Construction Drawing Overlay for Accurate Issue Pin Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Construction management systems face inefficiencies in integrating quality assurance and change management processes with construction plans, as existing systems require manual and error-prone methods to associate site issues with drawings, leading to time-consuming and tedious data recording and retrieval.
Innovation Solution
A construction plan management system that layers data objects onto drawings, using precise coordinate mapping to display data objects as pins on a viewport layer without editing the underlying document, enabling easy association and updating of site issues directly on the drawing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data objects are manually associated with construction drawings, then quality assurance and change management processes can be tracked, but the process becomes time-consuming and error-prone due to manual identification and location of issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the construction drawing display system with quality assurance and change management data into a single integrated viewport. Data objects are overlaid directly on the drawing at their precise locations, allowing construction teams to view both the drawing and associated issues simultaneously without switching systems or manually searching for problems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a coordinate transformation layer that acts as an intermediary between the drawing coordinate system and the data object coordinate system. This mediator automatically converts coordinates to map data objects to their correct positions on the drawing, eliminating manual location efforts and reducing errors.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple systems are used for drawings and quality assurance processes, then specialized functions are maintained, but construction team members face extra burden to switch between systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the drawing display functionality with quality assurance and change management capabilities into a single unified interface. The viewport simultaneously renders the construction drawing and overlays data objects, allowing teams to access all necessary information in one place while preserving the specialized functionality of each system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a multi-functional viewport that serves multiple purposes: displaying construction drawings, showing quality assurance issues, tracking change management processes, and providing coordinate transformations. This universal interface consolidates what were previously separate system accesses into a single tool.
3Loss of information
If additional information is added to construction drawings, then site issues can be marked and associated, but contractual obligations may be violated by altering the original drawings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds information in a new dimensional layer by overlaying data objects on top of the original drawing. Instead of modifying the drawing itself, the system creates a separate viewport layer that displays additional information, preserving the original drawing's integrity while providing comprehensive issue tracking capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a visual copy or representation of the drawing in the viewport, then overlays data objects on this copy rather than the original. This approach allows additional information to be displayed without altering the source drawing, maintaining contractual obligations while capturing all necessary site issue information.
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AI summary
Embodiments are directed to a construction plan management system. Embodiments retrieve a drawing corresponding to the construction plan, the drawing including document coordinates. Embodiments render the drawing. Embodiments retrieve a data object corresponding to an issue that corresponds to the construction plan, the data object including pinstore coordinates. Embodiments generate a viewport layer on top of the rendered drawing, the viewport layer including viewport coordinates. Embodiments convert the pinstore coordinates of the data object to converted viewport coordinates and display the data object as a pin on the viewport layer using the converted viewport coordinates.