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7 Bold steps to go from SCANS to BIM

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From Scans to CAD: A Streamlined Workflow

In today's engineering environment, projects can either improve or impair asset and operational performance, making effective project management crucial. Technology plays a significant role in shaping this management process. Utilizing a unified system provides clear advantages, spanning from Point Cloud to CAD, and extending to analysis and design. By leveraging generative AI, engineers gain enhanced and faster control over modeling, leading to more accurate quantity estimation.

Step 1: Upload Your Files

Upload unlimited large-scale as-built asset files to our secure, cloud-based platform, IDS-UFC. Our Scan viewer will pull your files directly from here to continue the BIM conversion process. Additionally, our seamless file management system ensures easy collaboration between your team through straightforward file transfers and centralized version control.

Step 2: Visualize & Extract

Utilize our powerful Scan Viewer tools to explore your uploaded point cloud data in detail, and identify and select specific components or features within the point cloud to extract. Our advanced clipping tool lets you extract the selected assets from the point cloud, creating new, individual 3D models. Easily share the extracted assets with colleagues for further analysis, design, or engineering purposes.

Step 3: Create Custom Asset Library

Store your extracted assets within our platform's centralized repository for easy access and management. Attach your assets to projects, creating a centralized hub of useable assets for your entire team. Share your assets and project data with colleagues within your organization, fostering efficient teamwork and knowledge sharing.

Step 4: Convert & Integrate

Convert your extracted point clouds into a variety of mesh formats, ensuring seamless compatibility with popular CAD software. Our platform supports integration with leading CAD tools like Revit, Omniverse, E3D, and more, streamlining your workflow and enabling efficient collaboration.

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Step 5: Construct Your Digital Twin

Drag and drop your extracted point cloud meshes into our 3D layout environment to construct a highly accurate digital twin of your facility. Easily visualize production areas, administration centers, warehouses, and other critical spaces within your facility. Our platform leverages Benefit from a user-friendly interface and intuitive tools that simplify the creation of detailed and accurate digital twins, streamlining the process of converting point clouds to CAD models, reducing turnaround time by over 50%.

Step 6: Extract Parametric Items for Continued Design & Engineering Analysis

Our platform allows you to seamlessly extract parametric items such as open frames and piping systems directly from your 3D scans. Export your frames and pipes, then load them into your new layout of your digital twin. Continue the process and use our built-in engineering analysis capabilities, eliminating the need for external software. Conduct comprehensive structural, thermal, and hydraulic analyses within our platform. Easily share extracted data and analysis results with your operations, estimation, and engineering teams and stakeholders.

Step 7: Seamless Integration and Enhanced Design Certainty

Our platform seamlessly integrates with the rest of our suite of products, as well as industry-leading software, ensuring a smooth transition between different tools and preserving the integrity of your designs. By working within a unified environment, engineers can explore, pre-design, and conceptualize their projects with greater certainty and efficiency. Early adoption of generative 3D modeling and our integrated platform can significantly enhance profit margins for service companies by streamlining processes and improving project outcomes.

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Conclusion

In the contemporary engineering landscape, where rapid decision-making is paramount, traditional workflows often prove to be time-consuming and inefficient. Our platform addresses these challenges by streamlining data management, fostering collaboration, and empowering engineers to make informed decisions swiftly. By leveraging our comprehensive solution, you can accelerate your projects, optimize resource allocation, and achieve superior outcomes. Let's embark on this journey together and unlock the full potential of your engineering endeavors.

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