Point Cloud to HBIM
Structured architectural models created from terrestrial laser scanning, mobile mapping, drone capture, or photogrammetry.
View service →Point cloud → Heritage BIM
Historic buildings, translated into usable HBIM.
PC2BIM converts laser scans, photogrammetry, archival drawings, and measured building data into structured Revit and IFC models for conservation, restoration, research, and adaptive reuse.
Evidence-led modellingGeometry, uncertainty, source data, and model purpose are defined before production.
Input dataE57 · RCP/RCS · LAS/LAZ · XYZ · DWG · PDF
Core outputsRVT · IFC · DWG · PDF documentation
Primary useConservation · restoration · adaptive reuse
ApproachDefined scope · QA · traceable assumptions
Why HBIM
A measured digital record for complex existing fabric.
Historic buildings rarely conform to ideal geometry. Walls lean, openings vary, surfaces are irregular, and archival information may be incomplete.
HBIM connects survey evidence with structured building information. The result can support conservation design, condition recording, technical documentation, stakeholder communication, and future building management—without pretending that every historic element is perfectly regular.
Typical challenges we address
- Large point clouds are difficult to use in everyday design workflows.
- Historic drawings conflict with measured reality.
- Irregular geometry requires clear modelling rules.
- Conservation teams need plans, sections, elevations, and model views.
- Project partners require reliable Revit or IFC exchange.
Services
From survey evidence to conservation-ready deliverables.
The scope is tailored to the building, the available evidence, and the intended use of the model.
Historic As-Built Revit
Existing-condition Revit models for conservation architects, researchers, surveyors, owners, and design teams.
View service →Archival Data to HBIM
Legacy plans, sections, photographs, and written records integrated as reference sources alongside measured data.
View service →Measured Documentation
Plans, elevations, sections, room data, and selected detail views extracted from the coordinated model.
View service →IFC / openBIM Delivery
Exchange-ready model structure and IFC exports for multidisciplinary heritage and renovation teams.
View service →Model QA & Deviation Review
Checks for coordinates, levels, categories, file structure, geometric consistency, and agreed survey tolerances.
View quality approach →Workflow
Detailed workflowA clear path from source data to approved HBIM.
Review
Survey files, coverage, coordinates, archival sources, and project objectives.
Define
Geometry, information level, accuracy, exclusions, and outputs.
Model
Historic building elements represented according to agreed rules.
Validate
Model structure and geometry checked against source evidence.
Deliver
Revit, IFC, drawings, schedules, and supporting notes as required.
Built for heritage work
Preserve irregularity. Document uncertainty. Avoid false precision.
A heritage model should communicate what is known, what is interpreted, and what the survey can support.
- Modelling strategy adapted to historic geometry.
- Clear distinction between measured, inferred, and simplified elements where required.
- Controlled use of custom families and parametric objects.
- Model performance balanced against geometric detail.
- IFC and drawing outputs prepared for practical project use.
Start with the evidence
Send a short project brief and a secure link to sample data.
Include a short project summary, required deliverables, target dates, and a secure link to representative scan or archival data.