Our Process

How It Works

From phone call to finished drawings, here’s exactly what happens when you commission a measured building survey with ScanPlan.

Step 1 — Get Your Quote

  • Contact us with your property address, approximate size, number of floors, and what drawings you need.
  • We’ll send a fixed-price quote within 2 hours during business hours.
  • No obligation, no hard sell.
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Step 2 — We Scan Your Building

  • We arrive with our handheld LiDAR scanner — no tripods, no bulky equipment.
  • A typical residential property takes about 20 minutes.
  • As we walk through, the scanner captures millions of 3D measurement points.
  • We scan every room, corridor, and stairwell — walls, doors, windows, and structural features are all captured automatically.
  • You can carry on with your day — we work around you.
Building surveyor scanning a Georgian stairwell with a handheld LiDAR scanner in Edinburgh

Step 3 — AI Processes Your Data

  • The scanner’s onboard AI begins processing immediately.
  • Automatic wall detection, door/window recognition, room classification.
  • Point cloud data is cleaned and optimised for usable output.
  • Draft floor plans are generated in real time on the device.
Surveyor using handheld LiDAR scanner in a modern commercial office space

Step 4 — Professional Review & Annotation

  • Our team reviews every AI-generated drawing.
  • Dimensions are verified, room labels added, professional formatting applied.
  • Title block with ScanPlan branding, scale bars, north points.
  • Quality checked against RICS measurement standards.
Architect reviewing measured building survey floor plans on a laptop

Step 5 — 24-Hour Delivery

  • Floor plans delivered in DXF, DWG, and PDF.
  • Point clouds in E57 and LAS formats (if ordered).
  • Full access to our online portal for 3D viewing and measurement.
  • Share access with your architect, contractor, or design team.
  • Most surveys delivered within 24 hours. Complex commercial surveys next business day.

Our Technology

The Technology Behind the Speed

We combine handheld LiDAR hardware with real-time AI processing to capture your building and generate draft floor plans faster than any traditional method. Our team then refines every drawing to CAD-ready standard.

Accuracy

1–2 cm

Measurement precision across every scan

Capture Speed

Millions

3D measurement points captured per scan

Processing

Real-Time AI

Floor plans generated on-device as we scan

Output Formats

DXFDWGPDFE57LASPCD

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Tell us about your project. We’ll send a fixed-price quote within 2 hours during business hours. No obligation.

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