3D Laser Scanning & As-Built Services
As-Built World delivers 20mm-accurate 3D laser scanning and condition assessment for AEC professionals — turning real-world buildings into precise, intelligent digital assets your team can act on.
Buildings captured as data, at the speed of light.
3D laser scanning — also called LiDAR or reality capture — uses a tripod-mounted instrument that fires up to two million laser pulses per second across its surroundings. Each pulse measures the precise distance to whatever it hits.
The result is a point cloud: a three-dimensional dataset of millions of XYZ coordinates that together form an exact, photorealistic replica of the space. Walls, beams, ductwork, equipment, finishes — all captured to within 20mm in a few hours.
From that single dataset we generate everything else: 2D plans and elevations, 3D BIM models, virtual tours, deformation analyses, and clash-detection workflows. One scan; many deliverables; one source of truth.
LiDAR scanning · Reality capture · Terrestrial laser scanning · Scan-to-BIM · 3D documentation
From light pulses to 20mm geometry, in four stages.
Modern terrestrial scanners are remarkably elegant instruments. Here's how a building goes from physical structure to verified digital model — and why this method is fundamentally more accurate than any tape, total station, or photogrammetric approach.
Pulse emission
The scanner fires up to 2 million laser pulses per second, sweeping in a 360° dome around its position. Each pulse travels at the speed of light to its target.
Time-of-flight
Each pulse reflects off a surface and returns to the scanner. The instrument measures the precise time elapsed and converts it to distance — accurate to 20mm.
Point cloud
Every distance measurement becomes an XYZ coordinate. Combined, they form a dense, three-dimensional cloud of points — a digital replica of every visible surface in the space.
Registration & modeling
Point clouds from multiple scanner positions are stitched together (registered) into one unified dataset. From there, our team draws CAD plans, builds BIM models, or delivers the cloud raw.
3D scanning vs. traditional measurement.
Tape measures, total stations, and hand sketches still get used on AEC projects every day. Here's where each method actually stands.
One scan. Six ways to use it.
A single 3D scan can power every documentation, analysis, and visualization need on the project. We deliver in whatever format your team works in — or hand you the raw dataset and let you process it.
Registered Point Cloud
The raw output: a colorized 3D point cloud with every scan position registered into a single, georeferenced dataset.
2D CAD Drawings
Plans, elevations, sections, RCPs, and detail views drawn from the scan to your firm's drafting standard.
BIM Model (Scan-to-Revit)
Native Revit model at LOD 200–400 with parametric families. Coordinated across architectural, structural, and MEP disciplines.
Digital Twin / Matterport
Walkable, dimensionable virtual tour. Share a link and let your team measure, annotate, and explore from anywhere.
Floor Flatness Analysis
Color-mapped contour drawings showing floor levelness across an entire space — useful for tenant fit-outs, equipment installation, or dispute documentation.
3D Mesh / Photogrammetry
Textured 3D meshes for visualization, VR, gaming engines, or historic preservation. Fine surface detail beyond what BIM models capture.
From site visit to deliverables — in under two weeks.
A repeatable, four-phase workflow refined over hundreds of buildings, sites, and facilities of every type.
Scope & quote
Share project basics — area, levels, deliverable formats, accuracy needs. We send a fixed-fee quote within 24 hours.
Site capture
Certified technicians arrive with the right scanner for the job. We minimize disruption and work around occupants and operations.
Registration & processing
Scans are stitched into a unified point cloud. We then produce your CAD, BIM, or digital twin deliverables to your standards.
QA & delivery
Internal QA verifies every dimension against the scan dataset. You receive files, point cloud access, and a Matterport link.
The numbers AEC teams care about — accuracy, speed, and reliability.
The capture method AEC teams trust.
3D laser scanning solves a different problem for each role on the team. Here's how each discipline puts the data to work.
Design from verified geometry.
Skip the field trip and the redraw. Scans plug directly into Revit, ArchiCAD, and Vectorworks — your team starts in design development on day one.
- Native Revit imports, no remodeling
- Coordinated plans, sections, elevations
- Phase-1 documentation in days
Forensically precise base data.
Structural, MEP, and civil teams need to know what's actually there. Point cloud data drops into your analysis software — Tekla, Civil 3D, Revit MEP — without remeasures.
- Slab flatness & deformation analysis
- Hidden conditions in mechanical rooms
- Verified column & beam locations
De-risk every decision.
From bid to closeout, scan data resolves the questions that cause change orders, RFIs, and disputes. Capture once; reference for the life of the building.
- Pre-bid existing conditions verification
- Quantity takeoffs from scan data
- Forensic record for insurance & legal
Walk the buildings we've captured.
Every scan we deliver includes a Matterport digital twin — a walkable, dimensionable 3D environment that your team can navigate, measure, and share by URL. Here are a few from recent projects.
Questions about reality capture.
Don't see yours? Email us at [email protected] — we usually respond same day.
What's the difference between LiDAR and photogrammetry?
+How accurate is your scanning, really?
+Will scanning work in dark, dusty, or active environments?
+How big a building can you handle?
+Do I get the raw point cloud, or just deliverables?
+How does scanning fit into our Revit workflow?
+What does it cost?
+How do you compare to other scanning companies?
+Capture your building once.
Tell us about your project — site type, square footage, deliverables, deadline. We'll send a fixed-fee proposal back the next business day.
Leading provider of 3D Scanning services, specializing in residential, commercial, and industrial projects.