Scan-to-BIM Substation Digitisation

Context

A New Zealand infrastructure asset owner ran a recurring programme to convert existing sites into BIM-format as-builts from LiDAR/scan data. The work required compliant model structure, naming, and metadata, plus practical delivery methods that could be repeated across sites.

My role

• Led scan-to-BIM delivery across 3 sites over ~8 weeks

• Interpreted information requirements and aligned outputs to ISO 19650-aligned structure and naming

• Produced Revit models and built an asset-specific library of new families

• Implemented geolocation + federation, including coordination with civil ground surfaces

• Developed methods to consolidate disparate source data sources and enable reliable metadata capture

• Coached and coordinated 2 team members to raise Revit/BIM delivery capability

Deliverables

• Structured, federated Revit as-built models (3 sites)

• ~1,200 objects per site (estimate)

• ~250 new families per site (estimate)

• Naming conventions + metadata + structure hierarchy aligned to requirements

Outcome

Delivered all three sites to specification, lifted internal BIM capability, and established repeatable methods that laid the foundation for follow-up work.

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• Modelling

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