“The colour meshing is excellent,” says Michael. “With black and white meshes it was impossible to make out existing surfaces and objects like sprinkler systems – but with the colour mesh we get the full picture.”
Michael has also been consistently impressed with the PointFuse team, who are always on hand to help with technical questions. Michael recalls, “I find the ability to remove areas from the mesh very useful – it’s great for removing debris from the file, for instance. The team at PointFuse showed me how to do that.”
The Regent Street project is still in progress, but Michael is very pleased at how much quicker the process has been now that ISG is using the colour meshes. In fact, the business has reported that using PointFuse has reduced the modelling and clash detection time by 70%, which has translated to further time and cost savings downstream in the project.
What’s more exciting is the role PointFuse is playing across the wider ISG business. Thanks to Michael’s results, all arms of the business are starting to use PointFuse.
“We’ve found that PointFuse helps enormously with collaboration,” explains Michael, “and it’s helped us keep site visits down for all our tradespeople as they can take all their measurements from the mesh. That obviously has applications beyond the fit out team which I’m a part of – all of ISG can benefit from that. And now, they are.”
In Michael’s department, other professionals are also exploring PointFuse. BIM technicians are starting to use it as part of their modelling process, which Michael is excited about. “One of the joys of PointFuse is how easy it is to use. It means our BIM technicians can work with it incredibly easily, improving the way they do things too. But the great thing is that PointFuse doesn’t need a skilled BIM technician to use it as it is so intuitive”
Augmented by PointFuse, ISG’s reality capture workflow is fast becoming a key differentiator for them when bidding for projects, too. In fact, ISG won the Regent Street project in part due to their advanced technology. Mark Norton, Group BIM Director at ISG, comments:
“Clients are increasingly forward-thinking in their approach to technology, and The University of Cambridge was no exception. Having the right technology shows our clients that we’re committed to helping them create outstanding places while being cost conscious. PointFuse is an instrumental part of our ability to deliver exceptional quality while also operating leaner.”
