Traditional Scan-to-BIM requires expensive CAD remodeling and still misses details. With UDiTH, scans become intelligent 3D objects through clipping and spraying — linkable, taggable, and enriched with documents. This makes captured reality an active part of the Digital Twin.
The challenge
Industrial facilities often lack up-to-date documentation.
- Many assets have no reliable 3D models or only outdated CAD data.
- Classic Scan-to-BIM approaches require slow, costly remodelling in CAD.
- Point clouds and meshes remain static and cannot be linked to engineering data.
- Knowledge about changes in the field gets lost.
The result: projects face delays, added cost, and higher risks in execution.
The UDiTH solution
UDiTH introduces Scan to Twin — turning raw laser scans into a usable digital twin without CAD re-modelling:
- clipping & spraying: Convert visual scan data into real 3D objects that are linkable, addressable, and enriched with attributes, tags, and documents.
- Smart enrichment: Add equipment IDs, specifications, and maintenance documents directly to scanned objects.
- Integration: Connect enriched scan data with P&IDs, equipment lists, and document management systems.
- Accessibility: Make captured reality lightweight, navigable, and available across devices.
- Collaboration: Enable teams to sketch, markup, and report directly on top of scan-derived objects.
Relevant UDiTH capabilities for scan to twin
- Laser scan integration: Import and visualize laser scans in a lightweight, interactive environment.
- Clipping & spraying: Transform scanned components into real 3D objects, linkable and enriched with attributes, tags, and documents.
- Sketching: Add piping, equipment, or conceptual layouts directly on top of scans to complete missing data.
- Markups: Highlight issues or add notes directly in the scan-based model.
- Picture overlays: Combine scans with photos for improved context and verification.
- Custom apps & connectors: Integrate enriched scan data into engineering databases, BIM authoring tools, or DMS.
Benefits & KPIs – measurable impact
- From Static to intelligent: Scans become active 3D objects in the digital twin, not just wireframes.
Documentation gaps closed by >90% without full CAD remodeling. - Faster availability: Scans can be turned into usable 3D objects within days instead of months.
Project handover accelerated up to 10× faster. - Lower costs: Avoid full re-modelling of scans in CAD systems.
Scan-to-BIM costs reduced by up to 80–90%. - Improved collaboration: Scans, documents, and tasks all in one environment.
Review and planning effort reduced by 20–30%.
