CAVE technology, putting 3 to 6 large displays together with some high-end graphics and head-tracked technology, has been around for over a decade but has traditionally been in the realm where only universities and government labs could afford it.  Now, the technology is becoming more mainstream and the price is coming down, and it’s becoming a popular tool amongst Architectural Designers who can now virtually walk through their buildings prior to construction.

Fuller’s AEC clients are primarily in commercial construction, and they work primarily with 3D data from SketchUp, Revit, and Rhino software. However, virtually any 3D data can be converted for simulator viewing. “We haven’t been stumped yet,” Fuller said, referring to his company’s data-conversion track record. The exception is point cloud data, he said. “It must first be converted to polygons.”

via Full-Scale Visualization: More Is More | Cadalyst.

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