FID 3D · New Service

Sky to
Shop Floor

Walk-through 3D scanning that turns any accessible indoor structure into an accurate, measurable model — for as-built surveys, maintenance planning, and extensions. Captured on foot in a single visit. No shutdown. No GPS required.

One provider, from the sky to the shop floor — exterior drone survey and interior walk-through, stitched into one coordinate system.

1 PASS
Whole facility captured in a single walk-through
ZERO
No shutdown, scaffolding or confined-space entry
3D
Colourised point cloud & navigable model
1 MODEL
Indoor + outdoor, one coordinate system

What is FID 3D

The walk-through leg of the FID portfolio

Most facilities run on drawings that are missing, outdated, or locked in a filing cabinet. FID 3D fixes that. An operator walks your site with a handheld SLAM laser scanner and, in a single pass, captures a complete, colourised 3D record of every accessible space — pump halls, pipe racks, compressor buildings, substations, control rooms, and process areas.

It sits between our aerial survey (exterior, from above) and our confined-space robotics (inside tanks and vessels) — capturing everything a person can reach on foot, and handing it back as a model you can measure, plan against, and share.

What you get

Registered point cloud — LAS / LAZ / E57 3D mesh model 360° panoramic imagery Optional 2D floor plans & sections Scan-to-BIM / CAD hand-off Web-viewable model in FID Insight HUB

Where it's used

Five ways FID 3D pays for itself

A single walk-through, repurposed across the asset lifecycle — from documenting what exists today to planning what comes next.

01

As-Built Surveys

A dimensionally accurate 3D record of existing conditions where drawings are missing, outdated, or never digitised.

  • Registered, colourised point cloud
  • Optional 2D plans & sections
  • Mesh model for the whole area
02

Maintenance & Shutdown Planning

See the whole work area in 3D before the turnaround. Rehearse access, scaffolding, crane paths, and isolation points from your desk.

  • Cut surprises on site
  • Complements the aerial pre-shutdown twin
  • Covers the interior of the same asset
03

Extensions & Brownfield Modifications

Design new skids, tie-ins, and structures against the real geometry of your plant — not against assumptions.

  • Fewer site re-visits
  • Fewer clashes at install
  • Real geometry for engineering / EPC
04

Condition Documentation

A time-stamped 3D record of your asset, with change detection between scans — feeding straight into FID's inspection and CAPA tracking.

  • Navigable record at a point in time
  • Change detection between visits
  • Feeds the Insight HUB workflow
05

Scan-to-BIM / CAD Hand-off

Point cloud delivered in your coordinate system, ready for your Revit / AutoCAD / BIM team — or FID's modelling partner — to build from.

  • Industry-standard formats
  • Your coordinate system
  • Clean, registered data
06

One Continuous Digital Twin

Because FID also flies the exterior, we can stitch the walk-through interior to the aerial survey in a single coordinate frame.

  • Exterior + interior, one model
  • One provider, one report
  • No single-platform competitor matches it

How it works

Fast in, fast out, delivered

STEP 01

We walk it

An operator scans your accessible spaces in a single pass — fast, quiet, no shutdown, no GPS. Real-time preview confirms full coverage on site.

STEP 02

We process it

The scan is registered, colourised, and turned into a measurable point cloud and 3D model in your coordinate system.

STEP 03

You use it

Everything lands in your FID Insight HUB portal — view, measure, download, and share across your team.

Delivered in the FID Insight HUB

Your walk-through model lands in the same portal as your drone and NDT data — viewable in the interactive 3D Model Viewer, with annotation and finding hotspots, alongside audit-ready reports and CAPA tracking. One asset. One portal. Exterior and interior on the same page.

Explore Insight HUB

Why FID

  • Locally based operators — less mob/demob
  • Compliance-first, ISO 21384-3 aligned programme
  • AES-256 encrypted, DPIA-compliant deliverables
  • Sky, steel, confined space and shop floor — one provider

Ready to see your facility in 3D?

Book a scan or a free demo walk-through. We'll capture your asset, register it, and hand it back as a model your whole team can use.

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