Scan-to-BIM
Turning a point cloud into a structured model your team can work in. Which disciplines, which elements and to what level of development are scoped before anyone starts — because “a BIM model” on its own is not a scope.
- What it costs
- Quoted per scope
- Also called
- scan to BIM · as-built model · Revit model from point cloud · reverse engineering a building
Where it earns its keep
Use it for these.
If your problem is “i need a model of a building nobody ever modelled,” this is the answer.
- Renovation and adaptive reuse where no usable model exists
- Coordinating new work against a building that is already standing
- Prefabrication that has to fit real conditions
Don’t use it for this
New-build progress tracking.
We put this on every service page because the fastest way to waste your money is to buy the impressive tool instead of the correct one. If the row above describes your job, say so on the call and we’ll point you at the right one — including when it’s cheaper than this.
Find the right one by problem →What you receive
And what it opens in.
- A structured model of the disciplines and elements defined in the agreed scope
- A written inclusion and exclusion record — what was modelled, and what was not
- Model delivered in the agreed format
Included every time
Formats
RVT · IFC · DWG
Format is agreed against what you do with the data next — these are the ones this service commonly delivers in, not a promise of every format on every project. Delivered to a shared project folder anyone on the job can open: no accounts, no per-seat charge, and if you leave, the record leaves with you.
The boundary
Where this scope ends.
Options on this scope
- Additional disciplines beyond the agreed scope
- IFC or other exchange exports
- Coordination exports
- Modelling to a client template, naming convention and content standard
A separate Kinetic service
- 3D Laser ScanningThe capture, if there is no suitable point cloud yet.
- Mobile & Handheld ScanningFaster capture, where the data suits the modelling requirement.
- Design vs. Installed VerificationHolding what was installed against this model once it exists.
- BIM & VDCClash resolution, federation and 4D or 5D workflows the model then feeds.
- Digital twin & VR walkthroughsCarrying the model past handover as something the owner navigates.
Not something Kinetic does
- Design modification
- Engineering design
- Design certification
- Facilities data and COBie
- Asset database development
- Anything requiring a professional stamp
Where a project needs one of these, we say so and point you at someone licensed to do it.
Before we can price it
What we’d ask you.
Kinetic confirms the scope with you before anything is scheduled. None of it is a form to fill in — it is what the conversation covers.
- What will this model be used for?
- Which disciplines actually need to be in it — architectural, structural, MEP, or a subset?
- Do you have scan data already, or does this start with capture?
- Is there a project BIM standard, template or execution plan we should model to?
- What has to be in the model, and what can be left out?
What changes the size of the job
- Area and number of levels
- Which disciplines are in scope
- Density and complexity of the systems modelled
- Level of development required
- Client standards and template requirements
- Quality and coverage of the source data
- Whether suitable source data already exists
- Schedule
Useful to have, none of it required to start
- A point cloud, or a request for Kinetic to capture one
- Intended use of the model
- Which disciplines and systems are to be modelled
- Required model elements
- Level of development requirements, where the project specifies them
- Authoring platform, software and version
- Client template, if one applies
- Naming conventions
- Family and content requirements
- Coordinate system and units
- Whether IFC is required
- Required properties or data
- Inclusion and exclusion matrix, where the project has one
What this runs with.
All services →3D Laser Scanning
Where the point cloud comes from in the first place.
Quoted per scopeDesign vs. Installed Verification
Verify what actually got installed against the model once it exists.
QuotedBIM & VDC
Coordination, federation and 4D/5D workflows once the model exists.
Custom scope · technical reviewDigital twin & VR walkthroughs
Carry the model past handover as something the owner can navigate.
Quoted per scope
Tell us the job. We’ll tell you if this is the right tool for it.
Send the project — an address, a schedule, or just what you’re trying to document. A person reads it and comes back with an approach and a price.
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