Bimcrone

Project Type

• The project is a cloud-supported desktop application developed with the Unity game engine.
• It helps construction companies manage project tracking, documentation, reporting, and digital twin visualization workflows.

Architecture / System Design

• The architecture can be described with two main layers: the application and the database.
• The application layer is the Unity-based desktop application used by customers.
• The database layer is a Firebase Realtime Database based cloud data layer.
• The application includes multiple internal modules for project tracking, reporting, data import/export, and visualization workflows.
• The Singleton Pattern is frequently used for communication and shared state between modules.
• The application also works integrated with different REST services.

Technologies Used

• Desktop development: C#, Unity, .NET Standard 2.1, Visual Studio
• Cloud and integration: Firebase, Firebase Realtime Database, REST Services
• Version control and project management: Git, Bitbucket, Jira, SourceTree
• Assets, packaging, and signing: GIMP, Inno Setup Compiler, Code Signing Certificate, Comodo Code Signing Certificate

Key Technical Details and Modules

• Supported converting two-dimensional architectural drawings into three-dimensional structures at runtime.
• Supported detailed reporting workflows.
• Supported exporting data in different formats.
• Supported importing data in different formats.
• Supported tracking the progress of an ongoing construction project as a digital twin.

Participation and Timeline

• I supported the project as a Software Development Engineer.
• I worked on the project between February 2021 and April 2021.

Project Management / Team Structure

• Project management was handled through Jira.
• Sprint plans were prepared for a few-week periods, and customer requests were tracked as tasks.
• The team included a team lead, an analyst, a designer, and a civil engineer in addition to me.
• The project was versioned with Git and hosted in Bitbucket repositories.

Personal Contributions and Responsibilities

• Developed some user interfaces in Unity.
• Implemented compression and extraction operations for files sent to and received from Firebase servers.
• Prepared the setup package for the desktop application.
• Signed the packaged application with a Comodo Code Signing Certificate.

Deployment Information

• Since the project is a desktop application, it can be installed through a setup file.
• Access and demo requests can be made by contacting the company through its website.