How reality capture tech helped Columbia align 60,000 feet of pipe

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Jennifer Wooles, the director of the virtual planning and construction group at North Reading, Massachusetts-based Columbia Construction, had her work cut out for her. "2D drawings just weren't cutting it," Wooles said. The firm's software, Wooles said, took a heavy burden off of her shoulders. Wooles' team used the software to check their build and, particularly, the placement of the pipes. "Being able to grab and pull the chart up and show them in the model that, 'Hey, this is the piping that still has to ,' that was a huge benefit," Wooles said. Wooles said the projects that benefit most from Avvir are the most complex ones, and that the Columbia team is having discussions on what fits best for each project. Data challenges There were some pain points initially, Wooles said, as a result of sending so much data out to users, and a steep learning curve at the beginning, Wooles said.