Generating 3D Building Models from Architectural Drawings: A Survey

Key Points

• The aim is to explore methods for automatically generating 3D building models from 2D architectural drawings.
• Survey of existing literature on model generation from paper and CAD-based architectural drawings.
• Comparison of various algorithms at each processing step.
• Analysis of the common pipeline utilized in model generation.
• Identification of common pipelines for 3D model generation.
• Comparison shows strengths and weaknesses of different algorithms.
• Insights into the applications of generated models in architecture engineering.