hello, if you're working with point clouds and Revit, I also suggest to visit the youtube channel and / or the web site of aurivus... their solutions make our work much easier ;-)
Hi, @khaledmahmoud4227! Thank you for letting us know that our video was helpful! We'll definitely share your comment with the team for future video ideas.
This was explained very well. I am looking for scan to BIM work for my team. this video I used to train them. thank you so much. you could have used trim command to make rectangle for roof instead of dragging line ends to other line end.
Very good job, explaining the whole process. Thank you very much. My only question is about the trusses or rafters for the roof: how would you scan those elements? Would you get into the attic and run another scan? Also, how would you scan the roof in for a two (or 3) story house? Can you do it with a typical scanner, or you need a dron to capture that?
This was outstanding! Thank you. Really opened my eyes and changed the game for me in many respects. Graphics were great and clear. Your pace was perfect. Not too fast or slow. My only question is that when you did Edit Type on the Door and Window families to change sizes, was there a reason that you did not do Duplicate first? It seems to me that rather than create new sizes, you merely redefined the existing, and ran the risk of changing already existing instances unintentionally. Was this an oversight, or is there a setting that I'm missing? A somewhat minor point in the overall view, however.
and btw i have the scan of very big and complicated building, and revit is very slow when i link a point cloud, do you have any tips to make it less heavy?
Thank you for the useful tutorial, please do you have any other link for the point cloud data? I tried many times to download it but it's stop when reaching the middle.
Thanks u so much for such a informative video thanks alot...can u plz upload such more video abt point cloud and scan to bim with file we can download for practice
Are you not changing the width of all the previously placed doors when you are changing the width of some of the doors (which is a type parameter)? That is what happens with me at least. Is it possible to change the width of an instance without having to duplicate a type for every width of door?
I launched a new recap project and imported a point clouds file. But After I deleted the point clouds file from local drive, nothing left in that recap project file. Is there a way to avoid this?
Hi! We currently do not have a Patreon or a Udemy course but we do offer HDSU: hdsu-smartplan.com/ - It offers step by step training on your Leica hardware and software for Reality Capture with certain devices.
4 things.. 1st. Great Tutorial, loved this and the one before it, where you stitched the scans together in 360.. both very clear and concise. 2nd, the front railing wasn't supposed to reach the floor, not a big deal, but I was getting invested in your tutorial, so it made me squirm a bit. 3rd, the roof overhangs 2 feet on all sides. The reason it appeared wider was because of the gutters which were only along certain edges. 4th, and I hate to say this, because you've got good presence and voice, but you need a better microphone, one that will allow you to swallow without it picking it up on the recording.. it was.. distracting, to put it nicely.. perhaps made worse by the fact I was wearing headphones.. Anyway, I look forward to going through the rest of your stuff!
Thanks a lot, Andy! Very useful video! I am trying to send a Revit project (version 2020) to a client that requires the file itself beyond the plans and sections. The project has a linked Point Cloud, which must be visible in the model when the client opens it. To make this possible, I copied the Point Cloud (.rcp file) into the following path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Revit Shared Thus, in theory, anyone who copies the same Point Cloud to this folder would be able to view it. The problem is that it didn't work. My partner tried to open the file on his computer after doing the same steps and the Point Cloud isn't there. He checked the visibility settings and the .rcp filme supposed to be activate there, but it failed. Has anyone been through a similar situation? How can I solve this? Thanks!
Hi, Did your client update the file path within Revit? He has to do it for hime to see the point cloud in revit. It doesn't work like for materials in renders. You have two possible solutions: 1- Since you put the point cloud in the "revit shared" folder. You can set that path in the Options of Revit at the file paths section. (but this is kind of weird. You should never put work files in the install folders of any software, NEVER do that. 2- You go to the insert tab of Revit and under the point cloud section you will find your file missing and reload it with the new path. As a conclusion i would say that the best practice is to make a folder that contains sub forlders. One for the RVT file and another one for the point cloud files. This way,everything is clear and safely stored. You can easily compress the hole and send one RAR or ZIP file to your client who will uncompress it to the path of his choice. He will likely have to do the reload path anyways. Good luck
For anybody running into this issue, as already stated, one big piece of solving this puzzle is simply having the client use "Manage links" to reload the cloud by relinking the file to whatever location they saved the cloud on their local system. However, there is a 2nd big piece which I have seen people struggle with: the RCP file is completely useless to the client unless you also send along the RCS cloud files which ReCap automatically generates in the "support" folder. Let's say you have a point cloud called "House," ReCap will make a "House.rcp" file and a "House Support" folder which will contain something like "basement.rcs," "first floor.rcs," and "floor 2.rcs" (note, the naming and the delineation of the scans depends on the type of scanner you are using and the way you are publishing your files. You might also end up with something like "house 001.rcs" "house 002.rcs" and so on where each individual scan position is saved as an individual RCS file). The RCS files are the actual point clouds which is why these files are so much larger in size than the RCP - they may contain 100s of thousands or millions of points depending. But the RCP is simply like a "linking" tool that AutoCAD and Revit uses to display the points contained in the RCS files without LOADING the actual clouds, which cuts down on the file size of your Revit project (sorry I'm not a programmer so I may not be using the proper jargon to describe how the computer does it, but you get the "point" 😉) So to summarize, when you send the Revit file and the RCP file, don't forget to send all the RCS files in the support folder or their RCP file will not have any actual cloud data to display. And again, make sure they use "reload from" in the "Manage Links" dialog box to fix the broken link on their local machine. Hope this helps!!! If you would like some more assistance, please feel free to reach out: info@scansure3D.com
As you keep the point Cloud in your machine ( C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Revit Shared), only your machine can access it. Please try send it to OneDrive.
Hey amazing tutorial! I was curiuos to know what 3D Scanner you are using? What advice you have about the 3D scanners that would not take forever to make images? Thanks in advance
Ok, I really appreciate this tutorial but this is just working with a point cloud as a background. I thought this was going to be a revolutionary way to mesh directly from the scan and put it in revit. By the way I pretty much worked out how to mesh from scan and import the mesh using other processes, but I was hoping to see some advanced techniques...Still a useful tutorial, but this is not creating a revit model from a scan, its using a scan as a background image to model as close as I can to the scan.
@@guyzamir9908 hello, if you're still looking for software, what makes modelling from point clouds easier, i suggest to visit the youtube channel or / and the web site from aurivus... they provide an AI-based cloud service, what recognises objects in point clouds and for Revit they provide even a plug-in (for free), what enables a very comfortable work ;-)
Your a Rock-star Andy! Thank You for these new tutorials. Perfect timing.
Thanks for your support!
Thank you Andy for this tutorial. Really helped me a lot. Love from India.
Very helpful video! Everything is clear and very well prepared! Thank you for your amazing tutorial.
Glad it was helpful!
hello, if you're working with point clouds and Revit, I also suggest to visit the youtube channel and / or the web site of aurivus... their solutions make our work much easier ;-)
very very helpful video , thank you for your explanation, looking forward for more videos for the tricks which one may face during that conversion
Hi, @khaledmahmoud4227! Thank you for letting us know that our video was helpful! We'll definitely share your comment with the team for future video ideas.
This was explained very well. I am looking for scan to BIM work for my team. this video I used to train them. thank you so much. you could have used trim command to make rectangle for roof instead of dragging line ends to other line end.
Very Nice tutorial. Thank You
15:05 hey bro, insane video but here you could give the tip, that its easier to draw with thin lines.
Very good job, explaining the whole process. Thank you very much. My only question is about the trusses or rafters for the roof: how would you scan those elements? Would you get into the attic and run another scan? Also, how would you scan the roof in for a two (or 3) story house? Can you do it with a typical scanner, or you need a dron to capture that?
Thank you very much for this complete tutorial and for taking the time to explain it!
thanks bro regards from Syria
Very nice tutorial! Do we have a Part 2 for this video- that shows how to do the topography, applying of texture etc
What kind of scanner was used to capture this?
So grateful for you , thanks
This was outstanding! Thank you. Really opened my eyes and changed the game for me in many respects. Graphics were great and clear. Your pace was perfect. Not too fast or slow. My only question is that when you did Edit Type on the Door and Window families to change sizes, was there a reason that you did not do Duplicate first? It seems to me that rather than create new sizes, you merely redefined the existing, and ran the risk of changing already existing instances unintentionally. Was this an oversight, or is there a setting that I'm missing? A somewhat minor point in the overall view, however.
It´s correct, it´s important duplicate the element so that the others do not change
How is the point cloud model of the roof gathered?
and btw i have the scan of very big and complicated building, and revit is very slow when i link a point cloud, do you have any tips to make it less heavy?
Hello how can i make the point cloud make unsivible? It doesnt appear in my object list.
thank you so much, you make it look so easy
Great job keep uploading such videos very helpful.please do point cloud model on mep
Thank you for your video tutorial this is real helpful for us.
Hi nice video thank you. I heard Revit is not so good when walls and roofs are not uniform? Have you a video for a more complex building?
How did you set the georeferenced coordinates for both pointcloud and revit?
thank you! This is really helpful!
Hi @cjnoble, we're glad to hear it was helpful!
@@LeicaBLK yes, our team of scantobim has been using this video for their training.
Really good video. Thanks for sharing!
Is there a video on how to do a 3D survey with the Lecia tool?
Sir I had laptop with 8gb ram 4gb graphic card could you tell me this files support in my laptop
Thank you for the useful tutorial, please do you have any other link for the point cloud data? I tried many times to download it but it's stop when reaching the middle.
Thanks u so much for such a informative video thanks alot...can u plz upload such more video abt point cloud and scan to bim with file we can download for practice
You're welcome! Thanks for the suggestion - that's a great idea!
Are you not changing the width of all the previously placed doors when you are changing the width of some of the doors (which is a type parameter)? That is what happens with me at least. Is it possible to change the width of an instance without having to duplicate a type for every width of door?
Good question. I just asked the same. For me I just duplicated, changed the dimensions and changed the Type name.
Yeah, he missed that detail. Should have duplicated and renamed as a new type. But for the tutorial its okay.
How to download that point cloud , practice on it
great tutorial, thank you!
I launched a new recap project and imported a point clouds file. But After I deleted the point clouds file from local drive, nothing left in that recap project file. Is there a way to avoid this?
Great tutorial, would love to see the same tutorial done with the cloudworx plugin as opposed to just importing the RCP.
Great suggestion! Thank you for the feedback!
@@LeicaBLK Yes, thank you. I look forward to the Cloudworx for AutoCAD or Revit review or tutorial.
Were can I get some training , Focused on the Video regarding your Revit import training .Thanks
Extreme nice.
Hello ... amazing tutorial. May I ask how much time a draftsman needs from beginning to completion of such a project?
Nice tutorial, very informative thanks so much
You are welcome - thanks for the feedback!
Hi nice tutorial good explanation and I experienced in point cloud Revit file I want to project for job please any suggestion
Hey Andy, what level of knowledge a person should have to be able to use 3D Revit with the laser scan?
Thank you so much for this tutorial! However, I have still a small question, is there any chance to texture the 3D model with the same point cloud? 😅
I would love to see a demo on producing plans, geared towards those of us not in the Autocad universe 😉
Thanks man. Thank you so much !
You're welcome! Hope this is helpful
If we have CloudWorx for Revit, would you still recommend using the RCP file? Love the video, thanks!
Thank you for sharing this is amazing! Which type of 3D scanner do you suggest to realize an accurate as built plan?
RTC360
Wow.. It was really helpful for me
Thanks a lot.. 👍👍
Glad to hear that!
😍🙂Very helpful video, I have made a similar model by downloading this scan, Can I post it on Linked In?
Hi @onkar9593, we love to see everyone's scans. Please feel free to share it on social media and tag our channels!
What did you use to scan thr home?
instead of adjusting the line thickness of walls cut line, next time you can just toggle the thin/thick line display in the view, shortcut is TL
Thank you! It is useful.
Amazing tutorial, Do you have Patreon or Udemy course that we could purchase like beginning to completion of such a project?
Hi! We currently do not have a Patreon or a Udemy course but we do offer HDSU: hdsu-smartplan.com/ - It offers step by step training on your Leica hardware and software for Reality Capture with certain devices.
what's the name of the scanner ?
Hi! The scanner being used in this video is the Leica BLK360 G1. We hope you enjoyed the video!
Can I get your model please
NICE VIDEO BRO
Thank you!
4 things.. 1st. Great Tutorial, loved this and the one before it, where you stitched the scans together in 360.. both very clear and concise. 2nd, the front railing wasn't supposed to reach the floor, not a big deal, but I was getting invested in your tutorial, so it made me squirm a bit. 3rd, the roof overhangs 2 feet on all sides. The reason it appeared wider was because of the gutters which were only along certain edges. 4th, and I hate to say this, because you've got good presence and voice, but you need a better microphone, one that will allow you to swallow without it picking it up on the recording.. it was.. distracting, to put it nicely.. perhaps made worse by the fact I was wearing headphones.. Anyway, I look forward to going through the rest of your stuff!
really good, what laser scanner was that done on?
that's what I wanna know
probably a Leica BLK360
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Fantastic
Thank you for the feedback, Adam!
how good is that mic ? we can hear your adam's apple doing it's thing
Thanks a lot, Andy! Very useful video!
I am trying to send a Revit project (version 2020) to a client that requires the file itself beyond the plans and sections.
The project has a linked Point Cloud, which must be visible in the model when the client opens it.
To make this possible, I copied the Point Cloud (.rcp file) into the following path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Revit Shared
Thus, in theory, anyone who copies the same Point Cloud to this folder would be able to view it. The problem is that it didn't work. My partner tried to open the file on his computer after doing the same steps and the Point Cloud isn't there. He checked the visibility settings and the .rcp filme supposed to be activate there, but it failed.
Has anyone been through a similar situation? How can I solve this? Thanks!
Hi,
Did your client update the file path within Revit? He has to do it for hime to see the point cloud in revit. It doesn't work like for materials in renders.
You have two possible solutions:
1- Since you put the point cloud in the "revit shared" folder. You can set that path in the Options of Revit at the file paths section. (but this is kind of weird. You should never put work files in the install folders of any software, NEVER do that.
2- You go to the insert tab of Revit and under the point cloud section you will find your file missing and reload it with the new path.
As a conclusion i would say that the best practice is to make a folder that contains sub forlders. One for the RVT file and another one for the point cloud files. This way,everything is clear and safely stored. You can easily compress the hole and send one RAR or ZIP file to your client who will uncompress it to the path of his choice. He will likely have to do the reload path anyways.
Good luck
For anybody running into this issue, as already stated, one big piece of solving this puzzle is simply having the client use "Manage links" to reload the cloud by relinking the file to whatever location they saved the cloud on their local system. However, there is a 2nd big piece which I have seen people struggle with: the RCP file is completely useless to the client unless you also send along the RCS cloud files which ReCap automatically generates in the "support" folder. Let's say you have a point cloud called "House," ReCap will make a "House.rcp" file and a "House Support" folder which will contain something like "basement.rcs," "first floor.rcs," and "floor 2.rcs" (note, the naming and the delineation of the scans depends on the type of scanner you are using and the way you are publishing your files. You might also end up with something like "house 001.rcs" "house 002.rcs" and so on where each individual scan position is saved as an individual RCS file).
The RCS files are the actual point clouds which is why these files are so much larger in size than the RCP - they may contain 100s of thousands or millions of points depending. But the RCP is simply like a "linking" tool that AutoCAD and Revit uses to display the points contained in the RCS files without LOADING the actual clouds, which cuts down on the file size of your Revit project (sorry I'm not a programmer so I may not be using the proper jargon to describe how the computer does it, but you get the "point" 😉)
So to summarize, when you send the Revit file and the RCP file, don't forget to send all the RCS files in the support folder or their RCP file will not have any actual cloud data to display. And again, make sure they use "reload from" in the "Manage Links" dialog box to fix the broken link on their local machine.
Hope this helps!!! If you would like some more assistance, please feel free to reach out: info@scansure3D.com
As you keep the point Cloud in your machine ( C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Revit Shared), only your machine can access it. Please try send it to OneDrive.
Well done
Thank you!
Hey amazing tutorial! I was curiuos to know what 3D Scanner you are using? What advice you have about the 3D scanners that would not take forever to make images? Thanks in advance
wow did fucking great seems i learnt cloud in one shot lol
Watched on 2x speed 😁
Ok, I really appreciate this tutorial but this is just working with a point cloud as a background. I thought this was going to be a revolutionary way to mesh directly from the scan and put it in revit. By the way I pretty much worked out how to mesh from scan and import the mesh using other processes, but I was hoping to see some advanced techniques...Still a useful tutorial, but this is not creating a revit model from a scan, its using a scan as a background image to model as close as I can to the scan.
Great tutorial but the swallowing. Get a mic that is a bit further away please!
A lot of time is wasted with revit families. In archicad you would do it for half the time.
Do you recommend any other software . I am looking for software that limits the process .Thanks
@@guyzamir9908 If your plan is to do a job, you must first see the needs of your client. In what format it is required and with that you decide.
@@guyzamir9908 hello, if you're still looking for software, what makes modelling from point clouds easier, i suggest to visit the youtube channel or / and the web site from aurivus... they provide an AI-based cloud service, what recognises objects in point clouds and for Revit they provide even a plug-in (for free), what enables a very comfortable work ;-)
No more UM!
Very nice video but the sound of your swallowing your spit made me anxious, other than that very helpful video for beginners!