Tape measures, theodolites and blueprint paper gave way to a handheld SLAM scanner — and turned a two-week measurement job into two days.
Client
Architecture practice, Jaipur
Kit
FJD Trion P2 Vision
Scope
4,200 sq m heritage-adjacent commercial block
Result
10 days → 2 days on site
Measuring the old way
Building measurement in Rajasthan, like much of India, relied on manual technique — tape, theodolite and hand-annotated sheets. Redrawing in CAD happened days later, often with gaps that forced a second site visit.
Switching to handheld SLAM
- Whole floors captured in continuous 8–12 minute walks.
- Colourised cloud reviewed on the tablet before leaving the site.
- Panoramic imagery attached for material and condition notes.
- No line-of-sight setup, no tripod moves in narrow lanes.
Results
- Site time cut from ten days to two.
- Floor plans extracted in Trion Model, then finished in CAD.
- Zero return visits for missed dimensions across the project.
- Client received a shareable 3D view alongside the drawings.
