Plan a scan Existing conditions, captured in 3D
FARO laser scanning, Autodesk ReCap processing, and Revit integration give renovation and industrial teams a shared, measured view of existing conditions before engineering begins.
Discuss a scanning project
What it solves
Existing buildings and operating facilities rarely match the last set of available drawings. FARO terrestrial laser scanning records the actual geometry of structure, equipment, process lines, openings, floors, and surrounding constraints in dense three-dimensional detail.
Instead of relying on incomplete information or a collection of manual dimensions, project teams can use one coordinated point cloud as the basis for design, coordination, pricing, and field planning.
FARO field capture
FARO terrestrial scanning records the geometry of industrial equipment, conveyor systems, steel framing, and process spaces without relying on unsafe access or incomplete legacy drawings. Multiple scan positions create one coordinated, measured reference for the engineering team.
The process
SSD manages the workflow from scan planning through Revit-ready coordination, tailoring the level of detail to the decision the project needs to make.
SSD establishes scan positions around the spaces, equipment, and structural interfaces that matter. FARO terrestrial laser scanning captures millions of measured points from each position, documenting geometry that is difficult, unsafe, or time-consuming to measure by hand.
Individual scans are aligned into one coordinated point cloud, checked for coverage, and processed in Autodesk ReCap. The result is a navigable, dimensionally reliable existing-condition record that design teams can review from the office.
The ReCap point cloud is linked into Autodesk Revit as a real-world design reference. SSD can develop an existing-condition model, structural base drawings, sections, elevations, or targeted model geometry for the areas affected by the work.
Engineers, architects, contractors, and fabricators can coordinate new steel, supports, framing, equipment, and clearances against the documented field condition before work reaches the jobsite.
Autodesk workflow
Autodesk ReCap provides the bridge between field capture and model-based coordination. Once registered, the point cloud can be clipped, navigated, measured, and linked into Revit so the design model sits inside the documented reality of the project.
SSD uses this workflow to verify connection points, establish accurate elevations and clearances, coordinate new framing with existing work, and create dependable background information for structural engineering.
Representative existing-condition documentation
This industrial-facility example shows how registered 3D capture becomes a usable documentation set. Exterior views establish the building envelope, roof geometry, elevations, adjacent circulation, and access conditions. Interior views retain the operating layout, structural bays, equipment zones, and spatial constraints that drive renovation and engineering decisions.
SSD can provide the registered point cloud, ReCap files, Revit-linked context, and targeted existing-condition plans, sections, elevations, or models needed for the scope of work.
Built for complex conditions
Coordinate new conveyors, platforms, pipe supports, equipment, and structural modifications around active process systems.
Document structure, floor elevations, facade conditions, and concealed constraints before an addition or interior transformation is designed.
Build a reliable record for repair, reinforcement, load-path investigation, or future planning in difficult-to-access areas.
Give architects, engineers, fabricators, and contractors the same field-verified reference during preconstruction and installation.
Representative applications
These examples illustrate where a scan-to-BIM workflow can sharpen the existing-condition information available to an engineering team. Project and client identifiers are intentionally omitted.
A scan can establish the actual relationship of facade framing, existing landings, openings, and grade before a new exterior stair or fire-escape system is engineered.
Point-cloud documentation helps project teams validate storefront geometry, sidewalks, door clearances, utilities, and pedestrian routes when space is tight.
Terrestrial scanning creates a dependable existing-condition reference for roof framing, parapets, elevations, support locations, and interfaces with an existing structure.
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