Tag: 3D laser scanning
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What Is Revit Modeling and Why Do Architects Use It?
Revit is design software that transforms how architects, engineers, and contractors collaborate on a project. Instead of separate, disconnected drawings that can easily drift out of sync, Revit builds one unified model where every element—walls, doors, mechanical systems—lives in the same digital space. Change a wall in one view, and it updates everywhere that wall…
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Historic Preservation Laser Scanning in Illinois — Why Accurate Documentation Is More Than a Deliverable
A photograph of a historic building tells you what it looks like. A laser scan tells you something more useful — exactly where every structural member sits in three-dimensional space, what its precise dimensions are, and how it relates to every other element around it. For preservation architects and restoration teams, that distinction matters enormously.…
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Historic Church Laser Scanning — Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Bloomington, IL
Project Overview Design Mavens engaged The Wassi Group to provide historic church laser scanning services for Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bloomington, IL — a historic structure requiring precise existing conditions documentation for renovation planning. TWG deployed the Leica RTC360 to capture comprehensive scan data of both the interior and exterior of the building. From…
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Home Addition Design — Laser Scanning & Revit Modeling for a Central Illinois Residence
Project Overview A Central Illinois homeowner needed a new addition designed and documented for permit submission. TWG laser scanned the existing home first. This captured precise existing conditions before any design decisions were made. From that scan data, TWG designed the new addition and foundation in Revit. The project concluded with a complete set of…
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What Is a Point Cloud? What Project Teams Need to Know
Every construction and renovation project reaches a point where someone needs to work from a drawing. Whether that’s an architect detailing a renovation, a contractor coordinating trades, or a facility manager planning future work — the quality of that drawing determines how smoothly the project goes. If you’ve worked with a 3D laser scanning firm,…
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Seeing the Structure Clearly — Schrader Structural Assessment
Structural modifications require more than good intentions — they require accurate data. For the Schrader structural assessment, Dane Construction partnered with TWG to capture precise existing conditions of the facility’s trusses using 3D laser scanning, giving the structural engineer a reliable Revit model to design from with confidence. The Challenge The project team needed to…