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One of the most interesting things about scan-to-BIM is how differently the same site can be presented as a point cloud versus a BIM model. The point cloud captures the full complexity of reality. The BIM model structures and simplifies it for various digital twin use cases. This video compares assets captured and modeled by scan 3D - Digital Transformation | Digital Facility Management | Digital Twin | GPR from three viewpoints at different times of the day under real-world sun and shadow conditions. Environmental lighting adds depth, separation, and spatial clarity. And when both representations are exposed to identical environmental conditions, the comparison itself becomes far more intuitive. The BIM model shown here is still a work in progress. Yet even at this stage, the side-by-side presentation already becomes significantly more communicative and easier to evaluate. A small glimpse of where hybrid scan-to-BIM presentations are heading with the upcoming NUBIGON v750.

Some of the most detailed digital facility models are still presented with legacy rendering aesthetics. With NUBIGON v750, we’re introducing a new render pipeline for BIM and hybrid scan-to-BIM scenes. Have a look at this standout project by Michal Gula, presented in our upgraded clay render mode. With just a few clicks, you will be able to dramatically improve spatial readability through ambient occlusion, physically based rendering, shadows, tone mapping, bloom, turbidity, and auto-exposure working together in a unified render pipeline. The goal here isn’t photorealism in the narrow sense. The clay render remains stylized. But realistic light behavior gives a much stronger sense of how these facilities are actually perceived and operated. And that’s not only relevant for presentations. Understanding where sunlight reaches, how long assets remain exposed, and how light interacts with spaces is also highly relevant for facility and asset management workflows. What’s particularly exciting for us is the ability to apply the same rendering environment to both the original reality capture assets and the derived BIM models, so point clouds, BIM models, and other contextual assets can all share the same lighting and presentation workflow within the same aligned scene. Stay tuned for more on the upcoming NUBIGON v750!

Scan-to-BIM models often don’t look as valuable as the work behind them. Teams put in incredible effort to model existing conditions in detail, laying the foundation for downstream digital twins. But when it comes to presenting the final deliverables, many professionals stop just short of giving models the final touches they deserve. The presentation quality should match the effort that went into modeling reality. With the upcoming NUBIGON v750, we’re introducing daytime simulation for reality capture and scan-to-BIM models. Based on real-world location, date, and time, NUBIGON recreates sun and shadow conditions for your scenes. Here’s a before-and-after comparison of a model by ScantoBIM.Online. The difference isn’t just aesthetic. It makes the asset feel more grounded in real-world conditions and easier to interpret for non-technical audiences. As we’re finalizing this release, it may be worth revisiting some of your existing assets. Some projects deserve a second presentation pass.

Our users deliver incredible reality capture assets, but the competition is intense, and client expectations keep rising. So naturally, we’ve been asking ourselves: how do we make reality capture projects feel more real and easier to interpret for non-technical audiences? Take this standout project by scan 3D - Digital Transformation | Digital Facility Management | Digital Twin | GPR. The facade and roof of a historic church in Germany were documented using DJI drone photogrammetry and Leica RTC360 terrestrial laser scanning, yielding a high-resolution point cloud with over 300 million points. High geometric accuracy, completeness, and strong color fidelity. Technically, an excellent result. But to someone outside the reality capture space, it still looks unusual, primarily because it doesn’t look like the church in the real world. The geometry is there. The detail is there. But a crucial part of how we perceive real environments is missing: sun and shadows. Most reality capture assets are captured under real lighting conditions, but displayed without them. With the upcoming NUBIGON v750, you’ll be able to enter location, date, and time to simulate real-world sun and shadow conditions directly on your reality capture assets. So instead of only showing the site as it was captured, you’ll be able to recreate how it looks at any time of day, and any day of the year. Not just spatially accurate, but also visually grounded in the real world.

Exactly a year ago, we introduced support for Gaussian splats with a built-in level of detail. Since then, our user community has put this feature to good use. Here’s a strong example: a 3DGS dataset captured with XGRIDS, rendered by Reality Render Studio using our software. At 3DISE next week, Bert will be showing where this goes next: How Gaussian splats fit into scan-to-BIM workflows and how you anchor reality capture assets in real-world conditions. See you in Prague!

Reality capture technologies promise to be easy, fast, and automated. Sounds great, but it makes the actual reality capture work look trivial. The truth is: reality capture is full of judgment calls, difficult decisions, and real tradeoffs. Mastering all that takes expertise. So here’s the dilemma: if everything is “easy,” how do you communicate quality, reliability, trust? We’re trying to break that clash. Reality capture only works if good work is visible; if those who deliver strong results can stand out. As we’re getting ready for 3DISE, here’s a video prepared by Reality Render Studio using NUBIGON to showcase an urban & road scan-to-BIM project meticulously executed by ScantoBIM.Online Hope to see you in Prague!

Today, we’re delighted to present a project where water is the architect. Dashiwei Tiankeng, in southern China, is a unique karst sinkhole 613 meters deep with an entire primeval forest at its base. A landscape shaped over time, and largely hidden from view. DJI surveyed the site using the DJI Zenmuse L3. The LiDAR sensor effectively penetrates dense vegetation and delivers a high-density topographic point cloud with classification. They then used NUBIGON to present this complex capture project in an accessible way. In this video: *X-ray + elevation coloring exposes depth and fractured terrain *Photorealistic display restores real-world context *Classification separates vegetation from the ground it conceals What starts as a dense dataset becomes something you can interpret. Many thanks to Brad Li and his team for preparing and sharing this video! At 3DISE, we'll be talking about another natural architect, the sun, and how you can explore its interactions with reality capture and BIM models with the help of NUBIGON's next version. The complimentary tickets we offered yesterday were gone within hours. So, we decided to offer 5 more! If you're thinking about joining us in Prague on May 5-6, 2026, start a new NUBIGON subscription and email us at info@nubigon.com to get a free ticket! Offer valid while tickets last!

We’re excited to be back and supporting 3DISE again in 2026! At last year’s event, we introduced two key capabilities for NUBIGON: 1) Support for RVT files 2) Gaussian splats with built-in level of detail Thanks to RVT support and automatic alignment with RCP/RCS files, our community has been pushing the boundaries of how scan-to-BIM projects are presented. Here’s one of the examples we presented at last year's event: An industrial facility captured and modeled by GEOBIRO Ltd., and turned into a powerful animation by Reality Render Studio. Looking ahead to this year’s 3DISE, we’ll be introducing a crucial layer that brings real-world context to both reality capture and design models: light If you’re planning to attend: We’re offering free tickets to the first five new NUBIGON subscribers. Start a new subscription and email us at info@nubigon.com. We’ll take care of the rest. See you in Prague on May 5 & May 6!