A design-build company uses point clouds to create accurate 3D models with ease.
Outdoor point clouds.
TJ Varghese is a Design Director at PSW, a design-build company specializing in residential outdoor and indoor design. By utilizing point cloud data with Scan Essentials and SketchUp, he has managed to cut down his design time from 5 hours to 20 minutes. Creating 3D models from point cloud data gives TJ the accuracy to build efficiently and save on project costs. Here’s his story.
Outdoor render. All images courtesy of PSW and the Vizyon Group.
How did using point cloud data change your workflow?
We completely revamped the old way of doing things when we switched to using point clouds instead of manual measurements. Models with point cloud data are much more accurate, and we've saved much time in the field. The project data is stored on our computers, which is a big help if we need to remember to note any project details. We can see the point clouds within SketchUp by importing them using Scan Essentials.
We have an entirely different design process from how we used to do it a year ago. Here’s the old process: the team at PSW would put down tape and take 10-foot measurements. A measuring line would take the elevation readings to remodel them as a grid. Using two pieces of tape, two teammates would sit in two corners of the house, pulling and trying to triangulate it. It took about five hours to locate the four points.
