Point clouds at Bentley

Posted by - September 17, 2012
Bentley Systems is very serious about point clouds. In the last twelve months alone it acquired Pointools and added powerful…

Scan-to-BIM: a reality check

Posted by - July 20, 2012
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is mainly focused on newbuild projects, but refurbishment and renovation requires a different approach. Using 3D…

Faro Focus3D

Posted by - December 5, 2010
In the world of laser scanning there have been four certainties; laser scanners are big, heavy, complicated to use and…

Capturing reality

Posted by - March 19, 2010
With a design process that is becoming increasingly 3D, tools are needed to capture existing structures and sites. Laser scanning…

SPAR 2010 Conference

Posted by - March 19, 2010
Laser scanning and point-cloud data will be widely used technologies in the coming years. Martyn Day visited Houston to attend…
Polycam

Polycam for AEC

Posted by - April 16, 2025
Blending iPhone LIDAR with photogrammetry, this reality capture startup is now targeting the AEC sector