A precision laser scan captured existing conditions before a major process upgrade. The verified point cloud was delivered to designers as their spatial reference, alongside an interactive virtual tour. As construction progressed, a column clash was discovered — with multiple parties involved, the client needed a clear picture of where things stood before costs escalated further.
Conflicts discovered during construction carry real cost. Findings — missing pipework, relocated columns, a new electrical building — were presented to the client and engineers, and resolved before installation continued.
Phase returned to site, scanned the construction mid-build, and overlaid it against the original using survey control — revealing what had changed, moved, or been added. The designer’s model was aligned to the same grid, and a reliable clash check followed.
A model is an interpretation of physical reality — not a record of it. When decisions are made from the model alone, the gap with reality grows quietly until it surfaces on site.
Original scan, intermediate scan, and designer’s model — aligned on one survey grid for the first time — made a reliable check possible.
Progressive scanning throughout construction catches conflicts while still resolvable in design, ending in a no-surprises as-built record.
Site scanned and tied to control before construction began.
Multiple parties on site; a column clash is discovered.
Intermediate scan captures the build mid-construction.
Comparison reveals what moved, changed, or was added.
All three datasets aligned on one grid for the first time.
Conflicts identified, agreed, and resolved before work continued.
Every check made against the point cloud, not the model.
Findings discussed openly with the client and their engineers.
Conflicts resolved before installation continued.
A clear picture of where the project stood — and why the point cloud stays the reference throughout.
Agreement can’t be assumed across disciplines — assumptions are surfaced and challenged before commitment, not discovered after it.
When existing records are incomplete, outdated, or can no longer be trusted.
Reference material only helps if it can be trusted — drawings and records are reconciled against physical reality before they’re relied on.
Asset condition may affect safety or integrity over time — objective evidence is needed to know when, and whether, that risk is changing
