Visualize the 3D Virtual Model Through Augmented Reality (AR) Using Mobile Platforms

The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is amongst the oldest. Developments to transform the virtual models and visualize them in the real world are the ongoing innovations. The AEC industry often faces problems in communicating ideas, which may look vague or cannot come up with the words to describe them between the client and the work executers; errors during construction due to lack of imagination; improper planning and execution; and wastage of resources. To address the lack of imagination or visualization of elements in architecture, an effort has been made by creating virtual 3D models like chairs, tables, office cabins, and furnished house structures. The elements are exported to a game environment to create an application that can be used on the Android platform. This in turn helps the user to visualize the 3D model with details and proactively rectify the errors. The app development kit includes Unity 3D and Vuforia. This paper focuses on the development of an application for the visualization of virtual 3D models augmented on the Android mobile platform.