Synchro XR

2019: Announcement of the application

On February 28, 2019 the Bentley Systems company provided SYNCHRO XR – the application for immersive visualization of four-dimensional digital doubles of construction models using HoloLens 2 glasses from Microsoft.

Being the Microsoft partner in the field of the mixed reality representing the sphere of architecture, design and construction (AEC), the Bentley company showed how using SYNCHRO XR for HoloLens 2 users will be able to interact with digital construction models, using intuitive gestures for planning, visualization and building of the sequence of stages of construction.

Design data of the digital double are visualized in HoloLens 2 using a unified environment of data of Bentley based on Microsoft Azure. According to the statement of the developer, thanks to the solution of the mixed reality construction managers, schedulers of projects, owners-operators and other concerned parties in the project can obtain analytical information, using immersive visualization of the planned works, the course of construction, potential risks on the platform and requirements to security. Besides, users will be able to interact with model and to work jointly on four-dimensional objects in real space and time, unlike traditional interaction flat-screen, representing three-dimensional objects.

"Our SYNCHRO XR application for HoloLens 2 represents a different way of interaction with digital doubles for infrastructure projects. Users get advantages of deeper and operational understanding of planning processes and projects implementation. Instead of use of the flat screen with a mouse and the keyboard the user can move in model and touch digital objects which match physical reality. It is a powerful and effective method of check of the performed work and preparation for the forthcoming works on the platform". Noah Eckhouse, senior vice president for project implementation of Bentley Systems

"We use solutions of the mixed reality of SYNCHRO and HoloLens 2 for construction projects. Real need for digital transformation for our industry is in avoiding completion on a construction object. Using this technology, we can easily visualize the diagram of construction works. It allows us to understand whether we lag behind the diagram, to reveal potential problems, to solve them and to return to work". Menno de Jonge, director of division of digital construction of Royal BAM Group

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