SpotWalk - Progress Documentation on Autopilot
BIG NEWS from Autodesk University: SpotWalk, the first of its kind robotic 360° construction progress documentation solution for Boston Dynamics' Spot robot, is here! Co-developed in a great product partnership, the integration with Spot enables the robot, equipped with a 360° camera, to walk your job site, autonomously capturing 360° images more consistently than ever before and always at the same locations.
The integration has been piloted at the SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Project in San Francisco together with our partner Hensel Phelps.
If you want to learn more about SpotWalk and the early adopter program, we recommend reading the full press release from Autodesk University 2019.
What do you think about SpotWalk? Let us know your thoughts and if you have any questions just send us an email to buildingtogether@holobuilder.com!
Say "Hello" to Automated Progress Capture!
Say “hello” to automated progress capture, powered by Augmented Reality: Today we are excited to release SpeedMode. The new feature within the JobWalk App identifies your exact location on the floor plan and automatically takes 360° images when you pass at a capture point. Just walk from one capture location to another and without any input on your mobile device, 360° images will be taken automatically, at the exact same locations.
With SpeedMode we reinvent the workflow of progress documentation. Many factors can make your job walk take longer than expected, but after countless field tests, we finally found a whole new, super-fast and organized workflow of capturing: automated progress capturing with SpeedMode!
SpeedMode is available for all users by simply updating the JobWalk App via the Google Play Store or Apple App Store to the latest version. Get started with SpeedMode today and upgrade your progress capture workflow. Learn more about the new feature on our website!
NEW Android support of the insta360 ONE X!
Do you want to use your Insta360 ONE X with an Android device for 360° Reality Capture? Then we have great news for you: The Insta360 ONE X connects to the latest version of the JobWalk App on Android out of the box! No need to install custom firmware or alike. Simply update your JobWalk App to the latest version via the Play Store, connect your Insta360 ONE X to your Android device and start capturing!
Recommendation: No matter if you are working with iOS or Android, make sure to keep your automatic app updates turned on and also check for new updates regularly to benefit from the newest features like this one or important improvements for the best reality capture experience.
Happy Capturing!
Connecting Stakeholder Workflows with PDF Reports
Digitalization is a process and it’s often about connecting old workflows with new workflows. With the new PDF Reports feature, you can deliver 360° progress documentation in a format that is already loved and trusted by your stakeholders: PDF is back!
Connect your HoloBuilder workflows with your stakeholders' workflows effortlessly: Generate well structured and professional field report PDFs with the click of a button. Simply select a timeframe or set of categories that you would like to submit to someone, and get a clean and insightful PDF Report within seconds.
A HoloBuilder PDF Report contains all angles of selected 360° images from your project, meaning all 6 sides (up, down, left, right, front, back), incl.
- Location on the floor plan
- Name of the location & date of capture
- Backlink to the original 360° image online
- 360 Markups notes and more!
PDF Reports is available on request: If you do not have access to PDF Reports yet, request it today and learn how it works in our tutorial!
New Update for the JobWalk App available!
Here is a friendly reminder from your HoloBuilder team to update your JobWalk App to the latest version to enjoy the best 360° Reality Capture experience:
The latest update for iOS & Android brings a better performance for capturing and uploading images to your device as well as important bug fixes plus even more improvements behind the scenes.
Just go to the App Store or Google Play Store, search for “JobWalk” and hit the update button. Happy Capturing!
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