Scan to BIM

What defines a Scan to BIM?

A Scan to BIM, also called Field to BIM, is a process of scanning a physical site in 3D laser beams to create a digital representation of it in a BIM model. Such digital representation can be used for planning, designing, evaluating the site or assessing the progress of certain development. Our engineers would typically carry a tripod-based laser scan to your facility to scan the entire space using a high-speed rotating laser scan.

Although there are variants of scans, the tripod scan is the most popular one. However, it has its downsides of having to move it around because the laser beam can only capture objects at a maximum distance of 340 meters from it. This means you have to move it around to capture areas of interest. The good part, though, is that it captures a million points in a minute. That is a faster way to collect data compared to traditional methods of property surveying.

The other variant is of a moving trolley. This mobility enables the scan to continually scan the place without the inconvenience of manually moving it to different locations within the property. The main difference is in the mobility of these scans and their faster turnaround. Quality is the same.

When scanning your facility, we could have one or more engineers scanning it. Our scan is not complicated to be handled by one man.

Scan to BIM compared with traditional methods

Traditionally, surveyors would collect the information manually and that was time-consuming and costly. Imagine a large building complex with many floors that how tedious it would be if we manually collect information about the building components. Scan to BIM eases the process by capturing data in a faster way and more accurately. It eliminates human error that is common when collecting large amounts of data manually.

Collection of data used to be cumbersome before the introduction of Scan to BIM method of collecting it. Ideally, construction managers would hire many people in an effort to collect more data. Nonetheless, their accuracy is still not comparable to the cutting-edge technology of 3D laser scanning of data.

The introduction of 3D laser beams serves as the game-changer in the construction industry. Combine that with the emergence of BIM, then you have a complete combo of modernizing the building industry. Designs, planning, constructions, and refurbishments are now done faster. Thanks to our unmatched Field to BIM technology.

New York Engineers technicians will assess and review your property and take the data directly to BIM office. Leave the importing process to us. We are technologically advanced to handle 3D laser scans.

Benefits of Scan to BIM

Although the aforementioned highlights can give you a hint about the benefits of Scan to BIM, we feel it is important to reiterate and emphasize them in a few pointers below.

• Building information shared faster: Scan to BIM enables a faster sharing of information among other team members. Our engineers will facilitate the collection of data, importing of data into 3D BIM database, and the creation of the intelligent 3D model. This helps others to collaborate in a common data environment to share ideas and give feedback about the state of the facility.
• No human error: when collecting large amounts of data manually, there is some compromise of human error. 3D laser scanning is programmed in an intelligent way to capture the finer details that would be unobvious to human beings. Capturing a million points in a minute while rotating at a higher speed, the laser scanner is highly accurate and more efficient. This eliminates human error, thus giving you the most accurate digital representation of your property.
• No need to be present at the property: unlike with traditional methods where you are expected to be present at the property to direct the data collectors, with Scan to BIM you need not be available always at the site.
• Teams visit the site only once: the relevant project teams only have to visit the site once when collecting data. Once the data have been collected, it will remain effective throughout the project even beyond handover unless the site gets refurbished extensively.
• Data collected in a shorter period: with our Scan to BIM service, 5 minutes are enough to collect massive data of your property. The scanner rotates at high speeds and so it will capture millions of points in a short period of time. Expect your refurbishment to be completed on time when you entrust us with data collection and BIM model creation post data collection.  

Why choose us?

At New York Engineers, we take delight in novice technologies in the construction industry. As a result, our engineers put more efforts in mastering these technologies. BIM has been at the center of our construction services offerings. From the conversion of CAD into Revit for BIM modeling to BIM coordination and management, we excel.

Our Scan to BIM services are unmatched. We interact with interdisciplinary teams to create 3D models of their projects and help them collaborate as a result. Our models have played a significant role in the accurate representation of real-life conditions in buildings. That has saved facility owners lots of money and time and has led to the completion of the project in a shorter period of time.

We are expert MEP engineers. Scan to BIM can also help us recommend the best MEP installations to improve energy efficiency. We can partner with your project team through our 3D building models to refurbish your structures.