摘要: |
This article provides an overview of design visualization (DV) technology, an innovative technique that allows engineers to depict how facilities like bridges, roadways, sidewalks, and buildings will look after they are completed. The DV images can be displayed on computer screens or in large, high-resolution color photographs. To do this, a photograph of the construction location must be matched with a 3-D computer-generated model of the proposed design. A composite view of the proposed highway facility superimposed on the photograph of the construction location emerges from this process. DV can be used for any aspect of roadway design, including construction of new bridges and roadways and modification of those facilities. |