Simulator for crane, construction machine or industrial truck

A simulator for a machine having machine components comprising:

• a control station comprising:
• an input for control commands;
• and
• a display device configured to display a virtual representation of a machine working environment including scenes of machine surroundings and/or machine components of the machine;
• a graphical simulation module configured to generate the virtual representation for display on the display device for an operator of the simulator;
• and
• a movement simulation module configured to generate movement data based at least in part on control commands input by the operator of the simulator;
• wherein the graphical simulation module comprises a data interface configured for import of building information data comprising building information model (BIM) data related to the machine working environment;
• wherein the virtual representation is a dynamic virtual representation based at least in part on:
• the movement data from the movement simulation module;
• and
• the imported building information data of the graphical simulation module;
• and
• wherein the BIM data comprises a current and/or an updated status of building features at a real working environment upon which the virtual representation is based.