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3D Laser Scanning for Existing Buildings

We 3D laser scan existing buildings, spaces, and objects in every US state and hand off the files your project runs on: registered point clouds, scan-to-BIM Revit models, CAD as-built drawings, and reverse-engineered geometry.

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Delivered in your tools. Open the file, keep working - native Revit, AutoCAD, and ArchiCAD, no conversion step.

Building laser scanning built around the deliverable you need

WeAre Capture is a US 3D laser scanning company documenting existing buildings and objects - plants, campuses, offices, private homes, and parts that exist only as hardware. We match the scan to the site and model every element against the registered point cloud - never traced from old drawings.

The deliverable comes first: you name the files your team needs - RVT, DWG, IFC, E57, RCP/RCS, or 2D PDF sets - and we scope capture, modeling, and QA backwards from that. The same point cloud feeds every output, so a CAD set added after the Revit model starts from data we already have.

Leica RTC360 3D laser scanner

Where your project is, at every step

  1. 1
    On site Capture and field QC, with a daily status from the crew.
  2. 2
    In the shop Registration, modeling, and internal QA.
  3. 3
    In your tools Files packaged to your standards and naming, ready to open.
  4. 4
    Signed off A model walkthrough, comments closed, files handed over.

You always know three things: what’s been scanned, who owns the current step, and when it moves to the next one.

Every handoff leaves a record - field notes, processing logs, model revisions - so nobody reconstructs the project from email threads.

Why teams switch to us

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±1 mm accuracy a tape measure can’t match
89% of contractors report BIM cuts their rework4
32% fewer change orders on a documented BIM build2

Who we work with

General contractors

Bid and build from verified existing conditions - not decades-old drawings that send crews back for missed dimensions.

Poor project data and miscommunication drove an estimated $31.3B of U.S. construction rework in a single year.1

Architects & engineers

Start design on geometry you can trust. Scan-based as-builts replace assumption-stacked record drawings.

Construction RFIs dropped 74% in the foundation phase of a documented BIM-coordinated project.2

Owners & facility managers

Documentation that outlives the project: point clouds and models become the operating record of the building.

Inadequate building-data interoperability costs U.S. owners about $10.6B a year - most of it in operations.3

Real estate & brokers

Matterport tours, floor plans, and square footage you can defend - for listings, leasing, and due diligence.

Across studied U.S. markets, listings with 3D tours sold at a 4-9% price premium - and up to 31% faster in the strongest market.5

Homeowners & private clients

Renovations, additions, heritage homes, insurance records - the same capture workflow, scaled to a single property.

Floor plans, 3D models, or measured drawings - you choose the output.

And everyone else

Developers, manufacturers, insurance adjusters, fabricators, preservation teams - if it stands on a site or fits on a bench, we can capture and model it.

  1. PlanGrid & FMI, “Construction Disconnected” (2018) - industry survey, forecast figure.
  2. McGraw-Hill Construction, SmartMarket Report: The Business Value of BIM (2009) - single-project case study.
  3. NIST GCR 04-867, Cost Analysis of Inadequate Interoperability in the U.S. Capital Facilities Industry (2004) - 2002 cost basis.
  4. Dodge Data & Analytics / Autodesk, SmartMarket: Accelerating Digital Transformation Through BIM (2021) - survey; 89% = medium-or-higher reported impact on rework.
  5. Anderson & Manis, Rawls College / Texas Tech (2016-2019 MLS data, four U.S. markets) - vendor-commissioned; the premium varies by market, and the 31% figure is the single best-performing market of the four.

Questions about 3D laser scanning

What is scan-to-BIM?

Scan-to-BIM turns a 3D laser scan of an existing building into a Revit model. The scans are registered into one point cloud, then walls, floors, structure, and MEP are modeled against it at the level of detail (LOD) your project needs.

How much does 3D laser scanning cost?

A registered point cloud starts at about $1,200. With drawings or a model on top, a house or an apartment usually runs $2,000 to $4,500, interiors with facades and the site $2,500 to $5,000, and an office or a commercial floor $3,000 to $9,000; large buildings are quoted on their own, from $12,000. Small jobs, such as a single room, a basement or one small floor, start at about $1,000. The exact price comes in a quote within one business day. More in our guides to 3D laser scanning cost and scan-to-BIM cost.

How accurate is 3D laser scanning?

Our terrestrial laser scans measure to ±1 mm, far tighter than a tape measure. The registered point cloud ships with QA notes on how its accuracy was checked.

Can you 3D scan a building?

Yes. We laser scan whole buildings inside and out - offices, plants, campuses, and private homes - and register the scans into one point cloud for models and drawings.

What files do I get?

Registered point clouds (E57, RCP/RCS), Revit models (RVT), IFC, ArchiCAD models, and CAD drawings (DWG and PDF sets), named and packaged to your standards.

No discovery-call carousel. Send the details once - scope, timeline, and price back within 24 hours. If a call helps, it comes after, not instead.

  1. 1Your request goes to the scoping team - not a sales queue.
  2. 2We check the scope against the site and flag anything unclear - in writing.
  3. 3The quote lands with everything priced - then it’s your move.

No mailing lists, no drip campaigns - your email gets you the quote and nothing else.