Service
BIM Modelling from Point Clouds
We turn 3D scan data into a structured BIM model for architecture, renovation, coordination and building documentation — modelled directly on the point cloud, at the level of geometry and information your project actually needs.
From cloud to model
A point cloud is measurement. A BIM model is information.
A point cloud contains millions of measured points and no building. There are no walls in it, no windows, no rooms — only surfaces. Everything a planner, an estimator or a facility manager wants to ask of it has to be modelled in first.
Our BIM modellers rebuild the building as intelligent elements: walls, floors, roofs, columns, doors, windows, stairs, railings and rooms, aligned directly to the cloud rather than traced from a flattened export. Element types, classifications and naming follow your BIM execution plan, so the model imports into your environment without a cleanup phase.
The result is a 3D building model you can measure, schedule, coordinate against and carry forward — in Revit or Archicad natively, and in IFC for every openBIM workflow downstream.
At a glance
- Authoring
- Autodesk Revit · Graphisoft Archicad
- Input accepted
- E57 · RCP · RCS point clouds, from us or from you
- Detail
- Defined per project as LOG + LOI, not a blanket LOD
- Exchange
- IFC 2x3 / IFC 4 — openBIM compliant
- Quality control
- Three reviews before release
- Tolerance
- ±20 mm model-to-cloud unless otherwise specified
How we model
Modelled once, checked three times.
The quality chain is the reason a delivered model does not come back. Each stage has a named owner and a documented result.
- Step 1
Scope & LOG / LOI
We fix what has to be modelled and how much information each element carries, against the intended use of the model — planning, permit, coordination or asset data.
- Step 2
Modelling on the cloud
Elements are built directly against the registered point cloud in Revit or Archicad, following your naming, classification and level structure.
- Step 3
Geometric verification
The modeller checks the model back against the scan, section by section, and documents deviations rather than absorbing them.
- Step 4
Technical review
A Senior BIM Modeller reviews structure, classification, parameters and IFC behaviour — the things that break on import rather than on screen.
- Step 5
Validation & delivery
The Team Lead validates against the agreed scope and releases the native model, the IFC export and the review documentation together.
Deliverables
What lands in your inbox.
.RVT
Native Autodesk Revit model
.PLN / .PLA
Native Graphisoft Archicad model
.IFC
openBIM exchange, IFC 2x3 / IFC 4
.DWG / .PDF
2D drawings derived from the model
.XLSX
Quantity and area schedules on request
.PDF
QA report and review snapshots
Modelling scope
What gets modelled.
Scope is agreed per project. These are the element groups we model most often; anything outside them is quoted explicitly rather than assumed.
U-01
Architecture
Walls, floors and slabs, roofs, ceilings, doors, windows, stairs and railings — the load-bearing narrative of the building as built.
U-02
Structure
Columns, beams, structural walls and slab edges, modelled where the interface with the architectural model has to hold at coordination level.
U-03
Rooms & areas
Room and space objects with names, numbers and areas, ready for area statements, rental documentation and facility management.
U-04
Site & terrain
Surrounding terrain, hard surfaces and immediate context, tied to the same coordinate frame as the building.
U-05
Selected MEP
Visible mechanical, electrical and plumbing runs where they are relevant to the renovation — captured as modelled geometry, not guessed routing.
U-06
Facades
Facade articulation, openings and profiles at the detail level your permit or refurbishment scope requires.
Specification
LOG and LOI, not a blanket LOD.
DATASHEET / SC-SVC-02
LOD 200–350
- LOD 200
- Basic geometry — volumes, walls, floors. Feasibility studies and early design.
- LOD 300
- Detailed architectural model. Planning applications and building permits.
- LOD 350
- Coordination grade with structural interfaces. Execution planning.
- Level of Geometry (LOG)
- Agreed per element group — geometric detail actually required
- Level of Information (LOI)
- Agreed per element group — parameters, classifications, asset data
- Classification
- Per your BIM execution plan; eBKP-H or IFC classes on request
- Export
- IFC 2x3 / IFC 4, coordination view; mapping documented
FAQ
BIM modelling, answered.
Building Information Modelling is a way of describing a building as data rather than as lines: every wall, window and room is an object that knows what it is, where it is and what it is made of. That is what lets one model answer a quantity question, a coordination question and a facility-management question without being redrawn each time.
Continue the chain
The other three services.
- 3D Laser ScanningTerrestrial laser scanning and drone survey of existing buildings, delivered as a registered, georeferenced point cloud you can measure against.
- Building SurveyA complete digital survey of an existing building — geometry, levels, openings and areas — as the reliable basis for renovation, permits and valuation.
- As-Built Drawings & Floor PlansAccurate floor plans, sections, elevations and area calculations, drawn from measured building data rather than redrawn from an old plan set.
Next step
Tell us about the building.
Area, target LOD and a rough timeline are enough for a scoped quote with rates, deliverables and dates.