LiDAR scanning & scan-to-BIM

The built world, measured in millimeters.

Metient captures existing conditions with terrestrial and mobile LiDAR, then turns registered point clouds into construction-ready BIM models for architects, engineers, contractors, and surveyors.

Live point cloud · 5-story concrete structure
Services

Two services, one pipeline

Everything we deliver starts with an accurate scan and ends as a file you can actually build from.

LiDAR scanning

High-density reality capture of buildings, terrain, and infrastructure. Interiors, exteriors, MEP-dense ceilings, and open sitework — documented in a single registered point cloud.

  • Terrestrial and SLAM mobile scanning
  • Topographic and corridor capture at site scale
  • Registered, cleaned point clouds
  • Delivered in E57, RCP, or LAS
  • Same-week field mobilization

AEC BIM modeling

Scan-to-BIM conversion built for real project workflows. As-built Revit models developed directly from the point cloud, at the level of development your scope actually requires.

  • As-built Revit models, LOD 200–350
  • Architectural, structural, and MEP
  • 2D as-built drawings from the cloud
  • QA overlay of model against point cloud
Site & terrain

Large-scale capture, beyond the building

We work alongside land surveyors and civil teams on topographic capture at site scale — terrain, stockpiles, corridors, and open sitework for private and public clients.

Volumetrics

Stockpile, cut-and-fill, and pit volume measurement for mining, aggregate, and landfill operations — repeatable, defensible quantities from the point cloud.

ROW & utility corridors

Corridor mapping and right-of-way documentation for utilities, asset owners, and public agencies, from encroachment reviews to pre-design surveys.

Elevation & terrain modeling

High-precision surfaces and existing-grade models for civil design, drainage studies, and agency submittals.

How it works

From site to model in four steps

Typical turnaround is measured in days, not weeks.

Field scan

We mobilize to your site and capture full-coverage LiDAR data, with control for registration.

Register

Scans are registered, cleaned, and validated into one accurate, coordinate-true dataset.

Model

Our modelers build the Revit as-built directly from the cloud, to your specified LOD and scope.

Deliver

You get the model, the point cloud, and drawings — ready to drop into your project environment.

Deliverables

What lands in your inbox

±5mm
Point accuracy
LOD 200–350
Model development
E57 · RCP
Point cloud formats
RVT · IFC
Model formats
Start a project

Send us the site. We'll send back reality.

Tell us the address, rough square footage, and what you need modeled. We'll return a scope and quote within one business day.

hello@metient.com
Based in Los Angeles, California Serving projects nationwide