Construction / Progress capture
3D Capture for Construction Projects
A dated, measurable record of your site at every stage: Matterport tours to walk and share, point clouds to verify, and gridlines and datums checked against the design. Captured in hours, delivered in 48, and kept as evidence for the life of the building.
Why construction teams capture the site in 3D
- Capture before it is covered up: Structure, containment, pipework and fixings are recorded before plasterboard, ceilings and screed hide them. The tour and point cloud show exactly what is behind every wall, with measurements.
- Verify setting-out against the grid: Point clouds are registered to the site gridlines and datums, so slab levels, column positions, openings and service routes are checked against the design before the next trade builds on them.
- Fewer site visits: Clients, architects, engineers, QS teams and overseas stakeholders review the site in the browser instead of travelling. Valuations, RFIs and design queries are answered from the model.
- Measure from your desk: Matterport tours are accurate to around 1% for everyday checks. Where millimetres matter, the laser-scanned point cloud of the same areas gives survey-grade dimensions in Revit, Navisworks or AutoCAD.
- Defensible evidence: Every capture is time-stamped and unedited. Variations, delay claims, defects, dilapidations and party wall questions are settled by looking at the record instead of arguing about it.
- A handover asset, not a photo folder: The final capture becomes the as-built record and the digital twin for facilities management: measurable, tagged with plant and O&M information, and transferred to the client's own account.
What we capture on a visit
- Matterport progress tours (From £495 per visit): Photoreal, measurable 3D walk-through of each floor, tagged by zone and date. Shared by link, no software. The record everyone on the project actually opens.
- Point cloud surveys (From £1,200): Laser-scanned, registered point clouds in RCP, E57 or LAS for as-built verification, clash checks and deviation analysis. Captured on the same visit as the tour.
- Gridlines, datums and setting-out checks (Quoted per visit): Scans tied to the project grid and level datums, with deviation reports against the design model so errors are found before they are built on.
- Scan to BIM and as-built Revit (From £2,500): Revit or IFC models built from the point cloud at the level of detail the project needs, for coordination during the works and the as-built set at handover.
When to capture
- Pre-start condition survey: Existing building and neighbouring property recorded before anything is touched. Dilapidations, party wall and tenant handback evidence, plus a point cloud for the design team.
- Structure and first fix: Captured once the frame, containment, pipework and cabling are in and before anything is boxed in. Gridlines and levels verified. The capture that saves the most money later.
- Milestone progress visits: Monthly or at each programme milestone. Same floors, same route, so every visit compares directly with the last and supports the valuation.
- Practical completion and handover: The as-built record: Matterport twin, point cloud and Revit model that match each other, tagged with asset information and transferred to the client.
Who uses it
- Main and fit-out contractors: Progress reporting to the client, protection against claims, setting-out verification between trades and a cleaner handover.
- Developers and client-side project managers: Independent visual and dimensional verification of progress and quality without being on site every week.
- Architects and engineers: Check what was built against what was drawn, answer RFIs from the model and pick up clashes before they are buried.
- Quantity surveyors and funders' monitors: Dated evidence to support valuations and drawdowns, reviewable by anyone who was not at the visit.
From £495 per visit. Fixed price per visit agreed before the first one. Delivered within 48 hours. Hosted for 12 months or transferred to your own Matterport account.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does construction progress capture cost?
Matterport visits start from £495 for a floor or a small site, which covers the capture, processing and 12 months of hosting. Point cloud surveys start from £1,200 and scan to BIM from £2,500. Programmes of monthly or milestone visits are priced at a fixed rate per visit agreed before the first one, so the cost is known for the whole job.
How long does a capture take on site?
A typical office floor takes two to three hours for Matterport and does not stop the trades. Adding a laser scan of the same floor usually adds half a day. We work to your induction, RAMS and permit arrangements and can capture out of hours.
How accurate is it?
Matterport Pro3 tours are dimensionally accurate to around 1%, which is enough to check openings, service runs, clearances and ceiling heights. Laser-scanned point clouds are accurate to a few millimetres and are registered to the site gridlines and datums, so they can be used for setting-out verification and deviation reports.
Can you check the build against the gridlines and the BIM model?
Yes. The point cloud is tied to the project grid and level datums and compared with the Revit or IFC model, and we report deviations by element. Floor plans and the model can also be overlaid in the Matterport viewer for visual checks.
Who can see the tour and the data?
The Matterport tour opens from a link on any device with no software or login, and can be password protected or kept private. Point clouds and models are delivered in the formats your team uses, such as RCP, E57, LAS, RVT and IFC.
Do you need to be on site every month?
Most programmes are monthly or at milestones, but the schedule follows your programme. Many clients book the pre-start survey, a first fix capture before close-up, and the completion capture as a minimum, and add visits where a stage is complex or contested.
Digital Scanning Group
167-169 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PF, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 7577 705477 | Office: 020 8819 2710 | Email: lee@digitalscanninggroup.com
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