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Use Case 3

Overview

In the Use Case Open-air museum – Beam, a historical timber beam is digitised, assessed and prepared for reproduction or conservation measures. The focus is on deriving robust geometry and condition data.

Project duration: 2024–2026 Consortium: 3D Welt · Priedemann · Hölscher · TU Darmstadt (ISMD and iib)

Process map

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Component lifecycle

From survey record to building memory

The use case is structured around traceable component data: capture, decide, fabricate and write back.

A

Survey

Capture the existing condition

TLS, photogrammetry and photographs document the façade and detail parts. The resulting data forms the first component-level record.

B

Planning

Decide what changes

HBIM variants, damage assessment, repair decisions, tolerances and material choices are documented directly on the component.

C

Fabrication

Translate model into part

Geometry, shop drawings, CAM data, additive workflows and QA checks are linked back to the same digital component.

D

Lifecycle

Write back what happened

Installation, as-built verification and later inspections extend the twin into a long-term building memory.

Traceability: each step adds information to the same component record instead of creating disconnected files, folders or model versions.

About the use case “Open-air museum – Beam”

From scan data, a simplified, fabrication-ready model is derived (shrinkage, damage, tolerances). Based on that, options for replacement or reinforcement are parameterised and prepared for fabrication.

Last update

04/06/2026