point clouds that LE34 created from the scans into the
finished 3D models in Revit, LE34 tapped the expertise of
Ramboll, a leading global engineering, architecture and
consultancy company.
FLAT SIMPLE
The LE34 team notes several key features of their
new scanner that have enabled them to scan up to 10
flats per day. Møller noted that the X7 is unlike other
scanners they have used, because it has the same type
of compensator found in high-end total stations. "It self-
levels and calibrates in a few seconds," he said. "And it
does not need to be set in for recalibration—that saves
money and we do not have a scanner out of service. This
was quite appealing for us."
Henrik Kjærsgaard Christensen, a chartered surveyor
at LE34 who oversaw much of the scanning to date, was
impressed by the simplicity of the system. "You do 15 to
20 quick scans of each flat, shop or office, and the scans
register automatically. It is easy to train someone to
operate and to look for any issues. We can do this in the
field without having to do the registration in the office
later," said Christensen.
Capion explains the in-field QC process: "You register
scans as you import each into the tablet; this is via a
WiFi connection, so it is mostly done before you begin
the next scan. While it is doing the next scan, only a
few minutes each, the Perspective software is doing
the cloud registrations. You can see if there were any
problems with the scans or registrations, and if not,
there is a refinement step that does a least squares
adjustment of the registrations."
Comprehensive data from 3D scanning supports timely, cost-effective property management.
