Which formats can share a scene?

IFC models, point clouds in LAS, LAZ, COPC, PLY, PCD and XYZ, DXF and PDF sheets, and live devices bound to IFC elements. E57 and proprietary scanner formats are not read yet.

How much can it hold?

That depends on your device, because everything runs on it. COPC scans stream by view, and the viewer keeps a budget of points on the graphics card. We have not published a fixed limit.

Do the scan and the model line up automatically?

Only if their coordinates agree. Otherwise you align them by hand in the point cloud panel. Sheets cut from the scene already sit on the model.

Can I share the scene?

Models and scans can be shared by link when they are at a public URL, and the viewer embeds in a web page. Saving private scenes on a server is planned for the paid plans and is not available yet.

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Digital twins · 2026-11-02 · 4 min

IFC, Point Cloud, Plans and Live Data in One Scene

Most tools handle one kind of data well and make you export the rest. This scene takes models, scans, sheets and sensors together, in the same coordinates.

Building model with a laser scan around it in 3D, next to a list of the models, scans and sheets in the scene

The architect sends an IFC, the surveyor a LAS file, the contractor a PDF, and the sensors live in a dashboard somewhere else. Comparing them usually means exporting, converting and hoping the origins match. Here they all load into one scene.

Try the scene

A small IFC, a laser scan and a floor plan cut from the model, laid out together. Turn it in 3D and switch each source on and off in the Scene tab.

IFC model, point cloud and floor plan in one 3D scene

Open the interactive IFC viewer

Key takeaways

One scene and one coordinate system for models, scans, sheets and devices.
The Scene tab lists every source with its own switch.
Stack in 3D lays each plan at its own level, inside the scan.
Files stay in your browser.

What each source adds

Source	Answers	Read from
IFC model	What was designed, with its properties	IFC 2x3, 4, 4.3
Point cloud	What is actually there	LAS, LAZ, COPC, PLY, PCD, XYZ
Plan	What the drawing says	DXF, PDF, or cut from the IFC
Live device	What is happening now	Live sources bound to elements

Scene tab listing an IFC model, a point cloud and a sheet beside the 3D view — The Poblenou demo: one IFC, one site scan and one plan cut from the model, each with its own switch.

Why it matters in a review

Disagreements between sources are usually what a review is looking for: a wall that is not where the plan says, or a sensor on the wrong room. When they share a scene you see that directly, and you can measure it against the scan.

IFC, Point Cloud, Plans and Live Data in One Scene