3D Scan to CAD Conversion Services
We help fabricators, contractors, and EPC teams convert point cloud scans into accurate CAD models, steel detailing drawings, and as-built structural references for retrofit and existing structure projects.
Scan to CAD Conversion for structural steel projects
We provide 3D scan to CAD services for fabricators, contractors, EPC companies, and plant engineering teams working on retrofit, brownfield, expansion, and existing structure projects.
Our team converts point cloud data, laser scans, scanned drawings, and PDFs into editable CAD models, steel detailing drawings, and as-built structural references for engineering, fabrication, and construction workflows.
Scan-based modeling helps project teams work with verified site geometry before fabrication and installation begin. This helps reduce fit-up issues, missing dimensions, and drawing conflicts during retrofit and modification work.
We support industrial plants, warehouses, process facilities, infrastructure projects, and existing steel structures using Tekla Structures, Revit, Advance Steel, AutoCAD, and Navisworks based on project requirements.
Point Cloud to CAD Conversion
We create editable CAD models and structural references directly from point cloud and laser scan data for retrofit, fabrication, and brownfield projects.
Our team works with structural steel systems, pipe racks, platforms, equipment supports, warehouse structures, and industrial plant areas to recreate usable structural information from existing site conditions.
Deliverables include:
- Point cloud to Tekla models
- Point cloud to Revit models
- Existing-condition models
- Structural model update
Point Cloud to Structural Steel Detailing
We develop structural steel detailing drawings from point cloud and laser scan data for projects that require field-verified detailing before fabrication begins.
Scan-based steel detailing helps teams update missing or outdated structural drawings using actual site geometry instead of old documentation or manual measurements.
Our team supports steel detailing for existing industrial structures, plant upgrades, equipment support modifications, warehouse expansions, and structural retrofit work.
Deliverables include:
- Point cloud to steel detailing
- Point cloud to steel shop drawings
- Fabrication drawing updates
- GA drawings
- Connection and member detailing
- Retrofit steel detailing support
- Erection references
Scan to As-Built Steel Models
We create as-built steel models from point cloud and laser scan data for existing industrial facilities, warehouses, process plants, and infrastructure projects.
As-built models help document current structural conditions when existing facilities no longer match available drawings or have undergone multiple field modifications over time.
Our team develops scan-based as-built models for structural steel systems, platforms, pipe racks, equipment supports, access structures, and existing plant areas.
Deliverables include:
- Scan to as-built steel models
- Existing-condition structural models
- Field-verified steel layouts
- Structural model updates
- Existing structure documentation
- As-built GA drawings
Legacy drawing & existing structure conversion
Many industrial projects still rely on scanned PDFs, paper drawings, raster files, and incomplete structural records that are difficult to update or reuse for ongoing engineering work.
We convert legacy structural drawings and existing project documentation into editable CAD drawings and updated structural references for retrofit, maintenance, and modification projects.
Our team works with scanned drawings, hand-marked revisions, outdated CAD files, and incomplete documentation to recreate usable structural drawings and models for existing facilities and steel structures.
Deliverables include:
- Scanned drawing to CAD conversion
- PDF to editable CAD drawings
- Raster to CAD conversion
- Legacy structural drawing reconstruction
- Existing drawing updates
- Structural model recreation
How Scan to CAD Conversion helps retrofit & existing structure projects
Accurate scan-based models help engineering, fabrication, and construction teams work with actual site conditions before retrofit, expansion, and modification work begins.
Better existing structure accuracy
Point cloud-based models help capture actual field conditions when existing structures no longer match original drawings or available documentation.
Easier retrofit coordination
Updated CAD models help engineering and fabrication teams plan retrofit work around existing steel structures, equipment layouts, and plant conditions.
Reduced fit-up & site rework
Field-verified models help reduce dimensional mismatches, fit-up issues, and unexpected modifications during fabrication and installation activities.
Faster drawing & fabrication updates
Editable CAD models and updated steel detailing drawings help teams make revisions faster during retrofit and plant modification projects.
Improved as-built documentation
Scan-based CAD models help create organized as-built structural references for future upgrades, maintenance, and engineering activities.
Better planning for expansion
Updated structural models help teams coordinate equipment upgrades, support structure changes, and expansion work more efficiently around existing facilities.
Technologies we use
INVENTOR * SOLIDWORKS * AUTOCAD
ADVANCE STEEL * PTC CREO * SOLIDWORKS PDM
AUTODESK REVIT * TEKLA * FUSION 360
3D EXPERIENCE * RISA 3D * IDEA STATICA
AUTODESK VAULT * NAVISWORKS
Industries we serve
AUTOMOTIVE
OIL & GAS
AGRICULTURE
STEEL STRUCTURAL
REFINERY
HEAVY MACHINERY
FOOD & BEVERAGE
POWER
WAREHOUSE
SHIP BUILDING
RENEWABLES
MINING
DATA CENTERS