PIECE 3D: Portable Interactive Education for Construction Engineering in 3D

Everything starts from a piece. Bits and pieces are collected to form an entire structure. PIECE 3D is a framework for developing 3D education for the construction engineering field. Construction processes are dynamic and complicated. There are many components, and some processes are hard to understand from 2D pictures or even clips/videos. Thus, to improve the education system, this paper presents a portable interactive 3D education framework. As a case study, we developed rebar work process and measured students’ performance and satisfaction. Compared to existing BIM education model, PIECE3D outperformed in portability, conveying educational objectives in 3D, enhancing understanding the processes of rebar, and triggering the interest of students.