What do Reality Capture and Scan-to-BIM include?
Reality Capture is a process for digitally capturing an existing environment, building or site through 3D laser scanning and the creation of a point cloud. This information serves as an accurate basis for analysis, design, reconstruction, renovation, coordination and future building management.
IPA - Architecture and more uses Reality Capture and Scan-to-BIM when working with existing buildings, industrial facilities, public spaces, interiors, technical areas and complex urban environments. The process is especially useful when up-to-date project documentation is missing or when the actual condition of the site needs to be checked before design work begins.
In the Scan-to-BIM process, the point cloud is processed and transformed into a precise BIM model. The captured real environment becomes an information model that can be used for architectural design, engineering design, quantity take-offs, coordination between disciplines, analysis and preparation of project documentation.
Reality Capture and Scan-to-BIM support renovations, extensions, reconstructions, surveys of existing building stock, construction process control, as-built documentation and the integration of new buildings into dense urban environments. The technology reduces the risk of errors, inaccurate measurements and discrepancies between project documentation and the actual condition of the site.
The service is directly connected with BIM modeling, Clash Detection, architectural design, engineering design and Digital Twin. When Reality Capture and Scan-to-BIM are used at the beginning of the design process, they provide a more accurate basis for decisions, better coordination and a more reliable digital model of the building.
