3d Laser Scanning in Seattle

3D scanning technology can accelerate your projects by speeding up measurement work and CAD design. By outsourcing 3D scanning to a service like us, you can free up your own personnel. 3D scans can be turned in to a variety of different output formats.

World class 3D Laser scanning services

Capture your Seattle facility with incredible speed and accuracy and receive a CAD model.

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    Why utilize Seattle 3d Laser scanning services?

    Common reasons include: 

    • Installation of new piping around what is already there
    • Create a digital twin of your facility
    • As a substitute for hand measurement
    • Documenting a site before demolition
    • Fitting new glass into an old structure
    • Create shop drawings, floorplans and elevations
    • Taking inventory of stockpile volumes
    • Determining clearance for new equipment installation
    • Creating visualizations for proposals and presentations
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    what CAN BE SCANNED USING 3d Laser scanning in Seattle?

    The extreme portability of our 3d laser scanners allow reality capture of just about any scenario. Here is just a sample of the many environments we have scanned: 

    Arenas and Stadiums
    Cement Plants & Quarries
    High Rise Buildings
    Chemical Plants
    Piping & Conduit
    Theater
    Roads & Bridges
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    Historical & Government Structures
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    Steel Structures

    What Our Customers Are Saying

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    “I have used Arrival 3D for many projects over the last several years. A great group to work with. I can always count on them to get the work completed on time and on budget.”

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    My company has used Arrival on several occasions. Arrival came to our remote job site a couple times, bringing their equipment with them. I am enthusiastic about their capabilities and service.” 

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    I had Arrival 3D laser scan two properties that are going into the architectural design phase. They produced LOD 300 models for both project that were excellent. Scheduling was easy and the 3 week turnaround was fast. I look forward to using them on many more development projects.”

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    What can you get from Seattle 3D laser scanning services?

    Several options are available to suit your needs and budget: 

    Option #1: raw Scan point cloud Files

    Here, you get the raw point cloud files straight out of the scanner. This is the “do-it-yourself” option without having to obtain a scanner and do the work. 

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    Option #2: Registered Scans

    Here, you get a point cloud project that is fully registered. We carefully align the many scans taken, proviing you full color point clouds that are viewable in free or low-cost software such as Autodesk Recap where you can take spot measurements and view panoramic images. You can also import the point clouds CAD software such as Autodesk Revit and Navisworks. 

    Option #3: 3D CAD model

    Here, we do all of the heavy lifting for you and you get a CAD model that can be opened directly within your CAD program such as AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Solidworks and more. In addition, you also get the registered scan point cloud so you have the raw data for viewing, further processing and future use. 

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    In addition to the standard packages, there are a number of options that can be requested, including: 

    Custom Alignment

    If you need your scan or CAD model to be aligned to a plant coordinate system, specific survey monument points, state plane coordinates, or even aligned to a CAD drawing, we can make it happen. 

    PANORAMIC VIEW OF PLANT

    Reality Capture Panoramic images

    Put yourself in the plant using beautiful, full color HD images that can be included with your 3D scan. They allow you to visit the facility from your desk, have a look around and explore the plant layout. You can even take spot measurements directly from the photos, check elevations, mark locations and leave comments for your colleagues. Free viewer included.

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    2D Plan and elevation drawings

    2D drawings are a low-cost, natural byproduct of creating a 3D model using Revit. We can provide these as add-ons to your 3D CAD model. They are available in DWG, DXF or PDF format. 

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    Unified lidar point clouds

    Often the biggest headache and worry about working with 3d laser scans is the sheer size of the data. Large scans will bog down even the most powerful desktop workstations, let alone the typical computers that engineers have to work with. To help with this problem we can deliver the point cloud as a unified one, where all of the scans have been combined into one and the point spacing has been optimized to provide the minimum level of detail while minimizing file size. 

    Export to generic standard formats

    There are many different 3D laser scanner manufacturers, and they all use their own proprietary formats. But thankfully, for a small fee these scans can be converted into generic, neutral formats that can be imported into your favorite software. These formats include E57, PTS, XYZ and others. 

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    You can compare the scan to perfect geometry and receive color map inspection reports such as floor flatness reports, tank roundness, tower straightness,  

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    as-built or design-intent 3D CAD modeling

    In a perfect world, everything is flat, straight and plumb. But in reality, everything built is wavy, crooked and not quite level, to some small degree. The scanner picks up all of these flaws, so when receiving a CAD model from us, you can choose whether the model should reflect these flaws, making it an “as-built” model rather than a “design intent” model. 

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    Volume Calculation

    We can measure volumes of stockpiles, dike capacity, interior room air volume or any other custom volume or surface area calculation.