Bentley Systems Introduces Mixed Reality App for Infrastructure Construction Projects Using Microsoft HoloLens 2 at Mobile World Congress Event
18 March 2019
Bentley’s SYNCHRO XR brings the benefits of mixed reality to users in
the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry.
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of
comprehensive
software solutions for advancing the design, construction,
and operations of infrastructure, presented SYNCHRO XR, its app for
immersively visualizing 4D construction
digital twins with the new
Microsoft HoloLens 2, which Microsoft announced during a press
conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Selected as a Microsoft
mixed reality partner representing the
architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, Bentley
demonstrated how with SYNCHRO XR for HoloLens 2, users can interact
collaboratively with digital construction models using intuitive
gestures to plan, visualize, and experience construction sequencing.
Project digital twin data is visualized with the HoloLens 2 via
Bentley’s connected data environment, powered by Microsoft Azure. With
the mixed reality solution, construction managers, project schedulers,
owner operators, and other project stakeholders can gain insights
through immersive visualization into planned work, construction
progress, potential site risks, and safety requirements. Additionally,
users can interact with the model together and collaboratively
experience 4D objects in space and time, as opposed to traditional
interaction with a 2D screen depicting 3D objects.
Noah Eckhouse, senior vice president, project delivery for Bentley
Systems, said, “Our SYNCHRO XR app for HoloLens 2 provides a totally new
way to interact with digital twins for infrastructure projects. Users
benefit from a new perspective on the design and a deeper, more
immediate understanding of the work and project schedule. Instead of
using a 2D screen with a mouse and keyboard, the user can now walk
around the model with their body and reach out and grab digital objects
that appear to co-occupy physical reality. This is a powerful way to
review work that is completed and to prepare for upcoming work at the
jobsite.”
Menno de Jonge, director of digital construction for the Royal BAM
Group, said, “We are currently using SYNCHRO and HoloLens 2 mixed
reality solution for the construction site for a large museum project in
the city of Rotterdam. The real need for a digital transformation in our
industry is about avoiding rework at our construction site. Using this
technology, we can easily visualize the construction schedule. Then, we
can see if we are behind in schedule, we can flag any potential problems
or issues, look into the problems, and get back on track.”
Alex Kipman, technical fellow, AI and mixed reality at Microsoft, said,
“The newly announced Microsoft HoloLens 2 is a self-contained
holographic computer that enables hands-free, heads-up interaction with
digital models. It builds on the breakthrough innovation of HoloLens and
is even more immersive, more comfortable and delivers industry-leading
value right out of the box with partners like Bentley. We’re excited to
work with Bentley, a mixed reality partner, to provide the opportunity
for customers to take advantage of the HoloLens 2 and SYNCHRO XR
technology to experience a new dimension of creativity and teamwork
for their AEC projects.”
Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Partner Program is focused on enabling and
supporting solution providers who are committed to building mixed
reality solutions. Upon acceptance to the program, Microsoft provides
training, technical assistance, sales and marketing enablement, and
business planning.
In 2018, Microsoft awarded Bentley Systems as its CityNext
Partner of the Year,
https://www.bentley.com/en/about-us/news/2018/june/14/bentley-named-2018-microsoft-citynext-partner-of-the-year
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Source: Bentley - www.bentley.com
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External Links:
More about SYNCHRO, https://www.bentley.com/en/Perspectives-and-Viewpoints/Topics/Campaign/Synchro-and-Microsoft
More about HoloLens 2, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens
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