Point clouds at Bentley Posted by Martyn Day - 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 Martyn Day - 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 Martyn Day - 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 Martyn Day - 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 Martyn Day - March 19, 2010 Laser scanning and point-cloud data will be widely used technologies in the coming years. Martyn Day visited Houston to attend…
Cintoo embraces Ricoh-native 360 data Posted by AEC Magazine - February 17, 2026 New Cintoo 360 Edition converts 360 video walkthroughs into 3D data to accelerate decision-making
Panasonic launches $12.6k Lidar scanner Posted by Martyn Day - January 25, 2026 @mapper portable 3D scanner targets low-cost, rapid indoor mapping
Introducing Gaussian Splats for AEC Posted by Martyn Day - December 2, 2025 But what does this new reality capture technology mean for AEC workflows?
Leica BLK360 SE Essentials launches Posted by AEC Magazine - July 24, 2025 'Cost-effective' all-in-one reality capture solution combines laser scanner and software
Polycam for AEC Posted by Martyn Day - April 16, 2025 Blending iPhone LIDAR with photogrammetry, this reality capture startup is now targeting the AEC sector