Comparing your 3D model with the point cloud of the real site is a powerful quality check: it saves time, prevents errors on site, and keeps the design aligned with reality. When AEC teams confront their BIM model with the “as-built” scan, they're doing QA/QC on the geometry itself, something no 2D drawing review can replace.
Anticipate errors before they reach the site
AEC professionals are precision-driven. They need access to a truthful representation of the field throughout the project, not just at kick-off. Superposing the BIM model on the point cloud surfaces every gap: a wall that's 5 cm off, a slab level that shifted, a pipe that clashes with a beam. Catching these early turns expensive site fixes into simple model updates.
How ATIS.cloud automates the comparison
You upload your point cloud and your BIM model (IFC, the open format any online IFC viewer can open) to ATIS.cloud. The platform automatically detects deviations and renders a color-coded point cloud: areas where the scan matches the model stay neutral, areas that deviate shine in the color scale of the gap size. The team sees, in seconds, where reality and design drift apart.
« ATIS.cloud allowed us to reduce delivery time by 2 hours per project. Our clients view scans immediately. »
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Request a demoWhen to run a scan-vs-BIM comparison
- At project kickoff: confirm the as-built state before design work starts
- Mid-project milestones: verify construction is following the plan
- Just before handover: generate the final as-built delivery
- On renovation and retrofit projects: spot undocumented changes vs. historical drawings
- For facility management: keep the digital twin aligned with the real building over time
A scan-vs-BIM comparison isn't extra work, it's the work you don't redo on site. Run it at every major milestone of your project.
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