Scan to BIM software

Scan to BIM is a process that, with the help of advanced surveying techniques, allows you to create the 3D digital model of a built environment.

Thanks to this process, it is possible to digitize any building and make it accessible to the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM), an indispensable tool to better plan renovation interventions, to carry out Facility Management activities and, more generally, to manage the entire life cycle of the building.

The Scan to BIM process allows you to capture accurate scan data in the form of a building information model (BIM). In order for the scan data to be imported into the model quickly and accurately, it is essential to have files in IFC format. Using IFC files in the scan to BIM process ensures that the scan data collected is as accurate and efficient as possible. The IFC format, in fact, is a globally recognized and supported open file format that allows architects, engineers and contractors from anywhere in the world to easily collaborate on a project.

Creating a Scan to BIM process with IFC files:

• ensures the consistency of the design process from start to finish;
• ensures that all parties involved have access to accurate scan data;
• reduces the time required by complex manual processes.

The "Scan to BIM" process allows you to move from laser scanning to the BIM model of an existing building. This process begins with the acquisition of building information through the use of laser scanners. Through the data collected from the scanning campaign you can get a 3D visualization of the building called the "point cloud" which, with specific BIM authoring software, can be converted into a BIM model.

A Scan to BIM workflow allows you to overcome problems that would not be possible to address using traditional surveying methodologies. The biggest problem that Scan to BIM can solve is the acquisition of geospatial information in remote places or in the presence of natural or artificial obstacles.

Among the main benefits of the Scan to BIM process we have:

• more accurate representations of existing environments;
• reduction of BIM modeling errors;
• considerable reduction in scanning times of buildings compared to traditional survey methods;
• saving of money and resources related to reducing processing times