3D Scanning for Architecture, Engineering & Construction

With Laser Design on-site 3D scanning of your site is virtually unlimited in size and environment including daylight, darkness, indoors, and outdoors.

With Laser Design you receive complete documentation of existing as-built conditions. You will obtain permanent records for immediate or future uses.

Laser Design is ITAR Registered – with Laser Design your ITAR project is compliant and being fulfilled by a company that is ITAR Registered.

Save time and cost by capturing measurement and color data much more efficiently and completely than with traditional cameras and very slow and limited measurement devices. With Laser Design’s scanning equipment, you minimize risk in unsafe conditions by scanning most information from the floor.

We can capture ornate details of decorative architectural features. We can verify architectural structure of building floors, walls, ceilings, MEP, fenestration, roofs, site plans and many more benefits based on your industry and application!

Laser Design has been designing 3D laser scanning systems and providing 3D scanning services for over 30 years, so our depth of knowledge is the best in the industry.

- Construction Companies and General Contractors
- Architects
- Engineers
- Facilities Managers
- Manufacturers
- Real Estate Companies
- Heavy Equipment Companies
- Mining Operators
- Municipalities
- Forensic Engineering

All 3D scanners are measurement devices and their measurement data can be used for many applications.

State-of-the-art long-range scanners used in the AEC industry emit an eye-safe laser pulse to measure the distance of an object from the scanner at a rate of one million measurements per second. The scanner collects data in 360 degrees horizontal and vertical.

The collected data is in the form of a point cloud which consists of XYZ coordinate data with accuracy of +/- 1mm to 2 mm. This data defines every object out to hundreds of feet and within line-of-sight of the scanner.

Theoretically yes if you are scanning a perfectly featureless room with no obstructions but in the real world the scanner is set up in multiple locations to see all sides of existing structures and record complete data in the space with minimal occlusions; this takes more or less time depending on the complexity of the space..

Using this technique, we can scan a complex space including multiple rooms and multiple floors, complex piping and equipment and combine all scans into a single point cloud image.

We can even connect the inside of a building to the outside and roof and adjacent buildings and structures.

Manufacturing facilities	Residential buildings	Airports
Clean Rooms	Office complexes	Recycling facilities
Medical facilities	Food processing plants	Wind Turbines
Refineries	Power plants	Parking garages
Schools	Electrical power stations	Shopping malls and retail spaces
Wastewater facilities	HVAC plants	Historical sites
Stadiums, theatres and arenas	Tunnels	Museums
Hotels	Bridges	Aerospace launch facilities
Restaurants	Communications towers	All structures interior and exterior can be scanned

Since 3D scanning provides the most comprehensive measurement data, several deliverables can be provided.

Registered Point Cloud in grayscale or color:

This is the measurement data from multiple scan locations, registered (some say stitched) together, to create a comprehensive measurement image of the overall space scanned including: multiple floors, inside, outside, partitioned spaces and complex mechanical spaces.

Point Cloud data can be aligned to existing survey or building gridline system.

Fly-through, measurement and image export capabilities for design and engineering teams; ReCap Real View, Leica TrueView

3D CAD/BIM Model:

Using the Point Cloud measurement data as precise reference, a 3D CAD model can be created that is easier to work with across multiple software platforms for design and analysis and can have BIM information added to facilitate multiple building management and maintenance planning functions.

Architectural, Structural, MEP

CAD formats include Revit (.RVT) Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, PTC Pro/Engineer Creo, Dassault Catia, STEP, IGES, Parasolid .x_t, x_b

2D drawings:

Floor Plans

Reverse Ceiling Plans

Structural Plans

Site Plans

Elevations; Exterior, Interior

Isometric Views

Building or Wall Sections

Details

Additional Deliverables

Clash detection reports

Inspections of as-built conditions against design-intent CAD.

Monitoring of structural movement over time.

Volumetric measurements.

Laser Design are experts in choosing the right scanner for the job. Laser Design uses the latest state-of-the-art terrestrial long-range scanners. The scanner chosen for each project is a balance of required accuracy, speed, and range.

Leica P-40 and P-50

Leica RTC360

Artec Ray

Surphaser 100 HSX

FARO FOCUS

Revit	AutoCAD
Solidworks	Inventor
PTC Creo - Pro/Engineer	Dassault Catia
Navisworks	Civil 3D
Edgewise	Leica Cyclone
ReCap	FARO Scene
Geomagic Control X	Geomagic Design X

Laser Design offers onsite 3D scanning services anywhere in the United States.

You can request a quote on Laser Design's Contact Page and provide the following information:

Images of the project.

Any existing floor plans or even hand drawings showing the general layout, partitions, number of floors and square footage.

Do you need the interior and exterior of the structure?

What are the end goals and deliverables desired: scan data only in the form of a registered point cloud with the option of a 3D viewer; a 3D CAD model; an inspection/comparison/clash detection report or volumetric study?

If you don’t have some of these items, we can work with you to understand the project accurately and provide a quote.