Nominal CAD systems, still the base of most BIM and PLM implementations, are seldom adequate for managing and responding to real-world conditions encountered in construction, manufacturing and asset lifecycle management. We’ll discuss how rapidly advancing 3D measurement, positioning and dimensional control technologies – 3D laser scanning, white light interferometry, flash LADAR, GPS/RTK, RFID, smart video, more – are being integrated with CAD, BIM and PLM to improve design quality, construction schedules, manufacturing costs, project safety and operations efficiency.

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