PARAMETRIC MODELING AND DIGITAL SURVEY

Module DIGITAL SURVEY

Knowledge and Understanding

The course aims to provide students with a critical approach to digital tools for the survey and representation of architecture, with the aim of documenting and communicating the built heritage. More specifically, the course is intended to develop knowledge and understanding of: digital techniques for the 3D survey of buildings and architectural objects for their accurate documentation; data processing techniques; the H-BIM approach to built heritage; and Augmented and Virtual Reality technologies for visualization and communication.

Applying Knowledge and Understanding

By the end of the course, students will have acquired an overview of digital survey and data processing techniques, understood the fundamentals of the H-BIM approach to built heritage and of Augmented and Virtual Reality technologies for visualization and communication. They will also be able to carry out an integrated survey of built heritage using digital techniques and to apply an H-BIM approach.

Communication Skills

By the end of the course, students will have acquired the ability to interact effectively with experts from different disciplinary fields and with technical professionals at different levels of expertise, as well as to communicate and collaborate within interdisciplinary work teams. They will also be able, where required, to take on coordination and management roles in the organization of activities and work processes

The program shares the following Agenda 2030 objectives:

• SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: promotes digitalization and modernization of infrastructure.

• SDG 4 – Quality Education: development of digital skills and new professional profiles.

• SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth: technological innovation as a driver for new qualified employment.

• SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities: protection and enhancement of historical, artistic, and cultural heritage

The course consists of 47 hours of teaching activities, including 21 hours of lectures aimed at introducing the tools and application areas addressed in the course, and 26 hours of individual and group practical exercises aimed at developing familiarity with the software tools and the topics covered.

The course will also include thematic seminars providing further in-depth study of specific topics addressed throughout the course.

The course will address the following topics:

- Numerical modeling techniques;

- reality based 3D acquisition techniques: TOF laser scanner , triangulation , structured light : from the acquisition to data processing;

- Basics of photography;

- Digital Photogrammetry and image based modeling techniques;

- From the 3D model to its Interpretation and representation: generation of elevations, sections and orthophotos;

- BIM for Cultural Heritage: Parametric modeling semantics of Architectural elements

Furthermore, there will be organized seminars on specific topics inviting the field Experts

Livio De Luca, La Fotomodellazione in Architettura, Flaccovio Editore, 2009.

Gabriele Guidi, Michele Russo, Jean-Angelo Beraldin, Acquisizione 3D e modellazione poligonale, Mc Graw-Hill,2010

Massimiliano Lo Turco , Il BIM e la rappresentazione infografica nel processo edilizio. Dieci anni di ricerche eapplicazioni. Ediz. italiana e inglese , Aracne Editrice, 2015

Riccardo Migliari, Geometria Descrittiva, Tecniche e Applicazioni, De Agostini Scuola: Novara, 2009.

Cettina Santagati. Il reale e la sua rappresentazione attraverso l'informatica. Il Lunario, 2007.

Access to the examination is subject to the completion of the assignments carried out during the course.

Learning is assessed through an oral examination, the evaluation of the coursework completed during the course and, where applicable, a practical test.

The oral examination generally consists of three questions covering the topics addressed during the course. The average duration of the oral examination is approximately 20 minutes per module.

The final grade will take into account the relevance and completeness of the answers to the questions asked, the quality of the content, the ability to establish connections between the different topics covered in the syllabus, the ability to provide relevant examples, the command of technical terminology, and the student’s overall communication skills. The quality of the coursework completed during the course will also contribute to the final assessment.

Learning assessment may also be carried out on-line, should the conditions require it.

To ensure equal opportunities and in compliance with current laws, interested students may request a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures based on educational objectives and specific needs. Students can also contact the CInAP (Centro per l’integrazione Attiva e Partecipata — Servizi per le Disabilità e/o i DSA) referring teacher within their department (https://www.cinap.unict.it/content/referenti).

Difference between photogrammetry and photomodelling

3D acquisition techniques

3D laser scanner project

Enhancement of photographic datasets for the production of 3D models

Definition and fundamental aspects of BIM