> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ideatura.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Scan to BIM

> Assess scanned references and define a verifiable model output.

A scan, point cloud, mesh and drawing image contain different information. This page helps prepare a scoped task; it does not establish a one-step scan-to-finished-BIM workflow.

<h2 id="identify-the-input">
  1\. Identify the input
</h2>

Record format, units, scale, source quality and measured dimensions. Name missing sides or obscured elements. Confirm that the input can be read by the selected workflow before committing to reconstruction.

<h2 id="choose-the-output">
  2\. Choose the output
</h2>

Distinguish a visual context model, IFC geometry, native elements and a model suitable for quantities. State tolerances and required categories without assuming they can be met. Use [Mixed references](/model/reference-model/reconstruct-a-revit-building-from-mixed-references) to establish source authority.

<h2 id="test-a-representative-part">
  3\. Test a representative part
</h2>

Choose one portion with known dimensions and compare the output against the source. Record omissions and assumptions. Stop if correction effort or missing evidence makes the result unsuitable; a convincing view does not establish measurement accuracy, completeness or native behavior.


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