Architecture, engineering & construction

Existing conditions in one walkthrough

Scan a site with your phone and get a measured floor plan and 3D model that open in AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino and SketchUp. No extra equipment.

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±0.5 in
accuracy on standard interior captures
1 hour
to capture a whole house, instead of 16 hours of hand measuring
15+ formats
including DXF, OBJ, FBX and STL

Trusted by Half of the fortune 500

How AEC teams use Polycam

From first site visit to handover

Document existing conditions

Walk the space once and leave with a floor plan showing walls, windows, fixtures and furniture, plus a 3D model of everything else.

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Design in the tools you already use

Export to DXF, OBJ, FBX, STL and more, then open the scan in AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino or SketchUp as your design reference.

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Measure after you leave

Every scan keeps its measurements. Check a dimension, a clearance or an area from the office instead of driving back out.

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Capture whole sites from the air

Fly a drone over large buildings and lots, and Polycam turns the footage into one measurable site model.

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Customer story

JNR Architecture & Interiors
Industry: Architecture
16 hrs → 1 hr
to measure a full house
"It's as easy as taking a detailed 3D video of the space. I captured the entire house in just one hour, compared to the estimated 16 hours of manual measurement."
Jorge Nieves-Rodriguez
Licensed Architect and Founder
Built for teams

One library for the whole firm

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Everyone on one plan

Add seats as the team grows, with one bill and a shared capture library.

Control who sees what

Set roles and decide which people can open specific captures and albums.

Review together

Comment on the model, save views, and send clients a walkthrough link.

Secure by default

SSO, advanced access controls and SOC 2 compliance.

By the numbers

No other platform captures more real-world space

2B+ sq ft
of real-world space scanned
2.6M
files exported into CAD, BIM and design tools in 2024
50%+
of the Fortune 500 use Polycam
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Solutions for every industry

By industry

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Architecture, Construction, Engineering

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Real estate

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Retail & e-commerce

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Health care

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Oil & gas

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Solar & renewable energy

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Forensics and law enforcement

By use case

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Facilities management

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Structural design

Enterprise

Rolling Polycam out across a firm?

Our team can walk you through pricing, security reviews and how other AEC firms set up their libraries.

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A live walkthrough with your own project
Team and enterprise pricing
Setup help for roles, albums and SSO