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Recent Update: June 12, 2026

Overview

Manual CAD Files — As-Built CAD (Measured Existing Conditions)
Professionally hand-drafted 2D CAD documenting your building's measured existing conditions, derived from point-cloud / 3D-tour scan data. Drawings are produced to LOD 200 geometry with a layer structure mapped to both AIA NCS V7 (North America) and ISO 13567 (Europe / International), delivered as editable AutoCAD files (.dwg / .dxf) plus PDF — ready for your team to take straight into design or documentation.

Who it's for
Architects, contractors, surveyors, designers, and other building professionals who need an accurate, editable as-built base of a space as it stands today — without a manual measure-up.

At a glance
What it is
As-built 2D CAD of existing conditions, drawn from your scan
Drawing types
Floor Plan, Reflected Ceiling Plan (RCP)
Geometry
LOD 200
Measured accuracy
±10 mm (Galois P4) / ±20 mm (Galois M2) — see Standards & Accuracy
Layer standard
AIA NCS V7 (Imperial) / ISO 13567 (Metric)
Formats
.dwg · .dxf · .pdf · .ctb
Delivery
Tiered by area & number of drawings


What You Receive

Every order is delivered as a complete, editable file set:
File
Purpose
.dwg
Editable AutoCAD drawing (primary working file).
Includes a dedicated point-cloud reference layer — an orthographic view of the scan aligned to the drawing
.dxf
Interchange format exported from the .dwg, for non-AutoCAD tools
.pdf
Plotted, ready-to-share output of each drawing
.ctb
Plot-style table for consistent printing
1. Each drawing type you select (Floor Plan, RCP) is delivered as its own set of the above.
2. See a real example under Sample Files.
3. See the FAQs and Glossaries of Dimension


Drawing Types

Floor Plan

Included
  • Walls, interior and exterior, with thickness
  • Doors (with swing) and windows (with swing and type)
  • Room boundaries, names, numbers, areas, and per-room ceiling height (CH)
  • Stairs (up / down direction, treads) and fixed structure (columns, shear walls)
  • Finished Floor Level (FFL), shaft openings, sloped floors (fall direction), skylights, curtain walls
  • Beams / trusses as dashed overhead linework
  • Floor-finish changes (boundaries between different finishes)

Not included
  • Add-ons: furniture & casework, visible power/data/controls, door & window schedules, room schedule
  • Coming soon: elevations, sections
  • Out of scope: roof plans, MEP engineering & concealed services, structural / load calculations
Technical specs
  • Geometry to LOD 200; measured accuracy ±10 mm (P4) / ±20 mm (M2)
  • Includes a point-cloud reference layer (orthographic, aligned to the drawing) within the .dwg
  • Formats: .dwg / .dxf / .pdf / .ctb

Reflected Ceiling Plan (RCP)

A reflected ceiling plan shows the ceiling of each space, projected as viewed from above.

Included
  • Ceiling outlines, height changes and steps
  • Ceiling openings — light cutouts, access panels, skylights
  • Visible ceiling light fixtures (downlights, linear, pendant)
  • HVAC air terminals / diffusers
  • Ceiling-mounted smoke / heat detectors and extract fans

Not included
  • Lighting circuits and control wiring
  • Electrical engineering, concealed services, equipment selection or load calculations

Technical specs
  • Reflected ceiling plan (ceiling elements projected as viewed from above)
  • Geometry to LOD 200; measured accuracy ±10 mm (P4) / ±20 mm (M2)
  • Includes a point-cloud reference layer (orthographic, aligned to the drawing) within the .dwg
  • Formats: .dwg / .dxf / .pdf / .ctb


Floor Plan Add-ons

Visible Furniture & Casework

Adds visible, scan-captured furniture, major appliances, and fixed casework to the Floor Plan as scaled footprints at standard sizes, positioned as found in the scan.
Included
Category
Items
Seating
Sofas, chairs, benches
Tables
Dining, coffee, side, desks
Beds
Single / double / queen / king (by size)
Storage furniture
Cabinets, wardrobes, shelving units, dressers
Fixed casework
Built-in cabinetry, kitchen units, countertops, vanities, wardrobes
Major appliances
Refrigerator, oven / range, dishwasher, washer / dryer, and other large built-in or freestanding units
Displays & heating
Televisions / monitors; radiators (as furniture footprint)

How items are drawn
  • Scaled footprint / outline only — not modeled in detail
  • Not differentiated by material or finish
  • Placed and oriented per scan

Not included
  • Bespoke / custom pieces — shown as footprint outline only, not detailed
  • Small loose objects on surfaces, signage, and artwork
  • Visible electrical points (see Visible Power, Data & Controls)

Visible Power, Data & Controls

Adds wall- and floor-mounted visible electrical points to the Floor Plan as standard 2D symbols — the locations of devices visible in the scan, not conduits, circuits, or engineering design.
Included
Group
Items
Power
Sockets / outlets (with number of connections noted), floor boxes
Data & comms
Data / network outlets, telephone outlets, TV outlets
Controls
Light switches, thermostats, control panels (security / AV / access)
Panels
Distribution boards, low-voltage / data enclosures
Wall-mounted devices
Smoke / heat detectors, extract fans, doorbell / intercom

How items are drawn
  • Standard 2D symbols, placed per scan
  • Sockets annotated with number of connections; wall devices with mounting height where relevant
  • Modeled only where clearly visible and unobstructed in the scan

Not included
  • Conduits, wiring runs, circuits, or load calculations
  • Concealed / behind-wall services
  • Ceiling-mounted lights, diffusers, detectors and fans — these are part of the base Reflected Ceiling Plan

Door & Window Schedules

Adds door and window schedules — ID, size, type, swing — cross-referenced to the door / window tags on the plan, so every opening on the drawing has a matching schedule entry.

Delivered as: embedded on the Floor Plan's schedule sheet, plus standalone PDF + .xlsx + .csv files (one each for the door and window schedules) for further use. Schedules cross-reference the plan tags (D01, W01…).


Room Schedule

Adds a room schedule listing, per room: name, number, area, perimeter, ceiling height (CH), and floor finish.
Room names follow the Realsee standard room vocabulary

Delivered as: embedded on the Floor Plan's schedule sheet, plus a standalone PDF + .xlsx + .csv file. Includes per-floor subtotals and a project grand total.


Standards & Accuracy

Geometry — LOD 200. Drawings are produced to Level of Development 200: generalized elements with accurate size, shape, location, and orientation, suitable for design reference and documentation. Both capture devices below meet LOD 200.

Measured accuracy — by capture device. Accuracy depends on the device used to capture the space:
Capture device
Measured accuracy
Galois P4
±10 mm
Galois M2
±20 mm

Galois P4 meets LOA 20 (≤±15 mm); Galois M2 is ±20 mm nominal. Both are drafted to LOD 200. "Measured accuracy" is independent of display precision — an Imperial drawing can display to 1/4" while being measured to the tolerance above.

Layer standards — NCS V7 / ISO 13567. Layer naming follows the system that matches your region:
  • Imperial → AIA NCS V7 (U.S. National CAD Standard), the norm for North American reviewers and permitting.
  • Metric → ISO 13567, the European / international convention.
The two are mapped to each other, so the same content is organized consistently whichever system you choose.


Units & Delivery

Your Unit selection drives more than number format — it cascades through dimensioning, sheet sizes, and layer organization.
Choose the system your downstream users and reviewers work in, and the rest follows automatically.

What the unit changes
Metric (mm)
Imperial (ft-in)
AutoCAD units
Decimal
Architectural
Dimension format
2700
8'-10"
Display precision
Whole mm
1" / 1/4" / 1/8" / 1/16"
Area unit
m²
sf
Sheet-size series
ISO A (A0–A4)
ANSI / ARCH
Layer-naming system
ISO 13567-mapped
AIA NCS V7
Units note on sheet
"All dimensions in mm…"
"…in feet and inches…"

Which to choose
  • North America → Imperial + NCS V7.
  • Europe / Australia / International → Metric + ISO 13567.
  • When in doubt, match the system your architect, contractor, or authority works in — that's what the deliverable should align to.

Delivery time
Standard delivery is tiered by floor area. The times below are per drawing;
When you order more than one drawing type, multiply by the number selected (e.g. Floor Plan + RCP = the per-drawing time × 2).
Area
Per-drawing delivery (business days)
0 – 1,000 sqft
3 – 5
1,001 – 2,000 sqft
3 – 5
2,001 – 3,000 sqft
3 – 5
3,001 – 4,000 sqft
4 – 6
4,001 – 5,000 sqft
4 – 6
5,001 – 10,000 sqft
4 – 6
10,001 – 20,000 sqft
6 – 9
20,001 – 30,000 sqft
7 – 10


How It Works & Pricing

How to order
  1. Start from a captured 3D tour / scan of your space.
  2. Select your drawing types (Floor Plan, RCP) and any Floor Plan add-ons.
  3. Choose your unit (Imperial / Metric) ,display precision and other configs.
  4. Place the order — your editable CAD set is delivered within the stated turnaround.
How pricing works
Pricing is tied to floor area. Each drawing type has a base price per area tier; Add-ons are priced per tier on top of the Floor Plan.
RCP can be ordered on its own or bundled with a Floor Plan at a discounted bundle price.
Prices are shown in Credits.


Floor Plan — price by area tier (Credits)

Tier
Area
Standard FP
+ Visible Furniture & Casework
+ Visible Power, Data & Controls
+ Door & Window Schedules
+ Room Schedule
T1
1 – 1,000 sqft
40
8
8
5
4
T2
1,001 – 2,000 sqft
128
26
26
10
8
T3
2,001 – 3,000 sqft
144
29
29
13
12
T4
3,001 – 4,000 sqft
160
32
32
14
13
T5
4,001 – 5,000 sqft
180
36
36
17
16
T6
5,001 – 10,000 sqft
280
56
56
19
18
T7
10,001 – 30,000 sqft
800
96
96
22
21
Add-on columns are the additional Credits added to the Standard FP price for that tier.


Reflected Ceiling Plan — price by area tier (Credits)

Tier
Area
RCP (standalone)
Floor Plan + RCP bundle
T1
1 – 1,000 sqft
24
52
T2
1,001 – 2,000 sqft
77
166
T3
2,001 – 3,000 sqft
86
187
T4
3,001 – 4,000 sqft
96
208
T5
4,001 – 5,000 sqft
108
234
T6
5,001 – 10,000 sqft
168
364
T7
10,001 – 30,000 sqft
480
1,040
The Floor Plan + RCP bundle is priced below ordering the two separately. Live pricing for your specific project is shown at checkout.

Scope & Limitations

  • Scan-derived, not a field survey — Drawings are produced from point-cloud / 3D-tour scan data to the measured accuracy of the capture device, rather than a traditional field survey. Independent field verification is recommended before use for construction, permitting, or as-built records.
  • Obstructions & inferred geometry — Where areas are obstructed, inaccessible, or not captured (behind fixed objects, above ceilings, inside service rooms), geometry may be inferred. Inferred areas are noted in the drawing's General Notes so you can distinguish measured from inferred work.
  • Point-cloud reference — Each .dwg includes a point-cloud reference layer (orthographic, aligned to the drawing) for checking against the scan. It is a layer within the drawing, not a separate point-cloud dataset.
  • Out of scope — MEP engineering design, concealed services, and structural / load calculations are not included.
  • Coming soon — Elevations and sections are not yet available and will be released later.
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