How to Create a 2D Floorplan Drawing from a Laser Scan in AutoCAD (FULL LENGTH TUTORIAL)

[@wickyferns6802]

Thanks Andy for this video and truly..you explained the Floorplan generation via scan data very nicely. It would be great if you can provide tutorial on how to generate Elevation and Sectional drawings too from scan data for the same project..thanks in advance.

[@coopertroop10]

Great step by step process, Can't wait to see some more advanced process videos like the ones Daniel Overton from C.R Kennedy does.

[@LeicaBLK]

Hi Angus, glad that this was helpful for you and thank you for the feedback on advanced process tutorials for future videos!

[@kushtrims01]

Hi Andy thanks for your videos. I find them very helpful and educational. Looking forward to see more from you. I would love to see videos like e.g. checking building facade flatness or building verticality which are very popular tasks in the construction industry. I am sure laser scanning is the future for such tasks. Thanks again and greetings.

[@LeicaBLK]

Hi, thanks for your feedback! I'm glad to hear that you are finding these videos helpful. I appreciate your suggestions, great ideas for upcoming videos!

[@brianmeggitt3823]

Hi Andy, useful information as always. I find using the UCS to align my projects is a far better option. This ensures the building maintains its true position and real-world coordinates (by reverting to WCS). It can be misleading, confusing, and potentially litigious by moving the scan from its real-world coordinates. Often the building is related to a topographical survey and moving it from its true location can create problems.

[@robertosmith1]

True, great video but rotating the cloud wasn’t necessary

[@Entropia1981]

Thanks Andy, this is really helpful! I would like to ask you, is there a need to have a CloudWorx license since someone can draw the floorplan in AutoCAD? What is the benefit of having CloudWorx? If I am right, CloudWorx can open only lgs files or a project from Register 360, so what if I had just the rcp file?

[@LeicaBLK]

Hi @Entropia1981! No, you can use plain AutoCAD if you’d like. However, CloudWorx manages the point cloud radically different than native AutoCAD. There are massive gains in responsiveness as well as the full ribbon of tools that are added. CloudWorx can read the LGS format, it can also attach to the RCP, and it can read data from Register360, Cyclone CORE, and soon to come, Reality Cloud Studio.

[@unsichtbarsein2873]

Thanks for the tutorial! Can you export the slice to a 2d drawing so I can work on it with other programs than autocad?

[@howardthaddeus3869]

instaBlaster...

[@michaelbrown9309]

Great video! Could you tell me if you are using a certain Add-in for this work? Basic AutoCad?

[@LeicaBLK]

Thank you! In this video, I'm not using any special add-in, only the tools that are native to Basic AutoCAD. There are plug-ins and add-ons that can make some of these tasks easier and faster, but I didn't use anything special in this tutorial.

[@Ryglado]

Great tech. I am scared to ask how much the laser scanner is.

[@nataliam349]

Thanks for the helpful tutorial! Is it possible to draw a section or facade of a building in the same way?

[@LeicaBLK]

Yes, it is! Users can simply create a section plane oriented according to the XZ or YZ plane.

[@laje2610]

This is great.. would it work with snapping to the point cloud if I flatten all the points on the slice?

[@trevfindley4155]

This video has given me an absolute epiphany on having the full screen crosshairs! Why have I spent so many years drafting in 2d without turning this on. Baffling.

[@CU96821]

I’m debating a blk360 purchase but don’t use auto cad or Revit. How would I do this with Chief Architect?

[@kevinramey4466]

Hello, Great video. I was interested in converting point cloud scans of pipe networks within our tunnels at our sewage treatment plants at the City of Portland. Would this technology be a good fit for this type of work? any suggestions?

[@LeicaBLK]

Hi Kevin, This would be the perfect technology for mapping out current pipe networks. I don't cover this workflow in this video, but there are tools specifically for extracting pipes from a laser scan and creating a 3D model. I would recommend talking to one of our sales reps to help you figure out the best scanner for that particular environment- you can fill out this form: shop.leica-geosystems.com/contact

[@Eli-777]

Hey andy hope you are doing well please can you send me the rcp file of this video because i downloaded many times and the zip file is corrupted please it's very important to me thank you

[@DynamicEarthLearning]

Can this add measurements? I need GLA

[@KGCX]

Great video. Thanks so much.

[@mohammedburhan1529]

vedry very helpful sir i realy thnks to yu so much

[@mikhailshkaralevich574]

great tutorial, thank you!

[@ferrowsb]

how much precision you can reach with this metod? we have a tollerance of 2% in the measurement, it's enough?

[@insaisissable3938]

2% it’s 2cm to 1m. The resolution of the blk goes to 6mm at 10m. This is roughly 0.06%.

[@DivyaPriyapaul]

great videos, your tutorials are very useful

[@LeicaBLK]

Thank you! Glad to hear you are finding these tutorials helpful.

[@fareshussein]

Thanks Andy now I am waiting my new BLK360 😍

[@LeicaBLK]

Glad to hear it!

[@fareshussein]

@@LeicaBLK Thank you so much.I am already received my BLK360 and I will start first job next week.

[@bebotayson]

Hello thanks for this video please i cant download this file can send we transfer link please

[@ExpertKitchens_5]

BEst trainer. Super

[@sarveshsingh4826]

great..

[@13squared2009]

Please document both an open staircase as well as one between two walls in a floor plan. These basic plans never ever show the creation of stairways.

[@sundarjega9750]

Nice tutorial but so many extra topic like creating door, Everyone knows that so please skip these kind of topics