Austin, TX Lanmar modeled the shell of this former mall that is being remodeled to a community college from point cloud data. Special attention was paid to the condition of the roof as well as the building systems that are…
Skyscraper Mechanical Rooms
New York City, NY Lanmar modeled 7 floors of mechanical space in a 60 story New York City sky scraper. 3D Model Click the play button and use your mouse to spin the model. To switch to first person mode…
Casino Night at SPAR 2015
Lanmar Services is excited to see you in Houston at SPAR in late March! We will be co-hosting a Casino Night at SPAR with Think Box, ClearEdge, ReproProducts Inc and UAV Expo. The Casino Night will be on April 1st…
Presentation at SPAR 2015
Tuesday March 31 3:30-5pm Larry will be presenting at SPAR International in Houston this year on how to create a strong and healthy business with scanning. This presentation focuses on assisting you in building a better business including techniques for surviving…
Auto Extraction
Anytime the word “auto” is used to reference a task, excitement flows through the air. The hope is that this automation will be a “cure-all” and save time and money. Auto extraction of information from point clouds certainly achieves this;…
BIM for Facilities Management
Industrial plants are dynamic environments where layouts constantly change due to innovation, technology wear-and-tear, as well as changes in regulatory measures. Traditionally, facilities managers had to maintain as-built or as-maintained plans, product information, and maintenance schedules separately. With the arrival of…
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Targets and Scanning
Targets are physical objects that you set up on site that scanning software uses to tie together multiple scans. The process of tying together scans is called “registration.” If you have set up your targets correctly, the software will be…
Scanning in the Entertainment Industry
Although we predominantly focus on the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries, Lanmar will occasionally work on a project for the entertainment industry. We recently worked on a project that involved scanning several historic Texas stadiums for a movie and…
Augmented Reality to Showcase Your BIM
Like all marketing professionals in the AEC industry, I’m always looking for innovative ways to showcase our models. Recently, I experimented with using augmented reality apps for displaying our models and the results blew me away. In the past year,…
Laser Scanning vs. Photogrammetry
When it comes to documenting a project in 3D, you may find yourself comparing laser scanning and photogrammetry as possible solutions. Both technologies exist to achieve similar results, however depending on the scale of your project, desired level of accuracy…