Summary

In this chapter, we took a broad look at the reality capture industry in general to learn how it works as well as what its uses are. With many possibilities and many data points, reality capture offers great workflow enhancements, but also must be utilized with the proper knowledge and end goal. We saw how complicated some of the data can be, and if not utilized properly, it can overwhelm our projects and actually make us less efficient. This new technology is not going away anytime soon; if anything, it is moving at a faster pace than ever. With this basic understanding of reality capture, a BIM model manager can truly propel to the next level in their careers and become an even stronger asset for their teams and projects.

We hope this was helpful to understand the basics of reality capture as well as how to approach and apply it to your projects for incredible value and accuracy. With our exercises, we filtered out almost 90% of the data captured. To some, this could seem...