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3D Scanning Costs: From $5K to $80K+ for Architecture
What does it actually cost to capture a building in 3D? This episode breaks down the dedicated hardware market for architecture and design firms — from the Matterport Pro3 at $5,000 with its mandatory subscription, up through the Leica P50 at $80,000+ for survey-grade work. We cover terrestrial laser scanners and handheld SLAM units from Leica, Faro, NavVis, and Matterport, with real prices firms actually pay. But the hardware is only half the story. The real expense comes after the scan stops: registration, cleanup, subsampling, and getting point clouds into Revit or AutoCAD. We walk through…
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