SCAN TO BIM
Scan to BIM: Reality capture meets actionable data models
Scan to BIM: Reality capture meets actionable data models
Bring more accurate, efficient automated processes to building and site documentation.
Bring more accurate, efficient automated processes to building and site documentation.
Benefits of scan to BIM
Speed
Depending on the level of detail required, a scan can cover 100,000 square feet of space per day. Once the point cloud is captured, it can be processed via cloud computing in hours.
Accuracy
The highest levels of detail available in scan-to-BIM processes offer a tolerance range of a single millimeter or less. With embedded metadata, this measurement is accurate enough to fabricate carbon copies of the building feature being scanned.
Historic preservation
Scan-to-BIM modeling can be especially useful on historic preservation projects. Preserving and replicating historical details is crucial for funding such projects; this process can mitigate outdated or inaccurate blueprints, common in old buildings.
Autodesk software for scan-to-BIM projects
ReCap Pro
Revit
BIM Collaborate Pro
Customers exploring scan to BIM
CHINA CONSTRUCTION FIRST GROUP
Safekeeping artifacts
Safekeeping artifacts
Construction management company China Construction First Group used drone laser scanning and ReCap to plan construction routes safe to transport priceless artifacts through the historic infrastructure of China’s Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum.
ATTF
Minimizing site exposure
Minimizing site exposure
French reality-capture company ATTF creates laser-scanned point-cloud models of nuclear sites, autonomous industrial utilities, and other extreme environments, using scan-to-BIM processes to minimize site exposure to help ensure worker safety.
CCEED
Rethinking skyscraper construction
Rethinking skyscraper construction
China Construction Eighth Engineering Division used point-cloud models and ReCap to model the massive structural steel members used in the 1,700-foot-tall Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Financial Center skyscraper and help ensure more precise assembly.
Scan-to-BIM resources
A guide to getting started with scan to BIM using a Leica BLK360 laser scanner, ReCap Pro, and Revit.
An architect and a reality-capture specialist explain how to verify the accuracy of scan to BIM at each step in the process.
This presentation covers scan-to-BIM basics, such as defining the scope of work, the required level of definition, the types of risk, and more.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on scan to BIM
BIM (building information modeling) is a continually updated digital model of an existing building, building under construction, or intended building design. Depending on the level of detail, this model is embedded with information about its individual elements, what they’re made of, and how they function. BIM is used by architects to refine designs and by builders to monitor construction progress.
Whereas a building information model is a discrete digital product, scan to BIM is a processthat leads to the creation of this model: a detailed laser scan and a point cloud array that can be translated into a building or site model.
CAD is a general-purpose drawing tool used by various industries, and BIM is specifically used for design and construction, creating models with richer levels of data, including information on materials, thermal or acoustic properties, sustainability, and more.