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How to measure a room, make a floor plan from a video, check how accurate a scan is and export your plan to CAD. From the team behind CamPlan.
- Do you need LiDAR to scan a room?
Which iPhones and iPads have LiDAR, what a LiDAR room scan gives you, and how to make a floor plan on an iPhone without it.
- How accurate are iPhone room scans?
What the research says about iPhone LiDAR and RoomPlan accuracy, where scans go wrong, and how to check a scanned floor plan before you order materials.
- How to export a floor plan to CAD (DWG, DXF or IFC)
Turn a scanned or drawn floor plan into a DWG, DXF or IFC file on iPhone, iPad or Mac, and pick the right format for AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp or your architect.
- How to make a floor plan from a video
Film a short walkthrough on any iPhone or iPad and turn it into an editable floor plan with AI Video Scan: how to film it and how to check the result.
- How to measure a room for flooring, paint and furniture
Measure a room by hand or with your iPhone: floor area for flooring, wall area for paint, and the extra material to order for waste.