It is quite clear that accurate drawings and precise
geometrical information is utmost important for architects and engineers, when
they have to carry out the renovation of old buildings. But in most of the
cases, very limited building information remains available on the as-built
buildings, which makes it tremendously difficult for construction professionals
to execute renovation and refurbishment projects.
However, with the introduction of Scan to BIM Services in Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry, the complexities of
renovation projects are wining away. Scan to BIM is a process, wherein the old
building is scanned at the first place and then the information obtained during
the scanning processes is used for developing as-built models.
A brief note on the significance of scan to BIM
1. Scan to BIM is the fastest way of obtaining as-built
geometrical information.
2. With the assistance of high-end laser scanners, the
entire scanning process can be completed within few hours, which saves a lot of
time.
3. Powerful laser beams, which are directed towards the
building from advanced laser scanners, can reach every possible section of the
building. This makes it possible to collect extremely precise as-built
geometrical information.
4. After the accomplishment of laser scanning process,
the point cloud data- which is obtained through laser beams is immediately delivered to a service
providing company, which deals with the development of intelligent BIM models.
5. With the assistance of 3D parametric Modeling software, high-end
as-built models are created by building professionals from the laser scanned
data.
6. The most common software that is used in this process
is Autodesk Revit.
7. Revit can create extremely superior 3D parametric
models for architecture, structure and MEP.
8. These models can assist architects and engineers with
accurate as-built multidisciplinary drawings.
9. That means all types of construction drawings for
architecture, structure and MEP systems can be conveniently extracted from
as-built BIM models.
10. In addition to that the rest of the dimensions which
include 4D, 5D and 6D can be further added to 3D as-built BIM Models.
11. All these new dimensions can provide even more
concrete information (information related to time, materials, scheduling, and
cost) about the existing building, which help in simplifying the renovation
process further.
With the support of Scan to BIM Services, a large
number of renovations, retrofit and refurbishment projects are executed by
building professionals each day.
