If the site is already captured in Matterport and LOD 200 is enough, Matterport BIM files are convenient. If you scanned with a terrestrial, mobile or handheld scanner, need LOD 300 or more, or need equipment and MEP as separate objects, Moving Atoms delivers within 48 hours.
What Matterport BIM files are
Matterport describes its BIM files as LOD 200 models under BIMForum and BIM-International definitions, delivered as Revit (.rvt), IFC, DWG plans and an RCS point cloud, with options from architecture only to MEP and industrial. Matterport says baseline LOD 200 files can be ready in as few as two business days, and estimates are calculated from the model's floor area. The files come from Matterport-captured spaces, and Matterport notes that accuracy depends on the scan data.
How Moving Atoms works
Moving Atoms is a Scan to BIM service, not a modeling tool you operate. You upload your scan from any scanner (E57, LAS/LAZ, PLY, RCP/RCS, PTS/PTX, FLS, LGSx, meshes or a zipped project, up to 200 GB per file, resumable in the browser), choose the level of development you need, and within 48 hours every object comes back separated, measured and editable, in Revit, IFC, STEP, USD or GLB. For sites that cannot send data out, the conversion can run on-site so the scan never leaves the building. You can open finished examples, including Revit downloads, in our LiDAR samples.
Side by side
| Matterport BIM files | Moving Atoms | |
|---|---|---|
| Scan input | Matterport captures | Any scanner: terrestrial, mobile, handheld, phone LiDAR |
| Level of development | LOD 200 | Choose LOD 200, 300, 350, 400 or 500 |
| Output | Revit, IFC, DWG, RCS | Revit, IFC, STEP, USD, GLB; every object separated |
| Turnaround | As few as two business days (per Matterport) | Within 48 hours |
| Pricing | Estimated from floor area | Quote per site |
When Matterport BIM files are the better choice
- Your spaces are already captured in Matterport and you want everything in one account.
- LOD 200 (approximate geometry) is enough for your use.
When Moving Atoms is the better choice
- You scanned with Leica, FARO, NavVis, Trimble, RIEGL, XGRIDS or a SLAM device.
- You need LOD 300 or higher: precise geometry, interfaces or fabrication detail.
- You need industrial equipment, piping and fixtures as individual, editable objects, or a SimReady world.
Send us a scan and get separated, editable Revit and IFC objects back within 48 hours.
Frequently asked questions
What LOD are Matterport BIM files?
Matterport describes its BIM files as LOD 200. Moving Atoms lets you choose LOD 200 to 500.
Can Moving Atoms convert a Matterport scan?
Yes, if you can export the point cloud (for example E57). We also accept scans from any other scanner.