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Scan to CAD With an iPhone: Open the Space in Your Own Tools

Walk any space with an iPhone Pro. You get a measured floor plan and an E57 point cloud, with IFC, DXF, LAZ, PLY, GLB, and a dimensioned PDF set to export. Those are the files Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, and ReCap already read, so the space is in your tool the same day. No re-measuring, no service bureau, no two-week wait.

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One scan. Every format your project touches.

The point cloud, the plan, and the model all come out of the same site visit, and you export them yourself in seconds. They are open formats, so they land in the CAD and BIM tools your studio already runs.

Instant, self-serve Floor plan and PDF on Free. E57, IFC, and DXF on Pro and Business.

2D Floor Plan

A measured, dimensioned plan generated from the scan, ready to read, mark up, or hand off.

E57

The scanner-industry point-cloud exchange format. Drops into Autodesk ReCap and then Revit.

LAZ / PLY

Compressed and raw point clouds for the tools that read the LAS family or want the points as captured.

IFC

The open BIM model, with walls, doors, windows, and rooms as objects, for Revit and ArchiCAD.

DXF

A layered CAD underlay to trace over in AutoCAD, aligned to the same measured geometry.

GLB / PDF

A 3D model for native viewers, plus a dimensioned PDF drawing set with room, wall, door, and window schedules.

Works with Open formats

Revit

Opens the IFC model with walls, doors, windows, and rooms as objects. Bring the E57 point cloud alongside it through Autodesk ReCap.

AutoCAD

Opens the layered DXF, aligned to the same measured geometry, and saves out as DWG from AutoCAD with the layer standards your studio uses.

SketchUp

Imports the DXF for the plan and the GLB for the 3D model, so the space lands in the tool your studio already renders in.

Autodesk ReCap

Reads E57 straight in and indexes the cloud for Revit, so the capture becomes a reference you model against.

ArchiCAD and Vectorworks

Both read IFC for the model and DXF for the plan, plus E57 when you want the points instead of the objects.

Chief Architect

Imports the DXF plan as a measured underlay for kitchen, bath, and residential design work.

Work in something else? Most CAD and BIM tools read IFC, DXF, or E57. Tell us what your studio runs on and we will point you at the right export.

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From site visit to CAD, in three steps

You capture. You export. The file opens in your tool.

1

Scan on site

Walk the space with iPhone or iPad Pro LiDAR. Millions of points at whole-home scale, captured same day.

2

Export what you need

Pull the floor plan, E57, LAZ, PLY, IFC, DXF, GLB, and the dimensioned PDF set from your scans, in seconds.

3

Keep working in your tool

The file opens in the software your studio already uses, measured and to scale, so you pick up where the scan left off.

Your scan is yours to keep.

Most scan-to-CAD services hand back a model and keep the capture. Here the scan, the measured point cloud, and every export stay yours. Pull the file you need whenever you need it, and still walk away with the E57 and the plan from the same capture.

One site visit feeds the point cloud, the BIM model, the CAD underlay, and the PDF set, and the plan-based files share one geometry, so the numbers agree.

Pricing

Pricing that fits the job.

The Free plan covers measured floor plans and PDF reports. E57 point clouds and IFC and DXF exports are on Pro and Business plans. Solo professionals upgrade to Pro in the SiteScope app. Business adds photoreal walkthroughs and team seats, and we price it around your scan volume, your seats, and how your team works. Tell us what you are working on and we will put together pricing that fits.

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Where the files fit

One scan feeds the whole documentation and design workflow

For Architects

Existing-conditions documentation with E57, IFC, and DXF exports

For Designers

Measure, design, then export into SketchUp, Chief Architect, or AutoCAD

Scan to BIM

Turn the scan into a structured IFC model for Revit and ArchiCAD

Digital Twin

A measured point cloud you can orbit, measure, and slice in the browser

Scan to CAD guides

iPhone scan to DWG Import an E57 into Revit As-built drawings from an iPhone Photoreal walkthrough All comparisons

Scan to CAD FAQ

What comes out of a scan, and what does it open in?
A room scan gives you a measured 2D floor plan that exports as IFC, DXF, GLB, and a dimensioned PDF set. A point cloud scan exports E57, LAZ, and PLY. Both run on the same iPhone, so most jobs capture both on one visit. Free includes the measured floor plan and PDF reports; IFC, DXF, and E57 exports are on Pro and Business plans (see pricing). Those are the formats the CAD and BIM world already reads: IFC and E57 into Revit and ArchiCAD, E57 into Autodesk ReCap, DXF into AutoCAD, SketchUp, Vectorworks, and Chief Architect, GLB into any native 3D viewer.
What do I need to capture a scan?
An iPhone Pro or iPad Pro. The LiDAR sensor on the Pro models does the capture, so that is the whole kit. No terrestrial scanner, no dedicated camera, and no rental. One site visit covers the plan, the point cloud, and every export.
Can I get a DWG out of this?
Yes, through DXF. Export the layered DXF from your scan, open it in AutoCAD, and save it as a DWG with the layer standards your studio uses. It is the same measured geometry as the floor plan and the point cloud, so nothing shifts along the way.
Do I own my scan and the files?
Yes. The scan, the point cloud, and the exports are yours to keep and reuse. You are never locked out of your own capture, and you can export the point cloud as E57 whenever you want, which most scan-to-CAD services do not offer.
How is this different from a scan-to-BIM service bureau?
Hiring a scanning service means booking a crew and waiting on a model. Here you capture with a phone you already own and the exports come back the same day, in one platform. You also keep the E57 and the measured plan instead of handing the capture over and waiting on a file.
Do you draft the DWG, Revit, or SketchUp file for me?
No. SiteScope is software, not a drafting service. You get open, measured files (IFC, DXF, E57) that work with Revit, AutoCAD, and SketchUp, and you or your team model from there.
How accurate are the exports?
They come straight from your measured iPhone LiDAR scan, which is centimeter-class: room-scale captures typically land within a couple of centimeters over a normal room. That is the right band for renovation, space planning, and existing-conditions documentation. It is not a survey-grade terrestrial scanner, so verify code-driven and fabrication-driven dimensions against a tape or laser, the same discipline you apply to any field survey.

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Scan your first room free, no credit card. Capture runs on an iPhone or iPad Pro, and everything else works in your browser.

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