From Reality Capture to CAD Integrations

In both industrial and architectural environments, accuracy, efficiency, and collaboration are critical. Teams across sectors—from AEC to EPC, including design engineers, VDC managers, and facility managers—are increasingly seeking ways to streamline workflows and integrate reality capture data seamlessly into their processes.

Prevu3D’s asset-based digital twin solutions unify point cloud, CAD, and BIM data into a scalable digital environment. With RealityPlatform and RealityPlan, teams can:

• Convert raw scans into actionable 3D environments and assets for design iterations
• Conduct real-time clash and clearance detection to minimize project risks
• Seamlessly sync data with industry-standard CAD/BIM software, including Autodesk Revit

By integrating reality capture into digital workflows, Prevu3D empowers teams to make faster, data-driven decisions, improving both design accuracy and project execution.

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Upload, Store and Process Reality Capture Data

RealityPlatform streamlines the reality capture workflow by supporting a wide range of scanning devices and software integrations. Whether you’re managing your own scans or working with a scanning provider like PPI, our device-based upload process ensures that data is validated, structured, and ready for use—with built-in alerts to flag any issues before processing.

For teams collaborating with third-party providers, Prevu3D makes it easy to grant controlled access to AEC firms, EPC contractors, VDC managers, or facility teams—ensuring a seamless handoff of high-quality, structured data.

By eliminating manual processing delays and ensuring data consistency from capture to CAD integration, Prevu3D accelerates project timelines and improves model accuracy—whether you’re hosting your own scans or relying on expert providers.

Convert Point Cloud to Mesh

RealityPlatform seamlessly integrates multiple data sources, including terrestrial and SLAM scanners, and drone meshes, into a unified 3D environment. Our optimized viewing mode converts point clouds into high-fidelity mesh models, enabling stakeholders to collaborate effectively and make informed decisions with refined real-world data.

CAD-to-Mesh Comparison & Clash Detection

RealityPlan, Prevu3D’s engineering toolset, enables teams to validate CAD models against real-world conditions by identifying hard and soft clashes, adjusting tolerance thresholds, and ensuring precise as-built representations. Its fast clash detection helps catch potential design conflicts early, preventing costly rework, project delays and material waste.

Key capabilities include:

• Validating as-designed vs. as-built conditions through CAD-to-Mesh comparison
• Identifying design conflicts early to prevent costly modifications and project delays
• Adjusting tolerance levels to ensure compliance with project specifications

This functionality is essential for industrial retrofits, EPC and AEC projects, and large-scale plant modifications, where accuracy is critical.

AI-Powered Asset Segmentation & Modeling

Prevu3D’s AI-driven segmentation enables rapid asset isolation within scans, accelerating the identification of mechanical, electrical, and piping (MEP) components. This eliminates manual modeling inefficiencies, significantly reducing as-built modeling time and enhancing workflow efficiency for engineers, VDC and BIM teams.

Simply click on the asset you want to isolate, and the AI tool will automatically extract its shape. Users have full control to fine-tune the AI output, adjusting the asset’s spatial definition as needed. Once isolated, assets can be selected, modified, and enriched with custom parameters or metadata within RealityAssets.

Virtual Engineering for Faster Iterations

Prevu3D enhances engineering workflows by enabling users to:

• Move, resize, and reposition virtual equipment in real-time
• Optimize building and plant layouts and process configurations
• Make pre-construction adjustments to reduce costly on-site errors
• Accelerate early design work with interactive tools
• Streamline modeling and minimize manual effort in asset segmentation

These capabilities optimize project planning, enhance accuracy, and improve team collaboration, ensuring projects stay on schedule and run efficiently.

CAD & BIM Integrations

RealityConnect native plugins eliminate time-consuming import/export processes, enabling bidirectional connectivity between Prevu3D and leading design, modeling, and infrastructure software:

• Design & Modeling: Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks
• Plant & Infrastructure: Autodesk AutoCAD Plant 3D, Bentley MicroStation
• Collaboration & Simulation: Omniverse

These integrations reduce back-modeling efforts, optimize data exchange, and improve collaboration across AEC, EPC, and project stakeholders.

Working with Prevu3D, we’ve seen a new wave of engineers who need more than just CAD designs—they need highly visual tools. By integrating real capture into platforms like Omniverse, we’re enabling engineers, users, and developers to fully engage with their work, making it accessible and impactful for a broader audience.
– Don Johnson, Developer Relations Manager at NVIDIA

Prevu3D Revit Plugin: Reducing Back-Modeling As-Built Conditions by 50%

A standout feature in our Engineering Workflow is the Prevu3D Revit Plugin, a game-changer for CAD/BIM professionals.

• Reduce back-modeling as-built conditions time by up to 50%
• Seamlessly import and synchronize point cloud and mesh data into Revit
• Use reality capture data as a reference, minimizing manual modeling efforts
• Improve collaboration by maintaining an up-to-date, live digital twin

RealityConnect for Revit is something we’ve been dreaming about for a while, especially since we scan every job. This eliminates the frustrating back-modeling process.
— Janet Ferrara, BIM Manager at Progressive Design

By leveraging this integration, designers, engineers, and BIM professionals can work smarter—streamlining workflows and improving modeling efficiency.

Transform Your Engineering Workflow with Prevu3D

Prevu3D is revolutionizing project execution by making scattered data visually accessible and actionable. Whether dealing with:
✅ Complex facility retrofits
✅ EPC and AEC-driven turnarounds
✅ Heavy machinery replacements
✅ Large-scale digital twin implementations

Our solutions ensure engineering, VDC and BIM teams can move from scanned reality capture to 3D models in record time leveraging data across workflows. 

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