As-Built Surveys & Scan-to-CAD Documentation
Laser-scanned existing-conditions documentation — floor plans, sections, elevations, and Revit models that match the building as it actually stands, not as decades-old drawings claim.
Design Against Reality, Not Old Drawings
Accurate as-built documentation of existing buildings and sites, captured with a Trimble terrestrial laser scanner and delivered as 2D CAD drawings, Revit models, or registered point clouds. Most East Bay buildings — Victorians, brown-shingles, warehouse conversions, postwar tracts — no longer match their original drawings, if drawings exist at all. Tape-measure and disto as-builts miss out-of-square rooms, sloping floors, and racked walls that laser scanning captures exactly. We scan interiors, facades, and sites in a single visit and produce the existing-conditions documentation architects, structural engineers, and contractors design from: floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, sections, elevations, and BIM-ready Revit models at the level of development your project needs. As-builts are the foundation for remodels, seismic retrofits, condominium conversions, tenant improvements, and facility management.
- Trimble laser scanning captures true existing conditions
- Floor plans, sections, and elevations from one site visit
- Revit/BIM models at LOD 200 or 300
- Point cloud deliverables in E57 or RCP format
- Catches out-of-square rooms and sloping floors tape measures miss
- Ideal for buildings with no surviving original drawings
Reality Capture
Point clouds that become usable project files.
High-density scan data supports CAD, BIM-ready modeling, field verification, and existing-condition coordination.
Deliverable Options
2D CAD floor plans, sections, and elevations (DWG/DXF)
Revit models at LOD 200 or LOD 300
Registered point clouds (E57 / Autodesk RCP)
Reflected ceiling plans and site plans as needed
Scope the Deliverable
We confirm what your design team needs — 2D plans, sections and elevations, a Revit model, or the point cloud itself — and the level of detail required.
Laser Scanning
We scan the building interior, exterior, and site with a Trimble terrestrial laser scanner, typically in a single visit, capturing every surface as millions of measured points.
Registration & QC
Individual scans are registered into one unified point cloud and checked against control for accuracy before any drafting begins.
Drafting & Modeling
We extract the deliverables from the point cloud — CAD plans, sections, elevations, or a Revit model — with the cloud available to your team for verification.
As-Built Surveys FAQ
3D Scanning
Capture existing conditions once and give every stakeholder a reliable source of truth.
Condo Conversions
Convert existing buildings into condominium ownership with 3D laser scanning, accurate interior and exterior as-builts, and boundary coordination.
Topographic Surveys
Survey-grade topographic mapping for East Bay and Bay Area properties, captured with a Trimble terrestrial laser scanner (TLS).
As-Built Surveys Across the East Bay
Local conditions, permitting, and county recording differ city to city — see how we handle as-built surveys where your property is:
Need Accurate As-Builts?
Send us the address and what your design team needs — we'll scope a scan-based as-built with the right deliverables.
Meeting-first estimates • Response within 24 hours • Serious projects only