New South Australian capability transforms way buildings are modelled

A NEW alliance between three companies specializing in different aspects of 3D modeling promises to up the ante in the constantly evolving world of digital image modeling in Australia.

Three companies have joined forces in South Australia to develop a capability to create three-dimensional visuals – from the panoramic to the highly detailed – of virtually any proposed building or development project.

The joint venture between Redstack, Maptek and Avitus UAV Systems was inspired by the standard of end-to-end reality capture commonly available to businesses in Europe and the United States, but the game changer could turn out to be closer at hand – the redevelopment of Adelaide Oval in South Australia.

Redstack managing director Michael Lachs says the regular flow of sophisticated visuals that showed the public how the new stadium would look and how it would fit in with its surroundings raised the bar in terms of what can be achieved and what should be expected.

Redstack, which specializes in CAD equipment, services and training to architecture and engineering firms in Australia, saw the potential to offer this level of expertise and technology across a range of industries in Australia.

“We have seen the progression of digital technology through all the aspects of manufacturing and building,” Lachs said. “For us the next natural progression was the digitisation of existing pre-made objects. How do we get something existing into a digital form so that we can utilise it within our design process?”

The answer was to approach Maptek, a specialist in 3D laser scanning software whose past projects include the Sydney Opera House and whose products are used at 1700 mining sites in 65 countries.

And to get all this digital scanning and storage power off the ground they approached Avitus to build and pilot the venture’s specially-built Pegasus hexicopter drone.

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New South Australian capability transforms way buildings are modelled