BIM Open Source Software (OSS) for the documentation of cultural heritage

Logothetis, S.; Stylianidis, Efstratios

doi:10.4995/var.2016.5864

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“…Starting from the 90s (Forte and Siliotti, 1997) the use of 3D computer graphics in relation with archaeology and cultural heritage has been a focus of attention for scholars in multi-disciplinary fields. An abundance of publications have emerged in the last two decades which have presented photo-realistic reconstructions of the past (Logothetis et al, 2016) and (Manferdini et al, 2016). This stream continues to make contributions to the creation of a new legacy in cultural heritage.…”

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Rebuilding Palmyra virtually: recreation of its former glory in digital space

Denker

2017

Virtual archaeol. rev.

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Abstract:This paper addresses the role of the digital tools and methods in the preservation of cultural heritage. As the destruction of Palmyra made international headlines, digital tools emerged as a key tool to fight back against the total deletion of the heritage site from memories. Palmyra in Syria had been, with its Corinthian colonnades, theatre and splendidly built temples to ancient gods, source of inspiration and imagination for Western architecture. In this paper, the aim is reviving the lost reality of Palmyra by digitally reconstructing its "ghost images" from rubbles. The paper offers a glimpse of the grandeur and beauty of the ruins of Palmyra, none of which any longer remains in its entirety. 3D models of the most significant structures of Palmyra, including Temple of Bel and Temple of Baalshamin which have been levelled as a result of conflict based vandalism, as well as the Grand Colonnaded Street and the theatre are presented as "ghost images" through reconstructed 3D models. The focus has been in maintaining the accuracy and validity of the visualised data of the relics and environment of Palmyra, as they were once extant. Following the trauma caused by the destruction of Palmyra, these reconstructions revive in our memory the splendour of the city in the Greco-Roman Period. Key words: virtual archaeology, UNESCO world heritage site (WHS), 3D reconstruction, digital cultural heritage Resumen:Este artículo trata el papel de las herramientas digitales y los métodos en la preservación del patrimonio cultural. Si bien la destrucción de Palmira propició titulares internacionales, las herramientas digitales han emergido como una herramienta clave para defenderse contra la supresión total de las memorias del sitio patrimonial. Palmira en Siria, ha sido con sus columnatas corintias, teatro y los templos de los antiguos dioses construidos espléndidamente, una fuente de inspiración e imaginación en la arquitectura occidental. Este artículo ofrece una vista rápida de la grandeza y la belleza de las ruinas de Palmira, ninguna de las cuales permanece hoy en día. Los modelos 3D de las estructuras más significativas de Palmira, como son el Templo de Bel y el Templo de Baalshamin, así como la gran columnata monumental y el teatro, que han sido severamente destruidos a causa de los conflictos vandálicos, se presentan como "imágenes fantasma" a través de los modelos reconstruidos en 3D. El enfoque ha sido mantener la precisión y la validez de la información visualizada de las reliquias y del ambiente de Palmira, tal y como eran antiguamente. Siguiendo el trauma causado por la destrucción de Palmira, estas reconstrucciones reaniman en nuestras memorias el esplendor de la ciudad en la periodo Grecorromano.Palabras clave: arqueología virtual, patrimonio mundial de la UNESCO, reconstrucción 3D, patrimonio cultural digital

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Rebuilding Palmyra virtually: recreation of its former glory in digital space

Denker

2017

Virtual archaeol. rev.

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“…A recent survey showed that there is no available, wellrespected and comprehensive FOSS BIM platform to be used for the overall cultural heritage documentation project. The lack of such a (FOSS) platform persistently outlines the real need for the development of plug-ins in different areas of the BIM software, which could be freely available to a large community of professional designers, architects, engineers and conservators but also for the research community for applied research (Logothetis and Stylianidis, 2016).…”

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“…Many users prefer commercial software BIM instead of FOSS because there is not a credible and comprehensive platform that can be used for the overall 5D digital representation of a building. There are only a few, accessible and free BIM viewers to visualise the final produced model (Logothetis and Stylianidis, 2016), as presented previously in Table 1.…”

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From Oss Cad to Bim for Cultural Heritage Digital Representation

Logothetis

Karachaliou

Stylianidis

2017

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:The paper illustrates the use of open source Computer-aided design (CAD) environments in order to develop Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools able to manage 3D models in the field of cultural heritage. Nowadays, the development of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) has been rapidly growing and their use tends to be consolidated. Although BIM technology is widely known and used, there is a lack of integrated open source platforms able to support all stages of Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM) processes. The present research aims to use a FOSS CAD environment in order to develop BIM plug-ins which will be able to import and edit digital representations of cultural heritage models derived by photogrammetric methods.

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“…This characteristic will allow for the useful data to be recovered at any time, avoiding time wasting and reducing the possibility of errors [74]. The collaborative work is possible thanks to the interoperability of BIM platforms, which is achieved by the development of an open and standardized data structure (standard: ISO 16739), called Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) [19].…”

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A Review of Heritage Building Information Modeling (H-BIM)

López

Lerones

Llamas

et al. 2018

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Many projects concerning the protection, conservation, restoration, and dissemination of cultural heritage are being carried out around the world due to its growing interest as a driving force of socio-economic development. The existence of reliable, digital three-dimensional (3D) models that allow for the planning and management of these projects in a remote and decentralized way is currently a growing necessity. There are many software tools to perform the modeling and complete three-dimensional documentation of the intervened monuments. However, the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector has adopted the Building Information Modeling (BIM) standard over the last few decades due to the progress that has been made in its qualities and capabilities. The complex modeling of cultural heritage through commercial BIM software leads to the consideration of the concept of Heritage BIM (H-BIM), which pursues the modeling of architectural elements, according to artistic, historical, and constructive typologies. In addition, H-BIM is considered to be an emerging technology that enables us to understand, document, advertize, and virtually reconstruct the built heritage. This article is a review of the existing literature on H-BIM and its effective implementation in the cultural heritage sector, exploring the effectiveness and the usefulness of the different methodologies that were developed to model families of elements of interest.

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BIM Open Source Software (OSS) for the documentation of cultural heritage

Cited by 35 publications

References 10 publications

Rebuilding Palmyra virtually: recreation of its former glory in digital space

Rebuilding Palmyra virtually: recreation of its former glory in digital space

From Oss Cad to Bim for Cultural Heritage Digital Representation

A Review of Heritage Building Information Modeling (H-BIM)

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