Comments on: BIM and Laser Scanning http://lidarnews.com/bim-and-laser-scanning Laser Scanning Industry News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:47:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mark http://lidarnews.com/bim-and-laser-scanning#comment-586 Mark Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:00:30 +0000 http://lidarnews.com/?p=1316#comment-586 From first hand experience this hype is true - I sold terrestrial laser scanners to AEC firms and at least 50% of them had this preconceived notion that the scanner device would magically create a 3d model. It amazed me that highly educated industry professionals had this misconception. I guess for a burgeoning industry such as laser scanning we need to do a better job of managing our potential customer expectations because what these tools can accomplish is simply remarkable. From first hand experience this hype is true – I sold terrestrial laser scanners to AEC firms and at least 50% of them had this preconceived notion that the scanner device would magically create a 3d model. It amazed me that highly educated industry professionals had this misconception. I guess for a burgeoning industry such as laser scanning we need to do a better job of managing our potential customer expectations because what these tools can accomplish is simply remarkable.

]]> By: Jeff Thurston http://lidarnews.com/bim-and-laser-scanning#comment-442 Jeff Thurston Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:08:56 +0000 http://lidarnews.com/?p=1316#comment-442 Gene, Good post. New approaches always go through a Hype Cycle. In time it will level off. Curious - what would your BIM toolbox look like? Gene,

Good post. New approaches always go through a Hype Cycle. In time it will level off.

Curious – what would your BIM toolbox look like?

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