as many users as possible. These tools are free and they could well be used for the digital reconstruction of cultural heritage.</p>

scholarly journals FROM OSS CAD TO BIM FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE DIGITAL REPRESENTATION

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W3 ◽  
pp. 439-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Logothetis ◽  
E. Karachaliou ◽  
E. Stylianidis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Digital Representations ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Aided Design

The paper illustrates the use of open source Computer-aided design (CAD) environments in order to develop Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools able to manage 3D models in the field of cultural heritage. Nowadays, the development of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) has been rapidly growing and their use tends to be consolidated. Although BIM technology is widely known and used, there is a lack of integrated open source platforms able to support all stages of Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM) processes. The present research aims to use a FOSS CAD environment in order to develop BIM plug-ins which will be able to import and edit digital representations of cultural heritage models derived by photogrammetric methods.

scholarly journals FROM ARCHIVE DOCUMENTATION TO ONLINE 3D MODEL VISUALIZATION OF NO LONGER EXISTING STRUCTURES: THE TURIN 1911 PROJECT

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIII-B2-2020 ◽  
pp. 837-844
Author(s):  
D. Einaudi ◽  
A. Spreafico ◽  
F. Chiabrando ◽  
C. Della Coletta
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
3D Model ◽  
3D Models ◽  
World's Fair ◽  
Existing Structures ◽  
Present Generation ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Digital Documentation ◽  
3D Documentation ◽  
Model Visualization

Abstract. Rebuilding the past of cultural heritage through digitization, archiving and visualization by means of digital technology is becoming an emerging issue to ensure the transmission of physical and digital documentation to future generations as evidence of culture, but also to enable present generation to enlarge, facilitate and cross relate data and information in new ways. In this global effort, the digital 3D documentation of no longer existing cultural heritage can be essential for the understanding of past events and nowadays, various digital techniques and tools are developing for multiple purposes.In the present research the entire workflow, starting from archive documentation collection and digitization to the 3D models metrically controlled creation and online sharing, is considered. The technical issues to obtain a detail 3D model are examined stressing limits and potentiality of 3D reconstruction of disappeared heritage and its visualization exploiting three complexes belonging to 1911 Turin World’s Fair.

scholarly journals Reliving history: the digital reconstruction of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Damiano Aiello ◽  
Cecilia Bolognesi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Digital Reconstruction ◽  
Virtual Reconstruction ◽  
Combining Data ◽  
The City ◽  
Santa Maria

<p class="VARAbstract">Can we preserve cultural heritage and, consequently, the memory of the past? To answer this question, one should look at the digital revolution that the world has gone through in recent decades and analyse the complex and the dialectical relationship between cultural heritage and new technologies. Thanks to these, increasingly accurate reconstructions of archaeological sites and historical monuments are possible. The resulting digital replicas are fundamental to experience and understand cultural heritage in innovative ways: they have complex and dynamic relationships with the original objects. This research paper highlights the importance and the scientific validity of digital replicas aimed at understanding, enhancing and protecting cultural heritage. The study focuses on the virtual reconstruction of the constructive phases, from the mid-15<sup>th</sup> century to date, of one of the most emblematic Gothic-Renaissance buildings in the city of Milan (Italy): the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, famous worldwide for hosting Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper painting. This site proved to be an ideal case study because of its troubled and little-known history that led to numerous changes over the centuries. Thanks to a methodological approach based on the analysis of the documentary sources and three-dimensional (3D) modelling, it was possible to outline the chronological succession of the convent transformations; the way in which these overlapped the pre-existing structures was described starting from the Renaissance harmonious and organic interventions, to finally reach 18<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th </sup>centuries inhomogeneous and incompatible additions. Finally, the research was completed by mapping the 3D models based on the sources used and their different levels of accuracy. The 3D models have thus become a valid tool for checking and verifying the reconstruction hypotheses.</p><p class="VARAbstract">Highlights:</p><ul><li><p>The study focused on the virtual reconstruction of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, one of the most emblematicGothic-Renaissance buildings in the city of Milan.</p></li><li><p>By combining data from documentary sources, architectural treatises, period photos and digital survey, the mainbuilding phases of the convent, from the 15th century to date, were digitally reconstructed.</p></li><li><p>The 3D models are enriched with information about the accuracy of the digital reconstruction, creating 3D databasesthat can be easily consulted and updated.</p></li></ul>

scholarly journals INTERACTIVE IMMERSIVE VIRTUALMUSEUM: DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION FOR VIRTUAL INTERACTION

2018 ◽  
Vol XLII-2 ◽  
pp. 251-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Clini ◽  
L. Ruggeri ◽  
R. Angeloni ◽  
M. Sasso
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Fragile Sites ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Immersive Virtual Reality ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Digital Documentation ◽  
Roman Forum

Thanks to their playful and educational approach Virtual Museum systems are very effective for the communication of Cultural Heritage. Among the latest technologies Immersive Virtual Reality is probably the most appealing and potentially effective to serve this purpose; nevertheless, due to a poor user-system interaction, caused by an incomplete maturity of a specific technology for museum applications, it is still quite uncommon to find immersive installations in museums.<br> This paper explore the possibilities offered by this technology and presents a workflow that, starting from digital documentation, makes possible an interaction with archaeological finds or any other cultural heritage inside different kinds of immersive virtual reality spaces.<br> Two different cases studies are presented: the National Archaeological Museum of Marche in Ancona and the 3D reconstruction of the Roman Forum of Fanum Fortunae. Two different approaches not only conceptually but also in contents; while the Archaeological Museum is represented in the application simply using spherical panoramas to give the perception of the third dimension, the Roman Forum is a 3D model that allows visitors to move in the virtual space as in the real one.<br> In both cases, the acquisition phase of the artefacts is central; artefacts are digitized with the photogrammetric technique Structure for Motion then they are integrated inside the immersive virtual space using a PC with a HTC Vive system that allows the user to interact with the 3D models turning the manipulation of objects into a fun and exciting experience.<br> The challenge, taking advantage of the latest opportunities made available by photogrammetry and ICT, is to enrich visitors’ experience in Real Museum making possible the interaction with perishable, damaged or lost objects and the public access to inaccessible or no longer existing places promoting in this way the preservation of fragile sites.

scholarly journals CULTURAL HERITAGE MONUMENT DOCUMENTATION THROUGH ADAPTIVE PARAMETRIC DESIGN PROCESS

2021 ◽  
Vol XLVI-M-1-2021 ◽  
pp. 769-776
Author(s):  
G. Tryfonos ◽  
M. Ioannides ◽  
A. G. Anastasi ◽  
V. A. Apostolou ◽  
P. P. Pieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Parametric Design ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
3D Data ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Game Developers ◽  
The Given ◽  
The City

Abstract. The paper presents a novel adaptive parametric documentation, modelling and sharing methodology, which aims to achieve a continuous holistic documentation, data processing and sharing process for cultural heritage community, such as architects, engineers, archaeologists, conservators, programmers, fabricators, contest creators, game developers, scholars and common citizens. Thus, the use of advance parametric and building information modelling software allows the processing and specification of all data by creating the 3D models needed for the multidisciplinary experts. Two Cypriot case studies from the medieval time period have been chosen for the development, and evaluation of our proposed methodology in order to investigate the process of modelling and sharing all the given metadata and 3D data. The first one is the Asinou Church, a UNESCO Heritage stone monument in the Troodos Mountains with a unique interior and the Kolossi Castle, a former Crusader stronghold on the west of the city of Limassol on the island of Cyprus.

scholarly journals IFCTERRAIN – A FREE AND OPEN SOURCE TOOL TO CONVERT DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS (DTM) TO OPENBIM INDUSTRY FOUNDATION CLASSES (IFC)

2021 ◽  
Vol VIII-4/W2-2021 ◽  
pp. 145-151
Author(s):  
C. Clemen ◽  
M. Schröder ◽  
T. Kaiser ◽  
E. Romanschek
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Digital Terrain Models ◽  
Industry Foundation Classes ◽  
Digital Terrain ◽  
Terrain Models ◽  
Building Information

Abstract. Digital Terrain Models (DTM) play an important role for digital twins of the built environment. However, if the Building Information Modeling method (BIM) is used, many engineers find it difficult to provide BIM-compliant terrain models. We present a small tool with which classic DTM, which have been created by landsurveyors or geospatial engineers, can be converted into the format Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) in order to be used in openBIM projects. This paper first clarifies the use cases and then goes into detail on possible configurations of the transformation process. With the presented software tool IfcTerrain the user may select different export options concerning IFC object type of the terrain, geometric representation, georeferencing or the annotation with metadata. IfcTerrain is free and open source and was developed in the context of an educational institution.

scholarly journals Building Information Modelling for Cultural Heritage: A review

2015 ◽  
Vol II-5/W3 ◽  
pp. 177-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Logothetis ◽  
A. Delinasiou ◽  
E. Stylianidis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Privacy Rights ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Culture Heritage ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Cultural Heritage Objects ◽  
Different Characteristics

We discuss the evolution and state-of-the-art of the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the field of culture heritage documentation. BIM is a hot theme involving different characteristics including principles, technology, even privacy rights for the cultural heritage objects. Modern documentation needs identified the potential of BIM in the recent years. Many architects, archaeologists, conservationists, engineers regard BIM as a disruptive force, changing the way professionals can document and manage a cultural heritage structure. The latest years, there are many developments in the BIM field while the developed technology and methods challenged the cultural heritage community in the documentation framework. In this review article, following a brief historic background for the BIM, we review the recent developments focusing in the cultural heritage documentation perspective.

OpenBIM Framework for a Collaborative Historic Preservation System

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn E. O'Keeffe
Keyword(s):  
Historic Preservation ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
3D Models ◽  
System Framework ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Industry Foundation Classes ◽  
Open Standard ◽  
Open Standards ◽  
Development And Management

The authors have developed a novel system framework for a historic preservation system utilising open standards and open source tools. The framework enables the integration of open standard 3D models and GIS in a virtual environment (VE). It also allows the storage and harvesting of data via an open source web-based central repository. The framework is designed for bi-directional interoperability when utilised for monument tracking, preservation, conservation, re-excavation, etc. To date, no such system framework exists for the development and management of historic monuments using open standards e57 for terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data, the industry foundation classes (IFC) for 3D semantic rich models, and CityGML for integrating IFC and GIS in a VE. The web-based VE is accessed from the BimServer and envisaged for monitoring monument erosion, movement, and damage to monuments by human activity or nature, collaboration between different industry actors to share knowledge, experience, and expertise globally, etc.

scholarly journals 3D DOCUMENTATION AND BIM MODELING OF CULTURAL HERITAGE STRUCTURES USING UAVS: THE CASE OF THE FOINIKARIA CHURCH

2016 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W2 ◽  
pp. 45-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Themistocleous ◽  
A. Agapiou ◽  
D. Hadjimitsis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Straightforward Method ◽  
Cost Effective Method ◽  
Building Information ◽  
The Church

The documentation of architectural cultural heritage sites has traditionally been expensive and labor-intensive. New innovative technologies, such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), provide an affordable, reliable and straightforward method of capturing cultural heritage sites, thereby providing a more efficient and sustainable approach to documentation of cultural heritage structures. In this study, hundreds of images of the Panagia Chryseleousa church in Foinikaria, Cyprus were taken using a UAV with an attached high resolution camera. The images were processed to generate an accurate digital 3D model by using Structure in Motion techniques. Building Information Model (BIM) was then used to generate drawings of the church. The methodology described in the paper provides an accurate, simple and cost-effective method of documenting cultural heritage sites and generating digital 3D models using novel techniques and innovative methods.

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