A design team needs accurate existing-condition data for a CBD office floor before a renovation. The drawings are out of date, the space is partly furnished, and the tenancy stays occupied during working hours, so the capture has to be quick, non-disruptive, and complete in one visit.
Rather than buy a scanner for a one-off job, the team rents an XGRIDS Lixel K2 for the week. Handheld SLAM capture suits a walkable, furnished interior far better than a tripod scanner that needs repositioning around every partition.
Dry rental, with onboarding for the first run
The Lixel K2 rents from S$2,300 per week (dry, subject to approval). As first-time renters, the team adds the optional onboarding session: a short Zoom covering setup, walking pace, loop closures, and how to export clean point clouds, the details that decide whether the data is usable. Teams with prior SLAM experience can skip onboarding and run the dry rental alone. Final pricing depends on dates, duration, deposit, insurance, and logistics.
- Weekly rental, project-based extensions possible
- Onboarding recommended for first-time renters
- Pickup or delivery in Singapore arranged per rental
- The team keeps the captured datasets
One walk, planned in advance
The capture comes down to a planned single loop:
- Plan. Map a continuous walking route that closes loops through corridors and rooms; flag glass, mirrors, and tight spaces.
- Capture. Walk the floor at a steady pace with the rented K2, keeping overlap through doorways and returning to the start to close the loop.
- Process. Run the capture through LixelStudio to register and clean the point cloud on the same day.
- Export. Export LAS, E57, or RCP for the design and BIM environment, plus a coloured cloud for review.
A single tenancy floor of a few hundred square metres is a short capture once access is arranged, with processing in LixelStudio the same day. Larger or cluttered spaces take proportionally longer and may need multiple loops.
What the team walks away with
Typical outputs from an interior capture like this, subject to device, software, and processing workflow:
- Registered point cloud: a measurable coloured cloud of the floor (LAS / LAZ / E57 / RCP) for reference in Revit, AutoCAD, or CloudCompare.
- Scan-to-BIM reference: a reference layer the BIM team or a processing partner models existing conditions against.
- Mesh for review: a lightweight mesh for quick visual review and coordination with stakeholders.
Planning around the hard parts
Interiors have predictable failure modes. Glass and mirrors confuse any SLAM device, reflective floors add noise, and a furnished space hides surfaces you will want later. Booking access during quieter hours and planning the route up front prevents most re-scans. And to be clear: these are reference workflows, not certified survey deliverables.
- Glass, mirrors, and glossy floors need careful technique
- Occupied spaces may require after-hours or weekend access
- Tolerance-critical work: agree expectations before capture
- Reference workflow, not a certified survey deliverable