Rates checked 2026-09-13 · 8 related live listings
Scan to BIM services
Scan to BIM converts a registered laser-scan point cloud into a Revit model of the existing building. Specialists bill $30–$85 per hour in the US and EU and $15–$35 per hour in North Africa, the Gulf, Nigeria or South Asia, and the level of detail you ask for — LOD 200 versus LOD 350 — moves the price more than any other decision in the brief.
US / EU rate
$30–$85/hr
MENA / Africa / South Asia
$15–$35/hr
Time to hire
A single-floor pilot returns in three to five days; a full mid-size building at LOD 300 typically runs two to five weeks.
What the scope usually includes
- Point cloud registration check and coordinate alignment
- Architectural, structural or MEP modelling to an agreed LOD
- Deviation report comparing model geometry to the cloud
- Revit model plus derived plans, sections and elevations
How to screen candidates
- Ask which scan formats they work in natively (RCP/RCS, E57, LAS)
- Request a paid pilot on one room or one floor plate before the full building
- Ask for a deviation tolerance in millimetres, in writing
- Check they model families rather than in-place masses everywhere
Copy-paste brief
Listings that include these five lines get quoted instead of negotiated. A rate range is required on every TaskBider listing.
- • Building area and number of floors
- • Scan format, registration status and file size
- • Disciplines required and target LOD per discipline
- • Deviation tolerance and coordinate system
- • Revit version and deliverables beyond the model
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does scan to BIM cost?
- Hourly rates run $30–$85 in the US and EU and $15–$35 in MENA, Africa and South Asia. Per area, LOD 200 architecture is the cheapest band and LOD 350 MEP the most expensive, often three to four times the LOD 200 figure for the same building.
- What LOD should I ask for?
- LOD 200 suits space planning and area studies. LOD 300 suits design and documentation. LOD 350 adds the connection and clearance detail coordination needs. Asking for 350 everywhere when you only need it in plant rooms is the most common way scan-to-BIM budgets overrun.
- Do I need to send the raw scans?
- Send the registered cloud, not raw stations, plus the registration report and coordinate system. Unregistered data means the modeller either registers it — billable — or models from misaligned geometry.
- How accurate is a scan-to-BIM model?
- Accuracy is set by the tolerance you agree, commonly 10–25 mm on structure and looser on services in congested ceilings. Ask for a deviation report so accuracy is demonstrated rather than claimed.