Method for constructing a 3D digital model from a 2D plan
A method, implemented by a computer, for constructing a 3D digital model of a building from a 2D plan of the building, the building having a geometry defined by at least one geometric parameter, the method comprising a plurality of steps, at least one of the steps requiring an input of at least one internal parameter, the method being wherein it comprises a step of selecting a set of parameter values without human intervention.
1. A method, implemented by computer, for constructing a 3D digital model of a building from a 2D plan of the building, the building having a geometry defined by at least one geometrical parameter, the method comprising a plurality of steps, at least one of said steps requiring an input of at least one internal parameter, at least two parameters amongst the at least one geometrical and/or the at least one internal parameter being interdependent, wherein the method comprises:
a step of providing the 2D plan;
a step of selecting a set of values of the parameters out of a plurality of sets of values of the parameters, comprising the following steps:
computing a performance indicator corresponding to a rate of reconstruction of the at least one geometrical parameter for each set of parameter values,
intended to evaluate the performance of a set of selected parameter values,
comparing the computed performance indicators, and
selecting the set of parameter values giving the highest performance indicator out of all the computed performance indicators; and
a step of generating the 3D digital model.
2. The construction method of claim 1 , further comprising:
a step of proposing correction of the values of the selected parameters,
allowing a user to choose at least one value of at least one parameter,
a step of saving the at least one value chosen by the user, so as to construct a history of the choices of the user, and
the step of selecting the set of the values of the parameters being done by taking into account the history of the choices of the user.
3. The construction method of claim 1 , further comprising:
a step of saving the set of selected parameter values, so as to construct a history of the parameter values,
the step of selecting the set of the values of the parameters being done by taking account of the history of the parameter values.
4. The construction method of claim 1 , the 2D plan comprising graphic elements, wherein the plurality of steps comprises, before the step of generating the 3D digital model:
a step of extracting the graphic elements from the 2D plan,
a step of identifying the graphic elements so as to define the geometry of the building.
5. The construction method of claim 4 , comprising, after the step of generating the 3D digital model, a step of exporting the 3D digital model in a previously defined format.
6. The construction method of claim 4 , wherein the step of generating the 3D digital model comprises the following steps:
defining external elements corresponding to the external geometry of the building from the graphic elements,
defining internal elements corresponding to the graphic elements distinct from the external elements,
identifying zones of the building formed by a set of external and/or internal elements forming a closed polygon and whose surface area is greater than a threshold value.
7. The construction method of claim 4 , the 2D plan comprising text elements, wherein the step of extracting the graphic elements is preceded by a step of extracting the text elements.
8. The construction method of claim 4 , comprising, previously, a step of digitizing the 2D plan to obtain a digitized image.
9. The construction method of claim 1 , comprising, prior to the step of selecting the set of the parameter values, a step of determining possible values for each parameter out of a grid of values for each parameter.
10. The construction method of claim 1 , comprising, prior to the step of selecting the set of the parameter values, a step of determining possible values for each parameter by a meta-heuristic approach.
11. The construction method of claim 1 , comprising, prior to the step of selecting the set of the parameter values, a step of determining possible values for each parameter by a meta-model approach.
12. A device for constructing a 3D digital model from a 2D plan, the device comprising means for implementing the steps of the method of claim 1 .
13. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions making it possible to perform the steps of the construction method as claimed in claim 1 , when said program is run on a computer.