Existing Conditions

As-Built Laser Scanning & Existing-Condition Documentation

Give your design and construction teams a clear record of the building as it stands. We use laser scanning to document visible existing conditions and prepare the as-built drawings, point cloud or BIM model your renovation or facility project needs.

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01Capture date and limits
02Field-visible geometry
03Drawings, point clouds or models
04Documented scope boundaries

What You Receive

Give Your Design Team a Clear Record of Existing Conditions

Plans, sections and elevations turn captured geometry into familiar drawing information. We document the areas and features your team needs for renovation, coordination or facility records, using the agreed drawing standards.

Floor plan with wall outlines, door swings and dimensions referenced to scan data in FARO As-Built
FARO As-Built · Floor Plan Referenced to Scan Data

Your Drawing Deliverable

Drawing content
The agreed plans, sections, elevations and details, developed from visible captured conditions.
CAD and review files
DWG and PDF outputs when included in scope, with units, layers and sheet requirements confirmed.
A usable record
Capture date, documented areas and known limitations, with critical dimensions reviewed against the project requirements.
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Project Guidance

What is existing-condition documentation?

Existing-condition documentation communicates what was physically visible within stated project limits on the capture date. The record may be delivered as a registered point cloud, measured drawings, selected 3D geometry or an existing-condition BIM model, depending on how the project team will use it.

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Choose as-built drawings, a point cloud or a BIM model

If your team needs 2D as-built drawings, we define the floor plans, sections, elevations and dimensions to extract from the captured point cloud. If you need to coordinate building elements in 3D, an existing-condition BIM model may be the better output. You can also use the registered point cloud directly as a reference. We agree the coverage, drawing or model detail, coordinates and file formats with you before work begins.

02

State the date, limits and inaccessible conditions

Documentation should identify when capture occurred, which areas and elements were included, and where access, occlusion or concealed construction limited observation. It represents field-visible conditions within that boundary, not unverified hidden work.

03

As-built survey versus 3D laser scanning

3D laser scanning is a data-capture method that records visible surfaces from planned scanner positions. An as-built survey is a deliverable or professional service whose meaning, control, certification and legal requirements depend on the project and jurisdiction. Scanning can support an as-built workflow, but scanner data alone is not a substitute for a surveyor's signed or sealed work when licensed land-surveying services are required.

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Professional boundaries

Reality-capture documentation does not by itself constitute licensed land-surveying or professional-engineering services. Any regulated scope should be identified and contracted appropriately.

Common Questions

Questions About Your Project

Next Step

Define the capture around the decision you need to make.

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