Scan to BIM Services

Lightbound 3D supports the building design industry with Building Information Management (BIM) modeling using our 3D laser scanning services.

Select from one of the links below for more detailed information:

Home staging has become a key step in selling real estate. It's an effective way of helping sellers put their best foot foward, and helping prospective buyers see a space as a neutral canvas where they can imagine settling in. But it can be costly and time consuming, and particularly challenging when a home is overly cluttered or seriously dated. The simple solution is virtual staging. Let us do the heavy lifting to move out the old furniture and replace it, virtually, with fresh furniture and design items that highlight the potential.

Many people have difficulty imagining their own furniture, their own things, in a space. Virtual staging helps to remove the current owner's personal effects, and create a more neutral backdrop, but it can still be a challenge for some to envision someone else's home as their own. Two features of the Matterport virtual tour can assist with this problem. One is the dollhouse view of a property, that displays the real estate in its entirety, but compartmentalized. The other is the ability to take measurements anywhere - any room, countertop, hallway, couch, area rug, or any other object or space that will offer a relatable point of reference to help stoke the buyer's vision.

In order to provide an estimate for undertaking to photograph your project, we require some details. When we go over your needs and prepare a proposal, it will include the necessary setup, pre-flight planning (including filing a flight plan with Transport Canada), full production and delivery of the finished aerial video.

Professional drone photography - useful for surveying buildings and monitoring equipment, marketing commercial real estate, as well as collecting BIM data - is much more than running a camera attached to a drone. In addition to requiring both flying and photography skills, it requires co-ordination and planning with Transport Canada. Let us manage the process and make sure your project complies with federal laws.

Our 3D laser scanning equipment provides BIM models that depict existing structures "as built" with precise accuracy. This digital model is useful in many AEC applications.

A Matterport 3D virtual tour is like an open house that's on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. An important component of the technology is the ability to attach tags to the images that highlight the key features you'd be sure to mention if you were doing a live walk-through with a potential buyer. Still images on a static listing page don't make prospective purchasers aware of the high-end appliances or the built-in smart home features, while your Matterport tour will feature eye-catching markers that draw attention to these invisible but very relevant elements.

Modeling a space using 3D laser scanning technology is extremely useful in circumstances where conventional methods of gathering data are cumbersome or impossible to use. And in situations where that's not a problem, it's still a more efficient and precise technique that saves time and money and reduces inaccuracy.

With our 3D scanning platform, we are able to help companies communicate and share their designs digitally. We can integrate with a range of industry software systems, including AutoCAD, SketchUp and Revit, to provide highly detailed documentation and a clearer understanding among all stakeholders.

We have launched an enhancement to all our 3D Models. With Measurement Mode you have the ability to share measurements with anyone on your team directly from your 3D Digital twin. Contact us today to learn more!

The greatest benefit of using scan to BIM technology for your project is the ability to document the existing conditions of your building faster and with greater accuracy than by using conventional methods.


To schedule an appointment for 3D scanning for your project, or to learn more about our services, email info@lightbound3d.com, or call (437) 775-9000.