One of our core services is the creation of 3D and 4D Construction Visualisation Applications which deliver enhanced understanding and communication of plans and designs for large and complex construction and infrastructure development projects.

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“It was a pleasure working with the Agility3 team on this complex project. The goal was to produce a 4D interactive visualisation to allow the end user to simply understand the complex technical build sequence. From day one, the team’s proposal clearly outlined the data responsibilities which avoided any misinterpretation. Agility3’s detailed approach to project management ensured that they were able to adapt to our build programme changes, some of which were last minute. The final output certainly exceeded our expectations and Agility3 implemented some excellent touches in terms of the user interface. I wouldn’t hesitate to work with the team again.”

3D/4D Visualisation Applications for Construction Projects

Designing and planning large, complex construction and infrastructure projects is challenging at the best of times with loads of important information and data often being stored in various locations, in different formats and at various degrees of completion. This can make it difficult to fully understand your construction plans, particularly for those not so familiar with the project.

At Agility3, we develop bespoke 3D and 4D Visualisation Applications specifically to enable you to demonstrate, communicate and highlight your complex construction plans to your target audience. We will work with you to understand all the different data and information you have on your project, including BIM data, scheduling data and others. Then we’ll translate it all into one easy to use interactive 3D application that presents your information through high-quality 3D visuals and in a way that is tailored for your end user.

Our 3D and 4D Construction Visualisation Applications add value at every stage of the project lifecycle and can be used specifically to support:

  • Contract/Project Bids
  • Stakeholder and/or Public Engagement
  • Site Worker Familiarisation
  • Project Planning
  • Project Risk Identification

We build these applications to your specification and can incorporate bespoke functionality and interactive elements to ensure the application will be of most benefit to your use case.

As an example, we often incorporate some form of 4D functionality to enable a user to visualise how the project develops over the course of its lifecycle.

Creating 3D and 4D Construction Visualisation Applications bespoke to your requirements means that we can:

  • Tailor the solution to the budget you have;
  • Build the solution for your desired target platform (e.g. desktop, mobile device, web-based, VR, AR);
  • Highlight particular aspects of your project (e.g. sustainable features);
  • Incorporate logistical elements such as movement and location of plant machinery;
  • Be flexible to changing project requirements;
  • Commit to delivering on time to a fixed price.

If you would like to have a further conversation about our experience and capabilities in this area, get in touch.

4D Visualisation Application for a Major Construction Project

Project Overview:

We developed a Visualisation Application to support our client, an industry leader in the delivery of major rail and highway infrastructure projects, in a bid for a very large infrastructure development contract. The purpose of the application was to enable our clients’ prospective customer to easily understand and visualise the complex plans for the development.

Project Features:

The large construction project our client was bidding for involved many complex construction phases across a large area and over a 5 year project lifecycle. Our client had to do a lot of planning and design for the bid which involved the production of much information and data which was complex and in many different forms. To be able to translate all of that information into an effective visualisation solution we worked with the client BIM team to fully understand the project become familiar with all the information and data. Then we built up the application to showcase the information through high-quality 3D visuals and bespoke functionality which included:

  • A simple but effective method of navigation to enable the user to explore the entire site;
  • Pre-set camera viewpoints, to enable the user to easily jump to one of the three separate focal points of the project;
  • 4D functionality in the form of a timeline, calendar and play/pause features, enabling the user to easily visualise how the development would progress over the course of the project;
  • 3D models of the various elements of the infrastructure that update to reflect the intended state of the development along the project timeline as per the 4D functionality;
  • Construction task labels and progress indicators to enable users to see exactly what tasks were planned to be occurring on any particular date during the project and how close those tasks were to completion;
  • Traffic flow indicators that updated automatically with the 3D model to highlight how access was going to be maintained for the public close to the construction site;
  • Plant machinery locations to highlight what equipment would be used in specific areas across the project.

Solution Benefits:

This 4D Visualisation Application made it very easy for our client to communicate and demonstrate their intended construction plans for this complex project and to enable their prospective client to visualise and understand those plans.

Having the flexibility to create a bespoke solution for our client meant that we could include specific functionality that would enable them to highlight specific aspects of importance for the project. In this case, an important factor for our clients’ bid was to show how public vehicle access would be maintained in the area which they were able to clearly show through the traffic flow indicator functionality we incorporated.

Overall our client was very happy with the 4D Visualisation Application and provided the following feedback:

“It was a pleasure working with the Agility3 team on this complex project. The goal was to produce a 4D interactive visualisation to allow the end user to simply understand the complex technical build sequence. From day one, the team’s proposal clearly outlined the data responsibilities which avoided any misinterpretation. Agility3’s detailed approach to project management ensured that they were able to adapt to our build programme changes, some of which were last minute. The final output certainly exceeded our expectations and Agility3 implemented some excellent touches in terms of the user interface. I wouldn’t hesitate to work with the team again.”

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Kind words from
some of our happy clients

The 3D modelling skills Agility3 is bringing to DRIVE Sim will enable us to continue maximising the value we deliver to our customers in rapidly growing sectors such as AV development.

Alex Hyder, Director of DRIVE Sim Development

These highly detailed and accurate virtual environment models developed by Agility3 enable us to conduct rapid tests in a simulated environment, allowing us to refine systems and mitigate risks ahead of conducting trials on the public highway.

Darrin Price, Programme Manager

When we started this project, we were slightly concerned given the extent of the area and the novelty of the simulation platform’s visual engine. As the project progressed, these concerns were dispelled. Agility3 exhibited efficient communication, rapid issue resolution and dedication to deliver to our expectations.

Agility3 took the time to understand our expectations and requirements in the beginning and kept us up to date with progress as well as any issues encountered throughout the project. They went out of their way to solve these issues. In the end, Agility3 delivered a model we are impressed with and will certainly help us achieve our goal to ensure CAVs are safe, secure and functionally correct.

Bence Beke, Senior CAV Engineer

The Agility3 VR application is an accurate digital twin of the SMLL testbed. We intend this application to complement our existing digital twin assets, allowing us to offer virtual reality trials and showcase the digital twin and the SMLL testbed to our customers. In addition, simulation will play an important role in CAV development and system validation to reduce overall development costs. This digital environment can be an important enabler to validating systems using simulation. It was a pleasure working with the Agility3 team on this project.

Jonathan Clark, Integration Engineer

It was a pleasure working with the Agility3 team on this complex project. The goal was to produce a 4D interactive visualisation to allow the end user to simply understand the complex technical build sequence for a large infrastructure development project. From day one, the team’s proposal clearly outlined the Agility3 and HOCHTIEF data responsibilities which avoided any misinterpretation. Agility3’s detailed approach to project management ensured that they were able to adapt to our build programme changes, some of which were last minute. The final output certainly exceeded our expectations and Agility3 implemented some excellent touches in terms of the user interface. I wouldn’t hesitate to work with the team again.

Anthony Martin, BIM Development Manager
HOCHTIEF (UK) Construction

The completed application has surpassed our expectations with regards to the quality of the visualisation that is provided and initial reaction from our clients has been very positive. The enhanced functionality will further improve the fidelity and add significantly to the value of the training that G-Sim can be used to provide. The professionalism and 3D visualisation expertise of Agiity3 played a key part in ensuring application was completed to a very high standard in a relatively short time frame.

Ray Gillett, General Manager
GTT Training Ltd

ProRail are very happy with the project Agility3 delivered for visualising the Dutch railway infrastructure. From the very start of the project Agility3 were willing and able to understand the needs of ProRail and, through their expertise in developing high-performance 3D visualisations, translate these needs into usable solutions. Tight deadlines were always met and Agility3 are very easy to work with.

Jelle van Luipen, Innovation Programme Manager
ProRail

SINTEF are very pleased with the 3D terrain of the Eberg Traffic Arena delivered by Agility3. The landscape is very close to how it looks in reality and gives you a very good impression of being there when using VR. This was confirmed from the preliminary test with children who are familiar with the real-world site. This was important for us to confirm, so that we can use it as an evaluation tool. Not only was the quality of the delivered environment very high but working with Agility3 was also very straightforward and easy.

Jo Skjermo, Lead Research Scientist
SINTEF

Agility3 provide accurate 3D modelling that is instrumental in our driver behaviour research. Having this degree of modelling sophistication allows us to provide a better service to our customers and bring us one step closer in pioneering future transport.

Simon Wilson, Senior Software Engineer
TRL

Having worked directly with Agility3 on previous projects I have always found their 3D modelling services to be of the highest quality, being very visually representative and meeting all requirements. Alongside this the Agility3 team are always responsive, professional and easy to work with. Therefore, we had confidence in choosing to work with them again and would always recommend them to others.

Michael Mallia, Assistant Project Manager for Sub-Surface Trainers
BAE Systems

SPI have worked closely with Agility3 over a number of years. During this time, they have consistently delivered innovative software solutions and top-quality real-time 3D visual models, configured and optimised for use within the rail sector. Agility3 have an eye for detail, and carefully consider each requirement during the design phase of any project to ensure the best possible outcome. SPI have always received a highly professional service – projects are routinely delivered on time and within budget, which is why we regard Agility3 as a preferred provider of modelling and simulation services.

Keith Wakeford, Head of Visualisation & Simulation
Specialist Project Integration

Our requirement for a 3D database to be used in a real-time driving simulator was challenging both in complexity and timescale. Agility3 provided a comprehensive proposal that was easy to understand, clearly explained how they would approach the task and how they would manage delivery. It was a compelling offer and even more pleasing was that they truly delivered on their proposal, working closely and collaboratively with our project management and technical leads and delivering excellent results.

Professor Nick Reed, Academy Director
TRL

Agility3 helped us to deliver a complex software system within challenging timescales. We found them flexible and dedicated, and their experience meant they were productive from day 1. They were a pleasure to work with.

Simon Farman, Project Manager
Telespazio VEGA UK Ltd