LiDAR Scanning for Use in Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC)
LiDAR scanning for Architectural Engineering and Construction has revolutionised how we plan, design, and build — offering high accuracy, detail, and flexibility that traditional methods simply cannot match.
Introduction
LiDAR scanning for Architectural Engineering and Construction (AEC) has revolutionised how we once used to plan, design, and build. Thanks to this revolutionary technology we can now capture buildings and sites as they exist in the real world. Without LiDAR technology it may have taken much longer to get relevant data, or in some cases not even been possible or financially feasible.
Three Core LiDAR Services
To simplify our offering, we have broken down our LiDAR services into three main categories: LiDAR Scanning, As-built Inspection, and As-built Modelling. LiDAR scanning your required project or building is a fundamental step and the most important one — it acts as a stepping stone for the other services. Accurate and precise data that meets your required tolerances is essential.
What is As-built Inspection?
As-built inspection can mean inspecting the current state of your project or building to verify its current state against an original set of drawings. However, it can also refer to the gathering of crucial data of current conditions that will help determine certain courses of action during your planning, design, and construction phases. LiDAR technology and as-built inspection has surpassed traditional methods such as surveying equipment, total stations, and measuring tapes.
What is As-built Modelling?
As-built modelling refers to a 3D CAD model created directly from scan data. The ability to model directly from scan data helps to ensure accuracy, precision, and conservation of detail of existing real-world conditions or structures. As-built modelling serves a variety of purposes: planning renovation for architects, design and fabrication for construction applications, building additions or retrofitting for industrial and commercial applications, and archival documentation for heritage or preservation projects.
What is BIM?
BIM is the process of designing a building using one coherent system of models rather than separate sets of drawings. It expedites your process at all stages — from planning and design through construction and later management of the completed project.
Benefits of LiDAR Scanning
LiDAR scanning for AEC purposes can have huge cost-saving benefits. Reduce material scrap, lower overages, lower project overruns, and allow proper planning ahead of time. Obtain valuable information from your model to create drawings, floor plans, elevations, and so much more. The flexibility to extract various forms of data directly from the scan data — whether it is actual measurements, volumes, square footage, profiles, or other outputs — the possibilities are endless.
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