Using BIM and Laser scanner in synergy, what are the advantages?

May 25, 2022
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Make a laser scanner survey and integrate it with the BIM allows you to overcome traditional CAD design methods and create more defined models, also saving in terms of time and costs.

Let's see what they are Advantages of using BIM and Laser scanner in synergy and what are the Areas of application.

What are BIM and laser scanners

In the previous articles we have analyzed in detail the laser scanner and its advantagesThe laser scanner is a tool for carrying out surveys and create, through the point cloud obtained from the scan, a 2D or 3D digital model extremely realistic of complex objects and buildings.

The BIM, acronym for Building Information Modeling, is a working methodology that allows you to create a digital model of the building. The model contains a lot of information regarding all the stages of the building's life, from its design to its dismantling.

Used together BIM and Laser Scanners bring the process to life Scan to BIM, which allows you to use the point cloud obtained with the laser scanner for extract a BIM model in which to insert all the information and data that the scan has provided.

Why is it better to carry out the survey with the laser scanner?

Compared to traditional processes, it is possible to create laser scanner scans It is more advantageous for several reasons:

  • It's a more process fast, where you only need to visit the site once, reducing the need for travel;
  • It's more detailed and allows you to get much more data from scans;
  • There point cloud which is obtained from the scan can be easily modified, updated And optimized, to obtain only the information necessary for the project.

The advantages of Scan to BIM

The process Scan to BIM allows you to obtain a accurate and optimized three-dimensional digital model of the building, That:

  • Contains all the information for the realization of the project, relating to the position, to the materials used, according to the type of components used (windows, doors, etc.) and also to stages of the building's life, from its design to its dismantling;
  • AND navigable;
  • It can be easily Managed by work to be carried out.

THE advantages of Scan to BIM are many:

  • It allows you to acquire the real conditions of the building and to have a Overview of the project;
  • Reduces the margin of error in the different phases of the project life, in particular in modelling and design;
  • Guarantees greater quality of the project thanks to the remarkable amount of data that are obtained;
  • It decreases the timing and consequently the costs of the project;
  • Improve the team work, ensuring greater transparency And collaboration, in particular thanks to theuse of BIM and cloud to share information.

Areas of application of Scan to BIM

Let's see now what the Areas of application of the integrated use of BIM and Laser scanner:

  • Phase of design, to better understand site conditions and make the right decisions, reducing errors in advance;
  • Phase of construction, to track project changes and check more quickly and effectively that there are no discrepancies between the digital model and the building under construction;
  • Facility Management, with Scan to BIM the internal management of the building is simplified, for example in the case of renovations, emergencies and system management;
  • The scan to BIM it is finally fundamental in building restorations historians, in the expansion of pre-existing buildings and in the creation of Digital Twin of the building.