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Showing posts with label scanning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scanning. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

BIMIT by Integrated Projects (IPX): Scan-to-BIM as a Service

Overview

BIMIT is Integrated Projects' (IPX) scan-to-BIM product. You upload a registered point cloud of a building, and BIMIT turns it into a Revit model, floor plans, CAD drawings, and a quality report. It's sold as a standardized product with published prices, not as a custom modeling engagement. IPX launched BIMIT 4.0, a new engine, on October 15, 2026. It offers three settings. BIMIT 100 and 200 are fully automated, and BIMIT 300 adds an architect's review. IPX says its starting price is 4¢ per square foot for fully automated models, delivered in hours.

Note on sources and scope: BIMIT is an online ordering and delivery service, and what you get back is a Revit model (.rvt) that you open in Revit as normal. This summary is based on IPX's own BIMIT pages, its help center, developer documentation, and launch posts. I found no independent reviews or hands-on tests, so the speed, cost, and accuracy figures below are IPX's own claims.

What BIMIT Is, and Isn't

IPX's help center describes BIMIT as a fixed-price product that turns a point cloud into a usable building model, built to confirm square footage and equipment counts quickly. IPX is explicit about what it is and isn't:

  • It is: A product with standardized, predictable pricing. It's built for fast, on-time delivery and can combine architecture, furniture, and MEP in one model file. It's intended for verifying floor areas, room dimensions, and element counts.
  • It isn't: A custom service with a unique quote for every job, work priced by the hour or as a lump sum, or a set of separate files from different consultants.
  • Not construction-grade: IPX says BIMIT should not be used as a definitive guide for construction. Point cloud registration from devices such as the Matterport Pro2 or Leica BLK360 has accuracy limits. Licensed professionals should always field-verify.
  • No materials or specifications: The model has geometry but no material information or construction details. Non-graphical data is kept generic, so you can customize it yourself.

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Matterport Plug-in

From the Autodesk App Store:

Description

Matterport for Architecture, Engineering & Construction

Streamline documentation, 3D scan as-builts, and collaborate with ease using Matterport's 3D Technology. Our 3D data platform is the most powerful, accurate, and quickest way to document a building or property. With a compatible camera, you can capture anything from small to large spaces — both inside and outside — with the highest level of detail. With Matterport, you can also reduce costs and help save the most precious commodity — your time.

Use Matterport Plug-in for Autodesk® Revit® to reduce design and construction costs

Now with the Matterport plug-in, you can seamlessly: 

  • Import your Matterport Point Cloud (E57 or .XYZ) files and seamlessly convert, share and render them within Revit.
  • Download Matterport Scan-To-BIM assets directly from our Platform and import them into a new or existing project.

Incorporating Matterport into your BIM (Building Information Modelling) process can help reduce virtual design and construction costs and help you win more bids.

Using Matterport technology you can: Generate OBJ files and point clouds for as-builts and construction documentation; Scan tight areas 10–15 times faster than with a typical lidar scanner; Take measurements in difficult-to-access areas such as pipes, trusses, and ceiling beams; Overlay your point cloud onto your BIM model to conduct verification.

Matterport Plug-in installed in the Add-Ins tab