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GuideThe Ultimate Guide
to As-Built Drawings
to As-Built Drawings
The Ultimate Guide to As-Built Drawings
What as-builts are, what should be in a real set, who needs them, and how to specify accuracy correctly using USIBD LOA.
Article2D vs 3D As-Built
Drawings
Drawings
2D vs 3D As-Built Drawings: Which Do You Need?
When 2D plans make sense, when a Revit model is worth the cost, and how to avoid over-ordering deliverables you won’t use.
Case StudyPoint Cloud Scanning
vs Manual Measurement
vs Manual Measurement
How I Measure Buildings With Point Cloud Scanning
The honest side-by-side: tape measure vs Leica BLK2GO. Time, money, labor, accuracy, what really changes when you scan instead of measure by hand.
TemplateAs-Built Drawing
Request Checklist
Request Checklist
As-Built Drawing Request Checklist
A scope-tight checklist for clients requesting as-builts. What to send so quotes are accurate, comparable, and not wildly off.
GuideScan-to-BIM
Workflow
Workflow
Scan-to-BIM: How a Point Cloud Becomes a Revit Model
The four steps from capture to a trustworthy Revit model, and where projects go wrong when LOA and LOD get confused.
GuideMEP Retrofit
Scanning
Scanning
Why MEP Retrofits Live or Die on the Existing-Conditions Scan
The most expensive surprises live above the ceiling. Why scanning the plenum before MEP design is the cheapest insurance on the project.
GuideBOMA Area
Measurement
Measurement
BOMA Area Measurement, Explained for People Who Sign Leases
Usable vs. rentable, what the load factor costs you, and how a scan gives you a defensible number for lease documentation.
GuideInsurance &
Forensic Docs
Forensic Docs
3D Scanning for Insurance and Forensic Documentation
Why a time-stamped point cloud holds up where photos and memory don’t, for claims, loss assessment, and litigation.
GuideHistoric
Preservation
Preservation
Documenting Historic Buildings Without Touching Them
Non-contact documentation for HABS, SHPO, and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards, and why fragile structures are the ideal scanning case.