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The software saves time and delivers accurate results. By Loren Kessell
Canvas makes capturing scale-accurate models of homes fast and easy. This powerful iOS app scans spaces in seconds using Apple Pro devices’ LiDAR sensor. Canvas can record all the dimensions of the average 2,300 square foot home in about 20 minutes.
Once the user captures a space, the app creates a colorized 3D mesh (similar to a point cloud) that can be explored in any internet browser and shared with subcontractors, collaborators, and clients.
The app’s real value is its Scan To CAD service that generates design-ready, editable as-builts in formats like SketchUp, 2020 Design, Chief Architect, Revit, and AutoCAD from scans in as little as one business day. The dimensions in a Canvas-created CAD file should be within 1-2% of what would be captured with a tape measure or laser distance meter.
Canvas is providing NKBA members with $100 in credit to try the Scan To CAD service. Enter the promo code NKBAART2022 upon checkout to receive the credit, which will cover more than 650 square feet in 3D or 1,000 square feet in 2D.
Using Canvas reduces costs at the front of the project by minimizing time spent conducting field condition surveys and initial schematic design. Reducing costs lets users spend more time on a wow-factor initial design, which can win more business.
To learn more about Canvas and to download, go here.
