Cyclone 3DR | Which BIM Analysis feature to use?

Purpose

The goal of this page is to help you choose the right BIM Analysis tool depending on the type of Point Cloud vs BIM Model analysis you need to achieve.

BIM Analysis features

Recommandations

Cyclone 3DR	Deviation Analysis	Progress Monitoring	Clash Detection	Visual Reporting	Tolerance Checking
Use cases	QA-QC \| As-Built \| Coordination \| Standard \| Scan to BIM Review	Monitoring sub-contractor \| Invoicing \| Communication \| Completion of works	Design for renovation \| Coordination \| Clearance verification	Design for renovation \| Completion \| Clearance \| As-Built \| Scan to BIM Review	Monitoring sub-contractor \| Completion \| Clearance \| Standard \| Scan to BIM Review
Purpose	High-accuracy comparison	Progress status	Clash detection	Manual reporting	Tolerance verification
Deliverable	3D Heatmap	1-page progress report Detailed analysis per BIM asset	1-page progress report Detailed analysis per BIM asset	1 summary of notes Detailed review of all notes	1-page tolerance report Detailed analysis per BIM asset
Suggested Accuracy	[2 mm – 20 mm]	[2 cm – 15 cm]	[1 cm – 25 cm]	[5 cm – 50 cm]	[0,5 cm – 30 cm]
BCF Workflow	Manual [Inspection Notes]	Automatic	Automatic	Manual	Automatic
Suggested scanners	P-XX \| RTC 360	BLK2GO \| BLK ARC	BLK 360 \| RTC 360 \| BLK2GO	BLK2GO \| BLK ARC \| BLK360	Static or Mobile Depending on the tolerance
AI Cleaning	Recommended with AI Classification	Optimized results with Indoor Construction Site AI Model	Recommended with AI Classification	Recommended with AI Classification	Optimized results with Indoor Construction Site AI Model
Expertise	Surveyors, Experts	3D/BIM Specialists, Engineers, Site managers, VDC	Surveyors, Experts, VDC, 3D/BIM Specialists	3D/BIM Specialists, Engineers, Site managers, VDC	3D/BIM Specialists, Engineers, Site managers, VDC

Which editions?

Cyclone 3DR	Deviation Analysis	Progress Monitoring	Clash Detection	Visual Reporting	Tolerance Checking
Standard	[Mesh only]
Survey	[Mesh only]
AEC
Plant

Which types of design models?

Cyclone 3DR	Deviation Analysis	Progress Monitoring	Clash Detection	Visual Reporting	Tolerance Checking
MESHES All formats
CAD DWG, DXF, STEP, IGES, COE
BIM IFC Format
BIM RVT Format

Export BCF tickets

The following commands embed the capacity to export BCF (BIM Collaboration Format) files that contain information from IFC model for an open-BIM experience with other software and BIM solutions.

Cyclone 3DR 2025.2 supports BCF 2.1 format (export).

Menu	Feature	Comment
Analysis	Inspection Notes	Input: Inspected BIM Model Feature to report issues from an inspection and that gives the ability to create manual notes that contains screenshots, images from disk, labels and deviation values (attached CSV), clipping object information and coordinates and orientation of viewpoint; but also, a user-defined title, an assignment (email address), a comment and a priority.
Analysis	Visual Notes	Input: BIM Model Feature to report comments and notes based on visual analysis of a BIM design model and the captured reality. The feature gives the ability to create manual notes that contains screenshots, images from disk, distance measurements, clipping object information and coordinates and orientation of viewpoint; but also, a user-defined title, an assignment (email address), a comment and a priority.
Analysis	Clash	Input: A point cloud and a BIM Model Feature to report clashes that contain screenshot, clash status (clash, no clash or undefined) and a comment. All tickets refer to the same assignment (email address).
Analysis	Progress Monitoring	Input: A point cloud and a BIM Model Feature to report the progress monitoring analysis. Default export contains a summary (progress distribution between installed, in progress, not installed and no data). Ability to customize the export and to create additional single tickets per analyzed element depending on their status (installed, not installed, in progress). All tickets refer to the same assignment (email address).
Analysis	Tolerance Checking	Input: A point cloud and a BIM Model Feature to report a Tolerance Checking analysis. Default export contains a summary (distribution among within tolerance \| out of tolerance \| no data) Ability to customize the export and to create additional single tickets per analyzed element depending on their status (within tolerance \| out of tolerance \| no data). All tickets refer to the same assignment (email address).
Touch Mode	BIM Inspection	Input: A point cloud and a BIM Model The “Touch Mode” BIM Inspection workflow also offers a way to create BCF issues. The contents are similar to the notes that are exported from “Inspection notes”, which is the desktop equivalent of BIM Inspection.