Guidelines for Accepting 2D Building Plans (NIST IR 7638)

Published

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, James J. Filliben, Alan M. Lytle

Abstract

The General Services Administration's (GSA) Public Buildings Services manages 1600 buildings totaling 180, 000, 000 square feet. GSA’s ability to capture, validate, and report the spatial information of its building assets (e.g., dimensions, areas, and locations of rooms; elevation details; HVAC and ductwork, etc) affects how GSA conducts its core business. To this end, GSA has been conducting pilot projects using 3D imaging systems to determine the efficacy of 3D imaging to capture and model existing conditions. The raw output of a 3D imaging system is in the form of point clouds (clouds of points numbering, typically, in the millions) which may be imported to CAD applications. The raw data are often post-processed to produce 2D documents (e.g., drawings, plans), 3D geometric models, and building information models (BIM).

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 7638

Report Number

7638

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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Citation

Cheok, G. , Filliben, J. and Lytle, A. (2009), Guidelines for Accepting 2D Building Plans (NIST IR 7638), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/nist.ir.7638 (Accessed April 19, 2024)