Architects & AEC firms

Geospatial deliverables tailored to architectural workflows: scan-to-Revit pipelines, coordinated point clouds, and BIM-ready outputs at the LOD you need.

Architectural design lives or dies on the accuracy of existing conditions. When the as-built is wrong, the cost shows up later — in construction-phase RFIs, tolerance disputes, and redesign. FieldScan exists to make sure the foundation your design sits on is verified, not assumed.

What we deliver for design teams

  • Registered point clouds in Revit-ready format — the measured reality of the existing building
  • Scan-to-BIM Revit models at the LOD your project actually needs, structured to your template
  • Orthophotos and 2D floor plans extracted from scan data for teams that don’t need a full model
  • Accuracy reports with every model, documenting measured deviation against the point cloud

The problems we solve

Inaccurate as-builts on renovations. Original drawings rarely match a building after decades of changes. A scan replaces the guesswork with verified slab elevations, column locations, ceiling heights, and MEP routing — so design decisions rest on what’s actually there.

Time lost re-measuring. A single scanning mobilization captures everything at once. No return trips with a tape measure when a dimension turns out to be missing; the answer is already in the point cloud.

Tolerance disputes during construction. When the model is verified against measured reality, the field conditions match the design intent. Disputes about “the drawings said X but the building is Y” largely disappear because the model was the building from the start.

Built to fit your workflow

The biggest hidden cost in scan-to-BIM isn’t modeling hours — it’s a deliverable that doesn’t match how your firm works. We confirm your Revit template, shared coordinates, level names, worksets, and view conventions before modeling starts, and deliver a file that drops into your project setup cleanly. Match the right LOD to the right elements and you avoid both over-modeling and under-reliable geometry; our BIM LOD guide lays out exactly how to scope that.

Tell us about your project and we’ll recommend the capture and modeling approach that fits your design phase.

Frequently asked questions

Can FieldScan deliver point clouds that drop straight into our Revit template?
Yes. We confirm your template, shared coordinates, level names, and workset conventions during scoping, and deliver registered point clouds and scan-to-BIM models structured to match. The goal is a file your team opens the next morning and designs against — not one you have to rework to fit your project setup.
What LOD should we request for a renovation?
For most renovation and retrofit design work, LOD 300 is the right default — geometry accurate enough to design against. We step up to LOD 350 or 400 only for the MEP and structural elements that need coordination or prefabrication detail. Our BIM LOD guide explains the full framework, and we help match LOD to use case during scoping.
How accurate are your as-builts?
Our laser scans capture existing conditions to within a few millimeters, and scan-to-BIM models are built to a stated tolerance against that point cloud — typically ±10 mm by default, tighter where the work requires it. Every model ships with an accuracy report showing measured deviations, so there's no guessing about reliability.

Get a written scope and quote

Tell us the building or site, what you need to deliver, and your deadline. We reply with a written scope and quote, typically within 24 hours.

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