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A surveyor in safety gear operates a Trimble X9 3D laser scanner on a tripod at a construction site near a highway overpass.

Building scanning & layout

With a cloud-based, common data environment, its easy to share and collaborate on the big picture to the smallest details. Hardware and software connect to share project plans for innovative new solutions.

Get a 360-degree view

What happens when you combine 3D laser scanning, field and building layout tools, and reality capture software? Your construction teams get control and real-time visibility—at every stage of a project.

A field worker uses a Trimble T100 rugged tablet running Trimble Perspective software to manage a 3D scan on a jobsite.
Testimonials

What are Trimble customers saying about Trimble Scanning & Layout?

The old way of using a tape measure to mark lines leaves a lot of room for human error. Our [old] layout process that used to take a few days is now done in just one.

Jesse CocozzaProject Superintendent, Trinity Construction & Design
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Business impacts

How much money do construction companies save with Trimble building scanning & layout solutions?

Cost effective

70%
Cost reduction between original design and redesign with Trimble solutions

Eco-friendly

80%
Reduction in CO2 emissions over the life of the project

Time saved

1-2
Hours saved for each request: from phone calls, printing out drawings and driving it to the site
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Powerful Trimble solutions for construction building scanning & layout

Connect the right people to the right data at the right time, with this cloud-based common data environment (CDE) and collaboration platform.

  • Visibility from the big picture to the smallest detail

  • Eliminate rework and supply-chain costs

  • Combined design, PM and engineering models

  • Purpose-built web-based data mapping

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Trimble FieldLink software on a rugged tablet, with workers using robotic instruments for 3D BIM construction layout and scanning.

Leading the way in building scanning and layout innovation

A laptop displays a Trimble blog post titled "Mechanical vs. Robotic Layout: Is a Robotic Total Station Really Worth It?" on a dark blue background.
Reality capture

Introducing the Trimble Reality Capture platform service

Check out the latest tech for scanning and AR! New ways of gathering and using reality capture data, with easy team collaboration.

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Levels of detail

Modeling a truss hanger at THREE levels of detail

Watch the build of a model truss hanger—brackets for load-bearing wood trusses—at 3 levels of detail. Plus tips and tricks.

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Laptop screen announcing the Trimble Reality Capture platform service in Trimble Connect, showing a 3D building model.
Mechanical vs. Robotic Layout

Is a robotic total station really worth it?

You can average up to 1,000+ points/day with a robotic and 1 person; or 150 points/day with a mechanical and 2 people.

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