New 3D view in Infrakit

Collaboration in 3D visualization of Infrakit

The 3D collaboration model of Infrakit allows the client, the designer and the builders to visualize design files and review them in design and site meetings. The cutting and measuring functions provide tools for verifying interoperability of multi-discipline design. With 3D collaboration model available in browser, the client can monitor progress of the work and lead the design and construction projects while keeping the entity well under control. How does the new 3D view differ from its predecessor?

Our 3D view has been completely redesigned, and the new version provides better performance, free zooming for different levels of detail, and viewing Pointscene point clouds and orthophotos in the same view together with design data. Everything purely in the browser without separate software installations.

Other new features include measuring the area and fitting the design to the screen. Progress does not stop here; other small improvements are coming, e.g. camera management improvements are now underway.

Highlights of the new release

Drone flight plan

Drones are used frequently on modern construction sites for providing enhanced situational awareness. Infrakit cannow be used to create flight plans for drones – simply draw an area and export in KML format as on the following video:

User configurable map tiles

As a new feature Infrakit allows the project admins to connect customized map tiles for projects.

Pointscene integration

Infrakit–Pointscene integration with orthophoto map tiles was initially introduced in spring 2019. Now theintegration supports also point clouds created by laser scanning or stereogrammetry. The source for the point cloudis entered to the dialog on new visualization page.

Model properties on visualization

Due to the new release, Infrakit is now able to visualize model properties. At the moment they are visible only on the legacy visualization page, but will be available on the new visualization page later as well. Right click on top of the model for object properties dialog:

Read full release notes here.

Exciting, current and pioneering – Intergeo Stuttgart 2019

This year on top of the agenda in Stuttgart is digitalization and innovation it brings in terms of BIM, virtual and augmented reality. It was the fourth time Infrakit participated in Intergeo. You still have time to visit us until Thursday 19th at our stand K1.033 in Hall 1. Meet some of our staff below:

Jan van den Brandt, Business Development Manager from Infrakit and Harri Taina, Surveying Chief from Destia Oy

Jan van der Brandt has been all four times with Infrakit at Intergeo: ” We as Infrakit like it very much when customers from the beginning of the company are visiting us at InterGEO! InterGEO is very successful again this year and we are happy to meet many new people from all over the world. Infrakit is more and more recognized as a perfect brand independent and open BIM cloud for the Infra industry”.

First day started with lively discussions.

Jonne Davidsson, CTO and Lauri Hartikainen, CEO from Pointscene

Pointscene solution improves worksite planning with drone mapping data. A new integration to Infrakit enables point clouds and orthophotos to be visualized in Infrakit. “We here to strengthen partnerships with data providers and looking for solutions to integrate Pointscene with. Infrakit partnership is important for us because we can serve our construction clients better”, Lauri Hartikainen explains. Read more about using drone data with planning here.

Visa Hokkanen, VP of Product and Henri Helisvaara, General Manager of Finland from Infrakit

Brand new addition to our team, Visa Hokkanen is responsible of product management, meaning working in a cross section of development, marketing and sales. Visa’s background is in machine control. “I have been following Infrakit from distance for years, and it has been nice to recognize that the positive atmosphere both in culture and business is truly in place. Intergeo is a great opportunity to meet our partner network, both customers and technology vendors. Here I have met several technology providers integrating to our API, stay tuned for new announcements!”

Anders Tiltnes, General Manager of Norway and Vuk Simic, Software Engineer from Infrakit

Vuk Simic, Software Engineer came from Serbia to meet our integration partners. Vuk is our expert in Infrakit API.

Welcome to visit us!

Espoo-Salo rail line with model-based general planning

A fast train service between Helsinki and Turku is a significant project both regionally and nationally. It will enhance labor mobility and have an impact on the operational environment, competitiveness, land use, and apartment production of companies. The project can be divided into four different parts: the Espoo urban railway line, the Espoo–Salo direct rail line, the Salo–Turku double track, and the Turku railway yards.

The aim is to devise a generally approved general plan for the Espoo-Salo direct rail line by the end of 2020. The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has provided Infrakit as an information model environment for the project, which has been dubbed ESA. The project has been divided into three different tasks, where a combination model will be compiled into one shared model in Infrakit. We interviewed Proxion’s Infrastructure Team Leader Henri Lindholm on the direct rail line. Proxion is involved in the project as an expert in information modeling and cost management and as an Infrakit user.

What makes the ESA project special?

“Very early planning and the length of the track, which is 95 km, is what makes the ESA project special. So far not that many general plans have been devised using information modeling, meaning that the project is also used to develop modeling in the general planning stage. During general planning the information modeling accuracy level is fitted to correspond to the requirements of the general planning stage and to serve the needs and objectives of general planning”, Henri Lindholm explains.

What are the objectives of the modeling?

”Objectives of the modeling in the project are specifically:

– Using models in planning and as meeting material

– Keeping initial data up-to-date during the project

– Assuring compliance and quality of planning solutions

– Integration of plans

– Utilizability of the information model in client’s quality assurance

– Reuse value of information”

What benefits does Infrakit bring into the project?

“We intend the combination model to be open to both the client and the stake holders during the planning. Infrakit’s browser-based user interface enables this, leaving no need for separate installable applications. We hope that the 2D map user interface of Infrakit will provide benefits for example to the option comparison of geometries.”

“A special challenge in this project is the long stretch of line (closer to 100 km) being planned, followed by a vast amount of data and of course a considerable amount of users for the combination model with diverse roles (client, experts of the client, planning consultants, stake holders).”

More information on the Espoo-Salo direct rail line can be found on the website of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency.