CAPTURE

Site intelligence · Service 09

Scan to CAD and BIM

Use an agreed Matterport capture as the source for defined CAD or LOD 200 BIM deliverables, with format, elements and accuracy expectations stated before work begins.

Final coverage, availability, format and delivery are confirmed in the written brief.

Useful for

  • Existing-condition documentation
  • Design-team starting information
  • Renovation and fit-out briefing
  • Facilities records

Brief inputs

  • Required CAD or BIM format
  • Model elements and level of detail
  • Matterport camera and capture plan
  • Coordinate and control requirements
  • Tolerance and verification method

Possible outputs

  • Matterport E57 or point-cloud add-on when scoped
  • 2D CAD drawings
  • LOD 200 BIM file
  • Defined Revit deliverable
  • Coverage and assumption note

Boundary

  • Accuracy is limited by the capture, scan alignment, point cloud and modelling scope.
  • Survey control, absolute coordinates and certified dimensions are separate requirements and must be specified.

Matterport accuracy, in plain language

Published camera specification. Matterport’s current Pro3 technical specification lists raw depth accuracy of ±20 mm at 10 m. That describes a single camera measurement under stated conditions; it is not a blanket ±20 mm promise for every finished dimension, point cloud, CAD drawing or BIM model.

Relative accuracy is how well points and dimensions relate inside the captured model. Example: the measured distance from one wall to a nearby door. Scan spacing, overlap, alignment and the shape of the space can affect it.

Absolute accuracy is how well the model matches an external coordinate system or survey control. Example: whether a captured corner lands at the correct surveyed east, north and elevation coordinates. That requires a separately defined control and verification method; a Matterport tour alone should not be described as survey-controlled.

Matterport states that error can accumulate across aligned scans and does not guarantee the accuracy of generated MatterPak point-cloud or mesh files. For that reason, every scan-to-CAD/BIM brief must state the required use, tolerance, coordinate requirement and verification method.

Official Matterport references

Source links checked 30 August 2026. Matterport may revise product specifications; the current project scope should reference the applicable camera and source version.

Scope this service

Begin with location, stage and audience.

A short brief lets us confirm whether this service is suitable and what must be available on site.

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