Tier 1: Existing-Condition Scan
A registered point cloud of the agreed areas, with a coverage summary.
- Budgetary rate
- $0.12 – $0.35 / sq. ft.
- $2,500 project minimum
3D laser scanning · Kansas City metro
Industrial plants, scanned, modeled & drawn.
- Building
- Mezzanine
- Storage silo
- Bucket elevator
- Screw feeder
- Blower package
- Piping
Existing-condition laser scanning, 3D modeling and CAD drawing packages, from a mechanical designer who has designed bulk material handling and pneumatic conveying systems since 2008.
Leica RTC3601.9 mm @ 10 m†How accuracy works
† Leica manufacturer specification (68% confidence, 89% albedo). An instrument figure, not a project tolerance.
Why DDG
Plant documentation from someone who designs plant equipment
After 18 years on the design side, we know what your next layout depends on: equipment envelopes, platform elevations, access, and clear routes for new lines. We scan and model with that in mind.
Clean data from a running plant
Setups are spaced so critical areas are captured at short range, and scans are registered in the field, so coverage is checked before we leave the site. Double Scan filters out people and forklifts moving through the plant.
Files your team already opens
Inventor parts and assemblies for equipment, Navisworks for coordination, and editable DWG drawings, plus neutral E57 or STEP files for other platforms.
Deliverable formatsScope and limits in writing
Each proposal marks the billable area on an agreed plan and lists modeling limits and exclusions. Each delivery includes a coverage summary of what was captured and what could not be seen.
Scope rules
Plants we document
Our design background is bulk solids handling. The same process applies wherever equipment, piping, and structure need documenting:
- Bulk solids handling / ingredient systems
- Food & beverage processing
- Dairy processing
- Feed, grain & milling
- Grain elevators
- Chemical & plastics processing
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Power generation
- General manufacturing
- Warehouse & distribution
- Water treatment
Service tiers
Four tiers. Each one includes the one before it.
Buy only the levels your project needs. Each still shows the same example plant at that tier.
Tier 2: Building Model
Adds floors, walls, roof geometry, stairs, doors, and building-access ladders.
- Budgetary rate
- Tier 1 + $0.30 – $0.60 / sq. ft.
- $3,000 minimum modeling add-on
Tier 3: Building & Process Model
Adds equipment, associated piping, mezzanines, access ladders, and guardrails.
- Budgetary rate
- Tier 2 + $0.60 – $1.50 / sq. ft.
- $5,000 minimum process-modeling add-on; high congestion quoted separately
Tier 4: Existing-Condition CAD Drawing Package
Adds plans, equipment layouts, elevations, and sections as PDF and editable DWG.
- Budgetary rate
- Tier 3 + fixed drawing fee
- Starting at $3,500; based on the agreed sheet list and detail required
Pricing is cumulative. Each higher tier includes the preceding tier. Modeling and drawing minimums are additional fees. Complex access, multilevel process areas, and projects over 100,000 sq. ft. are custom quoted.
Fabrication-critical tie-ins, flange locations, anchor bolts, and tight-clearance dimensions need separate verification before fabrication or installation, quoted separately. Verification rule
Interactive demo
One area, four deliverables
Switch tiers to see a scanned area become a building model, then a building and process model, then an existing-condition drawing sheet. Drag to orbit, or use the view buttons.
ClickTap a tier to see the next deliverable
- Building
- Mezzanine
- Storage silo
- Bucket elevator
- Screw feeder
- Blower package
- Piping
- Mixer & receiver
Tier 1 · Existing-Condition Scan
Accessible agreed areas; processed point cloud, basic cleanup, alignment, quality checks, and coverage limitations.
Tier 2 · Building Model
Tier 1 plus visible floors, walls, ceilings, roof geometry, stairs, doors, and building-access ladders.
Tier 3 · Building & Process Model
Tier 2 plus equipment, associated piping, mezzanines, access ladders, and guardrails within the agreed scope.
Tier 4 · Existing-Condition CAD Drawing Package
Tier 3 plus agreed plans, equipment layouts, mezzanine plans, elevations, sections, tags, and layout dimensions.
Open full sheetDDG-M-101 (SVG, opens in a new tab)Sample sheets (PDF)
Gold tripods mark simulated Leica RTC360 setups.
Projects
Example project scopes
Illustrative scopes that show how area, tier, and deliverables fit together. Each is labeled as an example, not a client project.
- Example scope
Bulk solids handling / ingredient systems
Ingredient-system expansion
A 10,000 sq. ft. congested ingredient room scanned, modeled with its equipment and piping, and drawn as an existing-condition CAD package ahead of a system expansion.
- Area
- 10,000 sq. ft.
- Area type
- Dense process
- Tiers
- Tiers 1–4
- Example scope
Warehouse & distribution
Warehouse conversion for a new packaging line
A 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse with pallet racking and an existing packaging line, scanned and modeled as a building so a new line can be laid out in its open area.
- Area
- 40,000 sq. ft.
- Area type
- Open industrial space
- Tiers
- Tiers 1–2
- Example scope
Bulk solids handling / ingredient systems
Pressure conveying system: silos to weigh hopper, mixer, and bulk bag filler
A 6,000 sq. ft. dilute-phase pressure conveying system scanned and modeled, from four outdoor silos to a second-floor weigh hopper, mixer, and bulk bag filler.
- Area
- 6,000 sq. ft.
- Area type
- Standard industrial
- Tiers
- Tiers 1–3
Have a plant area that needs documenting?
Send the facility type, approximate area, and what you need delivered. You’ll get a budgetary number and a written proposal with a fixed scope.