Typical situation
A company is adding a packaging line in the open part of an operating warehouse. The building already has rows of selective pallet racking and an existing packaging line. The new layout depends on building facts that old drawings rarely get right, such as column locations, wall lines, dock doors, roof framing, and what hangs overhead, and on where the racking and the existing line actually sit.
What this scope includes
- Tier 1, scan. 40,000 sq. ft. on one floor, scanned at the open-industrial rate, including the racking aisles and the existing line. The billable area is marked on an agreed plan. Open floor area allows wider spacing between setups, with columns and overhead structure captured from more than one setup where possible.
- Tier 2, building. Floors, walls, ceilings, roof geometry where safely captured, stairs, doors (including the dock doors), and building-access ladders.
Why Tier 2 is enough here
The new line goes into open floor space, so the layout team needs the building shell and its obstructions more than models of what’s already there. The racking, the existing line, lights, and sprinkler mains aren’t modeled; they stay in the point cloud. Delivered as RCP/RCS, the point cloud attaches directly in Navisworks, AutoCAD, and Inventor, so the new layout can be checked against everything the scanner saw.
If the racking and the existing line needed modeling, Tier 3 would add them, priced on an agreed process area. It can be quoted later from the same scan data where the original capture covers the area, and drawings can be added the same way.
What’s excluded
- Modeling of the racking, the existing packaging line, and other equipment (Tier 3 scope); they remain visible in the point cloud
- Rack condition, capacity, or load-rating assessment
- Drawings (Tier 4 scope)
- Roof access or aerial capture beyond what can be safely captured from inside the building, which is quoted separately
- Structural analysis and code certification
Fabrication-critical tie-ins, flange locations, anchor bolts, and tight-clearance dimensions need separate verification before fabrication or installation, quoted separately. Verification rule