Open-source automatic pipeline for efficient conversion of large-scale point clouds to IFC format

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21110%2F25%3A00383950" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21110/25:00383950 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106303" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106303</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106303" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106303</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Open-source automatic pipeline for efficient conversion of large-scale point clouds to IFC format
Original language description
Building Information Model (BIM) creation usually relies on laborious manual transformation of the unstructured point cloud data provided by laser scans or photogrammetry. This paper presents Cloud2BIM, an open-source software tool designed to automate the conversion of point clouds into BIM models compliant with the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) standard. Cloud2BIM integrates advanced algorithms for wall and slab segmentation, opening detection, and room zoning based on real wall surfaces, resulting in a comprehensive and fully automated workflow. Unlike existing tools, it avoids computationally- and calibration-intensive techniques such as RANSAC, supports non-orthogonal geometries, and provides unprecedented processing speed, achieving results up to seven times faster than fastest competing solutions. Systematic validation using benchmark datasets confirms that Cloud2BIM is an easy-to-use, efficient, and scalable solution for generating accurate BIM models, capable of converting extensive point cloud datasets for entire buildings into IFC format with minimal user input.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20101 - Civil engineering

Project
<a href="/en/project/EH22_008%2F0004590" target="_blank" >EH22_008/0004590: Robotics and advanced industrial production</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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