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Facade Cladding Fabrication Model

1Elevations modeled
3D panel modelDeliverable

The situation

A multi-storey office building's brick-and-glass-panel facade needed a fabrication-ready 3D model of one elevation — the cladding panel layout and joint lines had to match the real, as-built facade geometry rather than an idealized drawing.

The approach

The facade was captured and modeled with panel and joint lines drawn directly from the point cloud, not estimated from the reference photo — so panel dimensions and joint positions reflect what's actually built, including any real-world irregularity a purely drawn model would miss.

The outcome

The fabrication team received a model of the actual facade geometry, not a nominal one — reducing the risk of a panel that doesn't fit once it reaches the wall.

Reference photo of the building's brick-and-glass-panel facade
Reference photo of the building's brick-and-glass-panel facade
3D model of the facade with cladding panel and joint lines highlighted
3D model of the facade with cladding panel and joint lines highlighted

Services used

Scan to Model →Facade Survey →Romania →

Questions about this project

Why did the panel and joint lines need to come from the point cloud instead of the reference photo?
A photo can't capture true dimensions or out-of-plane irregularity; drawing directly from the point cloud is what let the fabrication team work from the facade's actual as-built geometry instead of an estimate.
Was the whole building surveyed, or just this one elevation?
Just the one elevation that needed the fabrication-ready model — facade work is scoped per elevation, not per building.
What format was the panel model delivered in?
A 3D model with panel and joint lines drawn to the captured geometry, ready for the fabrication team's own detailing software.
How did this reduce risk for the fabrication team?
By working from the real facade geometry rather than a nominal one, the risk of a fabricated panel not fitting once installed dropped substantially — the model already reflects any real-world irregularity in the wall.
Could this same approach support a full re-cladding project, not just one elevation?
Yes — the same point-cloud-first modeling approach scales to a full building's cladding; ask for a quote once you know how many elevations are involved.

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