Integrated assemblage of 3D building models and 2D construction drawings

A method comprising:

• displaying a three-dimensional (3D) model of a building created using computer aided design (CAD) software in a viewer executing on an electronic device having a touch sensitive display;
• providing a plurality of selectable interface nodes visible at respective locations within the 3D model displayed in the viewer, each interface node linked to one or more corresponding two-dimensional (2D) construction drawings that show a section view, a plan view, an elevation view or a detail view of the building;
• receiving a selection from a user upon a particular interface node within the 3D model via the touch sensitive display;
• in response to the selection upon the particular interface node, displaying a menu with one or more selectable menu options;
• receiving an additional selection from the user upon a particular menu option via the touch sensitive display;
• and
• in response to selection of the particular menu option,
• clipping the 3D model of the building at the respective location of the particular interface node to produce a clipped 3D model of the building, and
• displaying a corresponding 2D construction drawing for the particular interface node in-situ in the clipped 3D model of the building.

An electronic device comprising:

• a touch sensitive display;
• a wireless network adaptor configured to communicate with a communication network;
• a memory configured to store a software component;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the software component, wherein the software component, when executed by the processor, is operable to:
• display a three-dimensional (3D) model of a building on the touch sensitive display;
• provide a plurality of selectable interface nodes visible at respective locations within the displayed 3D model, each interface node linked to one or more corresponding two-dimensional (2D) construction drawings that show a section view, a plan view, an elevation view or a detail view of the building related to the location of the interface node;
• receive a selection from a user upon a particular interface node within the 3D model via the touch sensitive display;
• and
• in response to the selection upon the particular interface node, display a corresponding 2D drawing for particular interface node in context of the 3D model on the touch sensitive display.

A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with executable instructions that, when executed on a processor, are operable to:

• display a three-dimensional (3D) model of a building created using computer aided design (CAD) software on an electronic device having a touch sensitive display;
• provide a selectable interface node visible at a respective location within the 3D model of the building, the interface node linked to at least one corresponding two-dimensional (2D) construction drawing that shows a section view, a plan view or an elevation view of the building;
• receive a selection from a user upon a particular interface node within the 3D model via the touch sensitive display;
• and
• in response to the selection upon the interface node,
• clip the 3D model of the building at the respective location of the interface node to produce a clipped 3D model of the building, and
• display a corresponding 2D construction drawing for the interface node in context of the clipped 3D model.