Generating a Three-Dimensional Campus Model

The goal of this project was to design a system to generate a three-dimensional model of the MIT campus. In order to achieve this goal, we attempted to augment an existing tool that generates three-dimensional building models. We wanted this tool to be able to build models of multiple MIT buildings, place them in correct relative positions, and do this with no user interaction. In order to do this, the system required information about the campus that exists in the form of 2D DXF floorplans for every MIT floor, and a 2D DXF basemap file that contains the location and orientation of every MIT building on campus. Although we did not achieve these goals, we did make progress towards them. This paper outlines the project in more detail, describes my contributions towards accomplishing these goals, and summarizes our successes and failures.