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Notes from the workshop: point clouds, AutoCAD, BIM and the road from scan to drawing.

How Engineering Firms Process Point Cloud Data Faster in AutoCAD The problem every as-built engineer knowsYou have a laser scan of an industrial facility. Thousands of points, a tangle of pipes, steel profiles, and floor structures.... 10 July 2026 How to Extract Steel Profiles from a Point Cloud in AutoCAD Modeling as-built steel from a scan is slow — it doesn’t have to be Recreating existing steelwork from a laser scan usually means measuring beams by... 10 July 2026 How to Model Piping from a Point Cloud in AutoCAD Modeling as-built piping from a laser scan the old way Turning a point cloud into an accurate 3D piping model is one of the most time-consuming... 10 July 2026 How to Check Floor Flatness to DIN 18202 in AutoCAD from a Point Cloud Why floor flatness matters — and why checking it is a pain Flat floors are critical for warehouses, production halls, and any building with racking, machinery,... 10 July 2026

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