Not quite yet, but things are continuing to move that direction with this weekends announcement of the new Microsoft HoloLens 2 augmented reality (mixed reality) headset. The ability to have more portable compute power as a heads up display overlaying information like construction drawings or a BIM model in context will change construction and manufacturing as well as other industries and things in daily life.
Microsoft HoloLens 2 hands-on: A giant leap closer to mixed reality
This AR is not just for catching Pokémon or games, it solves real problems. With the Microsoft HoloLens version 1, Phil Miller of our contractor Fortis Construction in our Autodesk Portland office to compare BIM model data (buzz word digital twin), scan data overlay, or installation instructions and planning. In one situation a complex wood install was necessary for reclaimed wood in a stairwell construction. The 2D drawings and 3D model wasn’t quite enough for the…