Scan-to-BIM software
Point cloud to BIM, native DWG
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Scan-to-BIM
What is Scan-to-BIM?
Scan-to-BIM converts a laser-scan point cloud into an intelligent BIM model, so teams get accurate, editable geometry from a real building instead of redrawing it by hand entirely. As-built, renovation and heritage projects rely on it because a manual survey misses details a scan captures in hours. Octave BricsCAD imports 13 point-cloud formats natively and classifies scans directly in DWG.
Scan-to-BIM workflow
From point cloud to as-built model
Turning a scan into a model runs in four steps: import the point cloud, classify it, model missing detail, then document the result. The BIM toolset classifies walls and floors with BIMIFY, an automation feature that speeds classification without replacing the modeler’s own judgment. You go from point cloud to CAD model in one native DWG file.
BIM toolset
Scan-to-BIM, without a specialist suite
Import, classify and model point-cloud data in the same DWG file you already draft in.
13 point-cloud formats
Automation-assisted classification
One native DWG workflow
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Features
Everything you need for Scan-to-BIM
Import, classify and model point-cloud data, then document the result, without leaving the BIM toolset. Included in BricsCAD BIM and Ultimate.
13 point-cloud formats
Native import, including E57, LAS, LAZ, PTX, PTS, RCS and RCP.
Classify indoor and outdoor scans
TIN surfaces from scan data
BIMIFY
BIMPROPAGATE, repeat modeled detail
File support
Supported point-cloud formats
Octave BricsCAD imports these formats natively, with no conversion required.
Format | Extension | Native import |
|---|---|---|
E57 | .e57 | Yes |
LAS | .las | Yes |
LAZ | .laz | Yes |
RCS/RCP | .rcs / .rcp | Yes |
PTX/PTS | .ptx / .pts | Yes |
HSPC | .hspc | Yes |
LGSX | .lgsx | Yes |
PACK | .pack | Yes |
RDBX | .rdbx | Yes |
RSP | .rsp | Yes |
ZFS | .zfs | Yes |
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Get the Facts
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Scan-to-BIM?
Scan-to-BIM converts a laser-scan point cloud into an intelligent, classified BIM model.
Does Octave BricsCAD support Scan-to-BIM?
Which point cloud formats does Octave BricsCAD support?
What is BIMIFY in Octave BricsCAD?
How accurate is Scan-to-BIM in Octave BricsCAD?
Our clients
Scan-to-BIM teams that chose Octave BricsCAD
Source: www.g2.com/bricscad
Teleskop’s scan-to-BIM capabilities in BricsCAD BIM were critical to winning the restoration of the historic Ptuj Town Hall.
Teleskop d.o.o. · Civil & Surveying, Slovenia
SOP/RS used point clouds in BricsCAD BIM to create an accurate 2D drawing of the existing conditions for a historic façade restoration.
Secretaria de Obras Públicas (SOP/RS) · Renovation, Brazil
Deutsches Bergbau-Museum switched to BricsCAD this year to document historic mine sites, keeping its existing DWG documentation fully usable.
Deutsches Bergbau-Museum · Mining & Documentation, Germany
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