BIM to Augmented Reality: A Standardized Multimodal Deployment Framework for Construction Layout Visualization

This manuscript was developed from the Final Year Project (FYP) research on integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Augmented Reality (AR) for construction layout visualization. The study proposed and implemented a standardized multimodal BIM-to-AR deployment framework supporting marker-based, ground-plane, and location-based AR workflows.

The work used Autodesk Revit, FBX-based model transfer, Unity, Vuforia, ARCore, Cesium for Unity, Android deployment, custom UI controls, and AI-assisted C# scripting. Prototype applications were developed and physically tested to demonstrate the workflow and compare the three deployment approaches.

Authors: Hassan Ashraf, Faizan Manshad, Kashan Shafiq, and Faiz Fareed