Indoor Databases

3D Vector Building Databases  

3D Indoor Databases 


In indoor environments an accurate description of the walls and objects inside the buildings is very important. WinProp uses full 3D vector databases (palanr objects with polyginal shape) for its accurate propagation models to describe the scenario (walls,...). WinProp uses 3D (planar objects (walls) with polygonal shape) vector data for its accurate propagation models.The databases should have the following features:

  • Polygonal shape of each object
  • Arbitrary number of corners can be converted - WinProp uses internally max. 256 corners and removes redundant corners if necessary.
  • Flat / planar objects
  • Individual characterization of material properties for each wall
  • Additional subdivisions (e.g. doors, windows,... max 256 subdivisions per wall possible) with individual material properties possible.

Typical multi floor office building

Format Specification

The file format specification of WinProp's indoor building data export and import format is available and can be downloaded here:

 

Large convention center

Conversion


A very open ASCII data format allows a fast import of arbitrary database formats.

Several converters for different commercial database formats are already available:

Multi floor office building on a campus
(walls of neighboring buildings also
included in indoor database)

The import of these data formats can be tested before purchasing the software. Please send us your data by e-mail and we will convert it for you and send you the converted data together with our database viewer. So you can be sure that all WinProp modules will be able to read your data.

If your data format is not on the list above and if you are not able to develop a converter to the open import data format of WinProp, you should contact us and send us a sample file together with the format description. We will send you an offer for the integration of your new converter within a few days.

The document ConversionData contains all relevant information for the conversion of databases.

Pixel Databases


Many CAD software products offer an add-on module to convert scanned maps into vector data, e.g. the tool Vectory from AutoCAD is such a solution.

With these tools scanned maps can be converted to vector databases and then saved as DXF files. The DXF files can afterwards be imported with WallMan and converted to WinProp's data format.

Additionally WallMan also includes a Pixel => Vector converter to convert scanned maps into 2D vector data. This converter is developed by AWE Communications and can be configured to obtain best conversion results.

 
Floor of an office building
(including furniture)

 

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