University of Kentucky Stadium Laser Scanning and Scan-to-BIM Project

TrueScan provided 3D laser scanning and Scan-to-BIM services for the $110 million renovation of Commonwealth Stadium at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

Because new structural steel components were being prefabricated off-site, fabricators and detailers needed precise information about the existing steel before fabrication. TrueScan documented those conditions and created Revit models to support the process.

Project Facts

Location: Lexington, Kentucky

Property Type: University athletic stadium

Services:

• 3D laser scanning
• Scan-to-BIM
• Revit modeling
• Existing-conditions documentation

Size / Scope: Existing structural steel associated with a $110 million stadium renovation

Fieldwork Duration: Approximately one week

Modeling Duration: Approximately three weeks

Areas Documented:

• Existing structural steel
• Conditions affecting prefabricated steel installation

Deliverables:

• 3D point cloud
• Revit models
• 2D elevation views
• 2D section views
• 2D floor plan views

The Challenge

Structural steel for the renovated stadium was being prefabricated off-site and delivered ready for installation.

The fabricators and detailers therefore needed precise measurements of the existing steel to help ensure the new components would fit when they arrived on site.

TrueScan’s Approach

TrueScan spent approximately one week collecting 3D scan data of the existing steel.

Over the following three weeks, the team used the point cloud to create Revit models and produced 2D elevations, sections, and floor plan views directly from the model.

The Result

The steel fabricators and detailers received detailed existing-condition information they could use when developing the prefabricated structural components for the stadium renovation.