Creating ROOM MODELS from Phone Lidar Scans! (New App Update!)

In this video, we check out how you can use Lidar on your Iphone along with the Polycam app to instantly create floor plan 3D models in SketchUp!

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0:00 - Introduction
0:21 - How Polycam Room Mode works
1:15 - Kinds of exports from the app
2:14 - Importing the scan/wall data into SketchUp
2:29 - How to hide furniture in SketchUp
3:49 - How to hide furniture in the app export
4:57 - Is Lidar scanning the future of 3D modeling?

[Thesketchupessentials]

Hi everyone! Let me know what you think about Polycam's room mode in the comments below! :)

[MiNombreEsElCamaron]

I think this is incredible!! Thank you for covering this!

Things I would have love covered in the video:
What devices this works on
Accuracy of dimensions
Future stated release goals
How it handles windows and mirrors
How large of a space it can capture
How clean the imported model is

Thank you! Downloading this now!!

[DGvisuals]

Wow! The speed of advancements at the moment is insane! 😲

[tellyrotsyourbrain]

This looks fantastic. However, it appears to register surfaces and objects as cuboids, with all angles essentially 90º. Is this correct? How does it cope with irregular geometries, such as curved walls and floor plans that are not characterised by 90º angles? Thanks.

[runnercto]

Can I convert existing LiDAR scans to room scans?

[svengalilord]

What do you think about using the LIDAR scans for creating a model of the exterior site topography? As an architect, knowing the grading conditions would be very helpful.

[Themetalcowboy]

Hey Justin love your vid’s!!!! I don’t see anyone showing off this can scan staircases???? Is this possible

[ryanlansford]

How precise can this get, if I wanted to use this for getting precision measurements for a shower build or bathroom remodel?

[coolal]

Looks really cool but dimensional accuracy is a must for my work. How off were the model dimensions from the actual physical kitchen dimensions? Thanks!

[jctk]

I've been using polycam for 1 year and this app is amazing! I couldn't find room mode. How should I activate it? Thank you for your advice and congratulations on your channel.

[Charley-pemt]

can you do multiple floors like this and be able to toggle each floor?

[jasonmcdaniel]

So, poly cam vs Magic plan, that's the question I have. Any thoughts?

[mollymalmer]

Thank for a great vid! What iphone model did you use for this?

[ZHUPERxMAN]

This is al fine and dandy but how does this hold up when you do multiple rooms or an entire floor ?

[thomaaz]

how accurate is this? i'm thinking you could scan the room, import it and rescale it with tapemeasure tool after measuring, let's say, the doorwidth?

[Sjeunie]

Does this app calculate the envelope area of a building?

[nickirlam]

I think it may be down to IOS not been 16 on phone just updating it currently

[johnjlopez]

Does it scan ceilings or just floor and walls?

[lennyclark]

How does it do with adjacent rooms in an open plan?

[carloperrottelli]

Big problem to made correct 2D floor plan when the room is not regular..app work good whit squared room with 90° degrees wall but when one wall have different angle and I export in any format the 2D floor is wrong..appear like squared room